Finally Made Back to the Gym

Yesterday it finally started to warm up. I made it back to the gym and had a good workout. I'm already a little sore but it feels good. Today I'll work my shoulders and triceps here at home and maybe spend some time on the exercise bike.

For anybody that is notching up their training or if you qualify for senior citizen status like I do, I would recommend you try phosphatidyl serine or PS. Sometimes its spelled as one word. I guess either way is correct. The best known brand is CORT-BLOC by Muscle-Link. Each serving of it provides 200mg of PS and 800mg of glutamine. Glutamine is supposed to work with PS to blunt the effects of cortisol.
As most of you know, cortisol is steroid that is needed to live. Its production goes up when we are under any type of stress. It has powerful antinflamatory properties as well as other effects. The problem is the body, in response to heavy training produces too much which severely curbs muscle and strength growth. Cortisol is what we would call a catabolic steroid which means it breaks down muscle tissue and encourages the deposit of fat. These effects are exactly the opposite of what we are trying to achieve. A good portion of the effects of overtraining are caused by too much cortisol. So all of us drug free bodybuilders are in a quanderary, we have to train hard to acheive any progress but the harder we train the more cortisol we produce which limits gains. Testosterone blunts the effects of cortisol but as we get older we produce less so the negative effects of the cortisol are more pronounced.
The only problem I see with taking PS is that it is expensive. A bottle of CORT-BLOC costs about 30 dollars. That is for 60 capsules which should be about a months supply. You could save some money by just taking it on your training days.
I found a cheaper version off Ebay by a company called "Doctor's Best". I paid about 23 dollars per bottle of 60.
Anyway, this is one supplement I would urge you to check out. Also, if any of you could share your experiences with different supplements let me know.

Until Later
Ben Voiles