Posts made by monadology

I love a good oyster. I always find them best fresh, off the half-shell. Some people grill them with garlic butter or similar - that's fine, though I don't entirely understand why oysters need any interference. I mostly buy them at restaurants, but they are not difficult to buy and shuck yourself (and if you eat a lot, much cheaper). Freshness is, as with all other things, paramount.
If you are just getting into oysters I would advise going to a restaurant and ordering a variety of oysters, ideally accompanied by a friend who will eat the remainder if you don't like them. The difference in the US between an East and West coast oyster (or even a California and Washington oyster) is quite substantial and some may suit your taste better. Serve with lemon, mignonette, and champagne.

I think mostly people use weight as a proxy for real health. When people talk about being "thin" they usually implicitly mean lean, not malnourished. Our innate beauty standards reflect in large part a healthy organism (symmetry, body fat %, and so on), although there is certainly a strong cultural element.

I don't see it as a bad thing - it's a starting point to have deeper discussions around health and wellbeing. I think many of us had similar starting points. The problem is where people tend to be too dogmatic around things like CICO.

As an aside - sometimes the "normie" view can be an effective check on fringe health arguments. If someone has a compelling theory but their fizeek is shit then we should question the validity of their theory.

@monadology To add, I do think there is a non-cortisol cause that adds on as it has been an issue since childhood. So will try a multi-pronged approach.

Thank you all; extremely helpful. I think cortisol is a likely target as I am frequently quite stressed (work and otherwise), but will keep exploring all avenues. You all are lifesavers.

Pine tar soap can be very helpful. I found also that Mane & Tail shampoo and conditioner greatly improved mine, and are extremely cheap. Not the best ingredients but something in there really worked. Haven't had it on the beard so unsure how to help there, sorry.

Hi all, I've been plagued for essentially my whole life with high levels of sweating at night and during even moderate activities. I recall some discussion in the Old Country that this might be due to high estrogen levels, but curious on opinions. I'm 25M, decent shape. I've attached some recent labwork for more context.
I don't have a hormone panel; working on that. Can't self order bloodwork in NYS.
Any input greatly appreciated.

Check out this lyle mcdonald and this bodybuilding.com thread for more info. Faster for you to read than for me to (poorly) regurgitate. One factor that might affect DNP experience is also carb level in diet, which I presume would be high here.

Inspired by Landshark. Share your tips on developing chi flow please.

Ten thousand bumblebees.

I recall reading ages ago that many issues from DNP came from the half life of 36 hours, meaning that a 24-hr dosage schedule will result in a continuous slight buildup of DNP. Can anyone confirm? Probably much less of an issue at low dosage.

@monadology Or exposure to other endocrine-disrupting chemicals, which again is purely a net negative.

@Rayoshi-Pufamoto It's an extraordinarily small amount of radiation and is almost-entirely absorbed by the phosphor to emit light. Anyways, in a circumstance where you have to airsoft hard I think radiation exposure from your night sights is low on the totem pole of concerns. Try and avoid eating the sights though.

@VirtueAgonist I'm not so sure about this. While homosexuality obviously is not good for the individual it may be beneficial for a population to have some degree of homosexuality dependent on the population density of the area. So if an expectant mother is exposed to stressors/high population density the fetus may become homosexual. Obviously molestation is a secondary separate factor which is purely negative.

@tomate also helps in developing anabolic mindset. Unrelated but my nominee for wacky zany exercises is anything involving hanging and/or swinging (weighted hangs, pullups, gymnastics). Often can help resolve shoulder issues.

YK-11 is a myostatin-inhibiting SARM. However myostatin is probably a poor lever to improve body composition and may be harmful to alter. Total myostatin inhibition would impact all muscles, including the heart, which is not good. Furthermore myostatin seems to be necessary for strong tendons. I would continue to exercise, sleep well, and take creatine, all of which are good for you, but I would not throw money at the issue of myostatin inhibition absent a genuine muscle wasting disorder (in which case get real medical advice).