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The potential
benefits of acupuncture for bodybuilders are enormous. First and
foremost is in the realm of pain. Acupuncture is so effective in
blocking out pain, many types of surgery in China are performed without
anesthesia, just a few strategically placed needles. Many of these cases
are chronicled - we're not talking hangnails or hemorrhoids, but brain
and open heart surgery, many times with the patient completely awake (
and in some instances, snacking on fruit during the operation ).
Acupuncture can also
be used in bodybuilding to help avoid overtraining. It's known to have a
tonic effect on the metabolism, which can crawl to a stop after too many
weeks of bar-bending, eyeball-popping heavy training. If acupuncture
treatment can keep the metabolism smoking and the hormones pumping, that
translates into longer stretches of productive workouts. We don't need
to tell the anabolically challenged among you that this means bigger,
more cut muscles.
Finally, acupuncture
positively affects that entity known as state of mind. The common cycle
of bad moods leading to bad workouts can become endless and
self-perpetuating. If left unchecked, it may lead to a whole host of
mental and physical problems. Bodybuilders wishing to bust out of this
all-too-familiar rut would be well-advised to try acupuncture. Why?
Explanations range from increased endorphin levels to serotonin
stimulation. Yet the why isn't as important as the ultimate result. If
your abs emerge, your poundage increase and your appetite returns after
a couple of weeks of acupuncture treatment, you'll be too happy enjoying
your physiques improvements to worry about scientific explanations.
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