Overtraining isn’t a training problem — it’s a hormonal problem. T drops, cortisol climbs, IGF-1 crashes, and the bloodwork change is measurable before you ever feel “overtrained.” The earliest reliable signal isn’t joint pain or performance decline. It’s HRV dropping consistently for 10 or more days. By the time a client feels overtrained, they’ve been […]
Category Archives: Hormones-optimization
Quick Review: MK-677 (Ibutamoren) A legitimate GH secretagogue that works — and that comes with real tradeoffs most people glossed over when Huberman put it on the map. Conditional yes for men over 45 with documented low IGF-1 who’ve already run a full lifestyle optimization protocol. A clear no for men with insulin resistance, men […]
My IGF-1 went from 224 to 248 ng/mL over 30 days of structured sauna and cold plunge protocol. My Oura HRV average improved from 58ms to 67ms. My deep sleep minutes, which I’ve been tracking obsessively since my first article, ticked from 102 to 108. Is that a lot? No, not compared to my first […]