I was watching some clips from training camp today and it got me thinking about how much weight we put on these early performances. Every year, there’s always that one player who looks like an absolute superstar during the first week of practice. They’re faster, stronger, and more polished than anyone else on the field.
But then, once the actual regular season hits and the real intensity kicks in, they seemingly vanish. I remember back in my college days, I knew a guy who was the undisputed king of the weight room and looked unstoppable in every scrimmage. By Week 4 of his pro career, he was barely getting any snaps. It’s easy to look like a god when you're just running drills against guys who are also trying to find their footing.
I love the optimism, and it’s fun to get excited about a new face making a statement, but I’ve learned to keep my expectations in the basement until the real games start.
Do you guys actually get hyped for camp performances, or do you just wait for the first real kickoff to take anything seriously?
Sophia Martinez65 said:So what, I eat one spinach leaf and suddenly I've got enough oxalates to suck all my calcium out and trigger hypocalcemic tetany?? 🤣
You don't absorb everything you shove down your throat. If you did, calcium wouldn't even be on your radar right now.
Someone was asking about the link between massive protein intake and osteoporosis. Bodybuilders who load up on protein should already know how to handle excess oxalates.
We're talking about blood calcium here. When that drops, your body pulls calcium from your bones, and that's where the osteoporosis connection kicks in... It's not happening just because you went overboard at a BBQ over the weekend. Osteoporosis is a long-term grind.
I mean, yeah, relatively speaking, but it's still a damn long time considering their diet is over 50% fat. With all those Omega-3 fatty acids, they don't deal with heart or vascular issues. Basically,
placidowl6 said:maybe three liters of milk is overkill after all.
I was reading that athletes need somewhere between 1 and 2.7 grams of calcium a day.
If I’m knocking back 3 liters of milk daily, the math says I’m hitting about 3.6g (since there's roughly 1.2g per liter). That puts me over by a gram, especially since I eat five eggs every morning, which also pack some calcium in the yolks.
I'm a bit worried that slamming that much calcium might trigger kidney stones. What do you guys think?
just eat two pounds of spinach with it and you'll cancel out the extra Ca, because it won't absorb.
Michael Taylor7 said:Hey Steven Green2, tell me, what’s the actual point of cholesterol in the body anyway? What's up with the Eskimi? They basically don't die from heart disease.
They eat tons of bluefish, man. You handle the rest.
Give them some Hershey's and see how fast things change.🙂
Sophia Martinez65 said:I think you're tripping a little here. 😬 My physiology and biochemistry might be a bit rusty, but if I recall correctly, calcium absorption and protein absorption work through totally different mechanisms and aren't tied together like that. Unless you were talking about calcium bound to plasma proteins, but even then, that doesn't really track.
The reason osteoporosis numbers are up is simply because we're better at diagnosing it now. It’s like saying people die from cancer more often today. Yeah, true, but back in the day they would've died from something else and nobody would have bothered to call it cancer.
🙂 I gotta jump in here because everyone keeps throwing around terms like biochemistry, physiology,G... and whatever else, when at the end of the day, we're just talking about cabbage or sauerkraut—basically a bowl of mixed greens. 🤮 For those of you who haven't actually read the stuff, 🙂
Can you break down that whole thing about calcium, protein, and osteoporosis?
Basically, slamming too much protein causes your body to crank out endogenous oxalate. That stuff grabs onto the calcium in your blood and drags it away. But honestly, there's already way too much calcium in three quarts of milk anyway.
Three quarts of milk has plenty—actually, it’s way more protein than I even need. Sure, the body can burn off the excess by turning it into glucose, but that's just inefficient for your metabolism and definitely bad for your wallet. Besides, I'm not crazy enough to chug that much milk. My body doesn't have enough lactase, and I'm short on the enzymes needed to turn galactose into glucose. I'm still young, but if I were some old guy, drinking that much would be like drinking rat poison—unless you scale up really slowly.
Hmm...🙄 I've had milk twice today already, but I have to buy it for my muesli.😛
Jay said:Man, I think you’ve actually lost it. You probably need to check into an infectious disease ward first, then straight to psych 🙄 You must be a sucker for drama. I love it too, just not when it involves getting sick 😛
thanks for the great 👍 unfortunately, I don't do drama. It's boring, moves too slow, and makes zero sense to me but I think I rattled you a little, so mission accomplished. Had a good laugh while doing it😬 🤣
Jose Chase2 said:Quick question—is there actually some deeper reason for OCD? Like, am I secretly a genius who just struggles with expressing 😬 🙂 😬 or is this just a random, pointless disorder that doesn't mean anything else?
I seriously doubt it’s just random stuff that's basically what it does—it forces you to obsess over something totally useless instead of the things that actually matter in life doesn't mean you aren't a genius, though
Regarding that last post I totally butchered, send any thanks to this address: "Dr. unknown" New York City (Infectious Disease Clinic)😎
And for those people, the bloodwork actually looked fine—not just the white cell counts, but the serology for a bunch of viruses like CMV and EBV... even HIV came back negative. Still, they were running low-grade fevers up to 99.5.
Either way, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it's all in their head.🤣 👋
Look, Blage, those occasional fevers popping up in more people—after we’ve already ruled out every single actual infection—are mostly just linked to tiny amounts of bleeding. It’s usually from straining or being way too aggressive with the toilet paper (basically using sandpaper at this point), so that could definitely be one of the reasons. 😬
blueraven4 said:Nah, I’m talking about the part of the post mentioning bone issues being a separate diagnosis... what's the deal there? You just reminded me that the only thing hurting lately is my hand—specifically the middle finger bone. 😬Can't even make a fist.
My index finger is acting up, but that's because a fence fell on my hand a month ago and wrecked it, so I've got a legitimate reason to rule that out.
So, if you can't objectively prove any changes in the bone or the other structures of the finger (meaning the cause is unknown, no swelling, no inflammation, no local heat, and you've ruled out everything else that causes similar symptoms like carpal tunnel, shoulder-to-hand issues, or an infection like strep or rheumatic fever...), then maybe the issue is mental. If all the other diagnostic criteria are met, that's where you land.
As for chronic fatigue syndrome—or burnout—if it's just from overworking without enough rest, it's easy to fix by taking a decent break. But what's described here isn't that. No amount of rest (even sleeping 20 hours) is going to fix this kind of exhaustion, because we're talking about a psychological shift triggered by prolonged stress. The body adapts to that stress, things settle down, and the person might even feel fine even under heavy mental pressure. If the stress keeps piling up, the adaptation mechanism breaks down, and you end up in this state. It usually moves through about ten stages, and the final destination is depression. But whatever, moving on.
You might deal with pharyngitis, a low-grade fever, and swollen lymph nodes alongside some kind of mental health struggle. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome symptoms can hit you out of nowhere or just creep up on you. Usually, though, people can point to exactly when it started—often right after a nasty bout of the flu or some intense physical strain. The big red flag for a diagnosis? That bone-deep exhaustion that drags on for at least 6 months. It gets so bad that about a quarter of patients can't even hold down a job and are stuck in bed. And get this: resting doesn't help. In fact, any activity, even something tiny, just makes you feel worse. Since there’s no way to actually measure how tired someone is, it all comes down to how you feel. On top of the fatigue, people often complain about sore throats, low-grade fevers (around 99 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit), tender or swollen lymph nodes, body aches, joint pain that moves around, and headaches. A doctor might see pharyngitis, a slight fever, and enlarged nodes during an exam. But if they find actual muscle weakness or arthritis, they'll probably look for a different diagnosis entirely. Patients also deal with brain fog—trouble concentrating or remembering things—and sleep issues. How bad it feels usually fluctuates with the seasons. A lot of people with CFS also battle things like depression or anxiety. Just a heads-up: if a psychiatrist determines that a mental health disorder actually caused the fatigue, then you can't officially call it Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. "
sorry for the copy-paste, check if there's anything useful in here for you.
1. Clinically evaluated, unexplained, persistent, or relapsing fatigue lasting at least 6 months, featuring: - fatigue that’s new or has a clear onset, - isn't just the result of overexertion, - doesn't actually get better with rest, - causes a massive drop in previous activity levels (work, school, social life, or personal stuff). 2. Presence of four or more symptoms that stay constant or keep coming back for at least 6 months, provided none of them showed up before the fatigue started: - impaired short-term memory or concentration, leading to a major dip in work, school, social, or personal activities, - sore throat, - tender lymph nodes in the neck or armpits, - muscle aches, - joint pain without swelling, tenderness, or redness, - a new type of headache, or one that feels different in nature or intensity, - feeling unrefreshed after sleep, - exhaustion following physical effort that lingers for more than 24 hours.
Jamie Clark74 said:don't joke about waiting for osteoporosis....you have to think about it 35-50 years down the line unless you're an outlier... because once those consequences hit, they're permanent. 🙂 😉 😎
You're missing the point😎
What was the poet actually trying to say? I was talking about overdoing it with ascorbic acid—creating the perfect pH storm for kidney stones (calcium oxalate) and leaching calcium from your system. Osteoporosis is just the long-term fallout from that kind of constant hypotoxicity. Osteoporosis can also come from slamming too much meat and protein (like those crazy Atkins diets or anything used to bulk up muscle), which ends up creating an excess of endogenous oxalic acid... dietary issues, malnutrition, mental health struggles (anorexia, bulimia)—all lead to estrogen deficiency...
"Osteoporosis" is a massive umbrella term. In your case, it's just a byproduct of your primary condition that’s making it hard to stay active. And that primary issue started because of 🙂, but hey, you know your own medical history better than I do.
I forgot, I could probably just bottle my own pee in those fancy five-dollar containers (super trendy right now) and market the stuff as some high-end wellness shot packed with Vitamin C to cure the flu (which is about to blow up). If this bird flu thing mutates again, we’re gonna be swimming in cash.
Zachary Rodriguez32 said:Probably just the RDA, but whatever. 😬 The upper limit for Vitamin C (before you hit toxicity levels) is way higher than just 1 gram. I take 3-5 grams a day and my stomach handles it fine—still farting just as much as usual. 😬
Watch out for kidney stones, though. You're basically creating the perfect storm for oxalate crystals to clump together.
And if you stay that acidic for too long, you're looking at some serious electrolyte imbalances in your blood...