*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

I have an answer to this problem, which well has it's own draw backs.

Raw Garlic. (Must be raw) 2-4 large cloves a day. Honestly I don't think 'I' have heared of a food source with so much medicinal benefits.

Just one of it's properties is antibacterial. According to what I read, it has the same potency as a weak penicilin antibiotic. But it does something that no known man made antibiotic can do. That is it not only turns your body in to an unfertile zone for bacteria and virus to grow but does not contribute to bacteria (not sure about viruses) being able to evolve in to stronger and more resitant strains.

No known man made antibiotic can do that on the planet!

Down side, is you will stink..... :p Lets put it this way, if I eat 3 large cloves at 9pm, after breakfast and some chewing gum in the morning, no more stink! ;) (Maybe not so good, if your looking for some nooky action tho, so best avoided!)

This is not to say you wont get ill. But fingers crossed, you will get ill less frequently, not as easily and when you do catch something, it wont last as long or be as severe.

It really is a super little stinky food. Some people try an combat the stink by using supplements, but I think thats a minefield to know what to take abit like creatine is.

Stick with raw cloves and you cant go wrong. Just dont cook them, as cooking turns off the antibactirial/antiseptic properties of garlic.

(All of the above, is what I have gathered from reading up about it on the web over the years by the way!)


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Oh and the other property that will be of interest to you guys is supposedly it also raises testoterone levels!!
 
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I find once I've got a cold it's hangs around for while, coming and going. I think it's down to hammering myself in the gym and not allowing my body to give much energy to fighting colds.

/broscience

I think a few of mine may have been the same one recurring and never fully going away.

I have an answer to this problem, which well has it's own draw backs.

Raw Garlic. (Must be raw) 2-4 large cloves a day. Honestly I don't think 'I' have heared of a food source with so much medicinal benefits.

Just one of it's properties is antibacterial. According to what I read, it has the same potency as a weak penicilin antibiotic. But it does something that no known man made antibiotic can do. That is it not only turns your body in to an unfertile zone for bacteria and virus to grow..

Also turns your body into an unfertile zone for brief encounters with hot women!

You're right though. Garlic is supposed to have positive health benefits. It's antibacterial qualities might only help in a germ infested gym if it were rubbed into the hands after touching anything though!
 
Omg my body feels beaten up from benching yesterday! Never felt like this before after bench, must be doing something right!
 
Omg my body feels beaten up from benching yesterday! Never felt like this before after bench, must be doing something right!

To be fair, you've probably just been faffing about with too much 60kg/whatever warm-up weights and loads of logging... this is the first time you've actually done a serious workout. ;) :D
 
all the gainz.. ;) what do you bench? 300kg? :D

Almost 200kg last night :D

To be fair, you've probably just been faffing about with too much 60kg/whatever warm-up weights and loads of logging... this is the first time you've actually done a serious workout. ;) :D

You aren't wrong tbh :p


Now make sure every week is like this, and the gains will be monstrous.

Yes boss :D
 
Does anyone here attribute being ill a lot to time spent in the gym? Obviously the gym is a germy environment and working out beats up the immune system... but i just seem to get one Cold after another at the moment. It's getting beyond a joke.

It's not overtraining as i've barely been pushing myself these last few months due to tendonitis. I gave up smoking eight months ago when i started back at the gym. I've heard of other people getting sick a lot after giving up, but maybe that has more to do with being in the gym itself than the giving up smoking per se. Just bad luck maybe or should i be concerned?

in the last few weeks im sure Ive had 4-5 colds, constant sore throat, head, ears etc. Just start to feel beter then and few days later...bad again. Ive actually been to see the doctor who was as much help as a chocolat teapot..as per normal. But I carry on training and smashing myslef up regardless, the chemical release makes me feel fine for a few hours:D.
Im sure its just something going about just now.
 
in the last few weeks im sure Ive had 4-5 colds, constant sore throat, head, ears etc. Just start to feel beter then and few days later...bad again. Ive actually been to see the doctor who was as much help as a chocolat teapot..as per normal. But I carry on training and smashing myslef up regardless, the chemical release makes me feel fine for a few hours:D.
Im sure its just something going about just now.

Got kids? Acquire disease. :cool:
 
in the last few weeks im sure Ive had 4-5 colds, constant sore throat, head, ears etc. Just start to feel beter then and few days later...bad again. Ive actually been to see the doctor who was as much help as a chocolat teapot..as per normal. But I carry on training and smashing myslef up regardless, the chemical release makes me feel fine for a few hours:D.
Im sure its just something going about just now.

Yeah, the only time i actually have any relief is when i'm working out. The head-fog clears, the sniffles stop and for an hour or two i can breathe again! (And probably pick up the germs that cause the next Cold in the process)
 
Yeah, the only time i actually have any relief is when i'm working out. The head-fog clears, the sniffles stop and for an hour or two i can breathe again! (And probably pick up the germs that cause the next Cold in the process)

Endorphins and test ftw. :)
 
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