PHYSICAL STATES - What State Are You Living In?

The Phylogenetic Hierarchy and Training

The what Hierarchy you say?? 

In this episode I discuss the concept of the physiological states that we come in and out of depending on the inputs we are receiving or providing. 

The Question: 

How does our nervous system and its function effect our output when it comes to training and performance? 

For the purposes of this episode we need to just understand there are two sides to it: 

1_ Parasympathetic

2_ Sympathetic

Para Sympathetic Nervous System:

Our vagus nerve is responsible for the states we are in and more specifically the ventral side of the vagus nerve allows us to be in what is often referred to as the FLOW State.

On the other side of the parasympathetic side we have our Dorsal Vagus Nerve which checks state of body; this nerve is the oldest one we have and is responsible for the FREEZE state.  

Now lets look at our Sympathetic Side: 

This is the Fight and Flight side - note that it’s these are NOT the same responses in that its not one or the other. 

This side is relatively straight forward in that First we try to FIGHT

then if we get our ass kicked then we start running

FLIGHT

We start ideally in FLOW (parasympathetic)

Then this goes to FIGHT (sympathetic) 

Which then goes to FLIGHT (sympathetic)

And ultimately goes to FREEZE (parasympathetic) 

Understanding the state in which your body is in and/or going in and out of is can be critically important to your progress and success.  

Get more in tune with your body and what you are doing! Pay closer attention to what it is telling you and why.  You might just find another level to which you can take your performance and life. 

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