Remember when you had it all? Strength, stamina and
vigour? You could do it all and you were
afraid of nothing! It’s safe to say you have probably mellowed a bit since
then, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, if you feel low, weak,
anxious, and sluggish. If you feel all these and are not really interested in
life then you probably need a testosterone boost. Tell me honestly, how is your
sex life? Still the stallion you were in your twenties and early thirties or
are you now a mouse! Have you noticed the unsightly fat in all the wrong
places? Remember when you could burn it off with just a week or two of
football? If you are having difficulty with some or all of the above then it’s
time to reclaim the raging bull you once were, the culprit is a known one; low
testosterone.
WHAT THE HELL IS TESTOSTERONE?
Simply put, testosterone is that hormone that makes you a
man! Male or female, our bodies all produce it, but men have about 10 times as much as women. Testosterone is what gives us our male drive to achieve and conquer.
It is what gives men more muscle mass than women, and it is essential to our
sex drive as men. The power of testosterone is almost mythical, apart from
boosting muscle and burning body fat it can also help improve mood, sleep
quality, energy and libido. Typically the male testosterone levels are high
through our teens and twenties; however we start to see a gradual decline from
our thirties upwards. Low testosterone can put you at risk of heart disease,
type 2 diabetes, obesity, impaired sexual function, reduced muscle mass and
diminished physical performance.
THE CURE
Low testosterone is depressing,literally! However it doesn’t have to be so
my friend, I want you to know that you can maintain your youthful energy and
vigour well into your seventies. There are ways to boost your body’s production
of this male hormone NATURALLY. Please do not buy into the bogus claims of
testosterone boosting supplements, they just don’t work! Normally I do believe in
supplementation but in this case I would advocate the natural process, no short
cuts! So if you want to reclaim your muscles, strength and bedroom! Try these
five natural test booting techniques below.
1.
EAT MORE FAT:
Crazy right?!
Not really, all fats are not made equal and the right quantity of good fats in
your diet will help boost your testosterone levels. Eat more monounsaturated fats like olive oil,
avocados, peanut butter to help boost your test levels. Saturated fats in red meat, coconut oil and
egg yolk will also help.
2.
DON’T DODGE CHOLESTEROL:
Like the advice above this also sounds
crazy too but it’s not. Remember that like fat there is good and bad
cholesterol and you should aim for good cholesterol as your body derives
testosterone from the cholesterol you consume. Apart from boosting your test
levels, good cholesterol (HDL) helps reduce insulin resistance which is key to
reducing the incidence of high blood sugar. Foods to eat include; red meat,
whole eggs, shrimps, oysters etc.
3.
HIT THE GYM:
This is my favourite tried and trusted
method of boosting testosterone, pump iron! Lifting weights have been proven to
be a great testosterone production booster. Lifting weights stimulates the body
to produce this hormone and it’s a wonderful self-perpetuating cycle; the more
you lift, the more test you produce and the more test you produce, the more you
WANT to lift. Remember it’s not just showing up in the gym and running on the
treadmill or elliptical like a hamster, you need to lift iron! Multi joint old
school exercises like the bench press, squat and dead-lift are the best as they
require the most effort and stimulate the most testosterone boost.
4.
DON’T OVERDO THE GYM:
Now that you are born again hard and determined
to boost your test levels in the gym, be careful not to overdo it. it’s called
over-training , and while it’s hard to achieve, it does happen. Don’t go spending 3 hours in the gym
lifting everything in sight, this will likely lead to a loss of testosterone which
is opposite of what you want to achieve. All you get from long workouts is an
increase in cortisol which is a stress hormone. I would advise that you spend
no more than an hour and a half working out; anything more is just a waste!
5.
GET MORE SLEEP:
A lack of quality sleep can dramatically
diminish the amount of testosterone your body produces, thereby reducing muscle
growth and fat loss. Research has shown that the amount of sleep you get is
associated with higher or lower morning testosterone levels. Its recommended
that you get between 7 and 9 hours of sleep a night for optimum testosterone
levels.
I hope you found this useful, and do have a
great weekend!
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