Exercise and Testosterone levels

[Smokescreen]

Exercise increases Testosterone and HGH levels? Why? Why does it increase? Whats the logic behind all of this? Why would my intense weight lifting sessions "increase" my Test and HGH output?

 

[stevesmi]

because it will stimulate the body to release those hormones.

if you sit on your butt drinking beer all day your body has no reason to release those hormones, if you exercise it will adjust to that.

its the way we evolved and its mother nature

 

[Smokescreen]

What tells the body to do that. I lift weights....body increases testosterone. Why? Who inside my body told what part of my body to that and why? Shit just don't happen for the hell of it.

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[stevesmi]

^^^ what tells an animal to build a den? or to breed? or to eat? or to drink? or to breathe?

the body will adapt itself to anything. if you are lifting heavy shit all day then the body will signal itself to adjust to that and get stronger.. that is mother nature and that is how we evolved ..

when we workout we release test, GH, insulin and cortisol.

Testosterone​

Testosterone is a steroidal hormone that is primarily responsible for muscle growth. Even though testosterone is often referred to as a "male hormone," both sexes produce it. Testosterone is called the primary anabolic hormone because it is most responsible for recovery from exercise and the growth of muscle tissue. This production of testosterone is primarily triggered by intense exercise, which means engaging in heavy, compound exercises with at least 75 percent of what you can lift for a single repetition of each exercise.​

Growth Hormone​

Growth hormone is produced by your pituitary gland and is responsible for multiple bodily functions. Growth hormone can assist in recovery, muscle repair and growth and the strength of your connective tissues. Your production of growth hormone can be increased with exercise, but again only with heavy exercise. Rest periods play a larger role in the stimulation of growth hormone, so by keeping your volume and intensity high and your rest periods under 90 seconds, you can increase your production of this hormone.
Insulin​

Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas and is primarily responsible for the regulation of blood sugar or glycogen levels. Following heavy resistance exercise, the release of insulin will stimulate your ability to synthesize protein, recover from training and rebuild muscle tissue. Insulin is powerful enough that your ability to synthesize protein may increase up to 100 percent following intense resistance training exercise. When combined with increased protein and carbohydrate intake following a workout, your ability to build muscle mass may be increased.
Cortisol​

Exercise is a stress, and cortisol, often called the "stress hormone" is produced in response to stress. The longer you exercise, the more cortisol you produce, and the production is increased the longer you rest between exercises. Keeping your rest periods short can limit your body's ability to produce cortisol. One of the functions of cortisol is to break down proteins for amino acids, and large concentrations of cortisol will scavenge muscle tissue for any amino acids your body may require.​

 

[supadan]

^^^ what tells an animal to build a den? or to breed? or to eat? or to drink? or to breathe?

the body will adapt itself to anything. if you are lifting heavy shit all day then the body will signal itself to adjust to that and get stronger.. that is mother nature and that is how we evolved ..

when we workout we release test, GH, insulin and cortisol.

Testosterone​

Testosterone is a steroidal hormone that is primarily responsible for muscle growth. Even though testosterone is often referred to as a "male hormone," both sexes produce it. Testosterone is called the primary anabolic hormone because it is most responsible for recovery from exercise and the growth of muscle tissue. This production of testosterone is primarily triggered by intense exercise, which means engaging in heavy, compound exercises with at least 75 percent of what you can lift for a single repetition of each exercise.​

Growth Hormone​

Growth hormone is produced by your pituitary gland and is responsible for multiple bodily functions. Growth hormone can assist in recovery, muscle repair and growth and the strength of your connective tissues. Your production of growth hormone can be increased with exercise, but again only with heavy exercise. Rest periods play a larger role in the stimulation of growth hormone, so by keeping your volume and intensity high and your rest periods under 90 seconds, you can increase your production of this hormone.
Insulin​

Insulin is a hormone produced by your pancreas and is primarily responsible for the regulation of blood sugar or glycogen levels. Following heavy resistance exercise, the release of insulin will stimulate your ability to synthesize protein, recover from training and rebuild muscle tissue. Insulin is powerful enough that your ability to synthesize protein may increase up to 100 percent following intense resistance training exercise. When combined with increased protein and carbohydrate intake following a workout, your ability to build muscle mass may be increased.
Cortisol​

Exercise is a stress, and cortisol, often called the "stress hormone" is produced in response to stress. The longer you exercise, the more cortisol you produce, and the production is increased the longer you rest between exercises. Keeping your rest periods short can limit your body's ability to produce cortisol. One of the functions of cortisol is to break down proteins for amino acids, and large concentrations of cortisol will scavenge muscle tissue for any amino acids your body may require.​

Wow good write up!

 

[TheSVPdeal]

Great stuff, Steve.

 

[Mh48500]

I thought this was interesting concerning bumping your natural levels. It also made me rethink the change in my diet of soy for whole milk, but my favorite part is the sex in morning...if your partner is willing????? WTF shouldnt that be obvious?

Increase Your Testosterone!

So your task for today is to do three things from the following list that will help increase your testosterone. Obviously, doing more than 3 is great, and I would encourage you to commit to them for the whole 30 days and beyond.
1. Get at least 8 hours of sleep tonight.
2. Do not smoke at all today. (If you don’t smoke right now, you can’t count this one as one of your 3)
3. Do no eat anything with soy in it. You’re going to have to read labels. It will blow your mind how many things contain soy these days.
4. Meditate for at least 10 minutes. This will help you de-stress.
5. Do resistance training. Lift some weights and do compound exercises like squats, deadlifts, dips, rows, and pull-ups. They’ll boost your T more than bicep curls. You also need to use heavy weights and short sets. If you’re looking to maximize your T, I highly recommend the Strong Lifts 5X5 program.
6. Eat a serving of good fat. As you fat intake goes up, so do your T levels.Aim to get at least 30% of your calories from fat today and spread your consumption of it throughout the day. Monosaturated fats-the kind found in nuts, fish, olives, olive oil, seeds, and avocados-are particularly beneficial to your testosterone level (and your health).10 Also, don’t be afraid of saturated fat; that whole business about it raising your cholesterol and causing heart disease is a bunch of rubbish.11
7. Eat a serving of animal protein. Vegetarian diets have been proven to lower your T levels.12 So go ahead and have that steak. (This might be the easiest day of the challenge yet!)There’s no need to overdo it though; a diet with a carb to protein ratio of 2:1 is ideal for testosterone production.
8. Eat a serving of cruciferous vegetables. Veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, turnips, cabbage and brussel sprouts contain Diindolylmethane which helps balance your estrogen and testosterone levels and increases the amount of free circulating T in your body.
9. Have morning sex (if you partner is willing, of course). Just having an erection increases your testosterone. And you already get a surge of T when you wake up, so this will bump it up even further.

 

[stevesmi]

and vitamin C will help counter cortisol. especially if you are coming off cycle, bump up your vitamin C very important

 

[TheRippedReverend]

and vitamin C will help counter cortisol. especially if you are coming off cycle, bump up your vitamin C very important

Funny how most ignore this and wonder why some may gain fat I preach vit c 1000mg during cyc 1500 during pct back to 500 when ofc cyc