Does anybody know a good link for an article with good explanations on how compound lifts and leg lifts produce testosterone in comparison to isolation lifts. Looking for something to print out to give to my workout partner who will never do leg workouts with me.
Get a new workout partner!
www.abcbodybuilding.com/testosterone.pdf
I beleive this is the article I’m looking for. I think it’s about 1/2 down the page or so. I’ll look a little more in depth at this when I get off from work and if it’s not the right one I’ll find it and post it.
And yeah, your workout partner is a dummy.
I believe that any increase in T from performing compound exercises is just transient since intense training has been shown to cause an overall decline in T.
[quote]HK24719 wrote:
since intense training has been shown to cause an overall decline in T.[/quote]
Are you saying that working out decreases T levels in the long run ? Are you serious ?!?!?!?
[quote]Horazio wrote:
HK24719 wrote:
since intense training has been shown to cause an overall decline in T.
Are you saying that working out decreases T levels in the long run ? Are you serious ?!?!?!?[/quote]
Yeah dude. Many athletes when tested are found to be lower t than sedentary people because they are overtraining slightly.
Is back acne any kind of indicator of testosterone levels?
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
www.abcbodybuilding.com/testosterone.pdf
I beleive this is the article I’m looking for. I think it’s about 1/2 down the page or so. I’ll look a little more in depth at this when I get off from work and if it’s not the right one I’ll find it and post it.
And yeah, your workout partner is a dummy.[/quote]
Thats a great article, thanks for posting it
[quote]Sxio wrote:
Are you saying that working out decreases T levels in the long run ? Are you serious ?!?!?!?
Yeah dude. Many athletes when tested are found to be lower t than sedentary people because they are overtraining slightly.
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Well I hope this happens only to super-pro-elite-extreme bodybuilders who workout trice a day then…
I remember reading in Practical Programming that directly after working out Cortisol levels are higher than normal and T levels are lower but, adequate recovery allows for super compensation where the T leves rise and Cortisol levels drop.
Also there are hormonal fluctuation models of periodization for advanced athletes where the athlete goes through periods of high intensity high volume training in which Cortisol will rise and T levels will drop, the athlete will the go through a more moderate period of training so that super compensation can normalize the hormone levels.