Originally Posted by
DHew
Wow, what a response from a newly promoted member. Pathetic.
Firstly, Cortisol levels can fluctuate throughout the day, and a higher, or lower, level at any given point isn't indicative of a problem.
Secondly, your quick google searched peer reviewed studies only state the obvious: cortisol levels rise with stress and/or caffeine intake. You are trying to infer that, therefore, muscular atrophy will occur because cortisol levels are negatively impacted. Where you fail to shine is by showing studies that indicate what levels of cortisol rise, or fall, actually have anything more than a negligible impact on muscular tissue size. This has been argued for decades. I can also quickly pull up some google searched studies, but you seem to be better at that than I. I prefer the UM data research portal that I used to get both of my PhDs. But yeah, continue to use ncbi.
Just, wow. What an asshole.