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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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May 31, 2006 - 01:49am PT
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I used to brew the Kombucha. Even took some on a wall or two.
It definitely had some effect like perking me up in the morning, but not extreme (or toxic feeling) like coffee.
Seemed to have a diuretic effect though, Not sure it wouldn't interfere with your hydration and nobody says it helps fitness.
You have to be careful brewing Kombucha cause toxins and bad mold can form if you let it get anerobic on you.
Lots of stuff is snake oil, I agree. A good round of Psylium husks and colon cleansing herbs is a slam dunk-really works- feels better kinda program though.
I've never tried Niacin on it's own.
And Saw Palmetto really does help shrink the prostate.
Peace
Karl
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hardman
Trad climber
love the eastern sierras
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May 31, 2006 - 09:00am PT
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blinny
it was meant as a joke like all my posts are. i was trying to be funny something i'm inept at
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PDHMAN
Trad climber
Eastside N of Bishop just S of 395
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May 31, 2006 - 10:22am PT
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WBraun:
Will it slow down your breath?
Will it slow down your heart rate?
For me, living @ 7100', it has allowed me better "OXYDIZATION" at altitude, the higher and harder I put out in my cycling climbing efforts and fast Alpine appraoches and climbs. No, it doesn't affect my Heart Rate. It really has improved my RECOVERY after my extended hard efforts. I combine the daily dosage with L-Glutamine for the Recovery and Immune process that is severely broken down after hard efforts.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 31, 2006 - 10:40am PT
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hardman:
i don't think we missed the joke.
well, maybe Karl might have (hehe)
eKat Ballerina Valentini Nijinska Uber Babe?
Like you think just because we didn't pin smiley faces all over your pink panther, like, we didn't find that gesture adorable?
now go look at my "scrambles amongst the rockies thread" all lonely and forlorn now on page two. hasn't been coddled since werner got all huggy on it...
(PDHMan)(Nice reportage Bro)(Lisa also raced in 2 tour de feminin de france, something americans don't typically even know about)(We road ride nothin' but hills out here in the Colorado mountains, do lots of long days baggin' peaks and will apply your cordyceps dosage -Thanks)
(FYI- last time Lisa asked me out on a training run, I had been Blowin' Bongers, Doin' shots of Grappa. I went out wearin' jeans with wallet still in 'em and completely blew her off:: that doesn't ever happen but seldom, i like the story though).
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Tarbuster
climber
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May 31, 2006 - 10:44am PT
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PDHMan:
Are you familiar with the mail order products, favored by cyclists, offered by "Hammer Nutrition"?
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PDHMAN
Trad climber
Eastside N of Bishop just S of 395
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May 31, 2006 - 11:07am PT
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YUPPER!! Steve Born and Dr. Misener have formulated premier and phenomenal training techniques and ingested food/supplement formulas for ENDURANCE work. Word from HAMMER is that they will be coming out with a product similiar to "Optygen" which combines both Cordyseps and Rhodiola Rosea. HAMMER products rule! Been using their stuff for the past seven years! Great "Hometown" Customer Service also. www.ecaps.com or www.hammernutrition.com
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Tarbuster
climber
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May 31, 2006 - 12:25pm PT
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alrighty then,
hey-
does your handle acronym stand for: Pretty Darn Hard Man?
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PDHMAN
Trad climber
Eastside N of Bishop just S of 395
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May 31, 2006 - 12:31pm PT
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OH YEAH BABY!!!! It goes for many assets in many regards.
It pays to be "HARD" in many venues of ones life.
And, I learned many years ago that...
"IT PAYS TO BE A WINNER!" And in order to do so, one needs to learn mental and physical "HARDNESS" in order to be a good "SUFFERER" and finish the race in style. Winning doesn't always mean coming in first...that's another story.
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 31, 2006 - 02:00pm PT
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Yes we use hammer products too.
"Sustained Energy" is one of my faves.
"Pretty Darn Hard" was also something Bridwell suggested as a phrase component to a rating system.
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PDHMAN
Trad climber
Eastside N of Bishop just S of 395
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May 31, 2006 - 02:11pm PT
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I KNOW...PDH and (You're Dead For Sure)YDFS are my favorites. The "Bird" incoporated the rating system on the FA's of SHADOWS, ZENITH, THE BIG CHILL & BUSHIDO. These Routes will definitely
MYSYPFS(Make You Sheeet Your Pants For Sure!). Right up my alley, HEE HEE HEE!
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 31, 2006 - 03:15pm PT
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TOTH to you eKBVNUB.
Hey by the way I think I was there the day Yabo made the "10" comment about you in Yosemite, or at least heard about it. What a darling he was, eh?!
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burp
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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May 31, 2006 - 05:07pm PT
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Bachar,
Here is a forum where you may be able to get some answers:
http://www.drsquat.com/forum/index.php
It's Dr. Fred Hatfield's (Dr. Squat) site. You may remember him from his powerlifting exploits in the 70s and 80s.
I've been able to get a lot of info from there about exercise and nutrition. Todd Wilson and Dr. Squat are both great resources there.
Enjoy!
burp
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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May 31, 2006 - 05:25pm PT
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Nice burp thanks.
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bachar
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - May 31, 2006 - 11:41pm PT
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burp...good site! yeah I remember him - whew. Nothing on Cordyceps though... Those Anabolic Steroids look interesting however - even better than Coryceps! (just kidding)
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burp
Trad climber
Salt Lake City
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Posted a message on Dr. Squat asking about Cordyceps ... we'll wait and see what turns up. I know someone there would have some experience or academic knowledge of it.
Enjoy!
burp
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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I first encountered Cordyceps in the Rolwaling Valley of Nepal, a Sherpa community just west of the Everest region at the foot of Gauri Shankar. I made a study of medicinal plants there and was told about a half animal, half plant creature whose name in Sherpa (yer tsa gum bu) translates literally as "summer grass, winter worm". Eventually, the Sherpas produced some dried specimens which were indeed dried caterpillers with two thin strands of what looked like grass, but is actually the Cordyceps fungus, coming out their head.
On the internet, Cordyceps is sold as a "mushroom". What you're really getting however, is ground up dried caterpiller with a little fungus mixed in. The Sherpas sell it for cash, since it brings in a lot and they told me that some old men took it as an aphrodiasiac.
Make of this what you will.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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why are you ignoring the pink-frosted donuts as performance enhancers?
Damn! I thought it was the buttermilk bars.
No wonder it hasn't worked.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Actually Jan, Most of the commercial cordyceps is made from cultured mycelium. Grown in petri dishes or something.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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About that caterpillar fungus
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25731281-401,00.html
POLICE are investigating reports that seven men were killed in a remote area of Nepal as they searched for a rare fungus known as "Himalayan viagra".
Yarsagumbar, or caterpillar fungus, is a rare species of parasitic fungus known for its aphrodisiac qualities and found in only a few remote parts of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau.
It attracts a high price on the international market and is in particular demand in China, where it is used to treat a vast range of ailments, from kidney disease to tuberculosis.
A group of villagers reportedly set upon the men as they hunted for the prized substance, which can only be harvested for a few weeks of the year, around 160km west of the capital Kathmandu.
"We have sent a team of security forces into the village of Nar, where seven people are reported to have died when they went to the area to collect a valuable herb called Yarsagumba," home ministry spokesman Navin Ghimire said.
"Police have made a few arrests in the district."
He did not say when the men disappeared, but the fungus, which grows on the larva of a species of moth, is usually harvested in June.
It is a major source of income for some small communities in the highlands of Nepal, where schools shut down for the brief harvest season.
Geez. you'd think that after they invented real viagra, that folks would stop chopping up sharks, killing each other over bugs, or ravaging the rhinoceros in Africa.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Karl .... Happy 4th, just read the first couple and last couple posts of this Thread. Seriously, did they really eat the ants brain ?
Better than viagra and much more controllable.....our pharmacy makes an injectable prescription drug that comes in a variety of strengths for ED. It's called Quad ES. We've never had a customer not come back. Works great. Jess sayin'.....lynnie
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