Episode 36: Sleep, Stress, & Cortisol
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04/22/20 • 67 min
Episode 36: Sleep, Stress, & Cortisol
Cortisol is your body's hormonal response to physiological and psychological stress. It often gets a bad rep, but cortisol has its benefits too, namely to control systemic inflammation.
In this episode we dive into the connection between cortisol and sleep and discuss the importance of a good night's sleep in relation to your health and physique goals.
We also offer a variety of solutions and behavior modifications which can improve your sleep hygiene and boost recovery in both the short and long term.
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Episode 36: Sleep, Stress, & Cortisol
Cortisol is your body's hormonal response to physiological and psychological stress. It often gets a bad rep, but cortisol has its benefits too, namely to control systemic inflammation.
In this episode we dive into the connection between cortisol and sleep and discuss the importance of a good night's sleep in relation to your health and physique goals.
We also offer a variety of solutions and behavior modifications which can improve your sleep hygiene and boost recovery in both the short and long term.
🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆
Follow us on Instagram:
scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald
firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su
jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black
the_excellence_cartel - The Excellence Cartel IG Page
#theexcellencecartel
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Episode 35: 10 Questions & 10 Answers
Episode 35: 10 Questions & 10 Answers
This was a fun episode! Today we sat down to answer 10 questions we received from our listeners and went round table style to deliver answers from our unique personal perspectives.
How to extend longevity in bodybuilding? Offseason versus pre-contest drugs? What are the best health supplements you should take? What to get checked out when getting blood work?
Those are just some of the questions we covered today. If you have any more after listening, please feel free to shoot us a DM and we'd love to chat with you.
🏆 THE EXCELLENCE CARTEL 🏆
Follow us on Instagram:
scoobyprep1_ifbbpro - Jason Theobald
firstcalloutfitness - Jeffrey Su
jeffunbreakableblack - Jeff Black
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#theexcellencecartel
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Episode 37: Another Day, Another Q&A
Episode 37: Another Day, Another Q&A
Today we went round table style with more great questions from our listeners: how to train and eat post show? What's our most challenging demographic to coach? How to tell if your drugs are real?
We also reflect on our biggest business failures and chat a little about the current economic and political situation that is covid-19.
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