I have a problem with putting on weight really easily due to taking corticosteroids daily for a pit tumor.
So i have all the tell tale signs, moon face, abdominal bulge etc…
I try to counter this weight gain with good diet and cardio only problem is cardio actually increases cortisol and lowers testosterone for me and when i jog daily, i go limp daily…
When i stop jogging for a few days, my levels normalize and erections return to normal…
So i lift for testosterone boost, but what kind of excercise can i do to keep the fat off… and not lower my test gains ?
I have a treadmill, would walking for an hour at incline boost testosterone ?
If there was an easy way to boost testosterone to a SIGNIFICANT effect,
then every person on the planet would be a fucking monster.
Consider TRT, if your doctor allows it,
Otherwise, the “best” answer (my personal belief is that you cannot increase T levels, to an extent where it makes a difference for hypertrophy) is ‘compound exercises’.
The larger, and more muscles, you involve in a movement, the more testosterone your body will produce.
Whether or not they are significant enough to make a difference, a noticeable difference for healthy individuals is still being debated.
Not many people here have you exact condition, so it is tough for anyone here to comment on this with “spot on” information.
[quote]Claudan wrote:
If there was an easy way to boost testosterone to a SIGNIFICANT effect,
then every person on the planet would be a fucking monster.
Consider TRT, if your doctor allows it,
Otherwise, the “best” answer (my personal belief is that you cannot increase T levels, to an extent where it makes a difference for hypertrophy) is ‘compound exercises’.
The larger, and more muscles, you involve in a movement, the more testosterone your body will produce.
Whether or not they are significant enough to make a difference, a noticeable difference for healthy individuals is still being debated.
Not many people here have you exact condition, so it is tough for anyone here to comment on this with “spot on” information. [/quote]
Totally agree and understand was just looking for a general answer like
Running - bad
walking - good
just that i heard and have noticed myself that jogging kills my libido, but was unaware of the impact walking at slight incline for an hour would have ?
seems there is so much thing out there lowering out test levels… drinking from plastic bottles i just saw on this site in a post ??? really lol
[quote]fendertele wrote:
Totally agree and understand was just looking for a general answer like
Running - bad
walking - good[/quote]
Yes, because training is always that simple. Ha, if only, dude.
For your “cardio”, consider these options:
Basically higher intensity stuff that gets the job done faster. For your “regular” lifting, it’s an often-debated point, but the consensus is there’s not all that much 90 minutes of lifting will do to dramatically and permanently alter your Test levels.
You can try taking some small steps, but bigger pieces of the puzzle will need to be addressed (diet and supplements, mostly). Check these:
“5 Ways to Boost Testosterone”:
“Does Lifting Increase Testosterone”:
[Spoiler… it doesn’t.]
Yep. BPA and xenoestrogens. They’re legit and they horrendous for the human body. It’s easy to go overboard and super-paranoid about it, but a little research into avoiding xenoestrogens should be high on your list if you’re looking to naturally boost Test.
