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Been meaning to start this post for a while…. Think there must be a few who would appreciate sharing health info, whether mental or physical….

I’ll start with this… a few years ago during my divorce I was having a shocker… pretty much near breakdown…5 hours a night sleep for a whole year. I figured that I better do as much as possible to help myself. This podcast was invaluable to me - Matt Roberts (a famous PT apparently) provides loads of pointers on diet, exercise and loads of other aspects of male life. The end aim is to boost testosterone, but if you follow the programme you will be benefiting in all sorts of ways, including mental health… he wrote a book that is worth buying if you’re interested in investing time in his programme… personally think it’s well worth it. Although I read the book 3 years ago, I still practise some of the good habits I picked up….

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p077b4mj

    Matt Roberts was David Cameron’s personal trainer apparently - Smallman approved!

      Jules72
      Good shout.

      But can’t believe you’ve mentioned the T-word.

      Edwand along shortly with his repetabantzzz…

        Will take a listen. As Roger Waters once said, you are nurtured through your early life to get an education/get a job/get married but \you get no real guidance once you hit a certain age and things get a bit tough. The world doesn’t really prime you for middle age.

        alistair you too could look like this!!

        What an endorsement:

        • Dan replied to this.

            Word of advice. Get back on that dancefloor. Best and most enjoyable form of exercise

              alistair Word of advice. Get back on that dancefloor. Best and most enjoyable form of exercise

              BUT You !*$mighT C@tCh c00vii!!DDD! （。々°）

                C_J you find wanking more enjoyable than shagging?

                  Ed absolutely fewmin he can’t post his T bantz.

                  I swear by intermittent fasting. Keeps me lean like nothing else and I still knock back the bad stuff all the time. Why? I’ve earned it motherfuckers!

                  intermittent fasting is a great tool as well, especially once you get used to it and can exercise at the end of the fasting period.

                    303abuser indeed. That’s the most effective bit, exercising whole fasting, but you need to work up to ghat bit.

                      yeah it took me about 3 months of keto and IF to get to the point where i could run or do insanity at the same intensity i was used to. now i find it easier to exercise fasted.

                      Think it’s well known IF doesn’t lead to weight loss… I tried it for about 3 months… my weight ended where it started. Exercising at the end of the fast was a massive buzz but that faded after a while…. So personally not too sure about fasting

                        Jules72 yeah not sure it necessarily results in weight loss but I have gained more muscle and my waistline has dropped several inches so it works for me in that regard. It’s also helped with joint pain.

                            Are you lot doing three four day fasts or just skipping one or two meals a day? I find that missing meals helps me not put weight on, but combine it with exercise and the keto and I’m getting the weight loss?

                            I never eat breakfast and skip lunch occasionally too. I exercise a lot. Gym and basketball mainly. Walk everywhere I can etc