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[unsunghero]

The one on the right

[Duik]

She got pregignorant? Pregnagorent.
With child.

[Encroaching Death]

The one on the right

The bodybuilder is the least attractive one of the 3 imo

I'd even say one of the sisters has a chance of having a better body too

[/elbows too pointy post]

[unsunghero]

The bodybuilder is the least attractive one of the 3 imo

I'd even say one of the sisters has a chance of having a better body too

[/elbows too pointy post]

My kinda girl lol jk…

[Encroaching Death]

Holy shit, is that a real photo?? lol

Probably is.

What a shame. She would be pretty hot if she quit the 'roids.

She looks like a man from the neck down.

[magnetaress]

reminds me of the cute wearwolf boy in twilight

also its not just the neck down that nasal sellion ratio screams male butt a very beautiful face none-theless probably too young so its icky to be attracted to that -- looks like a high school gym lawl

[Encroaching Death]

I found her:

Sophie Arvebrink

[Encroaching Death]

https://68.media.tumblr.com/2e8ffce4b4ce88a27954fdc432e3ca7e/tumblr_ov7ew2mVwT1vg9ze4o1_1280.jpg

[unsunghero]

^
Strange that you only look up the buffest not the hottest one ;)

Meanwhile me:

[Encroaching Death]

^
Strange that you only look up the buffest not the hottest one ;)


Well the buff one was a freak show. I had to know if it was fake or real.

She was definitely juicing though. She's not as big now.

Now she just looks like a really fit lesbian.

[unsunghero]

Time for the Thanksgiving fast

Just going to have a piece of chicken before bed to help with muscle repair but otherwise no food until afternoon thanksgiving dinner tomorrow!

Not-really-an-actual-fast-fast begins now!

[magnetaress]

I just ate a gallon of the cheapest spaghetti I could find for prep.

[unsunghero]

I just ate a gallon of the cheapest spaghetti I could find for prep.

Lol fast time, let’s gooo

[unsunghero]

Some fair dinkum gym fails. People black out all the time after deadlifts from the blood pressure change. If I myself aren't lighheaded after a set, then I left too many reps in the tank!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOmwXUYN-Rg

[magnetaress]

u sure he didnt pass out from her farts?

[unsunghero]

Hot but there is such a thing as too jacked of legs. Your legs can’t be bigger than mine or I get insecure

[Chortles Snortles]

https://i.imgur.com/69zMEzv.png

[unsunghero]

…

[unsunghero]

Decided to celebrate healed shin splint by taking the pony out to gallop tonight

To the park, 5 laps around, and back. Legs felt great! Might even try to work my way back to top 15-20ish% place for age group half marathons

[unsunghero]

^^^

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/KsBjVvxBj84

[unsunghero]

Probably only matters to the fitness community, but turns out the viral sensation and pro-carnivore diet caveman lifestyle the Liver King was a fake natty all along

Not only was he secretly on PED’s (like so many people suspected), but he was on $15,000/month worth of them. Growth hormone peptides are expensive, yo. But he was also shooting test and winstrol

And he could have gotten away with the lie that he was natural to sell his supplements a lot easier, if he didn’t get so goddamn greedy on his physique and push it to where almost no one believed he was natty anymore

Warning: long, but here a fraud gets murdered ;)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpmAGZQetc

[GinnasP99]

15,000 bucks/mo to look like I have way to much bulky size compared to my skeleton, and weird ass turtle shell abs.
Vs. 150 dollars for a skateboard to look how I actually want to look.
Can't decide.

[unsunghero]

15,000 bucks/mo to look like I have way to much bulky size compared to my skeleton, and weird ass turtle shell abs.
Vs. 150 dollars for a skateboard to look how I actually want to look.
Can't decide.

Lol ya

It’s called the “GH gut” common among bodybuilders, and the current most plausible explanation in the fitness community for it is that GH causes almost everything (not soft tissue like your dick or every guy would take it, or bones) to grow

So not only does the growth of the organs behind your abs give you distended stomach, it can actually become life threatening when the heart becomes too enlarged by GH

[Encroaching Death]

When I was a kid, I ate nothing but peanut butter and tuna.

That's it.

No other point to my comment.

[unsunghero]

..,

[unsunghero]

Funny at times

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FtIjc0_l7VU

[Basanos]

When I was a kid, I ate nothing but peanut butter and tuna.

That's it.

No other point to my comment.https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23420-mercury-poisoning

[unsunghero]

,,,.

[Encroaching Death]

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23420-mercury-poisoning

I never drove a Mercury.

I'm fine.

[unsunghero]

Recording people’s negative comments about you and listening to them while working out is a little fucking weird

I’ll stick with edm music

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IKSsO4VjP7k

[Jibartik]

Probably only matters to the fitness community, but turns out the viral sensation and pro-carnivore diet caveman lifestyle the Liver King was a fake natty all along

Not only was he secretly on PED’s (like so many people suspected), but he was on $15,000/month worth of them. Growth hormone peptides are expensive, yo. But he was also shooting test and winstrol

And he could have gotten away with the lie that he was natural to sell his supplements a lot easier, if he didn’t get so goddamn greedy on his physique and push it to where almost no one believed he was natty anymore

Warning: long, but here a fraud gets murdered ;)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BKpmAGZQetc

whatever happened to this guys arm I hope it got better

[GinnasP99]

Dinner tonight, simple but good. Started at crunch fitness 2 days ago, sore af. Shoutout Unsunghero.

https://imgur.com/WFNoGUt.jpg

[unsunghero]

^
Hell yea that looks delish

I’m a big fan of gyms because it’s hard to hit all the little muscles with any amount of variance with home equipment only (doable but hard)

[magnetaress]

I read potatoes is a low carb food

[Homesteaded]

Signed up for a half marathon in May.

[nostalgiaquest]

I read potatoes is a low carb food

Sweet potatoes are where it’s at. Here’s my power lunch today. Sweet potato, onion, and marinaded chicken breast.

[Basanos]

Really wish I could get the wife to eat sweet potatoes or squash. So many dimensions of flavor.

[nostalgiaquest]

Love me some squash. Made butternut squash soup last week for a holiday party. Was a hit in the cold weather. Shits good for you too!

[magnetaress]

Squash is one of my favorites )

And yeah @sweet potatoes )

Plantains too.

[unsunghero]

Signed up for a half marathon in May.

[unsunghero]

I’ve been thinking of signing up for a half too this coming year

Thus far have only committed to doing an entry-level obstacle run with this gal I’m dating and her friend, in March next yr (their idea)

Forgot the name but I can look it up

[Homesteaded]

Yeah right now there are five of us signed up for it. Target is to tackle a full by the end of the summer.

[unsunghero]

…,

[unsunghero]

What I was yelling at the rabbits running away from me during my (COLD) run at the park tonight

Running from me only works for rabbits. Most people I will run you down

You can hide but you can’t run ;)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGbYdSwFCU

[magnetaress]

What I was yelling at the rabbits running away from me during my (COLD) run at the park tonight

Running from me only works for rabbits. Most people I will run you down

You can hide but you can’t run ;)


I was running around the overworld in minecraft and a rabbit jumped away from me into a ravine hitting the wall and bouncing off squeeking in pain b4 a final death squeek at the bottom. I didn't stop to look back and just couldn't help butt laugh.

---

This chubby fleek af lady is brilliant.

https://med.fsu.edu/spotlight/home/research-links-common-sweetener-anxiety/thu-12082022-1647

P smurt.

Stick to home grown unprocessed foods!

[Jibartik]

What I was yelling at the rabbits running away from me during my (COLD) run at the park tonight

Running from me only works for rabbits. Most people I will run you down

You can hide but you can’t run ;)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGbYdSwFCU

really hope you were screaming as loud as he was in the video

want to see that on tiktok someday from someones bedroom window

"guy screaming while hes jogging at rabbits"

[unsunghero]

really hope you were screaming as loud as he was in the video

want to see that on tiktok someday from someones bedroom window

"guy screaming while hes jogging at rabbits"

Lol almost as loud yea. My friend and I used to watch that movie until we could quote the whole thing and would chase rabbits down and shoot them with shotguns when camping yelling (definitely as loud then) “RUN RABBIT RUN!” in Otis’s voice. We sort of venerated Otis and captain Spaulding

My buddy then was def a bad influence on me, and I will probably face judgement from God for that one day. I don’t have the heart to kill animals even hunting anymore these days

[unsunghero]

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/xiwv011Eh_E

[unsunghero]

Was that Wahlberg on the left, and what the F is that guy on the right wearing? Would that be called a bro?

[GinnasP99]

It's a mansierre

[unsunghero]

Starving myself all day until 4pm so I can gorge myself at family Christmas party this eve. As long as it’s my one meal today and I hike before, I can (almost) eat whatever I want

Fasting really is the way and the light. I am almost the leanest I have ever been (aside from when I was doing TKD as a kid) this holiday season AND have still been able to indulge on treats and stuff brought to the office

You just recognize when you overdid it and fast for part of the next day. It’s how our bodies were designed to operate (it feels like)

[Encroaching Death]

I've been sick all week - haven't eaten yet and I feel great.

It's not Covid (don't get excited). Not vaxxed lol

[unsunghero]

Tried basically one of everything here. What’s not seen on the left are pigs in a blanket and queso chip dip, had that too

Will need to go on a late night jog tonight….

[Encroaching Death]

Damn, look at all those buck eyes..

[magnetaress]

It's like the coldest day of the year so I ate like 2lb of shortbread (flower water butter sugar).
Gotta keep the metabolism up.

[unsunghero]

Podcast with a very smart, highly credentialed famous doctor

Everything you would ever want or need to know about health and longevity, specifically oriented for men

No big surprise TLDR that exercise is the answer for everything health related. I’m about 3/4 through this, it’s so informative

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DTCmprPCDqc

[Encroaching Death]

It's like the coldest day of the year so I ate like 2lb of shortbread (flower water butter sugar).
Gotta keep the metabolism up.

I just got done eating shortbread and coffee.

Just chillin. 61 degrees in my house because I don't even know if my heater actually even works.

[unsunghero]

Already did a 4 mile run today during the day (70 out here, meanwhile everyone east of me is freezing to death), but after eating 2 full bowls of hot apple cobbler (people asking me to finish theirs) now gonna have to try to run another 4 tonight. Otherwise my blood sugar gonna be fucked for a while :/

[unsunghero]

…

[magnetaress]

…

Lol that is definitely a good one.

[Encroaching Death]

I gained 16 extra pounds, although my constant weight was always 56.

Damn, this bot is skinny as hell

[unsunghero]

Of course, I was completely uncomfortable with being overweight, during the pandemic I gained 16 extra pounds, although my constant weight was always 56. I really felt ugly and then started treating stress with this product https://westcoastsupply.cc/product/faded-diamonds/. It gave a pretty good result and greatly reduced my cravings for sweets. In addition to treating stress, I follow the popular keto diet and now lose weight effectively.

If your average weight is 56, I would say your bigger problem is your developmental stunting because you are in the body of a 10year old

Sorry your growth plates closed super early, might be able to get some movie roles as a dwarf or something

[Encroaching Death]

https://www.blogilates.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/anorexic-model.jpg

[magnetaress]

Don't dox Jibartik.

[unsunghero]

Goggins is necessary for like a life or death situation or another world war

But it’s probably a good thing he stopped personally training people because he nearly killed this dude making him jump into a hole in the ice and stay in a sauna 30min until near death

Anyone who runs 100 miles in a single race to where all the bones of both feet are broken AND shits himself is too extreme for me

Good for certain situations tho

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bklrNzdtU3Q

[unsunghero]

Wow, granted its 9:30pm but still it’s January 2nd and the gym is THIS empty??

Where’s the resolutioners??? Sad. Casual scrubs

[Raj]

Of course, I was completely uncomfortable with being overweight, during the pandemic I gained 16 extra pounds, although my constant weight was always 56. I really felt ugly and then started treating stress with this product https://westcoastsupply.cc/product/faded-diamonds/. It gave a pretty good result and greatly reduced my cravings for sweets. In addition to treating stress, I follow the popular keto diet and now lose weight effectively.

Damn, this bot is skinny as hell

Kilos my friend! Most of the world understands 56 kilos :cool:

[Encroaching Death]

Kilos my friend! Most of the world understands 56 kilos :cool:

"I gained 16 extra pounds, although my constant weight was always 56."

[Toxigen]

Anyone got my half marathon time beat?

1:56:22 - finally got my sub 2 hour.

Eyes set on Martha's Vineyard 2023 marathon now.

[magnetaress]

I could take at least a 16lb shit with enough laxative.

[unsunghero]

Anyone got my half marathon time beat?

1:56:22 - finally got my sub 2 hour.

Eyes set on Martha's Vineyard 2023 marathon now.

Way to fuckin go man!

My best time for the half was around 1:30-1:35 but this was years ago when I was lighter

Not gonna lie I wasn’t sure if you were serious when you said you were gonna run again. Looks like you were, nice

[Encroaching Death]

I hate running.

I used to run 3 miles every. single. day.

I think because I hated myself. Was going through a tough break up at the time because my girlfriend left me for her personal trainer at her gym.

Caused me to get ripped myself. I looked like I played in the NFL. Seriously. I was yolked.

Break ups will cause you to do crazy things...

[Raj]

"I gained 16 extra pounds, although my constant weight was always 56."

Wow, that is pretty terrible AI indeed than I am fearing. My coworkers and I could probably whip together a smarter AI than that one in less than a full work-day.

Stay strong my friends! Anybody can change their weight with enough willpower. :cool:

[magnetaress]

Success.

16 lb lighter.

[unsunghero]

Let’s see what ya got, Toxigen

DL Runkeeper and beat my 3mi time from tonight ;)

Lost some ground from my last race, had a side stitch this time, must not have drank enuf water

Next time I’ll post a 5mi

[unsunghero]

I hate running.

I used to run 3 miles every. single. day.

I think because I hated myself. Was going through a tough break up at the time because my girlfriend left me for her personal trainer at her gym.

Caused me to get ripped myself. I looked like I played in the NFL. Seriously. I was yolked.

Break ups will cause you to do crazy things...

Running does not suck once you get to where you can cruise at a certain pace indefinitely. Then you can just chill with the music and see sights

Running as fast as you can will always suck. But no one does that every day. And the bonus is a crazy endorphin rush when you stop. The brain is also deprived of oxygen a little and so you get an additional high feeling

My heart lurched in my chest tonight tho once which made me slow down. As someone who’s had the vaxx and covid I ain’t tryna kill myself out there

[Homesteaded]

I have a half scheduled in April.

Running with music sucks. Run in nature and listen.

[unsunghero]

I have a half scheduled in April.

Running with music sucks. Run in nature and listen.

I am completely music-dependent. I will drive back 30 mins if I forgot my headphones, it’s sad. I’ll be useless in the apocalypse

For me who almost always runs at night at a badly lit park there’s always the mini-game of dodge the potholes in the grass and piles of dog shit. Keeps things fresh. Not as fresh when I step in dog shit tho

[Homesteaded]

One thing as I age that is really hard for me to grasp is wanting to live in a city surrounded by people.

[unsunghero]

One thing as I age that is really hard for me to grasp is wanting to live in a city surrounded by people.

I don’t mind the crush of people. It was pretty neat to have like 10,000+ results within a 20min radius on dating app searches ;)

The thing that is getting a little awkward is how much more homeless are around. On one hand, it does make me appreciate the things I have and the past I was given. And I get to appreciate that 10-15+ times a day. Because those guys are everywhere now. So far none have tried to stab me yet which is good

[Encroaching Death]

I have a theory that people are either good runners or good swimmers. But not both.

I hate running, but love swimming. After I ran each day, I rewarded myself by swimming. As soon as I got done with my run. Jumped right into the pool.

Man, I miss having a pool :(

Don't miss maintaining it though...

[unsunghero]

I have a theory that people are either good runners or good swimmers. But not both.

I hate running, but love swimming. After I ran each day, I rewarded myself by swimming. As soon as I got done with my run. Jumped right into the pool.

Man, I miss having a pool :(

Don't miss maintaining it though...

Oh you mean drowning? That’s my version of swimming, I am so negatively buoyant. But I still go 3x at week and you can too, just find a gym with an Olympic heated indoor pool. You can just go to sauna and swim, never have to do anything else, some people have told me at my gym that’s why they go there

Homesteaded can do both good. Any iron man or triathlon athlete usually can

[unsunghero]

Sitting in the gym sauna tonight and this dude starts chatting me up about the benefits of sauna and mentions he started ice baths after hearing Dr Huberman talk about what ice baths do to boost dopamine. Stuff I didn’t know but I recognized the Dr Huberman

So I asked the guy have you heard his breakdown on what alcohol does to your body and brain? And he was like yea, and I said shit it made me almost not want to drink any more ever. Almost ;)

He said he showed it to his mom who drinks every day, and it was eye opening for her

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LPZJUqLTvWQ

[magnetaress]

oh ya definately become a mormom imo

[unsunghero]

Morning physique update, been doing shoulders 4x/week trying to get them “Death star Delts” because surveys show that women notice shoulders more than almost anything. Pretty happy with shoulder progress

Arms are starting to lag now though. Can stay at this bodyfat indefinitely with fasting in morn, only eating at noon and once more at night

[Encroaching Death]

My man is ripped

hell yeah brotha

[unsunghero]

My man is ripped

hell yeah brotha

Ty, but I also try to be honest, and so I’ll mention again that I gave up my natty card more than 8 years ago. I’ve experimented with a decent amount of shit on and off, and it’s my opinion that no matter how long someone goes without taking a PED, if they ever have, they can no longer claim natty

I am EA, will be for the rest of my life

[Toxigen]

Let’s see what ya got, Toxigen

DL Runkeeper and beat my 3mi time from tonight ;)

Lost some ground from my last race, had a side stitch this time, must not have drank enuf water

Next time I’ll post a 5mi

nice pace!

[Chortles Snortles]

https://i.imgur.com/VYF4PdH.jpg

[Encroaching Death]

Ty, but I also try to be honest, and so I’ll mention again that I gave up my natty card more than 8 years ago. I’ve experimented with a decent amount of shit on and off, and it’s my opinion that no matter how long someone goes without taking a PED, if they ever have, they can no longer claim natty

I am EA, will be for the rest of my life

Just be careful. My cousin's muscles exploded on him for playing with the wrong shit. Or something, I don't know the exact details.

[unsunghero]

Just be careful. My cousin's muscles exploded on him for playing with the wrong shit. Or something, I don't know the exact details.

People often have misconceptions about PED’s. They think “well I can just take PED’s and be as big as I want to be” and that’s completely true…in a sense. They just don’t understand that PED’s are not a binary 0-1 choice, they’re a spectrum

One on side you have natural, no assistance, where gains will require the most perfect effort - perfect training, perfect diet, perfect sleep, etc

And then you have the other side, and how far on the other side depends on what you take and at what doseage. Some people take very little and so everything else needs to be close to perfect. And some people take a lot and then it doesn’t matter how badly or rarely they train, how they eat, or whether or not they sleep. With enough drugs someone can literally put on 10lbs of muscle in a month with 1x/week training and terrible diet

What more people should realize is yes while that’s possible to compensate with huge amounts of drugs, those drugs will take a HUGE toll on their health, sometimes IMMEDIATELY. And if not immediate, then very soon. So once they almost have a heart attack, or are completely impotent with erectile dysfunction, or their liver is seriously damaged, then they go oh shit and stop. And when you stop for whatever reason, you lose like 95% of the gains. They will melt off like butter within a few weeks to a month

So you trashed your health for what? Gains you can’t keep without literally killing yourself? So this idea of “well I can just take drugs and look like The Rock” is false for the long term. You might be able to get there, but it’s unlikely you can stay there

Because I take the bare minimum of assistance, I have to be close to perfect on most things like a natural. My training is pretty nuts, diet is just decent, and sleep is poor. But I don’t have to worry about trashing my health or losing gains. So I think this way is ideal

[magnetaress]

In .
My experience.

Training growing and earning quality muscles win every time.

I wasn't the "swollest" person on the planet. Butt what I did have carried me through the toughest shit some drug addled yuppie was crushed by.

[aussenseiter]

People often have misconceptions about PED’s. They think “well I can just take PED’s and be as big as I want to be” and that’s completely true…in a sense. They just don’t understand that PED’s are not a binary 0-1 choice, they’re a spectrum

One on side you have natural, no assistance, where gains will require the most perfect effort - perfect training, perfect diet, perfect sleep, etc

And then you have the other side, and how far on the other side depends on what you take and at what doseage. Some people take very little and so everything else needs to be close to perfect. And some people take a lot and then it doesn’t matter how badly or rarely they train, how they eat, or whether or not they sleep. With enough drugs someone can literally put on 10lbs of muscle in a month with 1x/week training and terrible diet

What more people should realize is yes while that’s possible to compensate with huge amounts of drugs, those drugs will take a HUGE toll on their health, sometimes IMMEDIATELY. And if not immediate, then very soon. So once they almost have a heart attack, or are completely impotent with erectile dysfunction, or their liver is seriously damaged, then they go oh shit and stop. And when you stop for whatever reason, you lose like 95% of the gains. They will melt off like butter within a few weeks to a month

So you trashed your health for what? Gains you can’t keep without literally killing yourself? So this idea of “well I can just take drugs and look like The Rock” is false for the long term. You might be able to get there, but it’s unlikely you can stay there

Because I take the bare minimum of assistance, I have to be close to perfect on most things like a natural. My training is pretty nuts, diet is just decent, and sleep is poor. But I don’t have to worry about trashing my health or losing gains. So I think this way is ideal

Does that apply if you get the T-HRT?

[unsunghero]

Does that apply if you get the T-HRT?

Does what?

Exogenous testosterone will compensate for quite a lot fitness-wise. Normally for natties there is a protein synthesis window where the function is most active, and I believe that is when sleeping. Other parts of the day like when awake the synthesis process is much less active

Exogenous test, no matter the dose, changes this. With that, protein synthesis is ALWAYS active, every hour of the day and night. It is not affected by a reduction in sleep or anything else that would hinder a natty’s progress. It also doesn’t require even as much total protein intake, because the process is going on all the time and at a significantly higher rate

So someone on TRT has huge advantages over a natural in terms of progress. If they stay at a normal therapeutic dose, they won’t be able to get massive bodybuilder results, they will still cap out slightly larger than they would if natural, assuming all things are perfect (training, diet, sleep)

In terms of performance the difference is not as huge, it’s more about gains/progress

What TRT will also do is change someone’s mood and brain. Especially with “maxed out” (at or slightly above the natural cap) testosterone, over time a person’s thoughts will change. Roid rage is a myth, but there will be a huge increase in confidence, energy, good feeling resulting from physical labor, a desire (even if out of character) to work out…basically a lot of little things one wouldn’t expect

Hormones have a very powerful effect on thoughts, which is why trans people like them so much for that. Taking TRT will make someone think more like a man, even if already a man

The downsides? Besides the cost, for some people they get a thickening of their blood. Not a huge deal and only affecting a small portion but if they get it they would need to donate or otherwise blood-let occasionally to mitigate it. Other people can get prostrate enlargement. Heart issues and blood pressure I really haven’t heard much about

[unsunghero]

Good explanation of natural vs enhanced, if curious

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hILUlLLVSUs

[magnetaress]

Do drug built muscles have good endurance, speed, reflex, mitochdria, recovery potential? etc

[unsunghero]

Do drug built muscles have good endurance, speed, reflex, mitochdria, recovery potential? etc

That’s a good question I don’t know enough to answer. What I’ve heard is that the benefits depend somewhat on the compound. Something like Trenbolone will for sure give crazy strength (with big side effects), while orals like the research chemical Cardarine or the steroid anavar (also oral I believe) have fat burning and endurance-boosting properties

Almost all PED’s will def improve recovery greatly tho

The thing you nailed in a previous post is that for many compounds the muscles gained are actually kind of fake when compared to natural muscle. You can even spot this, on anyone at the gym who looks like they are clearly on PED’s, often they will have a roundness, puffiness, and fullness to their muscles. That’s actually just the muscle holding lots of extra water, which is why some have to take even more drugs to try to dry themselves out

Anecdotally, there was a time 5+ yrs ago when I decided to try taking 1000mg of testosterone for 2 weeks, divided up into four 500mg doses spaced out. This was a stupid experiment, I wanted to see how horny it would make me mostly lol (also was disappointed in the result, it was more than with nothing, but also not the crazy amount I expected). What did happen is that I gained immediate size, but when I stopped taking the test, the size disappeared in literal days

I was like “wtf, even if I was bed-ridden it would still take weeks for my muscles to atrophy. Why have I lost so much visible size in just days??”. Then I found out that was just water within the muscle that had essentially evaporated. So like you said before, real natural muscles almost always look better than an equally sized muscle boosted by PED’s. The pump in the gym is unfortunately MUCH smaller as a natty though

The scary thing is the amount of very young guys I see at the gym nowadays who clearly look like they are on PED’s, especially at mountainside which is the bougey $55/mo gym that all the fitness model looking young people go to. They have not only size beyond what should be possible natty, but it’s the puffy round muscles indicative of PED’s. There’s almost as many of them as naturals now, which is a first in my lifetime to see

[magnetaress]

That’s a good question I don’t know enough to answer. What I’ve heard is that the benefits depend somewhat on the compound. Something like Trenbolone will for sure give crazy strength (with big side effects), while orals like the research chemical Cardarine or the steroid anavar (also oral I believe) have fat burning and endurance-boosting properties

Almost all PED’s will def improve recovery greatly tho

The thing you nailed in a previous post is that for many compounds the muscles gained are actually kind of fake when compared to natural muscle. You can even spot this, on anyone at the gym who looks like they are clearly on PED’s, often they will have a roundness, puffiness, and fullness to their muscles. That’s actually just the muscle holding lots of extra water, which is why some have to take even more drugs to try to dry themselves out

Anecdotally, there was a time 5+ yrs ago when I decided to try taking 1000mg of testosterone for 2 weeks, divided up into four 500mg doses spaced out. This was a stupid experiment, I wanted to see how horny it would make me mostly lol (also was disappointed in the result, it was more than with nothing, but also not the crazy amount I expected). What did happen is that I gained immediate size, but when I stopped taking the test, the size disappeared in literal days

I was like “wtf, even if I was bed-ridden it would still take weeks for my muscles to atrophy. Why have I lost so much visible size in just days??”. Then I found out that was just water within the muscle that had essentially evaporated. So like you said before, real natural muscles almost always look better than an equally sized muscle boosted by PED’s. The pump in the gym is unfortunately MUCH smaller as a natty though

The scary thing is the amount of very young guys I see at the gym nowadays who clearly look like they are on PED’s, especially at mountainside which is the bougey $55/mo gym that all the fitness model looking young people go to. They have not only size beyond what should be possible natty, but it’s the puffy round muscles indicative of PED’s. There’s almost as many of them as naturals now, which is a first in my lifetime to see

Really good points.

I believe PEDs have some pros. Just like everything else they are not going to do absolutely everything for you unless u just want bulk. The most incredible result would come from a combined approach in moderation.

Even then your burning up your metabolism and ticking through your DNA clocks. Or running into feul issues.


That video you shared. When he talks about cortisol being buffered by test. That makes so much sense. It also explains a lot of my symptoms. My body is low T like 0-5 on labs so it explains a lot of my anxiety like symptoms. Thankfully I've gotten a handle on that lately.

[unsunghero]

Really good points.

I believe PEDs have some pros. Just like everything else they are not going to do absolutely everything for you unless u just want bulk. The most incredible result would come from a combined approach in moderation.

Even then your burning up your metabolism and ticking through your DNA clocks. Or running into feul issues.


That video you shared. When he talks about cortisol being buffered by test. That makes so much sense. It also explains a lot of my symptoms. My body is low T like 0-5 on labs so it explains a lot of my anxiety like symptoms. Thankfully I've gotten a handle on that lately.

0-5 ng/dl??? That sounds crazy low, even for women! Are you taking something that reduces or blocks it

Women still need a certain amount for stuff I think

[unsunghero]

,,.

[magnetaress]

0-5 ng/dl??? That sounds crazy low, even for women! Are you taking something that reduces or blocks it

Women still need a certain amount for stuff I think

naw its just low low likely it spikes up to 20 is just 5 when they measure it

it is low tho i'm mad at my endo and i dont trust them for shit

never transition kids unless u are like a billionaire heirress

i dont take anything to suppress it if anything some of the extra estrogen in my system bleeds off into what little T i have plus pituitary/adrenals pumping out chemicals that downstream into T

I would be much better off if i exercised and got a lot of natural D (vitamin D) butt that aint happenin - it makes a big difference and is a great source of natural hormones

[unsunghero]

I would be much better off if i exercised and got a lot of natural D (vitamin D) butt that aint happenin - it makes a big difference and is a great source of natural hormones

True dat

[unsunghero]

Joesthetics is a freak

I can’t even make my tits bounce :(

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/OMqPlf5ppMo

[Encroaching Death]

"Sir, this is a food court...."

[unsunghero]

Next time I’ll post a 5mi

Had to hold back a little because still have full leg day workout after this. At least still sub-8 m/mi which is good

Next I’ll try to do a fast(ish) 8mi but that will have to be its own workout with nothing after because that will really tax me. So maybe next week or week after

[Crepido]

Where is Kaveh/Patriam anyway ?

[unsunghero]

^
No idea, hope he ok. Always assume someone dead when they vanish :/

[unsunghero]

,,.

[Toxigen]

Had to hold back a little because still have full leg day workout after this. At least still sub-8 m/mi which is good

Next I’ll try to do a fast(ish) 8mi but that will have to be its own workout with nothing after because that will really tax me. So maybe next week or week after

nice pace!

[aussenseiter]

Where is Kaveh/Patriam anyway ?

oic 👀

[magnetaress]

Joesthetics is a freak

I can’t even make my tits bounce :(

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/OMqPlf5ppMo

Holy shit that is weird.

[aussenseiter]

Holy shit that is weird.

I'm not good enough at eating to get that big. :(

[unsunghero]

I'm not good enough at eating to get that big. :(

Naw what I like about Joesthetics is that he is an open book. He did some gear

He now on TRT

[unsunghero]

,,.

[unsunghero]

I can’t believe people in fitness community like Greg Doucette don’t believe him

That is easily (well not easily) 100% achievable natty, especially when you have all the money and time in the world to throw at it. Chris Hemsworth….not so much!

He should absolutely be on TRT though at his age if he can afford it has any interest in maintaining

[magnetaress]

I didnt show for my endo apointment today. Probably ending my hormones forever.

It's just not worth it anymore. Not worth the human cost even to deliver them to my door.

[unsunghero]

I didnt show for my endo apointment today. Probably ending my hormones forever.

It's just not worth it anymore. Not worth the human cost even to deliver them to my door.

Could try and see how you feel. High levs of estrogen unfortunately have more sides than high levs of test, both for men and women

[Jobaber]

What about that youtube body builder that went on the DMT trip for like a year?

[unsunghero]

What about that youtube body builder that went on the DMT trip for like a year?

Conor murphy’s always been a fake natty

He clamped his butthole shut on disclosing anything for a long time, but then coincidentally he lost gains right around the time his hairline started to thin. The hairline alone isn’t an indication of anything bc some men just get male pattern baldness. But to have hair start to thin, then suddenly lose gains makes people speculate he was on something, freaked out about his hair loss, then stopped taking what he was taking

I think after he lost his mind Kenny KO got him to admit to using the sarm ostarine but I don’t trust Conor as far as I can throw him on anything

[Homesteaded]

Check this out.

https://www.goodranchers.com/blog/new-government-funded-foodpyramid-says-lucky-charms-are-healthier-than-steak

[magnetaress]

We don't dragon break and transcended into the multiverse aka backrooms until unsweetened almond milk tops that list as almond water (diluted).

Hope this helps.

[Homesteaded]

Lucky Charms are on equal nutritional footing as a chicken breast. That’s what the three year government study tells us.

[magnetaress]

There's no surprise that the government is generally useless.

And cannot think or do for you.

Ain't got to sell me on it.

[unsunghero]

Lucky Charms are on equal nutritional footing as a chicken breast. That’s what the three year government study tells us.

Hahahaha

“Science”

Good. The more people are misled to be fat and unhealthy the more that people that aren’t will stand out

[unsunghero]

Does NAD+ truly slow down aging?

I shall be the test dummy, emphasis on the dummy part ;)

Turning 40 this year, starting this tomorrow

[unsunghero]

Also started this as well

I’m a simple man. If Dr Huberman (from the podcast) recommends it, I try it

[unsunghero]

Hell yea that NAD+ stuff came quick, just ordered today

yay Amazon prime

[Homesteaded]

Lions Mane is worth looking into as well.

[unsunghero]

Lions Mane is worth looking into as well.

Looks interestin

[Encroaching Death]

cats are always assholes, man

[unsunghero]

cats are always assholes, man

Yea he was like get that shit off my counter

[unsunghero]

Yeah man, I dunno you got old quick

[unsunghero]

Doing some more kickz on the bag at gym tonight because I been stretching daily for past 2 months, so no chance of pulling anything

Gal I’m dating has a 7yr old who is athletic and tried Karate then quit, then said he was wanting to try again. I told her I might be able to convince him by showing him some kicks and tellin him I was wrecking kids when just a bit older than him. Not only was I never getting hit, but 9 times out of 10 they were leaving the ring crying, because they could only get kicked so many times in the face by my smelly feet ;)

Karate is diff than TKD though

https://youtube.com/shorts/B2lu4j_vV1k

[nostalgiaquest]

Do a human monk flying kick!

[unsunghero]

Do a human monk flying kick!

Sure I can look it up and do it in the next one. Hoping it’s more of a flying side kick than a jump roundhouse. Really need to have a foot planted for a roundhouse to be practical, but I can still try it…

My kicks aren’t going to be all that flashy because we trained relentlessly with 100% sparring focus. So that means not only should your kicks be as fast and especially not telegraphed as possible, but you need to also plan for a miss not putting you in a vulnerable position to be countered, such as stumbling, spinning too far around, etc

Next vid I’ll try the monk kick and do jump back kick and the flashiest number 10 kick that Joaquin Buckley got knock out of the year with in UFC (may be the best knock out of all time in UFC). You would normally NEVER do that number 10 kick in sparring, he was just in a unique position where opponent had grabbed his foot:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1QBP7gAZIOI

[Encroaching Death]

That was more like an Iksar Flying Kick

[unsunghero]

Matt Walsh is right on money on most of this. First guy could have just been trying to start a conversation or it is a common signal that someone is waiting on that equipment

Second chick was a cunt

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mNjGiTyrGJ0

[unsunghero]

^
But then he claims no men ever walk around in their underwear for attention. Uhhh false. Ever heard of David Laid, Conor Murphy (before he lost his mind), etc?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oxSWfl4Wr54

[unsunghero]

Speaking about how wrong Matt is about dudes attention whoring at gyms, I go to a gym in an upperclass part of town with mostly fitness model looking early 20’s people

Of all the people I’ve seen with someone filming them, the ENTIRE workout, have been dudes. Like 8 different extremely fit dudes at separate times, no chicks. And I’m always wondering, you have to be paying that person filming right? There’s no way you pitched to your buddy “hey man you wanna film me for 45 minutes at the gym today?”

Still have not seen a chick doing this. Although generally the ridiculously good looking chicks (on par or better than the best pics of chicks here) there are always in spandex and in center stage on whatever cardio machine they pick. While the fat ones pick the ones in the corner

[Chortles Snortles]

https://i.imgur.com/ijT6hy1.jpg

[nostalgiaquest]

The gym i go to has a special room for only women to use. I'm not sure what goes on in there, but i'm pretty sure it involves kegels.

[Encroaching Death]

I never understood why women find ripped dudes attractive.

I get that they're in shape and healthy, but what about ripped dudes is attractive?

Then again, why do I find a woman's boobs and ass attractive? I dunno.. I just do.

[unsunghero]

I never understood why women find ripped dudes attractive.

I get that they're in shape and healthy, but what about ripped dudes is attractive?

Then again, why do I find a woman's boobs and ass attractive? I dunno.. I just do.

Biological programming is my guess, muscles imply strength and that implies a better ability to protect and do physical work, both of which were more important to our ancestors but the programming remains

The ideal body type for most women surveyed is not super jacked though. Decently muscled but lean, or just lean with an attractive face, beats bodybuilder every time for most women

Having too much of a disparity can create issues for girls. A guy who is super buff and lean can be seen as a combination of negative factors depending on the girl: 1. They spend too much time in the gym and won’t have time for them 2. They have a hyper critical gaze towards not only themselves but everyone else, and a completely non-athletic girl might feel like she doesn’t measure up. These are just assumptions by women, and while they may not be correct, it doesn’t stop them from being put off by them

That’s why on dates when women point out what shape I’m in and ask how much I work out, my answer sometimes is “think of an amount that you would find off-putting, and it’s just below that” with a wink. Because in reality, it might be actually above that

The girl I’m dating now both works out and enjoys it, and she’s the first I’ve dated in a while like that. I don’t think I would have a good time in a relationship with a super athletic girl, as they tend to become huuuuge attention whores and wanna be models being hit on by everything that moves

[Encroaching Death]

I'm remember dating a girl who said she wanted someone in enough shape that they could play with their kids.

I don't know if ANYONE has the energy and stamina for that :P

[unsunghero]

I'm remember dating a girl who said she wanted someone in enough shape that they could play with their kids.

I don't know if ANYONE has the energy and stamina for that :P

Little kids no way, those fuckers are cardio machines with endless energy

Older kids it depends on the kid. Gal I’m dating now has a 13yr old who only wants to sit on a tablet watching YouTube or playing games 12 hours a day. Skinny but not into anything active. So I was surprised when he not only wanted to come to the trampoline park but also kept insisting I go back out and double jump him. He was jumping and running all over the place

Afterward he chain threw up outside. So yea, guess he can’t hang ;)

[Encroaching Death]

Lol

[Chortles Snortles]

Thanks dude!

[unsunghero]

Thanks dude!

Hey buddy

Hey bro

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YQs0QOHVN7A

[aussenseiter]

Mike Pompeo's weight loss story (https://nypost.com/2022/01/06/mike-pompeos-weight-loss-story-down-90-pounds-in-6-months/)

https://i.imgur.com/2q4eM9m.jpg

“It was a virtuous cycle instead of the vicious one that I had been in, and I’ve managed to lose the high side of 90 pounds in six months.”

[unsunghero]

^
What’s a “virtuous cycle” he talks about? Can I get there by virtue signaling hard enough to break a sweat?

Me: Prison-labor-is-slavery-glass-ceiling-for-women-legal-system-is-racist-climate-change-going-to-kill-us-all-not-enough-representation-in-Hollywood-trans-rights-are-human-rights!

Whew! Just lost a pound ;)

[unsunghero]

The scientific explanation for why motivational speakers urge you to “love the process”

I personally like to imagine how the physical or mental stress is developing me. That way, the more stress I am under, the greater mental development I perceive. The actual amount is probably much less than what I imagine, but it’s not nothing

Same for fear. I tell myself that only by doing things I really fear can I gain courage. I can’t and shouldn’t learn not to fear things, that will actually limit my development

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1TSTnDRnIAs

[pr1ncess]

:(

[GeorgeCostanza]

bump for wisdom thread

[GinnasP99]

Shoutout Unsung, getting there bro. I'm gonna make it.

https://imgur.com/do7HQLF.jpg

[unsunghero]

^
nice, man, lean as shit, keep it up with the skating or whatever working for ya

[unsunghero]

Some beach runs in Mexico ankle deep sand, on a significant slope no less. Stopping only to pick up the prettiest shells I could find, never walking though

The only workouts I could do for a week :/

[unsunghero]

Oh, you are wrong. What is the normal weight for a woman? I don't look skinny!

I don’t recall what this was in reference to? I think it was just a units error or something?

[unsunghero]

The guy on the right, one of the smartest people in the fitness industry, was MURDERED in Thailand a few weeks ago

So far the only conclusion is death under mysterious circumstances at Tony Huge’s (guy on the left) house

#JusticeForLeoLongevity

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YobgyCYjQrc

[aussenseiter]

I don’t recall what this was in reference to? I think it was just a units error or something?

Lavarda is a female of 56 stone

[Encroaching Death]

Well shit, that sucks.

[unsunghero]

You casuals think you know insomnia?

Skipped workout last night because too tired from no sleep night before. So no late caffeine, no late meal

Still knew it was gonna be a bad night because I can feel the restlessness. Have to shift positions in bed every 5 mins. Plan was to take:

1 unisom sleep tablet + 1 Benadryl + 1 sip zquil every hour until I fell asleep starting at 10pm

By 1am I was at 4 doses of each and had to stop because that much Benadryl can get dangerous. Laid there until 7am when I had to get ready for work. Going to work on zero mins sleep last night

That’s what you call insomnia. You casuals got nuthin on me!

[Toxigen]

You casuals think you know insomnia?

Skipped workout last night because too tired from no sleep night before. So no late caffeine, no late meal

Still knew it was gonna be a bad night because I can feel the restlessness. Have to shift positions in bed every 5 mins. Plan was to take:

1 unisom sleep tablet + 1 Benadryl + 1 sip zquil every hour until I fell asleep starting at 10pm

By 1am I was at 4 doses of each and had to stop because that much Benadryl can get dangerous. Laid there until 7am when I had to get ready for work. Going to work on zero mins sleep last night

That’s what you call insomnia. You casuals got nuthin on me!

just get blackout drunk

[Patriam1066]

You casuals think you know insomnia?

Skipped workout last night because too tired from no sleep night before. So no late caffeine, no late meal

Still knew it was gonna be a bad night because I can feel the restlessness. Have to shift positions in bed every 5 mins. Plan was to take:

1 unisom sleep tablet + 1 Benadryl + 1 sip zquil every hour until I fell asleep starting at 10pm

By 1am I was at 4 doses of each and had to stop because that much Benadryl can get dangerous. Laid there until 7am when I had to get ready for work. Going to work on zero mins sleep last night

That’s what you call insomnia. You casuals got nuthin on me!

Go to a doctor. That shit will kill you

Or do some ayahuasca or something. I don’t do psychedelics because my soul is connected to God who made me in his imagine, but if I were suffering like you are I wouldn’t use Benadryl, I’d use something that allowed me the perspective to perceive the underlying cause of said suffering and to then overcome it

Also call in sick dude. No job is worth that shit

[Toxigen]

Don't worry, ForumFats, you're just hard-wired that way.

https://i.imgur.com/x86XGzJ.png

[Trexller]

You casuals think you know insomnia?

Skipped workout last night because too tired from no sleep night before. So no late caffeine, no late meal

Still knew it was gonna be a bad night because I can feel the restlessness. Have to shift positions in bed every 5 mins. Plan was to take:

1 unisom sleep tablet + 1 Benadryl + 1 sip zquil every hour until I fell asleep starting at 10pm

By 1am I was at 4 doses of each and had to stop because that much Benadryl can get dangerous. Laid there until 7am when I had to get ready for work. Going to work on zero mins sleep last night

That’s what you call insomnia. You casuals got nuthin on me!

You need this, it's literally a magic pill. I couldn't live without it.

https://i.imgur.com/52tlJFp.jpg

[unsunghero]

^
Nah not quite ready to do that yet. Hard to stop that stuff

[Trexller]

^
Nah not quite ready to do that yet. Hard to stop that stuff

yo bro just try it once

first Rx is free :D

[unsunghero]

just get blackout drunk

This option worked, ty

Invited out a co-worker for drinks after work yesterday. Two giant drafts and a smaller one was enough for me with almost no tolerance

Bought me 1 good night of sleep. Can’t make it a habit, but at least I got 1 night from it

[Toxigen]

This option worked, ty

Invited out a co-worker for drinks after work yesterday. Two giant drafts and a smaller one was enough for me with almost no tolerance

Bought me 1 good night of sleep. Can’t make it a habit, but at least I got 1 night from it

you're welcome

did you fuck her?

[Encroaching Death]

you're welcome

did you fuck her?

He said 'Bought me 1 good night of sleep', so probably not.

But sounds like he's working on it.

[unsunghero]

I have a gf and refuse to cheat on anyone because I am completely against it being a child of divorce from cheating

Co-worker was a dude lol

[Encroaching Death]

Co-worker was a dude lol

Did you fuck him?

[unsunghero]

Did you fuck him?

Banging dudes still cheating I think

[Encroaching Death]

Banging dudes still cheating I think

Only if you touch his balls.

Shaft to shaft is totally cool and legal (so I'm told)

[unsunghero]

Only if you touch his balls.

Shaft to shaft is totally cool and legal (so I'm told)

Lol I thought it was only if you make eye contact

[WizardEQ]

I mean I would, but I don’t like her

Maybe it’s the nose? Maybe she seems short? Idk

You must be joking. What more do you want? A fatty???

[Toxigen]

You must be joking. What more do you want? A fatty???

suck a golf ball through a garden hose

[Patriam1066]

You must be joking. What more do you want? A fatty???

I’d never touch a fat chick my man, fat is disrespecting yourself which is disrespecting God

And yes, I am Kaveh

[WizardEQ]

^
Nah not quite ready to do that yet. Hard to stop that stuff

You need to try out meditation. Not just saying "UMMM" but the real deal. It will completely cure your insomnia and make you sleep like a baby every night.

I did "Silva Mind Control" when I was age 7, and then retook it again as a teen, and then did all the graduate level classes as an adult. I know 'mind control' seems crazy (it's completely a misnomer), but it's nothing of the sort. It is all about controling and disciplining your OWN brain and thought patterns, not anyone else's. Going through the classes and having it in your life is nothing short of amazing. I can clear my mind in 3 seconds, and then fill it up again with incredible intensity. I can compartmentalize emotion and then utterly get gutted when needed. When you realize this is 100% possible for everyone and that you're not alone, you'll be able to take back the control and not let "it" control you anymore.

[WizardEQ]

Oh, you are wrong. What is the normal weight for a woman? I don't look skinny!

The "average" (mean) weight of a 5'4" woman in 2023 is 170.6 lbs. That is around 30 to 60 lbs overweight!!!

This is not the "ideal" weight of a woman. Consulting Harvard Medical Charts, the normal weight of a 5'4" woman is in the 110-140 lbs range. Just ask my wife of almost 30 years who is at the lowest end of this range, what is normal and she'll tell you! I can hear her say, "It's all in moderation."



http://i.imgur.com/SndKpjwl.png (https://imgur.com/SndKpjw)

[WizardEQ]

I’d never touch a fat chick my man, fat is disrespecting yourself which is disrespecting God

And yes, I am Kaveh

At least we cleared that up, thank god!!

[unsunghero]

You need to try out meditation. Not just saying "UMMM" but the real deal. It will completely cure your insomnia and make you sleep like a baby every night.

I did "Silva Mind Control" when I was age 7, and then retook it again as a teen, and then did all the graduate level classes as an adult. I know 'mind control' seems crazy (it's completely a misnomer), but it's nothing of the sort. It is all about controling and disciplining your OWN brain and thought patterns, not anyone else's. Going through the classes and having it in your life is nothing short of amazing. I can clear my mind in 3 seconds, and then fill it up again with incredible intensity. I can compartmentalize emotion and then utterly get gutted when needed. When you realize this is 100% possible for everyone and that you're not alone, you'll be able to take back the control and not let "it" control you anymore.

Interesting. Will have to look into it

[unsunghero]

Stretching 20-30 minutes every God Damn Day for going on 3 months now, occasionally twice a day even, with very little gains to flexibility. Used to be able to the splits as a kid doing TKD (beyond the splits even)…now can barely go to an obtuse angle with legs and barely grab toes even after all this work

I have never seen such little gains when it comes to strength or cardio or any other physical endeavor. Very discouraging, and takes a lot more fortitude to keep plugging away at something seeing such slow progress :/

I still think stretching as a whole is very healthy and important, but I hate the feeling compared to cardio or resistance training. The feeling of stretching makes me want to jump out of my skin!

[Toxigen]

yeah im not a fan either but gotta do a little bit for injury prevention

[unsunghero]

yeah im not a fan either but gotta do a little bit for injury prevention

Can you stand the feeling? Honestly holding a stretch is the closest I can get to actual anxiety (other than coming off coke was). I can’t imagine how hard it would be for someone with an anxiety disorder if they have to experience that all the time. For some reason as a kid it was never that bad

One of the happiest parts of my day is when I am done stretching, and it’s not in any satisfaction of progress. It’s just the relief that fuckin feeling is gone

[unsunghero]

Didn’t realize there was a female version of Nikacado Avacado

Doesn’t look like she is long for this world, hope she turns things around!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N6D10TUV5i0

[unsunghero]

Lol

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/lMl9k6TVvq0

[nostalgiaquest]

Girlfriend left for a long weekend, and i woke and said to myself "alright, since she's gone, i'm going to spend an extra long day in the gym today after work. Lifting, longer cardio session, stretching, sauna, the works! ".

Aaaaand then i made the mistake of logging into P99 for the first time in probably 16 months. Ended up staying in, ordering a pizza, drinking 8 beers, and playing EQ until 1am.

Dis fuckin game lol.

[unsunghero]

Girlfriend left for a long weekend, and i woke and said to myself "alright, since she's gone, i'm going to spend an extra long day in the gym today after work. Lifting, longer cardio session, stretching, sauna, the works! ".

Aaaaand then i made the mistake of logging into P99 for the first time in probably 16 months. Ended up staying in, ordering a pizza, drinking 8 beers, and playing EQ until 1am.

Dis fuckin game lol.

First time in 16mo? Worth it

DM me your char name if you plan to continue on green if ya want. I haven’t also logged in in more than a month but next time I do I can send a /tell and say hey, or maybe even try to help with something if needed

[Patriam1066]

Along with losing weight, please get a fucking job. Thanks in advance

[misterbonkers]

the first of March marked me at officially 80 lbs down from my peak, which was 420, and now at 340. I'm reaching a point where I can actually start going to a gym finally and work on cardio/stamina, which is kinda nonexistent for me. I can see the veins running along my forearms now, it's kinda cool

[Ekco]

which was 420,

there's a dude weed blaze it and mcdonalds big mac joke in there somewhere, i'll let everyone come up with their own.

[Patriam1066]

the first of March marked me at officially 80 lbs down from my peak, which was 420, and now at 340. I'm reaching a point where I can actually start going to a gym finally and work on cardio/stamina, which is kinda nonexistent for me. I can see the veins running along my forearms now, it's kinda cool

Good troll, made my head nearly explode

[Trexller]

the first of March marked me at officially 80 lbs down from my peak, which was 420, and now at 340. I'm reaching a point where I can actually start going to a gym finally and work on cardio/stamina, which is kinda nonexistent for me. I can see the veins running along my forearms now, it's kinda cool

https://i.imgur.com/w31Vn2T.jpg

[Patriam1066]

Another aronofsky film. Dude is possessed 100%.

[aussenseiter]

good job bonkers!

[Patriam1066]

https://i.imgur.com/mDFLjZN.png

[Patriam1066]

If you’re serious, good job bonkers

[unsunghero]

the first of March marked me at officially 80 lbs down from my peak, which was 420, and now at 340. I'm reaching a point where I can actually start going to a gym finally and work on cardio/stamina, which is kinda nonexistent for me. I can see the veins running along my forearms now, it's kinda cool

Can’t tell if trolling but if not WTG! You are going to feel so much better in every way

[misterbonkers]

understandably sounds like a troll, but it's legit. turns out i was undercooking the salmon i was eating to lose weight and kept giving myself food poisoning for a few weeks, plus covid absolutely wrecked my appetite. soda's the hardest thing to quit, by far, but that was a huge part of it. was up to like 6 cans of mtn dew a day at one point, down to maybe 2 a day and always twice as much water in between as a rule i've stuck by. caffeine withdrawal is a bitch.

[nostalgiaquest]

First time in 16mo? Worth it

DM me your char name if you plan to continue on green if ya want. I haven’t also logged in in more than a month but next time I do I can send a /tell and say hey, or maybe even try to help with something if needed

i'm still on blue. Only play once in a blue moon and don't have it in me to start from scratch again. Also i play wacky Euro hours. But appreciate the offer!

[Patriam1066]

understandably sounds like a troll, but it's legit. turns out i was undercooking the salmon i was eating to lose weight and kept giving myself food poisoning for a few weeks, plus covid absolutely wrecked my appetite. soda's the hardest thing to quit, by far, but that was a huge part of it. was up to like 6 cans of mtn dew a day at one point, down to maybe 2 a day and always twice as much water in between as a rule i've stuck by. caffeine withdrawal is a bitch.

I would throw your computer in the trash and start walking every time you have a desire to play a video game or watch something on TV. I’m not joking, biggest thing I remember about being in Iran compared to being in the US is that daily tasks required walking to a market or some square for social events daily or near daily. That’s the biggest reason Americans are obese

But yes, good on you for making changes. Understand that sodas will never be healthy and those you’ll have to quit entirely, probably like alcohol and cigarettes which I assume you consume. Good luck buddy, it’s not as hard as you think make you once make healthy habits a lifestyle

[misterbonkers]

I would throw your computer in the trash and start walking every time you have a desire to play a video game or watch something on TV. I’m not joking, biggest thing I remember about being in Iran compared to being in the US is that daily tasks required walking to a market or some square for social events daily or near daily. That’s the biggest reason Americans are obese

But yes, good on you for making changes. Understand that sodas will never be healthy and those you’ll have to quit entirely, probably like alcohol and cigarettes which I assume you consume. Good luck buddy, it’s not as hard as you think make you once make healthy habits a lifestyle

soda's tough to quit because of caffeine withdrawals, but it's a process that's ongoing, dunno if i can totally close the door on it yet. i live within walking distance of a gym and a grocery store. i plan to start using the former, asked for workout clothes for christmas and got some. i always walked to the store for small stuff before but now i make it a habit to go and just grab a bottle of water and walk home. i don't drink much alcohol if at all, usually a rum and coke hanging out with friends, no cigs either but i do like the devil's lettuce, but also only with friends.

[unsunghero]

understandably sounds like a troll, but it's legit. turns out i was undercooking the salmon i was eating to lose weight and kept giving myself food poisoning for a few weeks, plus covid absolutely wrecked my appetite. soda's the hardest thing to quit, by far, but that was a huge part of it. was up to like 6 cans of mtn dew a day at one point, down to maybe 2 a day and always twice as much water in between as a rule i've stuck by. caffeine withdrawal is a bitch.

I am a caffeine fiend too, I feel ya. I think I would become borderline suicidal if I had to quit. I am pushing the max of recommended 500mg per day between coffees and my pre-workout I take before workouts which is like 3 coffees in one

But yea I quit sodas a long time ago as a kid. Hard to quit but if you ever do, I can’t even drink them anymore, they taste too syrupy now

Did you take a before pic before you started this weight loss journey? When I say you are going to feel better in every conceivable way I meant it. The whole world will open up to you physically in what you can do, I’m sure you’ll find something active you like. It’s going to be so liberating it will feel like you are flying after you lose the weight!

[unsunghero]

Oh I suggested the before pic only because you are going to want to proudly show a before and after to friends and/or family or others one day

[misterbonkers]

i've got like a decade and a half of facebook photos, but i never took one for a before because it was never really an intentional big moment thing, just kinda shifting little things at a time to keep it manageable and feel small and not let my depression and anxiety get in the way

[aussenseiter]

turns out i was undercooking the salmon i was eating

Get yourself tested for worms and eat the paste.

Or don't. It's a free country.

[Strifer]

i've got like a decade and a half of facebook photos, but i never took one for a before because it was never really an intentional big moment thing, just kinda shifting little things at a time to keep it manageable and feel small and not let my depression and anxiety get in the way

As long as you can do it, you're spot on! I had a rough go bc i was quitting cigarettes and nicotine as a whole alongside other habits...and man is it a bitch but just making sure youre concious of doing something is better than nothing at all, and it all adds up over time!

[unsunghero]

More than a month of my left leg being fucked up where it attaches to my pelvis. More than a month of having to take Mexican Tramadol to run on my busted leg, a full bottle’s worth, and still feeling pain through that + 3 Advil. A month+ of feeling occasional pangs of sadness partly from every single walking step I take hurting on my leg, and probably mostly due to the after effects of whatever that tramadol was laced with

But now, my left leg is about 90% healed, despite never resting it and continuing to run and hike on it. Almost back to full strength

Celebrating with some hustle porn:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oobFSSbCcy4

[unsunghero]

That’s excessive….

[WizardEQ]

That’s excessive….

Pretty decent at 54.

When my son (23) goes to the gym, he grabs two 105 or 115 dumbbells and instantly gets stares and dirty looks. When he proceeds to do decline bench presses, their eyes widen and they turn away.

Fucking gym rats.

[unsunghero]

Pretty decent at 54.

When my son (23) goes to the gym, he grabs two 105 or 115 dumbbells and instantly gets stares and dirty looks. When he proceeds to do decline bench presses, their eyes widen and they turn away.

Fucking gym rats.

Er, I meant the calories were excessive, not the weight ;)

But ya that’s a good bench for your son

[unsunghero]

Pierce Brosnan is a fuckin trooper

[Basanos]

Divorced dad energy

[Skarne]

Pierce Brosnan is the man.

[Ekco]

Pierce Brosnan is a fuckin trooper

he gets sad when she loses weight.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/943/830/040.png
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/946/067/ef6.jpg

[unsunghero]

Divorced dad energy

Yea my dad cheated and ultimately divorced my mom because she gained a lot of weight

I fault him much more, it’s why I didn’t talk to him for nearly a decade. But I don’t hold her without any fault. It’s the partner’s responsibility to take care of themselves if remotely feasible

[unsunghero]

^
Otherwise if two can play at that game I’d be like “what’s the matter wifey? Don’t you like my personality? Wow, it’s not all about looks yknow, stop being so selfish and still have sex with me”

[unsunghero]

Ha, take that, Dad, who keeps telling me my knees will be shot by the time I’m 50…

“Surprisingly, they found no association between an increased risk for knee or hip arthritis and the number of years someone had been running, the number of marathons completed, their weekly running mileage, nor their running pace.

Given the survey respondents’ wide range of weekly mileages, paces, ages and cumulative years spent running, the results could apply to average runners who never get close to marathon-level distance, the researchers said.

“Runners should be encouraged by our results,” Tjong said. “They refute the current dogma that long-distance running predisposes an individual to arthritis of the hip and knee

…

“We’re often compared to being like a car,” Hartwell said. “If you liken people to cars, intuitively it makes sense that the more you use your joints, the more you’re going to wear them out. But the joint is really an active, living part of the body, almost like an organ.

The “wear-and-tear” notion doesn’t account for the ways running can benefit joint health and potentially offset deterioration, said Jeffrey Driban, an osteoarthritis researcher at Tufts University who wasn’t involved in the Chicago Marathon study. The activity can improve muscle function around the joints and encourage the body to produce more of what’s called synovial fluid, a viscous liquid that lubricates the joints”

[Ekco]

i bet someone who makes running shoes funded that study.

[Patriam1066]

Yeah that’s bull shit dude I’ve been running a while and I’m 57 and Alaska’s cold hurts my joints like a mother fucker and my wife is fine (doesn’t run)

I’m 180ish lbs though. Maybe marathon runners are only 140-150 pounds and float like a feather

[Patriam1066]

Sucks because I hate all other forms of cardio exponentially more than running

[unsunghero]

Sucks because I hate all other forms of cardio exponentially more than running

What about cardio hiking? Should be some great spots out near you

[unsunghero]

Yeah that’s bull shit dude I’ve been running a while and I’m 57 and Alaska’s cold hurts my joints like a mother fucker and my wife is fine (doesn’t run)


What I’ve noticed is it’s like I never had surgery on my arm if it gets cold enough

It goes right back to how it was when the nerve was displaced. Freaks me out and makes me think I fucked it up again, but it’s just due to the cold

[Patriam1066]

What about cardio hiking? Should be some great spots out near you

I enjoy hiking but sadly alaska was too cold so the hunt for retirement locations continues

Also, I think I could adapt to alaska for the perks but my wife did not enjoy having an Iranian community of precisely zero. It’s more likely we’d move to Vancouver than here since half of her family lives in Vancouver and the other half in Irvine, cali and the rest of mine lives in sydney and Canberra

So while we’re still in Texas it’ll have to be running. Gonna try New Hampshire next year, but I think we’re going to run the same problem in that my wife will not enjoy being in a place with zero Iranians (not even sure why we’re going, I like the adventure and I welcome my wife letting me escape urban life which doesn’t really agree with me)

[Trexller]

This thread may appreciate this image

https://i.imgur.com/USPPz9a.jpeg

[unsunghero]

Hey found one of these that celebrates masculinity without the need to gay bash

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nnr_j2uVk

[unsunghero]

Nothing like a truck slowly driving right next to me for a full quarter mile at the park tonight to spike the old adrenal glands for some flight or fight action

They didn’t even care that I was staring right back at them, couldn’t make out who was in the truck though

Guess they decided my out of date iphone 10 wasn’t worth the effort. I woulda made them work for it too. Piss off

Won’t get excitement like that treadmill running

[unsunghero]

Something tells me this is fake, but I wouldn’t put it past Goggins

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/rEJtNjoa6Mc

[unsunghero]

Lol’d at the last part

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/OfOaerFwvzQ

[unsunghero]

In the future with these peptides, you will apparently be able to set your hunger level to whatever you want, including zero

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=matVhd7k25w

[unsunghero]

Another good explanation on why calorie restriction is infinitely more effective for weight loss than exercise (although exercise obv very important for overall health)

Can you outwork a bad diet? Not likely

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YqcJjvbZZrk

[Sqoots]

You’re fucking ugly

Woah

[Basanos]

Good to see you sticking to a subject you actually know something about

[unsunghero]

Good to see you sticking to a subject you actually know something about

Butthurt? You’re so subtle about expressing it

[Basanos]

Butthurt? You’re so subtle about expressing itI'm a lot of things but subtle is not one of them

[unsunghero]

I'm a lot of things but subtle is not one of them

Lol I meant about being butthurt ;)

[Trexller]

Lol I meant about being butthurt ;)

rob is in a weird mood today

[unsunghero]

rob is in a weird mood today

He following me into other threads like…

[Basanos]

Oh, pardon me while I use the shitposting forum for shitposting

VYPsoxpt0BU

[misterbonkers]

usually check my weight once a month because i dont like the fluctuation of checking too often, unofficially down another 5 pounds from last month, hoping the 335 sticks next week

[Trexller]

is that some workout lingo, or do you actually weigh 335 lbs?

[aussenseiter]

is that some workout lingo, or do you actually weigh 335 lbs?

Be cool man. It's either this or he's gonna play for the Packers.

Fuck the Packers.

[Trexller]

Be cool man.

no im genuine

you'll note the lack of overt or thinly veiled insults

I don't work out, just run a mile or 2 when i get stir crazy so i dunno the lingo

[unsunghero]

usually check my weight once a month because i dont like the fluctuation of checking too often, unofficially down another 5 pounds from last month, hoping the 335 sticks next week

Yea I’ve never been for frequent checks. Don’t stress yourself with checks IMO, just try to toe the line with diet and some physical activity and the weight will fly off

Cherish these gains (or in your case, technically losses), because they get harder the more progress you make ;)

[misterbonkers]

is that some workout lingo, or do you actually weigh 335 lbs?

highest was 420 (yes, i know, but it's real), i posted about it earlier being 80 lbs down as of march 1st when i last weighed myself. not counting these five until april 1st

Be cool man. It's either this or he's gonna play for the Packers.

Fuck the Packers.

dolphins need o-line help for tua, and i've already got my jersey (https://imgur.com/a/Ek84D0X)

[Trexller]

highest was 420 (yes, i know, but it's real), i posted about it earlier being 80 lbs down

fuckin A good job, mad respect for anyone that drops the lbs

https://media0.giphy.com/media/l0MYMeHmXIweyrmO4/200w.gif?cid=6c09b952aviadngcnlki2760olfqeylj151du dlrudvhhppo&rid=200w.gif&ct=g

[aussenseiter]

dolphins need o-line help for tua, and i've already got my jersey (https://imgur.com/a/Ek84D0X)

:D

[unsunghero]

Hustle porn time!:

Are you getting better or are you getting worse? There is no staying the same

Fight against the entropy within your own body and mind

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wjtYui-1OEo

[unsunghero]

Brilliant Neuroscientist Dr Huberman didn’t know until watching Derek on MPMD that you shouldn’t shoot a 7 day half life testosterone ester only once every 2 weeks? Oof

At least he knows that the biggest libido killer is not low test, it’s actually low estrogen. And that boosting estrogen to a point (within natural range still) actually increases libido. Having low or no estrogen not only makes a man completely impotent, but also completely and utterly shuts off any arousal possibility in the brain. So even taking vasodilator like viagra won’t save you at all. Having estrogen that is far too high for a man will give weak performance in bed, but you still can have arousal in the brain at least. Unlike low estrogen, which kills both

Oddly enough the late Leo Longevity used to talk about purposefully crashing his estrogen with drugs to cause himself to have zero interest in women so that he could focus entirely on his work. RIP

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2XqW7sjutak