For some time now I’ve know I have struggled with some excess cortisol and possible adrenal fatigue issues and I am finally getting around to handling it. It is due to a combination of school, work, training, poor sleep habits, and way to much caffeine for a very long time. All this accumulates into excess stress over a long period of time. There are many symptoms that result from this but the ones that have affected me are fatigue, decreased work out performance, trouble leaning out, and difficulty focusing on one thing at a time.

To help combat it, here are a few lifestyle changes I am implementing.

• No caffeine for a few weeks.
• Be in bed by 9:30 and wake up at 5:00 AM.
• Time permitting, take a nap in the middle of the day.
• Be more strict with paleo and eating more meet and veggies and less fruit and nuts. i.e less sugar.
• Start taking 3 grams of Vit C a day as it has been documented in helping reduce cortisol caused by stress.

Here are some of the changes in my training.

• Stretch and roll out after each work out.
• Decrease my metcon to 2-3 a week and increase my Oympic Lifting to 4-5 days a week. My CNS will thank me for this one!

I’ll report back in a few weeks to let you know how these changes affected the aforementioned symptoms.

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