Naturally Increasing Testosterone with Strength Training

Alan, go ahead and help this young person.

hellp.... wrote:

I tend to bulk up really fast if lifting heavy weights. I don't want to put on the extra muscle mass? Are there any alternative exercises that could do the same thing? Pushups (maybe the Rocky ones?) Pull ups? Does core work do anything?

Thanks

Must be nice, most of us have the OPPOSITE problem.

Eat less than you use, and you won't put on mass; that simple.

Find out at what calorie intake you're gaining weight, and eat less. Still gaining weight? Eat a little less. Keep going until you find the point where you don't gain bulk.

you can also increase testosterone levels by sprinting all out...50m, 100m, and 200m...it just has to be all out. full recovery.

alan?

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vegans have significally higher testosterone level, and usually perform better in any kind of activity.

there's a couple posts in this blog dealing with the topic you mentioned.

tomtom wrote:

vegans have significally higher testosterone level, and usually perform better in any kind of activity.

Tell me what percentage of world record holders and American record holders are vegan.

laughingostrich wrote:

Tell me what percentage of world record holders and American record holders are vegan.

No idea, since percentage of vegans among world (or America) populations is most likely way below 1% (one in 300 maybe?), it should be expected to be around this number, just to mention Carl Lewis.

Still people usually go vegan for ethic reasons, such people are intellectual elite and usually do not waste their lifetime on running - tell me, how many languages Bekele can speak? High moral standards means usually no illegal PEDs, too (Lewis is exception here), so instead of 1 in 300 you got maybe like 1 in 30 000, as todays no record is set without PEDs.

In past, when results =/= PEDs usage, vegans and vegetarians sets pretty high number of records.

Oh, I forgot something. There's no money in ultra running, means not many people use PEDs there. Therefore vegan runner (Scott Jurek) own pretty much everything.

Pretty sure Bekele speaks multiple languages, not that that has anything to do with intelligence. Do you have any sort of evidence for the idea that veganism raises testosterone? I don't think any exists.

Ho Hum wrote:

Pretty sure Bekele speaks multiple languages, not that that has anything to do with intelligence. Do you have any sort of evidence for the idea that veganism raises testosterone? I don't think any exists.

Also can't find abstract in MedLine right now, but:

"The study measured testosterone levels in 696 Oxford University men. Of the study participants, 233 were vegan (ate no animal products) and 237 were vegetarian (ate milk and dairy products). The remaining 237 subjects were men who ate meat on most days of the week...vegans had higher testosterone levels than vegetarians and meat eaters."

British Journal of Cancer, 83(1), July 2000

And no, Bekele can't speak English. Seems he is unable to learn it.

Want to raise testosterone? Stop running. Actually, overexercise in general will raise cortisol levels and decrease testosterone.

Repeated bouts of max effort using as much of the body as you can (5-10s sprints, 2-5 rep deadlifts and squats). Also sleep. Lack of sleep is a huge stresser, which will raise cortisol levels and decrease testosterone.

Lift in such a way I've decribed before. Heavy. Minimal sets. You won't get big. You're not eating enough. You "think" you're getting big, but that's nothing more than a false perception because of post exercise inflammation (da PUMP!) and increased muscle activity.

Here's a unique idea for a Testoserone boosting session:

After a full warmup...

10s all out sprint

3:00 rest

2-5 rep squat

3:00 rest

10s all out sprint

3:00 rest

2-5 rep squat

3:00 rest

10s all out sprint

3:00 rest

2-5 rep squat

Alan