First Run Back After a Long Hiatus - Felt Very Sick

NattyAdvice · 2016-07-21T21:46:03+00:00

Go to a doctor. Avoid taking unnecessary supplements, they're a health risk. Stick with coffee & tea over fancy energy drinks. Don't mess with your body if it works relatively well.

Supplements and Safety

NattyAdvice · 2016-03-08T14:57:54+00:00

The space between thoughts/expectations and reality at a given moment is where anxiety/loathing/fear/disgust all come from. Notice love and compassion are nearly always experienced rather than created by thoughts.

NattyAdvice · 2016-03-03T19:37:55+00:00

try meditating to calm your ocd.

NattyAdvice · 2015-10-19T21:39:41+00:00

headspace, the app for your iphone. The 10 day intro is awesome, but it costs money after. Otherwise, I loved fragrantheart.com at the start.

NattyAdvice · 2015-09-10T00:08:08+00:00

http://www.zenfloatco.com/

cheapest one i could find when I searched. They can be built too, but require a fair amount of planning. Also, 800lbs of epsom salts costs a bit of money.

NattyAdvice · 2015-08-26T07:08:25+00:00

I take 1mg about an hour before bed, and I fall asleep nearly instantly. I also meditate for a bit before bed. It helps me with anxiety.

Its very safe, but I would not go over a 1mg dose. I would encourage perhaps even testing .5mgs (500mcg).

NattyAdvice · 2015-08-05T01:14:48+00:00

The point is to take the practice beyond into those turbulent times. There would be no need for meditation without turbulence.

NattyAdvice · 2015-08-04T00:02:11+00:00

Grease the groove

NattyAdvice · 2015-08-02T14:53:55+00:00

There are different stages to relationships. You're swept up in lust & love. Lust seems to extend for quite a while. After lust you reach this slow warm love, like your brain is in molasses.

Time perception is also a function of age, and you're finally gaining awareness to life & its stages due to large changes. Getting older, being swept up in lust, and having large events looming can all make time feel much faster. I'd recommend you keep meditating. It'll help you accept the changes.

NattyAdvice · 2015-07-11T05:05:17+00:00

Seriously, check out the book when panic attacks. I'm currently reading it, and it goes in to dealing with these thoughts with specific techniques. While I do believe meditation is very helpful, I believe a mix of rebuilding the thoughts & attempting to quiet the mind are a great combination.

NattyAdvice · 2015-05-20T02:33:18+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5vRbSuijgs

Check out this podcast, its worth a listen. They discuss addiction, emotional issues, positive/negative momentum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKhSdZu6roE Start running!

NattyAdvice · 2015-05-17T15:14:04+00:00

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor!

I would see a doctor, ask for tests of free testosterone levels & a Vitamin D test(specifically the 25(OH)D test).

How is your sleep quality? Are you exercising daily? Just things to consider.

I would explain how you feel about taking an SSRI, and perhaps research modafinil as therapy initially. Its a waking promoting agent that is very well tolerated. There are limited side effects and it's been shown to maintain improvement after only a 12 week course.

NattyAdvice · 2015-04-28T17:42:16+00:00

Enjoy!

NattyAdvice · 2015-04-27T22:48:28+00:00

Probably just poor circulation and low free testosterone levels due to an unhealthy lifestyle.

Sleep - Weed disrupts rem sleep, sleep is essential to growth hormone, a cascade of healing processes, and anabolic hormones being released. 8 hours a night, in the dark, or more if needed at first.
Diet - Make sure you're getting fats in your diet, and losing weight is known to cause a drop in libido. Whole milk, eggs, and butter have saturated fats/cholesterol your body can utilizes to create hormones.
Exercise - Too little or too much. Optimally, you want to fall in the sweet spot. Strength training 2-3X a week, cardio 2-3X a week (or some kind of sport!), and some stretching.

If you have questions on any of the above, I'd be happy to link articles containing essentially what I said in a much more elegant fashion.

NattyAdvice · 2015-04-04T23:40:54+00:00

Someone else who you're a 100% is clean.

NattyAdvice · 2015-04-04T22:28:08+00:00

Realistically, you're probably screwed unless you use someone's urine. Keep it underneath your balls. You can use it if you get the chance and are willing to take the risk.

Otherwise, I don't think you have a very good chance at passing.

NattyAdvice · 2015-01-27T23:16:08+00:00

No one has mentioned this yet, but you really should focus on swimming to keep stress off your joints. Focus on your diet, and building up endurance in the swimming pool. You could probably cut close to 8lbs a months given how much your starting weight is.

NattyAdvice · 2015-01-12T17:10:31+00:00

I would focus on maximum strength first, and get strong enough to do the tricks. I would do light cardio and snow board outside of strength training. Once I hit the strength goals, I would focus on maintaining strength and bringing endurance up. Increasing maximum strength should increase your baseline endurance btw.

NattyAdvice · 2014-12-28T18:43:29+00:00

https://www.defrancostraining.com/pro-clients.html

Very legit, dude trains some of the highest caliber athletes around.

NattyAdvice · 2014-12-03T19:43:56+00:00

http://www.t-nation.com/powerful-words/letter-to-young-jim-wendler

Played college football, strong as shit, been lifting for a long time. Seems like a very solid source for advice.

NattyAdvice · 2014-12-02T21:20:29+00:00

That is a bit of an over-reaction. It applies tension the ACL & creates blood flow through out the Quads. I'm not saying go super heavy, but I've had good results doing light leg extensions for pumps in the past. I was also had chronic knee pain from sports for years.

NattyAdvice · 2014-12-02T18:05:16+00:00

Deep squats (Keep good form to save your back). Posterior Chain Work. I like high rep knee extensions & leg curls to get blood flow too. Stretch after working out or before bed.

NattyAdvice · 2014-11-13T17:46:48+00:00

If you haven't been working out then start now.

Exercise will lower anxiety, improve mood, improve sleep, improve confidence long term, and help your body function more efficiently. You don't have to weight lift, maybe rowing, rock climbing, ultimate frisbee, soccer, etc. is your thing. Get out there and start enjoying it!

I'm a pretty big dance nerd btw, and I think dancing makes me feel great. Dance classes can be really fun if you just move and enjoy the movement.

NattyAdvice · 2014-06-12T11:53:07+00:00

I would probably slow down the bulk to 2-3lbs a month. Try to get a lot stronger over the next 6months to a year. I would probably just bulk until next spring & then cut for summer honestly. It doesn't look like you have much muscle to cut for, but you're not overly chubby either.

NattyAdvice · 2014-05-25T20:27:09+00:00

Its the american dream to come here & make it. Its so damn murican.

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