>>8407 Nutrition and exercise field is filled with this. I don't follow online influencers at all. But Peter Attia has been consistently good.

Should I drink my own pee? I don't know if it is based, or in fact, cringe.

>>8422 Drink it while it's salty. Immediately stop if it starts getting bitter.

>>8422 Do not drink it. Think about it. It's a waste product. Your body uses water to dilute the waste and "excess" nutrients from your body. Don't fall for trolls. Or drink it cuz meh you're an adult.

Since leaf anon asked, I wanted to answer this properly. I thought I did ok, but , my watchs data said my health got overall slightly worst. My strength increased slightly, I gained some muscle, my VO2 max is slightly higher too BUT My HRV is worst. I am more stressed in general, my flexibility is terrible and my spine doesn't get full straight now. I have been a lot in 2025. A lot of my issues are from the corticol steroids and heart meds I need to take. But a lot of other ones are due to my daily timetable not being suited to my condition. I talked about fixing this with someone who was in a similar state, his answer Forget high intensity, get your steps in. Walk a lot daily without fail (something I don't do). Do small sets only Don't push your heart. Take pauses and breaks etc. My issue is, I used to be fit, I used to work without sleep throughout my 20's or just pushing myself heavily when needed. I did not know at the time, but I wasn't smart, just trading my time and energy for money, as well as health. Long term, all this has an effect without fail. It is not worth it bro's. You might advance in career for sure and get that GPA, then you will be hospitalized.

>>8563 Down with a fever atm. Absolutely down at the moment. Feel like shit, bones ache, brain doesn't work etc. My immune system is shit now. Also some version of COVID again. At the airports, checks for HMPV are already happening in some countries. I don't want to go throug COVID bs again.

Walking running etc in winter is hard. I have frozen my feet multiple times. But I need it roo.

haven't exercised for a few years now. Fixed up my desi cyclewa and went for a 6 km ride with my wife. >>8566 >Walking running etc in winter is hard where do u live anon? Like in the mountains? Cause where I live, the weather is comfy. We haven't experienced a severe winter for a decade now. Tho bees making hives in our house and mosquitoes keep raping us even in the winter

>>8576 Wholesome AF. I fell in love with mine on such rides and treks. Exercise is boring but outdoor activity is nice. I definitely did ruin the gains by taking breaks at cafe's and having cake. If you wake up early or sleep late, then even in areas with shitty traffic, it is comfy to take walks when most people are not on the street. I live outside a small town, cities and towns are somewhat warm, but as soon as you get away from paved roads, the temperature drops a lot more. More importantly, it is wind that fucks you up more than lower temperatures. Wind temperature is not the same as atmospheric temperature. Currents of wind travel from afar, or up high and come down bearing cold and chills.

>>8579 yaar the only downside i face while cycling is bad roads. i have a cycle with a shock absorber but it is damaged for years now. currently i am just using my desi cyclewa and it's fucking up my back on those roads. maybe it's cause of the lack of exercise in my lifetime. i do want to go primarily to the unexplored parts of this dehat they call a city. guess i will just add a cheap cushion. > I definitely did ruin the gains by taking breaks at cafe's and having cake. it's fine unless you're trying to get on some competitions.cakei and snaccs are incentives to outings

> Is there a way to trick your brain into eating more? I want to gain weight but everytime I try eat more, I feeling like throwing up. I don't trust those weight gainers, I read they have overall bad effect on you.

>>8589 Have you tried thicker bicycle seats and bar tape ? Also try these https://www.decathlon.in/p/8542910/shorts/men-road-cycling-bibless-shorts-essential They have cushioning built in and help a lot. Improving technique helps too, but starting out your back takes time to build some strength too. You also should adjust your seat height for optimal comfort. > i do want to go primarily to the unexplored parts of this dehat they call a city. Most "cities" are villages connected with roads and sprinklings of malls and offices in between. This reminds me of a story for another thread. > cakei and snaccs are incentives to outings This is also what is wrong with me. My incentive to go out is to eat. I have always done this too. Stay home to study Go out when you are stressed and need fresh air, but use eating as the excuse. Now studies are over. Decades of sitting has taken its toll. But the bad habits have remained. >>8592 Sugar drinks do help a lot in this and I used to find it easier to drink stuff than eat. So milkshakes kind of stuff.

Tried to squat deep today and the D-mart track pants gave way. The damage was in a place that is rather unexposed, thankfully, not that it would have mattered. I'm known as the gym autist and don't have a reputation to keep up. The point is my गांड़ has become too fat. I'm going to bulk till maybe i hit 1/2/3/4, maybe by end of this year. Time to buy new pants.

>>8862 Ass fat 👍 Fat ass 👎

This is tough to express. I don't want to get into data autism , so I will keep it simple. >>8563 Long story short, my biological ageing is now making me older fast than my efforts to improve my health. So my fitness age is falling faster than I can save it. This means 1. I give up and become a slob, quality of life decreases and depression increases. 2. I gain control of my daily timetable and steadily increase the amount of time and attention that my health gets. It went wrong for me when I stopped playing outside and sat for more hours to mug up stupid shit. From then on, too many choices where I sacrificed my health and time for moneys. Need to double down on out time and walking, swimming etc now.

-> Injuries So fucked up my hand and back in accident. Did not feel it immediately, it took time to come out. Woke up groggy, boiled water for coffee etc , hand started shaking and ended up burning the band. Now everything hurts. -> Supplements Blood work told me to change my supplements. Zinc, Magnesium , Selenium etc. Creatine made the biggest impact. That 4% difference was a lot for me. No car means I am slow walking a lot, cycling for groceries etc a lot more which is good.

>>9038 Did you fall while riding Hope everything is OK I remember a waiter at a hotel I used to frequent, he had shaky hands, like really shaky. It was scary having him serve anything. Droplets of the thing would fly around as he shook his hand. >> Supplements >Blood work told me to change my supplements. Zinc, Magnesium , Selenium etc. Creatine made the biggest impact. That 4% difference was a lot for me. People are almost always deficient in zinc, most people even like me we cannot afford to eat anything better than chicken if on a daily basis and chicken is the lowest quality meat you can buy, and if the zinc content depends on the diet of the broiler, you can be sure its lower than what is said on the internet. I have 50mg zinc tablets, I take a half every once in a while which is not ideal but better than nothing. >Creatine I'm considering this. My progress has plateaued and its frustrating. I knew a guy who was a skinnytard 55kg at ~175cm, last I met him he was on creatine and was a completely different guy, much bigger, said he was squatting 100kg+ at that point. I even asked my gym guy, he said creatine is very beneficial and I'd also be squatting 100kg+ in a month if I took it (at the time I was squatting ~60kg, I'm still in the same range today). The problem was former 55kg had bloated up like a party balloon. I hated the look, so I decided not to take creatine for as long as possible. But I'm going to continue on this course for 2 more months and if I see no progress, creatine it is. I've invested a lot of time in pursuit of strength, time which could have been invested elsewhere very meaningfully, so you could say I'm desperate.

>>9047 > Zinc I work in a lab, is it safe to take AR grade zinc lol?

>>9051 Take it and if you are still posting 3 years later without being on a dialyzer then we will know its safe Acshually, zinc in tablets is not elemental zinc, its some compound thereof so I would advise against eating weapons grade zinc or whatever but you know that already don't you, kek Maybe unrelated but zinc increases ejaculation volume, it's silly how much produce comes out. What do you do in the lab, besides eating random compounds ofc

>>9051 It's really easy to over supplement Zinc, speaking from experience. I would try and fix your diet before looking into supplementation.

>>9056 Because pharma companies make super vahiyat 50/100mg zinc tablets - both of which are above the required or recommended levels for anyone except maybe horses. I went to buy zinc and I knew the recommended dose was like 15mg per day but the pharmacist had 100mg which he said is "safe". First day I had a stomachache, second day I puked.

>>9060 I puked as well. Zinc supplements are so incredibly overdosed they're only useful if you have a serious deficiency.

>>9047 I had a car accident and the impact from airbag had this impact. The guy who caused it was on a scooter. I enjoy 2 wheeler's but many 2 wheeler drivers are fucking retards. > Shaky hands Yeah this is happening to me like the waiter example now. > Creatine I was misinformed by a friend whom I looked upto, that Creatine causes Kidney damage and water retention etc. He used to take steroids and in retrospect it is clear how he made the progress that he did. I am using a small dose of 3 grams daily. It is safe to do a loading phase of 30-20 grams for a week and then use 5 grams daily when doing heavy lifting. For those who don't do heavy workouts, 3 grams should be the limit. In my case, my body is not producing enough on its own. So this feels great. >>9047 >>9051 >>9055 >>9056 >>9060 There are studies that nutrition's don't get absorbed outside their natural form. So juices with vitamins don't work because the body gets confused with so much fructose and vitamin but no fibre. Protein gets absorbed better alone with fiber and amino acids etc. Long story short - You have to try things out yourself, till you find what works for you.

>>9065 >2 wheeler drivers are fucking retards. They believe it's up to the rest of the world to save their lives. >Creatine causes Kidney damage I can see how they think this way. Got bloodwork done, creati*nine* levels high. Doctor asked if I was taking creatine (no) or if I was on a high protein diet (yes) then told me to stop eating protein and a bunch of tests which I will now do because of family drama (all the rest of the indicators of kidney function were fine) Blood creatinine is used as an indicator of kidney function and creatinine levels increase if you are working out, something about muscle contraction leading to the conversion of ATP to ADP (results in energy) but the conversion of ADP to ATP using creatine phosphate with creatinine as a waste product (don't quote me on this). So given that you eat enough protein (amino acids required to synthesise creatine says wikipedia) and work out hard enough, you will have higher creatinine levels than someone who doesn't do these things. They will be higher still if you supplement with creatine. But given the creatinine levels alone, you'd think your kidneys are failing. Here is a case study for exactly that. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4170516/ >How the use of creatine supplements can elevate serum creatinine in the absence of underlying kidney pathology

>>9055 Make Jamba Juice

>>9074 This is serious. Are you sleeping less and dehydrated ?

>>9082 Is it really that serious? Creatinine readings from a few months ago are excellent and on the lower end of the reference range. Now you have me running scared. I do have issues with sleep. I sweat a lot in bed, but i wake up periodically and drink water from a 2L water bottle I always keep close at hand. That's one issue. I also cant sleep very well because of worry, you know how you sleep when you have to get early the next day for some important event? That's the kind of sleep I get.

>>9093 I got sick and my cold sores came back after that kind of sleep recently. Still trying to fix it but something feels off. > sweating I started sleeping naked, the problem has been reduced pretty much but I think my case was genuine heat and not underlying disease.

>>9093 It is on the path of serious kidney failure. the issue is that it creeps up very fast. Happened to my best friend. Working out and protein is good, but good rest and a mind at rest are the bedrock of a good body. Exercise and diet come after those. Worry is the worst of your issues. It will eat you from the inside out like nothing else. Meditation works for some, running for others.

>>9094 Sleeping naked is the best. I had the warm issue as well. Now I got a pillow and mattress that stays cool. >>9099 KEK.

>>9121 Never knew something like that exists. I wonder how that tech works.

>>9129 Silicon mesh keeps surface contact between pillow and body low. Heat dissipating gels in mattress. Etcetera. Simpler solutions, - Use good cotton bedsheets. Hard to find. A lot of bullshit is sold in the name of Cotton. - Sleep naked , simple. But not doable in dorms etc. - Mattress filling materials

After so many months, I think I've figured out the cause of my sciatica. Hopeful that I will be healed up in a month or so. Also started working out more seriously to recomp.

Starting my experiment with Methylene Blue supplementation now. >>9162 Do elaborate

>>9184 Possibly a herniated disc causing over compensation in my glutes and lower back. Result was extremely tight muscles clamping down on the nerve. Didn't notice it at first, but in reality it's basically a lump of contracted muscle pushing down on a nerve in a really awkward spot. Best case scenario tbh. I suspect it might not have even been a herniated disc, but some other injury I ignored.