Body Fat Percentage And Testosterone: Does Low Body Fat Help Boost Testosterone? [jgSOGYLFhPv]

Body Fat Percentage And Testosterone: Does Low Body Fat Help Boost Testosterone? [jgSOGYLFhPv]

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If you want to learn everything you possibly can about how to increase testosterone naturally then download my book for free Master Your Testosterone - What does your body fat percentage have to do with your testosterone levels? We’re going to find out in today’s video. It is, in fact, one of the more important variables in the testosterone equation. Below a certain level of body fat, which in men tends to be sub 8-9% (but there is some variability, depending on age, training maturity, genetics) testosterone levels drop. In competitive bodybuilders we see a drastic decrease in low testosterone levels (even when many of them are on drugs) in the final weeks before the show as they reach sub-7% body fat levels of weight loss. This is the body’s natural response to attempt to handle the stress associated with unnaturally low body fat levels by reallocating energy away from less vital processes like reproductive capabilities and over toward baseline functioning of vital organs and processes. Ultra low body fat levels also tend to take a considerable amount of calorie restriction to reach, and low calorie diets hit testosterone levels hard as the body struggles to leech the necessary nutrients from the limited food source. However, I’d be curious to see n=1 tests run on men who have reached sub-7-8% body fat levels slowly over the course of many years via a slight caloric deficit, as opposed to most data we have that measures less longitudinally, looking mostly at test groups over the course of a mere 12- 16 weeks of intense calorie restriction, or bodybuilders who in fact, only drop ultra low in calories and spike their training intensity in the final 12 weeks before competing in a show. Longitudinal data over the course of many years in experienced trainees who do not yo-yo in body fat levels but instead either maintain or slightly decrease body fat every year would be a far more interesting look at the human body’s capabilities in terms of endocrine function adaptability. I would posit a guess that guys who train for years and very slowly decrease body fat through calorie and carbohydrate cycling and/or small deficits of 10-20% over time would develop the capacity to support normal testosterone levels naturally, at 5-8% body fat. Low body fat is only one side of the coin when it comes to adipose and testosterone. The other side is far meatier (or flabbier), and far more relevant to most people reading this guide. Body Fat & Testosterone Production To put it simply, testosterone (both free and SHBG and albumin- bound) levels correlate inversely with measures of insulin resistance (insulin, C-peptide, and HOMA-IR) and body fat levels. And the inverse association between testosterone and insulin resistance is mediated by adipose tissue, and independent of SHBG. To put it in even simpler terms, the more body fat you have, the less testosterone you will naturally be able to produce. So if you are overweight (or skinny fat, with over 15% body fat in men), the single best thing you can do for yourself in terms of naturally optimizing your testosterone production is lose body fat. It really is that simple. However, dropping that body fat may not be an easy task. You need to train correctly and eat the foods that will nourish your endocrine system, as opposed to crash dieting down, which will also lower your T levels considerably. Do the correct training and eat in a moderate deficit of around 10-20% to allow for minor, non-stress-inducing endocrine adjustments over time. If you have high levels of body fat, your endocrine system is suffering. It is nowhere near as healthy as it could be. However, you must realize that this took time to achieve. You didn’t screw it up overnight so don’t expect to fix it overnight either. In terms of regional versus total body fat (i.e. belly fat versus full body fat), the research is somewhat conflicting and inconclusive. Some studies find total body fat levels to be a better inverse correlate to testosterone levels, and some find regional abdominal fat levels to be better. However, the overall body of knowledge on the subject would indicate that they are both decent correlates. So while abdominal body fat is a noticeable warning indication of compromised ability to produce natural testosterone, so is total body fat percentage. Moral of the story: lose body fat to increase testosterone, regardless of where the fat tissue is concentrated. #male enhancement definition #compare male enhancement drugs #male enhancement jelly