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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: coltrane on November 18, 2008, 11:38:21 AM
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guys, posted a few days ago about thinking i'm overtraining and needed a break for a few weeks.
Been doing a lot of internet research about excessive working out with layoff time will decrease test and as a result, your sex drive.
Any of you have any experience with fluctuations in sex drive from over training or from taking time off?
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Yes, I had been training extremely hard for about 6 months straight and then I layed off about 10 days. My sex drive got extremely strong. Too much training in a natural bodybuilder can elevate cortisol levels and lower testosterone. Now I do a system where I train very hard and heavy for 2 weeks in a row and on the 3rd week, I lighten up and go for more reps. This is keping me from too much cortisol production.
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interesting. I haven't really taken time off in 16 years. A few days here and there, but nothing much. I hope taking off til december ups my sex drive.