What is the simple definition of Dopamine? Well, in a nutshell, it is both a hormone and a neurotransmitter made in the brain. The nervous system uses this to send signals/messages between the nerve cells. The messages also travel between the brain and the body. When you get that high like from a run or workout that kicks in the "feeling good" vibes, that's where we get dopamine. Now that also means you can get it from doing drugs like heroin and other things. That's the dark side to getting it and that's just bad juju magumbo bro.
Like anything, there has to be a balance. Too much dopamine leads to a world of problems but the same can be said for having too little of it. It's not wrong in and of itself to feel good but it is wrong to chase it to the degree where it's the only thing that matters and you don't want to feel anything else. We can get it from eating too much, abuse alcohol or in the point for this post, working out too much.
There is such a thing as exercise addiction and like with drugs and drinking, this form of addiction comes from the need to push to extreme limits as a fix for a plethora of reasons whether it's to lose weight, run for countless miles that can lead to injuries or to look better. It's not an uncommon thing, matter of fact, it is taught in many places in the fitness industry that more equals more results which is a myth in reality. There are some who can go and be able to workout hard while functioning in regular life and then there are those who have a need to do this or that and if they don't do that, they will die or something along those lines. 30 minutes of cardio, an hour of weights, 20 minutes of stretching, even making warm ups as long as workouts to even begin with before doing anything else and you're told to do this frequently. Some will go as far as to train or workout up to 6 hours a day minimum without being a professional athlete or training for some competition, that's just their day. That alone can be dangerous.
In my journey, I rarely ever train more than 4 hours a week and that's just since I joined a gym. In most cases, on average without going to one, it be a miracle to hit 2-3 hours in a week. Some days, my workouts are 15 minutes, others 20-30 and some workouts are no more than 5 minutes in total like my Bear Crawl Sprint Workout where I do 10 Rounds of 10 sec on/20 sec off. Since I've joined a gym, I'm training more throughout the day, because I like being active where I would go in, do a few things for 45 min to an hour, come back home, eat, go about my day and then do another workout later like the Dopa Band Circuits for 15-25 minutes. I may even throw in a short workout for my neck to keep it well conditioned and strong. Do I do this every single day? No, maybe a few times or less. When I'm not in the gym, I just do stuff at home or go down to our rec center. I do something everyday no matter what but not to the point where I'm taking it to extremes and killing myself.
When it comes to the Dopamineo Bands, the name itself is the definition of getting a dopamine high which for me is always one of the best ways to achieve it. It doesn't take too long either and you can go about your day feeling like a million bucks but still have your faculties in order like mental clarity and still have energy in the tank as opposed to being so damn high that you can't think straight and have the energy of a sloth.
Training with these bands have perks that are perfect for your current regimen or have a goal to be in better condition. Great for prehab/rehab, can be used for warm-ups, finishers, cool downs or my personal favorite being circuits where you move from one exercise to the next without resting doing maybe 4-8 of them, mark it off and repeat or you can rest as long as needed whatever you choose. I always feel great after a session with these, not to say I don't feel good with my other stuff, that's a given but with the Bands, it's a bit more unique at least in my experience. It could be different for somebody else and that's great. I don't chase the high from the training, I naturally gravitate towards it and the workout may be hard but the reward is just fucking sweet.
You see, dopamine isn't a terrible thing to have if it is done right and with a positive aspect to achieve it. Who doesn't want to feel good and have the feeling for a moment where the world is just awesome. Like I said before, there is a dark side to it and people chase it to numb their pain whether it's physical, mental or emotional. I admit to chasing it to numb my own pain but I ended up going down a rabbit hole that was pretty grim but I was aware enough to stop myself and climb out of it. I've known addicts that took sometimes decades to get out of their own rabbit hole and have made something of themselves but I've also seen and been around addicts that don't even have a sense of reality anymore and never got out of that rabbit hole where it was a constant chase. I'm not even talking Drug Addicts either, I'm talking adrenaline junkies, alcoholics and those who do nothing but work their ass off with no hope of a real life.
Training to have that high from a positive standpoint is a beautiful thing man and that's what I love about doing Band Training. It's not the ultimate workout or anything but it has its benefits that can be useful to many when they give it a chance. Is it going to fix anything, maybe or maybe not but it won't fix everything. There are things in life that can't be fixed, that's reality but if something can change your course and put you on a path to where you don't chase the high and gives you something of a better quality of life whether it's striving to be pain-free, better awareness, health or developing greater attributes like strength, stamina and mobility, that's where true power comes into play. It's not all about physical capabilities, it's about striving to have better mental health and well being.
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