tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post3123977344769431833..comments2023-10-08T09:56:05.560-06:00Comments on The Straight Dope: Cortisol & Your Exercise ProgramSteve Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-68643885582213022662010-07-28T03:41:27.184-06:002010-07-28T03:41:27.184-06:00I agree with you.I think the product is helpful fo...I agree with you.I think the product is helpful for people who answers to their health problems.Thanks for sharing.Dr Eric Berghttp://www.drberg.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-61021013079553076462010-07-27T15:13:22.789-06:002010-07-27T15:13:22.789-06:00Steve, I asked you about this in the chat a week o...Steve, I asked you about this in the chat a week or two ago. I'm always in the balancing act of how much to eat against how hard I'm training. My goal is to cut body fat...but always trying to balance that with not under eating.<br /><br />I guess the question remains: How can you tell your cortisol levels are too high? I assume that the inability to lose belly fat being part of them, but what are some other signs to watch for?Brenthttp://www.GetFitWithBrent.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-61531921195280096262010-07-23T14:58:27.061-06:002010-07-23T14:58:27.061-06:00Steve, I'm new to reading your blog but find ...Steve, I'm new to reading your blog but find it very informative and entertaining. My issue is not with over production of Cortisol. My body does not manufacture any Cortisol due to Addison's Disease. My challenge is to plan my Cortisol dosages appropriately so they mitigate the physical stresses I experience while exercising while at the same time providing my body with its daily requirement. I will say that my performance gains, while steady, require more time to achieve, and I'm sure that it mainly due to the inability of my body to manufacture Cortisol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-70379187885168812812010-07-23T11:17:52.121-06:002010-07-23T11:17:52.121-06:00How does intermittent fasting effect cortisol?
Fas...How does intermittent fasting effect cortisol?<br />Fasting for 16 hours. Then eating your required protein and<br />Calories in a 6 to 8 hour window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-31747888677067592062010-07-23T10:22:49.411-06:002010-07-23T10:22:49.411-06:00I think I can go by the saying "If it looks t...I think I can go by the saying "If it looks too good to be true, it probably is" All these diets, ABCDE diet, high protein, high fat, I've tried all and to be honest nothing seems to work as good as it is advertised or portrayed in society.TheThinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340632719888180917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-47618752264539107622010-07-23T09:48:36.175-06:002010-07-23T09:48:36.175-06:00It's apropos this is happening under a cortiso...It's apropos this is happening under a cortisol post because that is definitely part of his theory. We train too much and eat too little. Back to recovery again, and back to my recent short exercise is better post. <br /><br />Wish I wanted more mass because I'd test it further. Again, the more I read the more I find it doesn't quite add up. He proposes another workout suggestion with 12 exercises, yet he's basing the entire program on never doing more than 4 to 8. Strange. <br /><br />Regardless, there is something to be learned here.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-7264438079163826682010-07-23T09:40:04.773-06:002010-07-23T09:40:04.773-06:00That is crazy, 34 lb in 4 weeks? A person on Diano...That is crazy, 34 lb in 4 weeks? A person on Dianobol couldn't even achieve that in such a short time. All these theories are great and testing them is even funner, but the best advice when it comes to hypertrophy is of Greg Valentino. Go by the body, everyone is different and not every technique will work for you. Maybe these gains could be what's called "newbie" gains. Interesting theory though.TheThinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340632719888180917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-33082349499090952562010-07-23T08:31:13.355-06:002010-07-23T08:31:13.355-06:00A quick note on exaggeration. Here's an exampl...A quick note on exaggeration. Here's an example from one of the links. Ferris says "Focus on no more than 4-8 exercises total " and then give a routine with 10 exercises. Reading through all of his stuff is similar. I saw a seminar with him where someone asked him about this point blank. He laughed and talked about it but never answered the question. In general, the key to his 4 hour work week is to find a way to do stuff for work that you don't consider work. Again, I'm fully on board with this concept but his legitimacy about time he to be questioned.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-35443276594684867272010-07-23T08:13:23.329-06:002010-07-23T08:13:23.329-06:00Thanks, Pat,
Funny you metion this as I was just ...Thanks, Pat,<br /><br />Funny you metion this as I was just thinking about Ferris this morning. I knew he was talking about this but had forgotten it for a while and was making a mental note to check back into it. I have his blog bookmarked but don't check it too often.<br /><br />As with all of his stuff I find the numbers exaggerated but the theories sound even if the numbers aren't as small as he states. I like his style, which is all based around self-experimentation. <br /><br />I'm aware of most of the factors he's discussing, such as the effects of eccentric contraction and doing one set of one rep til failure. I suspicious as to whether most people would see near the same amount of varience in this period. In the original study you see a guy gain size back, which is much easier than getting it for the first time. I do often recommend the one rept to failure protocol for our customers who are in a maintenance cycle.<br /><br />Anyway, it's worth a try for sure and I'll put it to a test soon. I can't afford to gain much mass but I'll test it regardless, follow his non-mass protocols, and I'll post on it. <br /><br />Of course there is more to life and human performance than hypertrophy and he only addresses this one aspect of training. He also only discusses one four week cyle. It would be hard to keep these gains without altering the training to address other aspects of physiology. Also, the rapid mass gain should only happen once to the point he states, your pre-disposed natural limit. Other styles of training would need to be incorporated to keep gains.Steve Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639176315514772554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21280038.post-63009330863711374842010-07-22T23:29:29.330-06:002010-07-22T23:29:29.330-06:00Steve, I'm new to the whole blogging thing but...Steve, I'm new to the whole blogging thing but I didn't know where I could contact you. I usually go to you and Tony for my health and fitness advice, but recently I stumbled across a man by the name of Tim Ferriss. He wrote a NY Times best-seller called "The Four Hour Work Week," and has a website dedicated to it and the various studies he does. One study was about hypertrophy, and his journey to maximize muscle mass gains in the shortest and most efficient amount of time.<br /><br />He details his workout plan that he claims used to gain 34 lbs of lean muscle in only 4 weeks - with only a total of 8 gym sessions each only a half hour!<br /><br />Here is the post on his website (with photos):<br />http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/04/29/from-geek-to-freak-how-i-gained-34-lbs-of-muscle-in-4-weeks/<br /><br />and here is the details he listed on Bodybuilding.com :<br /><br />http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/timothyf.htm<br /><br />could you please make a post about this? or at least contact me back?<br /><br />my email is Superunknown2890@gmail.com<br /><br />Thank you Steve,<br /><br />-Patrick, 2 Time P90X GradUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041383429747143130noreply@blogger.com