We all know that diet is a critical part of keeping your test levels up. I know that getting healthy fats and enough carbs is essential in keeping test levels up along with other factors. I was just wondering what foods exactly one would put on their plate to get the most bang for the buck outta thier foods to help boost test levels. Like would you choose salmon over beef or almonds over peanuts, well you get the idea. Thanks for the help.
You have got it right with the fats idea. Also DONT be affraid of saturated fats. They have been shown to have a direct effect on T Levels, A positive effect.
Now you dont have to go crazy on them just be sure to get your amount needed. Most ppl seem to limit Sat fat a bit to much.
Hope this helps,
Phill
The only thing I recall actually being “tested” in this regard is things that include zinc…although for bodybuilders I remain skeptic of the rationale behind a ZMA supplement.
It’s difficult to establish whether you’re getting enough zinc. Although measuring levels in the blood is one way to diagnose a severe zinc deficiency, it’s not sensitive enough to establish a moderate zinc deficiency.
Good sources of zinc include sirloin steak (4.4 milligrams per 3 ounces), lamb chop (4 milligrams per 3 ounces), and turkey (2.6 milligrams per 3 ounces). Six large oysters provide over 20 milligrams of zinc. If you don’t eat these foods on a regular basis, then a vitamin and mineral supplement can reduce your risk of a zinc deficiency. Although I am not sure a bodybuilder (with a high-meat diet) warrants this same requirement.
However, as with all nutrients, too little as well as too much zinc isn’t healthy. Zinc supplements in excess of 50 milligrams daily, for example, can interfere with the metabolism of copper.
Do Plant Saturated fats elevate Testosterone as well (coconut & Palm/ Palm Kernal)?
I am not sure you are on the right path with this whole saturated fat thing. Tis cholesterol, not saturated fats per se and dietary I am propsing is not the main source of precursors to anything directly. This is why no one has been able to truly attribute ketogenic diets, etc to contribution of bad lipid profiles.
Cholesterol is not a ?bad guy!? Our bodies make about 2 g of cholesterol per day, and that makes up about 85% of blood cholesterol, while only about 15% comes from dietary sources. Cholesterol is the precursor to our sex hormones, including testosterone - which is your desired (maily if you talk adrenal production). Our cell membranes contain a lot of cholesterol (in between the phospholipids) to help keep them ?fluid? even when our cells are exposed to cooler temperatures.
You could theoretically include eggs (whole incl. the freakin yolks to address another post about liquid egg whites) in our list of food items to increase testerone. However, an interesting study was done at Purdue University a number of years ago to test this and/or the whole claims of dietary cholesterol contributing to increased blood cholesterol levels. Men in one group each ate an egg a day, while men in another group were not allowed to eat eggs. Each of these groups was further subdivided such that half the men got ?lots? of exercise while the other half were ?couch potatoes.? The results of this experiment showed no significant difference in blood cholesterol levels between egg-eaters and non-egg-eaters while there was a very significant difference between the men who got exercise and those who didn?t.
So back to the initial post - how much does diet matter anyway directly? Indirectly, many things can be done as we all probably know - correction of deficiencies, maintenance of positive nitrogen balance, etc…, but directly - I question that.
red meat, olive oil, cashews, whole eggs. those are some i remember. laters pk
Beaver. you gotta eat a lot of beaver…hmmmmm
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Beaver. you gotta eat a lot of beaver…hmmmmm[/quote]
anything else that’s fishy