Sport and lack of patience/short temper

[Driller]

I laid off the sport (gym and running) for a few months over the winter and concentrated more on playing music in my spare time. For the last few months though I've gone back to pushing myself physically.

What's annoying (and interesting) is that since then I seem to have less patience and my temper frays much more easily. Looking back it's not the first time there seems to be a link between these two.

Is it a testosterone thing for example maybe or am I just mental/deluded?

[Crush]

Do you have any pre-match energy drinks? Anything different in your diet?

[Driller]

Nope not a thing, haven't taken supplements for years and even then it was nothing more than some protein powder once a day.

[944fan]

Strange one. Testosterone does play a part in mood, low T can cause depression and anxiety (something I am being investigated/treated for). Whilst exercise, particularly weight lifting can have an effect on T levels it seems to me (armchair expert) unlikely to have such an impact as to cause a huge mood swing.

Are throwing serious amounts of tin around? Might be worth backing off a bit and do some cardio or even yoga. Lifting big a lot could be spiking your cortisol levels:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/control-your-corti...

Suspect if you go to your GP with it they will tell you to stop doing what every you are doing and fk off

[Driller]

Nope not doing stupid weight at all. In fact since i've been back it's been body weight only during the run so say 8 or 10Km with 4 lots of pushups or pullups (bars in the park where I run).

So it's just me then? Typical