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No the "issue" wasn't that serious, just a decline in my interest levels, it;s been almost 8yrs though and we'd had a pretty full wind up towards the end of 2014. As you might recall I was also getting sick quite often etc. Ella has finally stopped catching every disease and bringing it home, I'm making sure I get enough sleep, taking a multi again, making sure I get some good greek yoghurt in (probiotics) etc so I'm feeling better and have had more "interest" as a result. I have a tendency to play down/disregard the effects of work related stress also as that's not exactly manly when I work in an office all day, but the reality is it does actually seem to take a toll on me over time. There was/is some big things happening here - good things, but lots of work regardless.

I have never been into PWO, tried craze once for a laugh and couldn't get to sleep until very late. TBH, the DAA test interested more from a libido POV, but better sleep fixed that. The maca powder interests me in terms of focus throughout the working day.

Stop the coffee also to be sure.

I had an aircon mate of mine around and he had a current tester or something he called it, put it on the alternator wire and got nothing. The alarm wiring goes to a fuse then off elsewhere, the car used to have remote central locking etc, but most of that has been removed (track car). I will have to test if that wire can be ditch, either way though it's on the wrong side to be draining the battery when the switch is off.

I don't, I just use this now. http://www.soylent.me/

If it's that subtle, it's not worth the effort in my eyes. Won't know til I try, but if the comments are that muted, why try...

I'm more interested in feeling awake/alert/focused without relying on caffeine/stimulants etc.

Already lost a heap of strength and muscle, at least in terms of size has notable dropped, but my body responds fairly quickly to losing it and going back to "normal" as I'm naturally a rake. I dropped 30kg off the bench and it felt OK, did chins and dips with no added weight, just bodyweight and it felt OK too, dropped some off the squat also and it felt 'OK' If it wasn't for having spent 3 days working on the aircon in a FWD euro car I'd be feeling better. I skipped last night completely to allow more rest time after being my mechanic stint and went for a jog instead, I'm in no mega rush.

Yeah I get what you're saying. I thought everyone here loved the maca powder? Clearly no great impactfor you? Given how much impact the DAA had on me, I'm not opposed to the idea of a teaspoon of something not being able to affect me.

If your sleep was that easily affected I'd agree for that person, mine is not. 6hrs or 9 has no bearing on how I feel the next day. The QUALITY of that sleep, however has a big impact as is obvious the instant I wake up. By that I mean how many times have I woken up, was it too hot, too cold etc. That will of course vary for others, but I'm neither light sleeper nor a log so the quality of my sleep can be a bit up and down.

Mixed bag here. After upsetting my shoulder, I gave it 2 full weeks then had a light session which it didn't like, gave it another week and then had an even lighter session which was OK but then spend 3 days working on my sister in law's car to fix her aircon and had to skip another few sessions, so for 4 weeks I've done 2 shitful sessions. I've also had more than enough to eat and drink. My weight hasn't changed but my composition certainly has. On the plus side, I've been for at least 4x 2.5k jogs in the last 2 weeks without major ankle soreness. 2015 will be a slow and steady rebuild I think, plus I'll look to take the next step in ankle rehab/mobility and see if I can improve on that and get back to some half decent cardio (might get my exercise bike back too as I'm a shit squatter so bike will help with legs and cardio at the same time). Hope you all had good xmas and new years. Oh and completely stopped DAA, basically any dosage of it killed my sleep patterns and there was no other discernible gain beyond feeling more awake/alert/focused. I should try that maca root powder you guys mentioned, seems interesting.

No, alarm is on the side that gets disconnected. The switch is in the off position in this pic. It's been suggested that putting both engine harness connections on the non battery side should be enough, or that the alternator can be pulling amps from the battery, however I'm pretty sure that testing last time (and I'll test again shortly to be sure) showed that having the two engine harnesses on the same side saw the engine keep running when the switch was flipped.

Battery is dry cell for car with CCA rating above what's needed for this engine. Neg terminal corrosion is dissimilar metal spacer used there. AFAIK that shouldn't cause a current drain.

I assumed as much also but I'm pretty sure (and will test again) that if the blue and red are on the same side, the car doesn't stop when the switch is flicked. Battery is next to new, 20 starts tops, well under 12mths old.

What have I buggered up here? See pic then reference colours. Green - From Battery. Yellow- From Alternator. Blue - Engine harness Red - Another Engine Harness Purple - Fuse for car alarm/can be ignored. In this pic the switch is off, he car will not start, no accessories will turn on, fuel pumps not priming. However, I can go out after a week and find the car hard to start as battery voltage has dropped. I had problems with this setup originally and found this setup was the only way to get it to work, with the blue coloured engine harness on the other side the car would continue running when the switch was flipped. What have I stuffed up? Or should I have used a 3 pole switch and separated those two engine harnesses connections red/blue from each other and the battery. Here's a pic of the battery setup, pretty sure this problem existed before the surge tank went in, the trigger wire for the relay for the surge tank pump is the existing fuel pump wire, so neither pump primes unless they should be.

What have I buggered up here? See pic then reference colours. Green - From Battery. Yellow- From Alternator. Blue - Engine harness Red - Another Engine Harness Purple - Fuse for car alarm/can be ignored. In this pic the switch is off, he car will not start, no accessories will turn on, fuel pumps not priming. However, I can go out after a week and find the car hard to start as battery voltage has dropped. I had problems with this setup originally and found this setup was the only way to get it to work, with the blue coloured engine harness on the other side the car would continue running when the switch was flipped. What have I stuffed up? Or should I have used a 3 pole switch and separated those two engine harnesses connections red/blue from each other and the battery. Here's a pic of the battery setup, pretty sure this problem existed before the surge tank went in, the trigger wire for the relay for the surge tank pump is the existing fuel pump wire, so neither pump primes unless they should be.

I want to try one of those scans. In the meantime I'll just be here having my third week off. I had one light session attempt last week but pulled up sore so have just been enjoying the break. Itching to get back.

Nice, thanks Terry

I buy only from BN.

That's something I struggle with too, wanting to support locals but not wanting to get fleeced. My last pair of outdoor shoes were $230 locally or $110 delivered from amazon...

The lack of credible resources was something I noted too. I might think about it when my shoulder comes good and i start to get back into "loads" rather than light BS.

Just a minor tendon strain. Have had one before, other side, and recovered fine over time. Had a big gym session on a Friday, then 6-7hrs in the yard the next day, then another the day after and strained it. Had a full week off so far after doing one session and it not feeling right. Will give it another week at least I'd say.

Can't hurt to try I guess. Started trying DAA, immediate affect was keeping me awake so was working back on dose but injured shoulder before being able to tell if it helped.

Mmmm, I'm a little skeptical... Why isn't this more widely known if it's the bee's knees.

Never heard of it?