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Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦

Morning Mastodonians!

I have resolved to stop by #PlanetFitness every morning when I take my wife to work, which is 1 to 3 times a week. With Hockey wrapping up in the next couple of weeks, I will need the exercise. So I went in this morning. I have an eye doctor appointment later #Today, so I had to drive her in. I am only there about 30 minutes, doing 10 minutes on the stairs, then 3 to 5 weight machines, but it’s a good little workout.

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦18h ago

I have started taking #creatine in the morning, either in my coffee or in orange juice. It supposedly helps with muscle recovery and even memory. Both of which I can use all the help I can get. It’s a tasteless powder that you mix with a drink. I wonder if or when I will notice anything? I am not very attuned to my body, so it’s hard for me to tell if this actually does anything. Anyone else out there trying creatine?

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦18h ago

I had a great time at #PaxEast on Friday. I spent the rest of the weekend regretting not going for another day. It’s a little weird to spend $70 to play a board game with your friends, but the atmosphere was fun, and there was a lot to look at. I played five games on Friday: Get Baked, Photosynthesis, Sagrada, Daybreak, and Moon Colony Bloodbath. I enjoyed them all, more or less. But nothing I felt like rushing out and buying. I resisted the temptation to buy Sagrada at a good price at the show.

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦18h ago

I am debating skipping out on a day or two at the #SaltMine because the weather looks great and we didn’t get much done outside over the weekend. A friend of mine is starting at STR soon. I’ve been trying to get him on board for a couple of years now. I’m excited for three reasons – he’s a really good developer, I get a hefty bonus for referring him, and now I can stop listening to him whine about his job at Amazon. 😸

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦18h ago

Be safe. Wash your hands. Watch your distance. Wear your N95 mask. Vaccinate! Boost!

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” —William W. Purkey

fan boy 🪭17h ago

@jdarnold
No one was wearing masks?

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦16h ago

@notyourfanboy Masks were rare. I Usually mask up in situations like this, but I didn’t on Friday. 🙀

Kierkethumbs up convincingly 18h ago

@jdarnold nb - if you’re healthy it can give you false positives for reduced kidney function. If you are already blessed with kidney disease it’s unknown whether that quirk is harmless or not.

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦17h ago

@Kierkegaanks Thanks for the heads up - I will keep it in mind.

DB Schwein 17h ago

I have not, but I'd be curious about responses! My recovery has definitely slowed down since hitting menopause, so any advantage I can get 😊

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦17h ago

@deirdrebeth Exactly my thoughts. Well, not menopause 😹 but needing all the help I can get! I've been taking magnesium glycinate as recommended by a friend for joint pain, but haven't really noticed anything.

Kierkethumbs up convincingly 17h ago

@deirdrebeth @jdarnold omega 3 epa can help with muscle pain and inflammation. There are supplements with concentrated epa. (Or if you prefer it, oily fish is likely better)

DB Schwein 16h ago

@Kierkegaanks @jdarnold

Oh I'm already all in on fish oil. That stuff is more effective than my biologic short term!

I tried the magnesium glycinate for a year with no noticeable difference, same with glucosamine & chondroitin sadly (despite it working really well for both my parents and a sibling)

Kierkethumbs up convincingly 16h ago

@deirdrebeth @jdarnold my ex swears by magnesium but it does little for me. I casually assume that it’s because it takes a lot of time for it to build up in your tissue as opposed to become present in your blood tests. I think all the electrolytes affect our muscles, but supplementing potassium and kalcium is tricky business

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦16h ago

@Kierkegaanks @deirdrebeth I give our dogs a squirt of fish oil every meal for their skin. Maybe I should grab one too!

DB Schwein 16h ago

@jdarnold @Kierkegaanks

I prefer caplets, but whatever works! 😝

Anders Eknert 17h ago

@jdarnold have taken creatine some periods and it definitely helps at the gym. That particular effect is normally about 3 weeks into it. Whether it’s the same for other effects to kick in, I’m not sure about.

Jonathan Arnold 🇺🇦16h ago

@anderseknert Thanks for the info. I have a 100 day supply, so I'll give it at least that long.

Kathmandu 13h ago

From what I've read, it takes several weeks for effects to become noticeable.