I know that certain weightlifting exercises increase HGH production, but what about testosterone levels? Or is that just limited by what your genetics and remains fixed aside from declining naturally with age?
I know that certain weightlifting exercises increase HGH production, but what about testosterone levels? Or is that just limited by what your genetics and remains fixed aside from declining naturally with age?
There is evidence, although the period of boost is on the order of one hour, depending on age and how heavy you are lifting. It seems, though that there is stronger evidence for sprinting:
As a sprinter, I'm not much of a supporter of xfit-style...well, what they call sprinting...and I'll point out the power exercise with longer rest periods produces better results and I'm definitely not advocating 6X30 meters with 10 second rest. But the results are what the results are.
So essentially you can't become more manly through weightlifting alone, more aggressive, etc on the order of magnitude that someone with exogenous testosterone would be?
I'm not sure about testosterone levels and don't care.
However it is possible to become extremely strong by practicing weightlifting exercises alone. I did this myself in my 20s, did 280 pounds in the clean & jerk and routinely stood up with 500 pounds over my head on the rack with just one year of training and weighing 146 pounds, My muscles were strong like iron, but this didn't help me to run any faster, especially over distance, so I stopped and focused on training for the marathon.
It is very easy to get strong with proper weightlifting exercises, but few people know how to do them properly.
How long until mark whines about black people in this thread?
J.R. wrote:
I'm not sure about testosterone levels and don't care.
However it is possible to become extremely strong by practicing weightlifting exercises alone. I did this myself in my 20s, did 280 pounds in the clean & jerk and routinely stood up with 500 pounds over my head on the rack with just one year of training and weighing 146 pounds, My muscles were strong like iron, but this didn't help me to run any faster, especially over distance, so I stopped and focused on training for the marathon.
It is very easy to get strong with proper weightlifting exercises, but few people know how to do them properly.
I don't think you did because you would have been one of the top lifters in the US in your weight class with just a year of lifting and no formal training. And what do you mean when you said you lifted 500 pounds over your head? More JR propaganda.
Coach d is correct. When you activate type 2b (really fast twitch) muscle, the response is Testosterone and HGH. The more muscle activated, the greater the hormonal response, so hence, biceps curls won't help much, squats are really good, and sprinting is as good as it gets.
Here's the overview of how to achieve highest possible testosterone:
1. Sprinting
2. Weightlifting
3. Minimum of 7 hours Sleep
4. A diet of 30% fat, give or take a little.
That being said, males exhibit a strong testosterone response, while mildly increasing HGH. In females, it's the opposite, with HGH levels goin through the roof.
southernfriedrealist wrote:
I don't think
Indeed.
We were trained by Bob Hise, the best coach in the country. There were many top lifters who trained there, some who pushed 400 pounds in the C&J, and more than 300 in the snatch in the 148 and 165 classes. My results were good for the time I was there, due entirely to the coaching, training & help from others, but no comparison to those who'd been lifting all their lives.
Do you have a source you can link? Not doubting, just would like to read more especially re: female response (I coach high school girls).
Sprinting&MiddleDistanceFan wrote:
Coach d is correct. When you activate type 2b (really fast twitch) muscle, the response is Testosterone and HGH. The more muscle activated, the greater the hormonal response, so hence, biceps curls won't help much, squats are really good, and sprinting is as good as it gets.
Here's the overview of how to achieve highest possible testosterone:
1. Sprinting
2. Weightlifting
3. Minimum of 7 hours Sleep
4. A diet of 30% fat, give or take a little.
That being said, males exhibit a strong testosterone response, while mildly increasing HGH. In females, it's the opposite, with HGH levels goin through the roof.
Ah, so that explains why girls get so big and muscular while doing CrossFit while the guys don't change much at all. HGH leads to huge sexy thigh muscles in crossFit girls.
I recent what I said. This study says HGH won't enlarge your muscles but will make them appear leaner and toner.
http://reebokcrossfitnuernberg.com/crossfit-stimulates-human-growth-hormone-release/
Testosterone and growth hormone levels fluctuate wildly throughout the day. What matters is the total amount of testosterone and growth hormone that is produced per day.
How much testosterone and growth hormone you produce per day depends on your genetics. There is practically nothing you can do to change your total daily output per day.
Your hormones can spike during the day due to various factors, but your daily output of hormones will always approximately stay the same. This natural limitation is the reason why athletes turn to synthetic hormones.
Women do not have testicles; therefore, a woman could never produce anywhere near the testosterone levels a man can produce. This also means that a female could never develop the muscle mass of a typical lazy fat adult male.
Years of hard training are not going to give a female a pair of testicles. Although, there are plenty of female athletes that claim that they have achieved this.
Apparently, Serena Williams trained so hard that a pair of balls dropped from her abdomen.
J.R. wrote:
southernfriedrealist wrote:I don't think
Indeed.
We were trained by Bob Hise, the best coach in the country. There were many top lifters who trained there, some who pushed 400 pounds in the C&J, and more than 300 in the snatch in the 148 and 165 classes. My results were good for the time I was there, due entirely to the coaching, training & help from others, but no comparison to those who'd been lifting all their lives.
No American under 150 pounds has ever clean and jerked 400 pounds. Again, tell me about how you lifted 500 lbs. over your head.
SouthernFriedRealist wrote:
No American under 150 pounds has ever clean and jerked 400 pounds. Again, tell me about how you lifted 500 lbs. over your head.
My best lifts were 220 snatch, 280 clean & jerk, 386 full squat, 5) 5x 310 full squat, one arm snatch 155+ each arm, 500+ overhead support. I don't recall the last two exactly but can check my log in a couple of weeks and they were at least these amounts.
I had just begun doing overhead supports in the last part of my training and could probably have improved them quite a bit more. They were my own invention, and were considerably easier and safer than doing full squats, which can be quite dangerous.
southernfriedrealist wrote:
I don't think you did because you would have been one of the top lifters in the US in your weight class with just a year of lifting and no formal training. And what do you mean when you said you lifted 500 pounds over your head? More JR propaganda.
Brah every letsrunners packs on 20 pounds of muscle after lifting for six months once their D1 cross country career is over.
J.R. wrote:
SouthernFriedRealist wrote:No American under 150 pounds has ever clean and jerked 400 pounds. Again, tell me about how you lifted 500 lbs. over your head.
My best lifts were 220 snatch, 280 clean & jerk, 386 full squat, 5) 5x 310 full squat, one arm snatch 155+ each arm, 500+ overhead support. I don't recall the last two exactly but can check my log in a couple of weeks and they were at least these amounts.
I had just begun doing overhead supports in the last part of my training and could probably have improved them quite a bit more. They were my own invention, and were considerably easier and safer than doing full squats, which can be quite dangerous.
Lol "386" what plates were you using. This is like saying your HJ was 7' 5 29/32"
Silver Fox wrote:
Brah every letsrunners packs on 20 pounds of muscle after lifting for six months once their D1 cross country career is over.
And does 45 pull ups while making $250K.
J.R.'s big addition to the thread wasn't his made up weightlifting PR's but identifying his former strength coach, which he did on another board, under a similar posting name. You can also reaffirm it by finding his other name on a hypermiling board, where he talks about his '99 Civic, which he also does here. I never knew he had something in common with America's top 5000m runner!
Gas doesn't work. It is all a plot by the petroleum industry that you all have bought into. If you just eat blueberries you will get more miles out of your corolla.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15730413/read up wrote:
Do you have a source you can link? Not doubting, just would like to read more especially re: female response (I coach high school girls).
Sprinting&MiddleDistanceFan wrote:Coach d is correct. When you activate type 2b (really fast twitch) muscle, the response is Testosterone and HGH. The more muscle activated, the greater the hormonal response, so hence, biceps curls won't help much, squats are really good, and sprinting is as good as it gets.
Here's the overview of how to achieve highest possible testosterone:
1. Sprinting
2. Weightlifting
3. Minimum of 7 hours Sleep
4. A diet of 30% fat, give or take a little.
That being said, males exhibit a strong testosterone response, while mildly increasing HGH. In females, it's the opposite, with HGH levels goin through the roof.