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Do dominant neurotransmitters impact training?

Last year, I was talking with Brad Kearns and Dave Dole when Dave said something really

interesting. He was using neurotransmitter analysis to build personalized training programs for his athletes.

By giving a short written, true-fals test called the Braverman Test,

he could determine whether a client was dominant in dopamine, acetylcholine, GABA, or serotonin,

and then used the results to determine their ideal training regimen. It was one of

those instances where you hear something you know you'll be chewing on for the next few months.

These neurotransmitters exist. They each have different effects on our personality and our physiology,

which can alter our response to different types of training.

Though we're most familiar with the effects of neurotransmitters on brain function,

they also have peripheral effects throughout the rest of the body.

Dopamine is the motivating chemical, promoting drive and ambition and a winning attitude.

It's also the moving chemical,

interacting with the areas of the brain responsible for conscious movement. Parkinson's disease whose sufferers have great difficulty making basic movements is characterized by low dopamine

levels and activity. Acetylcholine promotes focus, memory, and cognitive prowess.

It's also necessary for motor neurons to fire and make muscles move. Gaba relaxes us, calms us,

encounters excitability in the brain. Without it, we're tense. Our muscles tense up with low

gab levels too as the neurotransmitter is responsible for muscle relaxation. Serotonin is the feel-good

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