hypnotoad

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[–] hypnotoad 9 points 1 year ago

Here's my vague understanding of why this happens with melatonin; if someone can correct me I'll have learned something.

Taking supplements your body naturally produces, like melatonin, creatine, and some weight loss products in large doses makes your body turn off its own production. You're also training your body to process and live with more than it needs, and considering it always wants to reach homeostasis, you end up needing more of it to have the same effect (like many drugs).

Back in the 90's a lot of people on diet pills ended up gaining a lot of weight back once they stopped taking the pill because their bodies took a long time to produce the same chemicals naturally, having essentially been overdosed for a while.

[–] hypnotoad 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes but it's risky. The poop on the 4th day may make you have to retile your bathroom.

[–] hypnotoad 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That and movies just suck nowadays. This is partially old man yelling at cloud stuff but also true since the death of DVD's means studios won't take risks anymore since they can't recoup funds after a poor box office.

[–] hypnotoad 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] hypnotoad 32 points 1 year ago

For anyone that needs to hear this. You can't be reasonable with unreasonable people. Don't judge yourself by their standards. Do the right thing and focus what's under your control.

[–] hypnotoad 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The best kind of murder-insult!

[–] hypnotoad 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is ID still a topic at schools? I remember back in the day we had FSM to point out how ridiculous their positions were.

[–] hypnotoad 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's the best shaving cream that doesn't involve a cup and brush for those lazy days where I need to cut down on shaving time?

[–] hypnotoad 2 points 1 year ago

Just a quick update for anyone that finds this thread, I walked into a Fleet Feet to ask about shoes for PF. Was told it needed arch support and a stiffer heel and that they recommend the Hoka Clifton 8. I mumbled shit and walked out cause that's the shoe I'm running in....guess it's back to just strengthening my lower leg and being careful.

[–] hypnotoad 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for this. Yes, doing raises, stretches, losing 10 lbs, and making sure I don't step on it first thing the morning without stretching definitely helped.

What's weird is that it actually feels a bit better now than it did before the race; just wondering how to avoid that 24 hour period of excruciating pain.

I took my massage gun last night and for the first time really jammed it into my solus right where it meets the calf and it completely loosened my foot up without even touching it, so I think that's the primary source of my issues. Will check out the r8 as well. As for striding, this was my first race where I actually focused on mid foot striking and increasing my cadence so I could have overloaded my lower leg muscles and created the temporary issue. On to more calf raises before the next effort!

[–] hypnotoad 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I had to stop right at the beginning where he blames diseases on Bill Gates because the Gates foundation focused on other diseases, diverting funds. Like pick a path and I'll blame you for not picking the other one. No judgment otherwise as I haven't watched the video but that's just weak.

[–] hypnotoad 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you're saying don't get PF specific footwear? I don't run that often and most of my time is spent barefoot and in other types of shoes (we agree on cause and treatment I think). Just trying to see if there's a way to avoid the day of limping after a 23 minute effort.

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