Balance Cortisol and GH to Avoid Overtraining

From FloTrack

If you keep exercising without a recovery day to two, you will feel good for a while; GH (growth hormone) is elevating after each workout. Think back to the first few days when practice starts up each year… by the end of the first week you are thinking nothing but PRs, you are superman (or superwoman). Then you start to feel a little weak by the next week…..look at the resting levels of cortisol (stress hormone), in the background they are going to work. Getting after it day in and day out may lead to a decrease in protein synthesis and you begin to break down. Instead of thinking you are getting out of shape, and feeling like you need to go harder, take a step back. Break apart your week, your month, and look at the big picture. Living in Edge City is tricky, and you only get the most out of training hard by spending a few days relaxing in the park