By Alex Ariza,
What can over training do to the the body? It can cause stress. What happens when your body stresses? There are a variety of things that can and do happen.
First, you are fatigued throughout the day and you are very sluggish. How are you going to have the intense training days we need to get better if you are feeling tired and sluggish. In addition to this issue, when you lay down to sleep, you have insomnia. Over training can cause insomnia. Remember our body only heals when we are sleeping.
Over training leads to loss of appetite, sluggishness, being tired all day, and insomnia throughout the night. Over training is not conducive for being the best fighter you can be.
Over training also causes stress and when we stress we release a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol is very important to the body, but when you get too much of it, then it is counter-productive to building muscle tissue, stamina, and everything we are trying to do.
I think what we really focus on when we are building Manny Pacquiao is that we are not releasing any unnecessary cortisol in the body.
Cortisol counteracts insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is central to regulating carbohydrates and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin cause cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose. When insulin is absent, glucose is not taken up by body cells and the body begins to use fat as an energy source.
The reason I am teaching you guys this is simply because ”Understanding leads to Solutions” That is the goal of me writing my articles so you guys can start finding solutions to what you guys are doing. This way when your body hits a plateau you will know how to correct it.
Measuring cortisol levels is a way to find out what is happening in the body. The 24-hour urinary excretion of unmetabolized cortisol is one of the best ways to accurately gauge cortisol levels. This helps take into account bound and free cortisol.
Cortisol can help put you in a state of your body eating off itself to survive. The major catabolic effects of cortisol involve its facilitating the conversion of protein in muscles and connective tissue into glucose and glycogen. Gluconeogenesis (the sequence of metabolic reactions by which glucose/sugar is synthesized,) involves both the increased degradation of protein already formed and the decreased synthesis of new protein. Cortisol can also decrease the utilization of glucose by cells by directly inhibiting glucose transport into the cells. A cortisol excess can also lead to a decrease in insulin sensitivity. Cortisol also reduces the utilization of amino acids for protein formation in muscle cells. A cortisol excess can lead to a progressive loss of protein, muscle weakness and atrophy. Atrophy is the wasting away of muscle tissue.
So, that is a lot of words right there. Here is the long and short of it. If you over train you are doing more harm then good, because scientifically you can not stop your body from producing substances that will hurt you.
Intense training routines, followed by proper diet and rest, is the only way to build yourself into a champion!
Until next time! Please check out all my blogs on www.Mp8.ph
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Alex Ariza
17 Comments
Comment by yanyan — June 15, 2011 @
5:22 pm
Nice one Alex! you are truly an asset to boxer’s strength. We hope the other camp hear this not accused Manny of using PEDs. God Bless your talent!
Comment by Carlos Casanova — June 15, 2011 @
6:00 pm
I was wondering about which foods are good for blocking cortisol and what helps to reverse the effects of overtraining is simply just taking a day off or a week?
Comment by Peter — June 15, 2011 @
6:04 pm
“Insulin cause cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose. When insulin is absent, glucose is not taken up by body cells and the body begins to use fat as an energy source.” I know I am probably wrong, but it sounds like if a reader wanted to lose fat, then this is a good thing?
Comment by Mi Chael — June 15, 2011 @
7:49 pm
Alex, In the past Manny Pacquiao has complained about pains in his ankles. Next, during the Mosley fight – Manny complained about pains in his knees. Finally, on Manny’s hand there is a big lump…is the big lump on his hand – a tophus? Are the pains on Pacquiao’s ankles and knees related to gout? Many filipino’s have gout…does Pacquiao have gout? If so, please send him to a Rheumatologist so he can be 100%. Thank you.
Comment by ivan — June 15, 2011 @
8:15 pm
very interesting column Alex.every column you post i (we) have to read accordingly,thanks man!
Comment by pak1 — June 15, 2011 @
8:29 pm
Mr. Alex Ariza,
How come Pacman suffered a cramp around the fourth round when he fought Mosley?…
You being a nutritionist/expert didn’t know how to prevent and handle this situation in such a magnitude event…
Comment by Ottog Hahn Matalam — June 15, 2011 @
8:34 pm
Now I know why blood sugar increase when stressed. No wonder lots of people now are having diabetes because of this cortisol connection. I have read about cortisol so many times in the past but it never revealed this explanation from this article. I’m starting to realize that Alex Ariza is a huge factor why Manny Pacquiao gets stronger and maintains speed as he gains weight. From now on, I will read all Alex Ariza’s past and future article, for sure I will be able to read details that I may never had encountered in the past. Thank you very much Alex!!
Comment by marlon — June 15, 2011 @
8:36 pm
wow i always learn something about your article brother alex..thank you so much for sharing to us your knowledge.
Comment by elvie ddel rosario — June 15, 2011 @
9:25 pm
mr. arisa you are the only one , among other conditioning coach who have the knowledge to keep a boxer in tip-top condition. no one is second to you.thats why the mayweather camp is scared to fight manny.you are my idol.
Comment by O Sydney — June 15, 2011 @
9:25 pm
really, can’t find, read, or know these stuffs from Alex Ariza anywhere else in the world…FOR FREE!!! if you seek similar knowhow from other competent authorities, you get to PAY or else…NADA! got it? Gracias, senor Alex!
Comment by stryker — June 16, 2011 @
4:19 am
Comment by Peter — June 15, 2011 @ 6:04 pm
“Insulin cause cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose. When insulin is absent, glucose is not taken up by body cells and the body begins to use fat as an energy source.” I know I am probably wrong, but it sounds like if a reader wanted to lose fat, then this is a good thing?
IMHO . . . you lose fat but there will be an increase of sugar level in your body leading to diabetes . . . and diabetes can really complicate things . . .
. . . Thanks Alex . . . will be looking forward to your next article . ..
Comment by ANDREW N. — June 16, 2011 @
4:33 am
nice one alex! pretty much like a diabetologist! keep up the good work! you’re the man! go Pacman, kill ‘em all!
Comment by alemo — June 16, 2011 @
10:00 am
The proof of the podding is in the eating. Thanks Alex now I know your important role in the success of Manny Pacquiao.
Comment by Nick — June 19, 2011 @
7:00 am
Hi Alex, Whats the best way to cool down after a good workout? How long should it take?
Thanks
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