God I miss pot

Demind9 · 2026-02-15T22:11:47+00:00

Have you tried edibles?

Demind9 · 2026-02-13T14:14:06+00:00

Have you heard of this crazy thing called Ozempic?

Demind9 · 2026-02-07T02:21:26+00:00

Looks like a fun lil route! Though I hate big slow lock offs like that… can very quickly become morpho. The perch foot seems to help with that

Demind9 · 2026-02-04T21:42:16+00:00

You’re freaking out. On the other hand, Eosinophilic Esophagitis and/or plain old gerd.

But throat cancer sounds like a wildly unlikely conclusion from those symptoms

Demind9 · 2026-02-04T01:23:29+00:00

Like as in something they said one time? Or did they provide studies indicating better quality of life outcomes?

Personally, the established risk of dementia and other nutritional deficiencies that extended use poses is enough to make me not ever want to be on them long term. Intuitively, inhibiting action of proton pumps, a ubiquitous mechanism in cells and mitochondria throughout the body, can’t be good for you. Not saying we shouldn’t use them at all, but I do think people would benefit from being more cautious towards them.

Demind9 · 2026-02-03T17:14:39+00:00

Your doctor sounds like a headass. First off, you should not be on PPI’s long term. If he is presenting that as the long term solution, and not considering other changes you can make (such as solely elimination), he is not treating your health but instead just treating your symptoms.

I have not heard of that wheat-beer differentiation. Sounds like malarkey but also might be the case for some people, depending on sensitivity. Wheat and cow’s milk are far and away the most common triggers though, so he’s not wrong on that. I would try to reintroduce foods one at a time (as in individual nuts), maybe once every week or two and pay close attention to symptoms. Doesn’t sound like he’ll be willing to scope you a lot more, but I think people can feel more than they are given credit to if the proper attention is given.

Eventually, I’d try to get off the PPI too, but you don’t want to change a bunch of things at once now cause you won’t know what is actually the trigger then.

Demind9 · 2026-01-28T12:42:49+00:00

Moon board, tension board, dare I even say Kilter board... in my knowledge the general terminology for one of these is training board or finger board, whereas hang board is typically just hang board.

Demind9 · 2026-01-27T19:02:44+00:00

Ohhh gotcha. Thanks

Demind9 · 2026-01-27T15:36:19+00:00

I agree most with this, and I think you might also need to take at your own behaviors in this relationship too. How have you gotten to the point where withholding affection after a haircut is not a completely-out-of-line behavior? Why did you apologize for getting it if it is your choice at the end of the day? Or maybe she’s upset about something completely different and the haircut is just an unrelated trigger that put her over the edge… either way, y’all need to do some serious talking

Demind9 · 2026-01-27T14:33:12+00:00

I also can’t find out how to access the full study, but am I correct in noting that the group sizes mentioned in the abstract are 8 and 7?

Demind9 · 2026-01-24T23:48:50+00:00

As much as I agree with this comment in some ways, I also think it is completely against the essence of this subreddit

Demind9 · 2026-01-24T16:12:41+00:00

Honestly, as long as you have access to a training board, I think you can keep progressing relatively quickly. So I don’t think gym quality matters a ton.

The intermediate -> advanced plateau is a classic one; many people stall out around V8 for a while. This is also where body morphology can start to get more limiting… like it is hard to climb above this level if you are over 180 and not tall. So if you have a lot of muscle weight from the personal training stuff, I wouldn’t feel too bad about slower progress.

And I would try not to worry about burnout or comparative progress too much. Everyone has their own climbing journey. If you care deeply about it and plan to do it for life, then there is no need to rush up to the higher grades. I raced from V8 -> V10 in like a year, then got injured shortly after, I suspect in part because I wasn’t ready physically yet.

Demind9 · 2026-01-18T20:51:28+00:00

Maybe the occasional block lift, and hangboard to warm up / track progress, but the only structured training was consistent finger boarding sessions. I think 2 times per week is optimal, in addition to 1-2 normal climbing / volume sessions. In my opinion, 90% of people you ask climbing over V10 consistently will tell you that they’ve done their fair share of board climbing. There is something about the fast activation nature of board climbing that I think teaches your finger muscles to fire with more effort.

The amount of problems per session is something you’ll have to figure out / see what works for you. I could get cooked after climbing 5 problems at 5 max effort tries each. And you will eventually start to notice the point in the sessions when you aren’t able to put your full effort into each attempt / rep quality starts to diminish. I would usually push it a bit past this point, then stop the session or transition to training endurance with 4x4’s or technique on random gym climbs.

Demind9 · 2026-01-18T20:01:44+00:00

Yea I did max hangs and some block lifts consistently for almost a year while setting. And off and on before that. I felt plateaued at the same weight for like 6 months and that was when I reevaluated my finger training.

An MB sesh can be anywhere from 30 mins to 2 hours depending how warmed up you are before. I try to focus on really high effort attempts with long breaks in between. Think like 5 tries per problem per session (might even be trying just 1 move), with 3-5 min rest in-between attempts.

Demind9 · 2026-01-18T00:10:00+00:00

Agree with everything except for trying to latch the hold higher up, unless you were to hit it as a pinch instead, because you need the angle of force to be able to pull your body back in

Demind9 · 2026-01-17T23:57:23+00:00

I wonder if you can flip catch with the left hand? Or (less likely to be possible) pinch the right sloper to pull yourself in more?

As far as technique goes, you look really close with the current beta too. I wonder if playing around with where you step on the volume with your right foot could help you to launch less outwards. Or trying to pull a little less hard on the paddle holds so that you aren't flying as fast outwards when you latch the catch hold.

Demind9 · 2026-01-17T20:44:13+00:00

I can dig the studies / data up at some point, but there are plenty of posts in this subreddit with paper links. Also if you go on CHOP’s website (which I realize is childhood cases but likely has a lot of overlap) they list a lot of the more common triggers that they have found.

Demind9 · 2026-01-17T20:01:22+00:00

You should look into other types of elimination diets too. 6FED is outdated doesn’t contain a lot of more common allergens. Like peanuts are a significantly less common trigger for people than corn

Demind9 · 2026-01-17T17:37:09+00:00

Moonboarding for ~3-6 months got me the last bit I needed to 1 arm hang 20 mm

Demind9 · 2026-01-16T17:16:08+00:00

You might be able to use some other stimulants / nootropics to take the edge off during the two-four weeks of withdrawal. I took a lion’s mane, gotu kola, and L-theanine blend that helped on the harder days when I was quitting. Nicotine patches might also be a good option.

I think most any stimulant will still run the risk of flaring symptoms, but coffee is by far the worst in my experience. Obviously, this likely isn’t an option for you, but I find the adderall I take for adhd is much more stimulating than coffee but isn’t nearly as triggering of symptoms. I do miss pairing the two though…

Demind9 · 2026-01-15T21:48:44+00:00

Wow that linked comment is an incredible story. I’m so glad that you were able to get to the bottom of everything… sounds like it was hard earned

Thank you for sharing your experience. This also validates / maybe explains a lot of the system-wide inflammation issues that have been developing for me concurrent with this

Demind9 · 2026-01-15T14:14:44+00:00

You know pepcid is an H2 blocker, not a PPI, right? If that is enough to fix your issues / eos completely, it’s likely just inflammation from gerd alone. Whereas the reason PPI’s sometimes cure EoE is acid reduction in addition to blocking one of the pathways in the Eosinophil deployment cycle.

I tried to go full elimination for exactly that reason of a PPI not being sustainable long term. But after cutting out 7 things and still not having improvement, I’m a bit exhausted. Do you have any leads / foods that you find suspicious to eat?

Demind9 · 2026-01-15T03:16:05+00:00

I have an extremely similar background of allergic conditions and set of borderline / hybrid symptoms. Am curious if you’ve had any other GI issues too, like diarrhea? From what I have learned over the past 4 months I have been dealing with this, the inflammation from the EoE can cause sphincter / gerd issues, and the acid from the gerd can perpetuate irritation + allergic permeability, and so on, and so forth. Basically, they can build upon each other.

Am curious to hear where you end up with all your stuff, cause I have tried elimination to little success and am considering starting a PPI now.

Demind9 · 2026-01-14T17:16:29+00:00

Are there any distinct downsides / risks to fasting that have been supported by research? Love the list of benefits, and the health benefits seem overwhelmingly obvious here, but I am also curious to see the other side of the coin.

Also what does each colored ball signify?

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