re. water, I have an RO filter for drinking purposes but want to have it independently tested. Does it perform as promised, and, how much nanoplastic am I getting per serving? Might be a business idea in there...
Hi Chris. Can you talk about your filtered water and how you consume water? I forget if you mentioned it before, I did buy that huge water bottle you mentioned. two of them in fact!
I love those bottles for measuring water. I try for 1/2 a gallon/day of plain water but drink quite a bit in addition of other drinks (mostly filtered milk and cherry juice). Looking into a central filter for our home water. We're on town water but also have a well. Also, I drink a lot of bottled mineral water (I keep a shelf at eye level in the fridge with just water as a reminder to drink before I eat anything).
So much of exercise is mental. You nail it here, you need to commit to the lift.
First time you accidently put on more weight than you planned to and crush it, you realize how much more capable your body is than your mind will allow.
I wish I had virtually anything to report other than: "I'm weak. Oh and also apparently afraid."
But the flip side is that these are (all too slowly) fixable. Nothing bad happens at the bottom of a squat. I'd been resisting it and just committed today and it changed everything. Weakness and fear are almost funny when you can really just rub your nose in them and face them head on. Because they are often stupid. Terrible things might happen, but it is almost never what one is actively worrying about.
In my case, I just wasn't sure enough if I could squat to drive down then drive out of the bottom. I can. I rather suspected that I'd get to the bottom of the GH raises and just give out and smash my face into the floor. I won't. I hit rock bottom one week ago in which I just stared into the abyss. And I came out with the simplest answers -- a total commitment to my coach and to weightlifting, no hedging or excuses, and a realization of how much time that this will take.
Hi Chris, can you say what your "top 5" supplements would be? I don't take anything other than a multi-vitamin today. For reference, I'm 58, train cardio/weights every day (alternating), and am looking to build a little muscle, maintain energy levels, and stay pain/injury free.
Hey Chris, a few thoughts on squats that help me. 1) I've practiced dumping heavy weight so I've got that knowledge in the back of my head that I know how to get out if I have to. Maybe not exactly in line with what you're talking about with commitment but it helps me go for it. 2) I know I intend and need to use stretch/reflex at the bottom so I go into it aggressive knowing I need that to get out.
On the bloodtests, that's a very comprehensive list, nothing to add.
What I would emphasize is that for many of those metrics, the "normal" range that will be provided by your lab/GP can be far from optimal, and some homework is needed to ascertain whether your results are actually optimal
What I would personally focus on in Chris's list (not in order of importance):
-Free T
-TSH
-Uric Acid
-Trig/HDL ratio and/or ApoB/ApoA ratio
-Cortisol (ideally measured a different times during the day)
-Ferritin
-ALT
For every one of those metrics, what is optimal will be very different from what your GP will consider "normal"
100%. Reference ranges are often lowered to account for the population's declining overall health which seems circular. For one example, Labcorp lists the low end of the free T reference range for my age group as 6.8 pg/mL. If I were at 7, that is within range but also suboptimal; I'm more interested in approximating the 26.5 high end of the range for younger men.
Thanks for the bloodtest answer Chris. Great stuff.
You're welcome.
re. water, I have an RO filter for drinking purposes but want to have it independently tested. Does it perform as promised, and, how much nanoplastic am I getting per serving? Might be a business idea in there...
Hi Chris. Can you talk about your filtered water and how you consume water? I forget if you mentioned it before, I did buy that huge water bottle you mentioned. two of them in fact!
I love those bottles for measuring water. I try for 1/2 a gallon/day of plain water but drink quite a bit in addition of other drinks (mostly filtered milk and cherry juice). Looking into a central filter for our home water. We're on town water but also have a well. Also, I drink a lot of bottled mineral water (I keep a shelf at eye level in the fridge with just water as a reminder to drink before I eat anything).
Most informative.... great info on complete blood panel..
Thanks!
So much of exercise is mental. You nail it here, you need to commit to the lift.
First time you accidently put on more weight than you planned to and crush it, you realize how much more capable your body is than your mind will allow.
I wish I had virtually anything to report other than: "I'm weak. Oh and also apparently afraid."
But the flip side is that these are (all too slowly) fixable. Nothing bad happens at the bottom of a squat. I'd been resisting it and just committed today and it changed everything. Weakness and fear are almost funny when you can really just rub your nose in them and face them head on. Because they are often stupid. Terrible things might happen, but it is almost never what one is actively worrying about.
In my case, I just wasn't sure enough if I could squat to drive down then drive out of the bottom. I can. I rather suspected that I'd get to the bottom of the GH raises and just give out and smash my face into the floor. I won't. I hit rock bottom one week ago in which I just stared into the abyss. And I came out with the simplest answers -- a total commitment to my coach and to weightlifting, no hedging or excuses, and a realization of how much time that this will take.
winners win brother. You can't lose with that approach.
Hi Chris, can you say what your "top 5" supplements would be? I don't take anything other than a multi-vitamin today. For reference, I'm 58, train cardio/weights every day (alternating), and am looking to build a little muscle, maintain energy levels, and stay pain/injury free.
Thanks!
Chump
1) Creatine.
2) Magnesium.
3) Vitamin D.
4) Apigenin.
5) Enclomiphene Citrate (prescription).
Hey Chris, a few thoughts on squats that help me. 1) I've practiced dumping heavy weight so I've got that knowledge in the back of my head that I know how to get out if I have to. Maybe not exactly in line with what you're talking about with commitment but it helps me go for it. 2) I know I intend and need to use stretch/reflex at the bottom so I go into it aggressive knowing I need that to get out.
Thanks! I'm going to try both of those.
On the bloodtests, that's a very comprehensive list, nothing to add.
What I would emphasize is that for many of those metrics, the "normal" range that will be provided by your lab/GP can be far from optimal, and some homework is needed to ascertain whether your results are actually optimal
What I would personally focus on in Chris's list (not in order of importance):
-Free T
-TSH
-Uric Acid
-Trig/HDL ratio and/or ApoB/ApoA ratio
-Cortisol (ideally measured a different times during the day)
-Ferritin
-ALT
For every one of those metrics, what is optimal will be very different from what your GP will consider "normal"
100%. Reference ranges are often lowered to account for the population's declining overall health which seems circular. For one example, Labcorp lists the low end of the free T reference range for my age group as 6.8 pg/mL. If I were at 7, that is within range but also suboptimal; I'm more interested in approximating the 26.5 high end of the range for younger men.