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Stress, Cortisol, and Your Gains
Cortisol gets described online as the thing standing between you and the body you want. It's actually the hormone that gets you out of bed. It runs on a daily curve, highest in the morning and lowest at night, and it regulates blood sugar, blood pressure, inflammation, and how much energy the body makes available when something demands it. Exercise raises it. That's the point of exercise.
A hard session raises cortisol for a few hours, then it settles. Chronic stress never allows the settling. The body doesn't keep separate accounts for work, caregiving, money, bad sleep, and training. It…
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