I'm curious to hear everyone's perspective on their mindset when they train. Some feel zen, some feel like they're going to war, some channel their energy and frustrations into the workout.. what's yours? And does it depend on your mood, situation etc What music do you mostly listen to when you train? Things like heavy metal, the gyms music, dance, or maybe you're just not fussed? Let's hear it!

GH is sexually dimorphic. It requires roughly 3x the serum GH levels in females to reach the same endocrine IGF levels of a male. Span JP, Pieters GF, Sweep CG, Hermus AR, Smals AG. Gender difference in insulin-like growth factor I response to growth hormone (GH) treatment in GH-deficient adults: role of sex hormone replacement. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000 Mar;85(3):1121-5. doi: 10.1210/jcem.85.3.6463. PMID: 10720049. To be honest, I have absolutely no idea why this is! I suppose we could get into all kinds of evolutionary adaptive discussions, but I haven’t found anything worth noting as to why. HOWEVER, the free fatty acid mobilisation properties of GH are just as potent in women as in men. Around 0.015iu/kg appears to be the ceiling dose to achieve this, so 1iu will fit the majority of women perfectly. I recommend taking 0.015iu/kg of bodyweight fasted in the am, 1 hour prior to cardio.

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Question / opinion: Carbs post or pre ? I train after work. And then rush home eat meal and time to prep for bed. Because of the time frame - any suggestions?