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Post by RobF on Sept 23, 2017 13:33:31 GMT -7
Sorry I haven't got much to add about this as yet as only just started reading up on it- but was wondering whether people had any thoughts on cortisol and climbing performance.
Think it might be a bit of a biggie as it ties into lots of things: intra-session and long term recovery, sleep, overtraining/ burnout, inflammation and injuries.
It would be interesting to consider the neural loading of a complex activity such as climbing (adding in the fear factor to the full body demands of the exercise) and how this puts strain on the adrenal and cortisol systems.
From what I've read so far there doesn't seem to be a magic cure to treating cortisol imbalances baring eating good food regularly, reducing external stress factors, relaxation, obtaining good quality sleep and non exhaustive exercise.
Would be interesting to think of things from an exercise programming perspective and also what to do on trips to minimise the effects of not getting the above to the same level as when training at home. |
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Post by srossabi42 on Sept 25, 2017 8:54:47 GMT -7
would you mind posting links to what you've been reading? i'd be interested to learn more, thanks!
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Post by RobF on Sept 26, 2017 13:19:21 GMT -7
Will do - might take me a while though as am a total beginner on this subject. There is no reference to cortisol and training in any of my numerous climbing training texts. The basic anatomy / Physiology books seem to concentrate on the acute responses where as I am more interested in the chronic side of things- serial high cortisol readings then leading to low once 'adrenal fatigue' sets in. Adrenal fatigue seems to be disputed within regular medicine but is accepted in the alternative therapy world.
Found some interesting information on fasting and the associated (increased) cortisol response which I guess would be relevant to those pursuing a keto diet or stuck in the mountains with no food.
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Post by srossabi42 on Sept 26, 2017 15:35:13 GMT -7
no worries! thanks for looking into it
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Post by RobF on Oct 5, 2017 10:59:42 GMT -7
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Nov 27, 2017 11:41:00 GMT -7
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