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Good luck.mate The last time I registered for charity event was back in 2018 when I rode the London to Brighton off-road MTB challenge. Over 70 miles. It certainly focused the mind and since then I’ve quit smoking the weed. I can’t even stand the smell of it now.

      Dubman Thanks, I’m looking forward to it. I did 21 km of half road/half trail with some brutal hills on Sunday in just under 2 hours, so my 1:44 goal time should be achievable on a flat course. I’ll find out I guess.

      That sounds like a long off road ride, I may try something like that in the future. For now I’m enjoying the simplicity of running. And I’m keeping smoking to a minimum, but edibles are a key part of my recovery strategy every week.

        I haven’t been on the bike for a Few weeks now due to my new business. I’m working much longer hours which doesn’t help. I did think about running again but I much prefer riding up the downs.

          Dubman I think at this stage of life, it comes down to doing things you enjoy. This fills my need to be competitive and should get me into pretty decent shape. How’s the new business going?

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              It’s doing alright. The price of fuel is really hitting my profits and there’s a lot of competition that are doing jobs for silly money. I’m just waiting for a fuel card to arrive so that will save me some money. I also looked at buying a brand new van but was told that it’s very hard to get credit these days if you’re a sole trader.

                  Dubman I hear you with gas prices, they’re killing me too. Glad it’s going ok so far, getting going is always the hardest part.

                    I’ve came here to say that I’ve never felt larger and more disorganised than ever at home and it’s affecting everything. Work feels chaotic when it really isn’t, it’s just the feeling being in a bit of a mess is causing and I am not exercising. I hate feeling like this and I need to sort this out.

                      Back at it, felt great to hit the badminton court. Slammed some noob with brand new $150 trainers who works in Amazon, 11-3.

                      Will probably get back on the IF this week as well.

                        rhouses some noob with brand new $150 trainers who works in Amazon

                        That’s quite a commute!

                          3 months later

                          Been doing this for a little while now and am finally seeing results.

                          RichM low testosterone leads to low energy/drive, man boobs and low sex drive

                              Jules72 isn’t a healthy diet and exercise enough to boost that? I know it gets more difficult as we get older, but if you don’t want moobs, eat better and do more exercise.

                              I don’t take any supplements, mainly because I’ve not looked into it, but I always look at my diet first when it comes to things I may be lacking. However I’m no expert so I’m probably completely wrong.

                                  RichM Yes, strenght training and proper nutrition and sleep is good for T-levels. Although (obviously) it will just keep your T-levels up to what is considered normal for your age (mostly). Try as one may, a 50 year old man will never reach T-levels of a 23 year old naturally. It will drop off with age.

                                  T-replacement therapy has it’s uses but it’s also a trendy thing right now and I would wager that 80% of men doing it have no medical reason for it and they convince themselves “this is different from what bodybuilders do” but it really isn’t. It’s just that pro bodybuilding takes it to extremes.

                                  Most men nowadays reaching for T-replacement therapy as some holy grail should prob just mind their diet and the way they train far better.