Comments on: Podcast Episode #68: Everything You Need to Know About How Training Is Affecting YOUR Hormones.

By: Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:49:52 +0000

Hi Greg, I’ll respond in the next podcast!

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:47:39 +0000

Hi Ben, I’ve recently found your extremely interesting podcast. Thank you. Especially interesting was this last podcast as it is a topic near to me these days.I live in Canada and am what you call a serious hobby endurance athlete. I am 31, been doing endurance sport for 18 years. The first 12 years I competed as an elite cyclist. At 25 I quit this and started running marathons. I do it as a hobby, but 236 is my pr. In the past 5 months I have my blood tested 4 times and each time has shown low testerone (aver 5.5 nmol/L) and also LH (aver 1.0 IU/L). I live in Canada so things move slow, I see the endocrinoligst next week, where I expect him to schedule a mri as i understand this could be pituatary related. My question is, I know our hormonal system can be suppressed with endurance training. Can there be long term effects? I’ve taken this year the easiest in years (nagging injuries)so have not pushed it at all. Could the non recovering injuries be related as well to the low testosterone? Any suggestions on directions, questions to ask? Thanks a lot.

By: Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:25:34 +0000

if you “redownload” the interview, it is now fixed and no longer cut.

By: ace

ace — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:16:43 +0000

hey ben!
awesome podcast and thanks for answering my questions. too bad the interview was cut toward the end.
good luck @ clearwater!
ace

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:21:38 +0000

Hi Ben,

Good luck this weekend at Clear Water! Have a great race and I look forward to hearing a “Special Edition” race report podcast, full of your thoughts on your performance.

Pete