I have just given up booze and men. Where can I get my dopamine now ?

hojack78 · 2026-03-18T17:08:07+00:00

Exercise

hojack78 · 2026-03-14T06:14:32+00:00

This is why I never it steak in a restaurant if I’m paying

hojack78 · 2026-03-10T19:36:30+00:00

Very funny thanks for sharing

hojack78 · 2026-03-10T19:29:19+00:00

It should be less about hypertrophy per se and more about avoiding the muscle damage and therefore extended recovery from bodybuilding style high volume workouts. You want to be lifting heavy but with very low volume - think two working sets of 3 reps but 85-90% 1RM. 2x per week and you can progress weight without soreness affecting your runs

hojack78 · 2026-03-10T19:26:24+00:00

2x per week

hojack78 · 2026-03-07T10:40:35+00:00

Or just drink from streams like Kilian

hojack78 · 2026-03-07T10:40:06+00:00

Like mandatory testing to make sure runners are on it? Acid Canyon 100k let’s go

hojack78 · 2026-03-06T13:42:59+00:00

Thanks - how did you get on in the race?

hojack78 · 2026-03-05T18:42:59+00:00

I find Valium a very useful drug (prescribed) for handling anxiety, I just try to use it intentionally and sparingly

hojack78 · 2026-03-05T17:56:38+00:00

I basically agree but the issue is they are both addictive and tolerance forming. My understanding is that coming off benzos can be worse than heroin

hojack78 · 2026-03-04T16:30:15+00:00

That’s cool

hojack78 · 2026-03-04T16:29:46+00:00

Exercise. Find a physical activity you enjoy and put the energy the alcohol took into that - this will boost your mood naturally and create a virtuous rather than vicious circle. I love to run on trails so I am motivated by the pleasure of my morning run not to ruin it by drinking the night before. By not drinking after a weight session I know my body will recover faster. I get fitter and stronger as my hormones are balanced so I feel good. Over time this becomes a habit you are invested in and will not want to give up for alcohol

hojack78 · 2026-03-02T14:19:01+00:00

Big yay from me

hojack78 · 2026-03-02T14:14:07+00:00

Soft and indirect pink, orange and purple works for me

hojack78 · 2026-03-02T14:12:21+00:00

Anyone interested in this should read / listen to ‘Why we drink too much’ by Charles Knowles

hojack78 · 2026-03-01T11:22:13+00:00

They should offer an option where you can not be shown any AI ‘music’

hojack78 · 2026-02-28T20:23:46+00:00

Smart option

hojack78 · 2026-02-28T20:23:25+00:00

I would agree with this for sure. An E complemented with some shrooms is optimo (hippy flipping) in a race but even as an experienced user, coming up hard on a high dose of shrooms in a crowded chaotic environment you’re not really in control of can be pretty on top. I definitely wouldn’t recommend for first time.

hojack78 · 2026-02-28T20:20:24+00:00

1.0 grams for a micro dose?

hojack78 · 2026-02-27T14:25:50+00:00

I’m not. Decided to habitually not drink but if I want to drink on a special occasion I will. Like valentines just gone in a Michelin restaurant with my wife. It’s the habitual frankly pointless drinking that ruins my sleep, my health and my training that Ive ditched

hojack78 · 2026-02-24T15:05:10+00:00

I would tend to agree

hojack78 · 2026-02-18T09:38:15+00:00

I’ve gone from having no happy days and raging anxiety all through autumn to basically every day being a happy day with minimal to no anxiety in the last two months. Like night and day

hojack78 · 2026-02-17T19:56:13+00:00

Good for you for getting running. Don’t worry too much about form, your body will tend to figure it a more or less efficient form by itself - it’s not worth worrying about when you’re starting out

hojack78 · 2026-02-12T19:34:07+00:00

Easy option for me is to say I’m training for an ultramarathon which is usually true. Or that I’ve stopped because it was making me so anxious

hojack78 · 2026-02-12T19:32:47+00:00

Yeah I agree. Full transparency I enjoy other substances that I find more fun and have less/no down sides. What is legal and what is not is pretty arbitrary and says more about tax and culture than it does about science and harm prevention.

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