Smallman1 That’s because I’m 3 days into a 2-week home quarantine because I passed through an area of Shanghai with COVID cases.

    Smallman’s face looks like a disused lock-up

    -si- lots of good advice here with supplements and such, but i’ll toss my 2 cents in as i’ve gone through this and almost completely resolved my joint pain. 5 years ago, i couldn’t run on concrete my knees were so bad, plus some shoulder and thumb pain from work.

    in order of most to least impact, here’s what i did.

    1. keto. cutting out carbs and eating an anti-inflammatory diet is the single best change i made. that includes supplements like magnesium, potassium, omega 3s, and turmeric, among others.

    2. cbd every day and full spectrum thc edibles 3-4 days a week. i can’t tell you how much edibles have lowered my joint inflammation. helps that it’s legal here and i have a ton of options, but it works.

    3. insanity. hiit workouts, especially the lunges/squats keep everything strong so your knees do less work.

    4. i broke my foot, which forced me to not play soccer or run for 6 months.

    until covid decided to destroy my life, i was back to running up to 13 km on concrete with no residual knee pain and i’m in better shape than i’ve ever been. if you try one thing on this list, keto is it.

      Amps

      creatine drinks make the keto / fasting almost impossible as they spike your insulin for days

      Oh right, didn’t know that. I guess that makes sense as (my limited understanding) is that creatine essentially increases the muscles ability to store glycogen (or something like that) so no surprise it generates an insulin spike.

      • Amps replied to this.

          You know who has no joint problems? Frank Thomas. One can only wonder why.

          whatever Sounds about right, I reckon the internet is your friend on this one.

            whatever That said, I think it might be less to do with creatine and more to do with some of the other crap in the shakes… again, please see the internet for more details.

              A commercial with Si’s missus bumping into Frank in the potato aisle at Tesco would be fantastic.

                zackster A commercial with Si’s missus bumping into Frank in the potato aisle at Tesco would be fantastic.

                That’s the most american thing i’ve read all day, Zacko. Have no idea what’s going on.

                Is “bumping into Frank in the potato aisle at Tesco” some weird americanism for anal sex?

                  Thanks for all the suggestions, gents. A shit load more than i expected. Quite a bit to read up and digest.

                  Would the fact i am 24 stone have a negative effect on my joints as well?

                    -si- Probably chief, depends how tall you are and if you are a professional rugby player

                      Amps my gigantic brachioradialis

                      Is that some kind of dinosaur Amps?

                        Amps Read a thing this week about how mind bendingly deadly vegetable oil is. In terms of death rate / life span, having fast food that has been deep fried is the equivalent of smoking 20 fags.

                        But the important bit for you @-si- is the fact that veg oil is an inflammatory and will massively fuck over your joints.

                        Link?

                        I never cook with vegetable oil, but I also don’t tend to trust a thing you post.

                            MC in a very sarky mood this evening. 😅

                            Mad_Cyril I’d rather see if Amps is for once capable of providing a decent source for something he’s said.

                                hugopal he’s correct, seed oils are horrible for you. stick with avocado/olive/coconut oils, just be aware of heat stability if you’re cooking with them.

                                    Good to hear Dave cooks in butter.

                                    Means he’ll have a mahoosive heart attack soon.

                                    Dubman i think cold pressed is much better, but my wife is the expert in the diet department. has something to do with extraction processes i believe.