I fall a little behind in conversations of how hormones affect (may halt) weightloss. I have yet to read something detailed, and credible, on this. Suggestions?
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05-24-2012, 01:40 AM #1
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05-24-2012, 02:08 AM #2
Charles Poliquin is quite out there when it comes to hormonal work.
Mike Mahler has a Hormone Optimisation online course too that I enrolled on. A lot of my time is spent researching info on hormone optimisation now too.Tired of boring cardio? Want to add a challenge to your workouts?
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05-24-2012, 08:14 AM #3
I'd start with the anatomy and physiology text first. From there, once you have a REALLY good working knowledge of the hormones and processes involved, I would head over to PubMed and read science articles about the influence of weight loss and the hormones involved.
The books you are going to buy are either going to be based on these articles if they are good, or anything else would just be theory and/or bull****.
At least if you start out the way I suggested, when you start reading these materials, you will both have a better understanding, and you might be able to sniff out some bull****. I find it amazing how many people are involved in this field without a working knowledge of the sciences.
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05-24-2012, 10:18 AM #4
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05-24-2012, 11:01 AM #5
This, this, this.
But honestly, unless you're training elite competitors, you should recognize that you're a) not an endocrinologist and b) not working with people for whom this information will be important. 99% of the time when you hear someone say that their "hormones are out of balance" and that's impeding their fitness goals, they're lying to cover for the fact that they're not eating or exercising correctly. If they really do have a severe hormonal problem, they need an MD, not a trainer; if they don't really have a severe hormonal problem, then there's no point in trying to incorporate that knowledge into your training plan. So bear that in mind - this research you do should probably be to satisfy your curiosity, not to impact the way you train people.
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05-24-2012, 11:19 AM #6
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05-24-2012, 05:12 PM #7
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05-24-2012, 07:37 PM #8
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05-24-2012, 11:58 PM #9
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05-25-2012, 12:35 AM #10
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05-25-2012, 01:17 AM #11
Low test, high cortisol, high insulin etc you can only fix to the extent that you can get them to exercise more, eat better, sleep better, stress less etc, stuff you should be doing anyway. If someone has serious issues from nutrient deficiencies or more serious problems then they need injections, pills and stuff you can't give them anyway. So not much point trying to study heaps of it.
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05-25-2012, 07:38 AM #12
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05-25-2012, 03:28 PM #14
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