The Mundane medical thread

yes that’s great if running is an option, for many of us its not, as our knees/ankles are fucked, as someone who the Dr told me 2 years ago, its arthritis nothing you can do, so just accept it, even though I couldn’t walk 200 yards without being in agony.. you either get fat or you embrace the MAMIL lifestyle, your only jealous as we all look better in Lycra than you… I’m now far healthier than I have been in the past 15 years and since my “diagnosis’ 2 years ago I’ve dropped 2 stone, still larger than I’d like but heading in the right direction.

I also beg to disagree flying downhill is fun, even more so if its a really twisty mountainside that your heading down. I’m very fortunate that in most of the areas I ride there is very little traffic, based on my past experiences in the uk I would share your concern about other drivers.

As Jim mentioned it’s very easy to find a club, just look on Facebook or use Strava, I often ride on my own, partly because of work but more and more I ride with others. Just don’t expect Shady to ever to give you kudos for a ride.

Mus: 25 miles tonight at 19.5mph average

A) the only people who look good in lycra are hot chicks

B) I've been lifting fairly seriously for two years now, I promise you you do not

In the 15 or so years off the gym the advancements in Lycra technology are nothing short of remarkable.

All this my cult is better than your cult must be really useful with regard to knee surgery.

In other medical news I had an ultrasound last week. Good - I don't have cancer. Bad - I do have this. It's pretty uncomfortable.

www.mkuh.nhs.uk/patient-information-leaflet/varicocele

Got a post-scan Dr appointment today. Reading online seems I might need an op. Great.

Pretty sure this has come about from cycling, on a hard seat / often bumpy roads, and not wearing padded cycling shorts. Wear cycling shorts people.

Seats in my SUV are very comfy…

(Hope your nuts get better Jim)

I agree, it's a daft argument and it's pretty much always cyclists starting it. I'm pro cycling as a fitness regimen and said as much, I simply explained why having done it for a while it's not for me.

Also your average MAMIL would rather spend $200 on a carbon fibre bottle cage to shave 30g off their bike than spend a few hours a week in the gym and the kitchen to shave 30lbs off their gut. And if they take it seriously enough cyclists end up with puny upper bodies and look like they'd struggle to compete with a stiff breeze.

Actually, fuck cycling. Stupid idea.

Morning Russ!

Also it gives you lumpy balls.

Morning Jim!

I know lots and lots of cyclists (not a boast, many of them are twats) but out of those maybe 200 people, I can think of one guy who would spend shed loads of cash on something like that, and I can suspect two others who might. That’s not very ‘average’.

Yes yes yes. Please sit down and be quiet while I goad the MAMIL with his carbon fibre race weapon and his ridiculous claims of looking good in lycra.

Can you imagine if these last few pages were put in the exercise thread. I suppose it wouldn't be talkback if you could keep to the script. As it turns out, Cicada mites are real and the little fuckers have been biting me and many others to pieces the last few weeks. So sorry Mosquitos I gave you undue props due to having lumps all around my skin. I guess there are some new kids in town and they are bastards...

Itchy bugger alert

Chicago: Scratching.

You keep grinding at the gym my friend.

Rise and grind, brother!