Cortisol
by Joshua Rubin
Date Released : 12 Oct 2008
Question:
I have a new client who wants me to draw up a training program for her. She is 30 years old, 160 centimeters tall, 79.4 kilograms and 37.5 percent body fat. She has a family history of diabetes, cancer and heart disease. She does not want to do resistance training as she says she has high cortisol levels and the resistance training makes her pump up and grow muscle too quickly. I'm not sure what she wants from me but could this be Cushing’s disease? She has been training for a while, but would it be a good idea to get a full doctor’s exam or report done? Can the resistance training make her swell or grow because of the cortisol because I always thought cortisol was catibolic? Some insight would be appreciated.
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