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Hello guys,
Today i would like to discuss the topic of central nervous system (CNS) recovery. Specially on PED users, even on "mild" compounds, your dopamin, serotonin, gaba, cortisol and melotonin all get disrupted and snowballs with things like stimulants, overtraining or poor sleep.
On my opinion its easy to fall in this vicious cycle of hyper CNS ativity. You are very wired, you start getting worse and worse sleep, cortisol rises and your serotonin and dopamin levels lower. Anxiety and rage start to kick in, sometimes libido problems, which just makes your even more stress and you enter this downwards spiral. Sometimes you only realise it when gains stop, sides skyrocket and you hate training.
For my stack i generally use:
Ashwagandha -> famous cortisol modulator that reduces CNS stress and improves sleep
Melatonin -> sleep regulator. a must have supplement for every person in the modern era because of the excess of screen time inhibiting our natural production.
GABA -> lowers CNS excitation. Seems to help with pre-sleep anxiety. Also seems to induce a really deep and dreamy sleep which is great for overall body repair.
5-HTP -> serotonin percursor that boosts mood. Specially useful during a calory deficit or during an high androgen load.
I kinda cycle this. Basically save it for when im in that state of hyper cns activation and have trouble sleep. Do it for like 4weeks and then give it like a 1 week rest or even more if im feeling good after that.
Is CNS recovery something you actively worry? if so whats your strategy?
Today i would like to discuss the topic of central nervous system (CNS) recovery. Specially on PED users, even on "mild" compounds, your dopamin, serotonin, gaba, cortisol and melotonin all get disrupted and snowballs with things like stimulants, overtraining or poor sleep.
On my opinion its easy to fall in this vicious cycle of hyper CNS ativity. You are very wired, you start getting worse and worse sleep, cortisol rises and your serotonin and dopamin levels lower. Anxiety and rage start to kick in, sometimes libido problems, which just makes your even more stress and you enter this downwards spiral. Sometimes you only realise it when gains stop, sides skyrocket and you hate training.
For my stack i generally use:
Ashwagandha -> famous cortisol modulator that reduces CNS stress and improves sleep
Melatonin -> sleep regulator. a must have supplement for every person in the modern era because of the excess of screen time inhibiting our natural production.
GABA -> lowers CNS excitation. Seems to help with pre-sleep anxiety. Also seems to induce a really deep and dreamy sleep which is great for overall body repair.
5-HTP -> serotonin percursor that boosts mood. Specially useful during a calory deficit or during an high androgen load.
I kinda cycle this. Basically save it for when im in that state of hyper cns activation and have trouble sleep. Do it for like 4weeks and then give it like a 1 week rest or even more if im feeling good after that.
Is CNS recovery something you actively worry? if so whats your strategy?