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#109: How to train your nervous system  by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

#109: How to train your nervous system

from The Dr. Shannon Show

by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT

Published: Thu Apr 13 2023

Show Notes

We train our muscles and our cardiovascular system. We can also train the network that we don't see: our nervous system.

In this episode, Shannon focused on the autonomic nervous system. She talks about sympathetic and parasympathetic activation and how each influences your fitness results. She provides tangible tools and takeaways to start training your nervous system more effectively.

0:00: Intro

3:16 Breaking down the different parts of the nervous system

6:27 How your nervous system heals your body post-exercise

How does the act of exercising affect your autonomic nervous system?

How to know whether your workout activated your parasympathetic nervous system or your sympathetic nervous system

How the nervous system is activated with strength training

Is stimulating your sympathetic nervous system necessary to see results?

How to know if you’re in a chronic state of sympathetic nervous activation

What to do if you identify you’re in a chronic sympathetic state

How to assess if you aren’t recovering

How to train you autonomic nervous system

How to train your nervous system in your warm-ups

How to train your nervous system in your cool-downs

Summary




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