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#17: Chronic inflammation could be why your muscles aren't growing (part three)

Fit Body, Happy Joints ®

English - July 15, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 840 ratings
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If you're choosing effective, early-phase loaded exercises, not over-training or under-training, and you're STILL not seeing muscle growth, chronic inflammation could be why.

Chronic inflammation can lead to muscle wasting, fatigue, pain, and more. It could be a reason why you're working out, but not seeing great results.

In this episode, Dr. Shannon discusses what contributes to chronic inflammation in the musculoskeletal system: stress, overuse, trauma, and dehydration/nutritional deficits.

She discusses why these four things can happen, and how to address them to ultimately see better results.  

1:49  How Muscle Mass Can Decrease Your Chronic Inflammation 

5:33  Acute Inflammation vs Chronic Inflammation 

9:35  Natural Inflammation Cycle After Workouts 

11:56  The Top 4 Inflammation Triggers

12:50  Stress

19:57  Overusing Your Muscles 

24:23  Physical Trauma 

24:52  Dehydration or Nutritional Deficits 

25:45  Symptoms of Chronic Inflammation 

26:37  Steps to Decrease Inflammation