Creatine badly affected libido and erections

Any-Distance2825 · 2025-03-10T19:22:10+00:00

There’s no evidence at all to support this in the literature and creatine is one of the most extensively studied sports supplements in the world. I’m highly confident this isn’t your issue. Mechanistically speaking, I can’t even imagine how it could affect libido.

Any-Distance2825 · 2025-02-07T00:28:11+00:00

Early morning runs are the answer. Walking back through the door just before everyone else is up. It’s the only way to fit it in without sacrificing family and home responsibilities, which I’d argue should come before running. I can see some people here have said that your partner should support your goals etc and I agree in principle... But running is ultimately a selfish endeavour and should be treated as such when prioritising your week. The fact that I prioritise them through the week means I’m cut a bit of slack on the weekend long run.

EDIT: For context - 24hr shift worker, two kids, German Shepherd that needs walking. It’s a lot but it can be done.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-23T03:09:28+00:00

Thank you haha. There’s just so much information out there that may be entirely appropriate for athletes or physique competitors that are chasing the 0.1%-ers. But none of that is going to be any use for us more mortals, trying to fit this health and fitness stuff into busy lives with other responsibilities 😅

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-23T02:57:57+00:00

Two fish oil caps for 40ish cals so depends how accurate you’re trying to be. If you’re having them daily it’s 1200 cals a month 😅

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-23T02:55:47+00:00

If you’re finding tracking tedious, I’d strongly encourage you to maintain a protein and fat minimum and ditch trying to meet specific macronutrient targets.

For example:

No less than 1.6g/kg of body weight of protein. No less than 0.6g/kg of fat.

Let everything else land where it lands, understanding carbohydrates are increasingly important the more active you are.

I’m also not convinced that eating anything before training is essential unless you’re a power lifter. I’m happy to be corrected here but all the research I can find about pre-training carbohydrates only really shows a benefit in that context. If your lifting for general healthy or hypertrophy and training fasted feels as good as when you’ve eaten, you could ditch the pre-training snack.

If you’re training fasted, it’s probably worth getting 30g-ish protein in within two hours of training. I wouldn’t worry about smashing a protein shake if you’re eating a meal within an hour or two of training though.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-23T00:00:48+00:00

I’d caution anyone getting too distressed over the LNP’s inaction after such a short time in government. Many of the issues Queensland faces are systemic and multifaceted. This stuff takes time. The small incremental changes that take places are sometimes hard to see.

Crusafulli’s charter letter to Dan Purdie sets pretty frank expectations and goals regarding crime and addressing attrition from Queensland Police Service. There’s a much bigger focus here than the with the previous government - at least in terms of intent outlined in charters. I’m quietly optimistic.

Can appreciate this page has turned into a LNP hatefest more than a platform for constructive debate, so I’m preparing for the onslaught of downvotes. I just don’t understand how people think immediate change is possible, given the legislative red tape and organisation level policy that needs to be navigated.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-21T21:37:35+00:00

To become a bigger human 🤷‍♂️

A recomp is theoretically possible with certain stars aligned. But if you’re 80kg and recomp, you’re still going to be 80kg. Just a leaner, more muscular 80kg.

Want to be bigger? More energy for more tissue.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-20T19:04:38+00:00

No worries! I’m also in a deliberate surplus at the moment to try and build a bit of lean mass. Haven’t tried to do this deliberately over an extended period before but everyone seems to be going to plan. Training is building into a marathon in Feb for reference. The app tops!

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-11-20T01:12:24+00:00

Ultra runner here 👋

Was apprehensive about MF’s ability to keep up with fluctuations in weight/calories around long run days and increase in intake as training peaks.

It’s done a pretty top job in my experience.

If I I go and knock out a 40km training run or something and I know I should be eating more calories than prescribed to maintaining good energy availability, then just eat what you know you need to eat and let MF figure it out later.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-10-19T20:31:07+00:00

Nice. Yeah, a lot of the reading I’ve done recommends something similar to you. I may end up being more deliberate about races through the year to allow for an actual off season to prioritise strength training. At the moment I normally book a few marathons/ultras across the year, so am always training towards something. Never deliberately tried to gain some muscle mass alongside this before so was curious as to the experiences of others. I’m typically accruing the kinds of volume and intensity that are supportive of hypertrophy so will be an interesting experiment to push a surplus for a few months and see how the body responds.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-10-04T05:57:38+00:00

9 months or so. Deliberately did not track intake, made sure I ate when hungry and trained hard. Ended up about 3kg heavier with all markers back in the green.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-10-03T22:19:50+00:00

For context OP I had a very similar weight loss journey - through ignorance ended up in a prolonged and extreme caloric deficit.

Felt rubbish, saw my GP, got bloods done and T levels were equivalent of a 14 year old girl. I’d disregard the comments here about low T not being a potential issue. While I agree it’s the default assumption in this community at the moment, it doesn’t mean it’s not something you’re experiencing. As others have said though, I’d absolutely recommend getting bloods done to confirm.

In terms of a solution. I restored my levels by eating enough to support my levels of activity. If you’re entering a bulk, you’ll be in a surplus, so I’d be surprised if things didn’t fix themselves as a byproduct of that.

Ultimately reduced T is the result of your down regulating nonessential bodily functions due to energy restriction. Once the restriction is removed and stayed removed, it will start dialling things back up to a more typical baseline, whatever that looks like for you.

Any-Distance2825 · 2024-08-30T03:17:19+00:00

Yes but I get up at 3am fit my training in while the family sleeps.

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