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Did you know, that your brain released the same chemical dopamine when target shooting/Competition and hunting? The human brain also increased testosterone as well when doing this.
The synapses in our brains goes into overdrive and you use more brain and motor skills while hunting then you do driving a car. Serotonin is used to transmit messages between nerve cells, it is thought to be active in constricting smooth muscles, and it contributes to wellbeing and happiness, among other things. So why one main have a rush of adrenaline, one is also triggering Dopamine and Balancing serotonin. So one feels a satisfaction, well being and excitement all why engaging in firearms sports. The difference in a shoot our is Cortisol is released as well as dopamine and causes stress. But using it as sport actually does the same as using many drugs.
Heroine, cocaine, methamphetamine all release similar chemicals to sport shooting and hunting, but instead of a controlled balance its a overload and over use of these chemicals that may yield a high, but a severe unbalance and crash after words.
Those of you that know me, know I worked as a supervisor at a Drug Rehab facility years ago so pretty much know this stuff. But upon my own research I found people using firearms for pleasure sports are better then any drug and with no side effects.
( JOKE, so we don't need more rehab facilities we need more shooting ranges )
The synapses in our brains goes into overdrive and you use more brain and motor skills while hunting then you do driving a car. Serotonin is used to transmit messages between nerve cells, it is thought to be active in constricting smooth muscles, and it contributes to wellbeing and happiness, among other things. So why one main have a rush of adrenaline, one is also triggering Dopamine and Balancing serotonin. So one feels a satisfaction, well being and excitement all why engaging in firearms sports. The difference in a shoot our is Cortisol is released as well as dopamine and causes stress. But using it as sport actually does the same as using many drugs.
Heroine, cocaine, methamphetamine all release similar chemicals to sport shooting and hunting, but instead of a controlled balance its a overload and over use of these chemicals that may yield a high, but a severe unbalance and crash after words.
Those of you that know me, know I worked as a supervisor at a Drug Rehab facility years ago so pretty much know this stuff. But upon my own research I found people using firearms for pleasure sports are better then any drug and with no side effects.
( JOKE, so we don't need more rehab facilities we need more shooting ranges )