Have you heard of Wim Hof? The man that run a marathon in snow bare feet, climbed Everest only in shorts. All that without getting any frostbite. They put him in ice-filled container and medically supervised him for an hour and he did not show any signs of hypothermia.
He claims he can trigger an adrenaline by his will with a special method of breathing. Science tells us adrenaline is triggered spontaneously. However, this man is still a mystery.
Is there any way apart from getting an adrenaline shot directly, to stimulate adrenal gland to release adrenaline?
Never heard of him before, but there are always weird outliners
@suesa, Wim Hof isn't an outlier, he has shown his method to many people. He goes on regular outings in the mountains with light layers of clothing with a group of around 26 people or so. Through breathing methods, they are able to activate re-active their brown fat repositories and convert visceral fat into heat....That's the claim at least. I've followed his methods and I've defiantly seen personal improvement. We hardly ever get the amount to oxygen in our blood as we are capable of getting, but through hyper-ventilation, the muscles take a lot more to fatigue and gives you way more strength. As for adrenaline, any form of bio-feedback can allow you to take control over a typically autonomic function with practice.
there are cases where one can stimulate the adrenal gland to release adrenaline in animals but i never heard of a proven scientific fact that a person can trigger adrenaline by himself consciously.
sympathetic nervous system cannot be consciously triggered to release adrenaline from the adrenal medulla as claimed by the marathon runner.
agreed...
you can create a conscious adrenaline trigger and just to prove the point let's try this experiment -
close your eyes and imagine a dangerous situation you have been in, a good example will be a fight as a kid. visualize the situation with maximum detail. You will notice your heartbeat has gone up and you start to experience muscle tension around your arms and it's very likely you will clinch your teeth, your mind has triggered the adrenal gland to prepare you for a fight. multiple studies have shown that visualization triggers the same areas in the brain as a live experience - and the body reaction is set off. to train this you need to create an anchor with the desired response.
to practice this you just need to anchor the feeling
You can train yourself to adjust your heartbeat through your breath, maybe there is a way to do so with adrenaline.