Health/Fitness Routines?

yea, i had a good habit going for a while, then worked kicked into chaos mode and i gave it up for more work and sleep time
 
webby said:
Do they have a nice business center? You could also do remote work 9-5 while you’re there.
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They do not but I saw multiple people working on their patios/porches. Saw a lady on WebEx/Zoom meetings every day.
 
I mean if you can work remote, why not video chat from your porch on the beach
 
Story time.
About a decade ago, I started having issues easily injuring myself when running even though I had kept up the routine.
At some point, I just had to stop because I couldn't figure out what was happening to me, and I got really depressed about it. From there, I slacked off and gained more weight than I care to admit.

A year ago I started up again just using the elliptical, which helped but I still kept injuring my back every month doing mundane things like picking up the laundry basket from the floor :banghead:, which would set me back another month to recover. In that year I basically made no progress at all.

Fast forward a month ago, I decided to finally seek some advice from a doctor. He reminded me that I'm 49 years old and maybe, just maybe, I have lower testosterone. Although he suggested I see a specialist, he mentioned something that is available over the counter: DHEA. It's a hormone your body naturally produces, but less so as you age. That hormone gets converted into testosterone.
Let me tell you, that **** has changed my life. Within 24 hours of taking it, I had this enormous surge of energy, mood improvement, increased libido, and I recover from workouts quickly. No more injuries. My head was spinning from the realization of what the implication was.
I now feel like I did in my 20's. As a result, I increased my cardio from 3 to 6 days a week, implemented a caloric-deficit high-protein diet, and started incorporating weight and ab training for the first time in my life. In the past three weeks, I've lost 18 pounds and now averaging 4 pounds per week.

I'm really upset I didn't seek out help all that time ago, but all I can do now is take it day by day and see if I can transform into some gym bro.
 
jasonandre said:
Story time.
About a decade ago, I started having issues easily injuring myself when running even though I had kept up the routine.
At some point, I just had to stop because I couldn't figure out what was happening to me, and I got really depressed about it. From there, I slacked off and gained more weight than I care to admit.

A year ago I started up again just using the elliptical, which helped but I still kept injuring my back every month doing mundane things like picking up the laundry basket from the floor :banghead:, which would set me back another month to recover. In that year I basically made no progress at all.

Fast forward a month ago, I decided to finally seek some advice from a doctor. He reminded me that I'm 49 years old and maybe, just maybe, I have lower testosterone. Although he suggested I see a specialist, he mentioned something that is available over the counter: DHEA. It's a hormone your body naturally produces, but less so as you age. That hormone gets converted into testosterone.
Let me tell you, that **** has changed my life. Within 24 hours of taking it, I had this enormous surge of energy, mood improvement, increased libido, and I recover from workouts quickly. No more injuries. My head was spinning from the realization of what the implication was.
I now feel like I did in my 20's. As a result, I increased my cardio from 3 to 6 days a week, implemented a caloric-deficit high-protein diet, and started incorporating weight and ab training for the first time in my life. In the past three weeks, I've lost 18 pounds and now averaging 4 pounds per week.

I'm really upset I didn't seek out help all that time ago, but all I can do now is take it day by day and see if I can transform into some gym bro.
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That's interesting. Sounds similar to me with coffee and dehydration issues. I still don't have as much energy as I would like sometimes. But I too spent too many years feeling like **** only to have a simple fix.

Right now I'm having issues with wrist pain every time I weight train. Hurts so much I can't do it again for many days.
 
Janz3n said:
That's interesting. Sounds similar to me with coffee and dehydration issues. I still don't have as much energy as I would like sometimes. But I too spent too many years feeling like **** only to have a simple fix.

Right now I'm having issues with wrist pain every time I weight train. Hurts so much I can't do it again for many days.
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I would not compare this to caffeine or anything closely related to it where you have these temporary highs that eventually crash.
Since this is a hormone, it's more of a feeling that your entire body is suddenly awake and alert. It lasts all day long. I don't get tired anywhere like I used to. In turn, the psychological effect is profound. I had no idea hormones, or more precisely the lack thereof, would have affected my muscle fatigue.

I can't say it's for everyone though. I imagine the dosage would vary per person, assuming one would have a testosterone issue to begin with. The first time I took the high-dose (50mg) version, it gave me extreme hypertension and I could not sleep at all. Dropping that to 20mg seems to be the sweet spot.

But I'm no doctor and not advocating anyone attempt what I did, I just wanted to share the story :)
 
I'm not comparing it to caffeine. I'm comparing it to what coffee did to me which is dehydrate me and made me feel fatigued and often feel like I was going to pass out most of the day. I believe I am allergic to coffee as I can have caffeine from other sources and I'm fine. Iv been drinking tea for the last 3 or 4 years now.

That's interesting about low testosterone though. Would you ever get tested for low testosterone or just continue taking the meds?
jasonandre said:
I would not compare this to caffeine or anything closely related to it where you have these temporary highs that eventually crash.
Since this is a hormone, it's more of a feeling that your entire body is suddenly awake and alert. It lasts all day long. I don't get tired anywhere like I used to. In turn, the psychological effect is profound. I had no idea hormones, or more precisely the lack thereof, would have affected my muscle fatigue.

I can't say it's for everyone though. I imagine the dosage would vary per person, assuming one would have a testosterone issue to begin with. The first time I took the high-dose (50mg) version, it gave me extreme hypertension and I could not sleep at all. Dropping that to 20mg seems to be the sweet spot.

But I'm no doctor and not advocating anyone attempt what I did, I just wanted to share the story :)
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Janz3n said:
I'm not comparing it to caffeine. I'm comparing it to what coffee did to me which is dehydrate me and made me feel fatigued and often feel like I was going to pass out most of the day. I believe I am allergic to coffee as I can have caffeine from other sources and I'm fine. Iv been drinking tea for the last 3 or 4 years now.

That's interesting about low testosterone though. Would you ever get tested for low testosterone or just continue taking the meds?
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At this point, that's unlikely. From what I've read online, many doctors start off with prescriptions for DHEA before they ever recommend straight testosterone injections, and those injections are far stronger and have worse side-effects. Since DHEA is over the counter, I figured I'd first give that a shot and it's working thus far.
 
Tell me more... @jasonandre I have def lost energy and stamina to do regular workouts and general maint crap around the house. I did get tested for low T in Jan and results came back that I was on the low side of normal levels so nothing else was done about it.

I mainly do tasks because I have to and work slower than I used to and def get worn out faster than I used to. I def don't feel like working out and haven't done so in a long time. Just the want to do something is no longer there for most things.
 
I used to be really into weightlifting, but I switched it up to running and HIIT recently. It’s been a nice change and helps burn off those extra calories. CrossFit is a beast, but it sounds like you’re handling it well! Maybe adding some variety, like swimming or yoga, could keep things interesting and balance out the intensity.
 
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Tell me more... @jasonandre I have def lost energy and stamina to do regular workouts and general maint crap around the house. I did get tested for low T in Jan and results came back that I was on the low side of normal levels so nothing else was done about it.

I mainly do tasks because I have to and work slower than I used to and def get worn out faster than I used to. I def don't feel like working out and haven't done so in a long time. Just the want to do something is no longer there for most things.
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Well it sounds like you've already done more than I have, and that is you already got tested. My guess is you haven't seen a specialist yet who would tell you what your next step should be. The only information I have about treatment is what I read online, so I'm self-diagnosing and self-medicating. I'm convinced there has been some loss of testosterone in the past twenty years, especially since that would be normal for most people my age, but I just don't know how much.

For me, that increased energy level gave me the motivation to go back in the gym and try again. My assumptions are that the lack of testosterone was contributing to abnormal muscle fatigue, thus the frequent injuries. Now I have neither. The results of that were more progressive than I ever experienced over the past decade.

I prefer cardio since it's all I ever used to do, and my leg muscles have remained more developed. I have a lot of weight to lose, so I do cardio daily with a single day of rest from everything. Since muscle obviously burns more calories, I started incorporating some relatively light weight training: bicep curls, elevated benchpresses, seated stretch cable fly, and lat pulldowns. I also do pushups, situps, and other ab exercises that I can do in my apartment that I found on YouTube. My caloric-deficit diet prevents me from attempting HIIT and accelerating weight training much further, and I'm so new to weights that I need to take that easy anyway.
Previously, I would never have the energy to do any of this.
I bought a blood pressure monitor and a fitbit so I could get some feedback and track any abnormalities.

Even though I'm feeling much better, the first couple weeks of training still weren't easy, and it definitely felt like I wasn't gaining much progress. But I immediately noticed the difference in speed of recovery and the re-emergence of muscle definition, which motivated me to push just a little harder each time. It's been almost a month since I started and I've lost 21 pounds.

Not sure if that's the info you were looking for, but if you have more specific questions, feel free to ask.
 
jasonandre said:
Well it sounds like you've already done more than I have, and that is you already got tested. My guess is you haven't seen a specialist yet who would tell you what your next step should be. The only information I have about treatment is what I read online, so I'm self-diagnosing and self-medicating. I'm convinced there has been some loss of testosterone in the past twenty years, especially since that would be normal for most people my age, but I just don't know how much.

For me, that increased energy level gave me the motivation to go back in the gym and try again. My assumptions are that the lack of testosterone was contributing to abnormal muscle fatigue, thus the frequent injuries. Now I have neither. The results of that were more progressive than I ever experienced over the past decade.

I prefer cardio since it's all I ever used to do, and my leg muscles have remained more developed. I have a lot of weight to lose, so I do cardio daily with a single day of rest from everything. Since muscle obviously burns more calories, I started incorporating some relatively light weight training: bicep curls, elevated benchpresses, seated stretch cable fly, and lat pulldowns. I also do pushups, situps, and other ab exercises that I can do in my apartment that I found on YouTube. My caloric-deficit diet prevents me from attempting HIIT and accelerating weight training much further, and I'm so new to weights that I need to take that easy anyway.
Previously, I would never have the energy to do any of this.
I bought a blood pressure monitor and a fitbit so I could get some feedback and track any abnormalities.

Even though I'm feeling much better, the first couple weeks of training still weren't easy, and it definitely felt like I wasn't gaining much progress. But I immediately noticed the difference in speed of recovery and the re-emergence of muscle definition, which motivated me to push just a little harder each time. It's been almost a month since I started and I've lost 21 pounds.

Not sure if that's the info you were looking for, but if you have more specific questions, feel free to ask.
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Unfortunately dhea supplements are not over the counter in Canada so I cannot try it.
 
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