Understanding your Hormones

Hello again readers,

I would like to get back on track today to talk about a topic I've left off in my previous post. Hormones are quite a tricky topic to talk about as I'm no scientist and can't really prove the mechanics that can make our body generate more hormones for muscle building. But, I'll still be touching the surface of this so that most of us can get the general guidelines to promoting a better hormone response within our bodies.

The human Endocrine System is the main producer of our body's hormones, it can produce Anabolic Hormones (Constructive) and Catabolic Hormones (Destructive). All hormone production comes from our Pineal Gland which is located on our brain, think of it as the director of a company and it will give instructions to the Endocrine System, which is like the managers to execute the strategy plan. There are many types of hormones that can be produced by our bodies, but I think I should only talk about those that really take effect to Muscle Building and Fat Loss.

The few important hormones I'm going to talk about are :

Catabolic Hormones
1) CORTISOL - This is also called the stress hormone which are produced from your Adrenal Glands. High amounts of Cortisol CAN lead to FAT GAIN! The release of this hormone is due to our mental and physical stress, this can be BIG news for those who are trying to stay and look FIT. It can prevent FAT LOSS by breaking down muscle tissue and using it for energy.

Preventive measures are to decrease our mental stress by relaxing and taking up your stress issues on a different perspective. Do not go on a DIET! and do not train too frequently, give your body a chance to heal up from your previous workout and you will enter your next session with much much more energy.

Luckily, there are more Anabolic hormones in our body to help you up to your goals than those that will crush them.... Here are some of the Anabolic Hormones youshould know about.

Anabolic Hormones
1) MELATONIN - This hormone is produced by our Pineal Gland and can be found almost everywhere in our body, especially our skin. It controls most of our body's other hormones which includes our sleeping cycles, sex drive, as well as ESTROGEN and TESTOSTERONE. These hormones are also known as the 'hormone of darkness' as they only be secreted from the body at night especially during midnights.

To Promote better secretion of these hormones, you would do well having a good night's sleep for as least 6-8 hours everyday or/and you can also look at some supplements.


2) TESTOSTERONE - This is one of the MOST important hormone for MEN as it promotes Muscle Growth and Bone Density, our facial hair and voice tone. Produced in the testes, it also helps us a lot in our Sex Drives. Promoting these hormones are crucial if you want to pack on those muscles!

To Promote more of these hormones, a series of COMPOUND EXERCISES is best as it uses the most Muscle MASS in our body to do each exercise. I would personally go for SQUATS!! As you increase your workout intensity, you will secrete a large amount of HGH which will lead us to our next hormone...


3) Human Growth Hormone (HGH) - This is our growth and cell reproduction hormone. This hormone is most active during our sleep, I've read that they are produced in our body after 30-45 minutes of sleep and spike through the night until right about after 6-8 hours it will decline again. You can also spurt some out during your workouts!!

There are numerous ways To Promote higher HGH in the body which includes supplementation and a good intensed workout, but never neglect the 6-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep!

There are actually many more hormones that can aid you in your muscle packing goals as well as those that can get you further from your goals. Just try to focus on the ones on top and you should be fine. There are even greater explanations of the benefits and how to promote each hormone in your body from Vince's No Nonsense Muscle Building Program, to find out more about him follow this link HERE.

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Regards,
Terry