Why Is Lifting Weights One Of The Top Ways To Increase Increase Testosterone Naturally?
Read On To Find Out!
There are multiple ways to increase testosterone production. However lifting weights has to be one of the most effective; and for my money one of the most enjoyable all natural testosterone boosters.
What The Science Says About Weight Lifting Increasing Testosterone Production
Weight lifting/ resistance training in a number of studies has been shown to help increase testosterone production.
This is one of the easiest studies to digest.
In short the study showed that both younger and older men saw an increase in testosterone levels after carrying out a set of squats. There are countless more studies like this, that all suggest that weight lifting/ resistance training increases T.
On a side note, lifting weights will help you to lose body fat. In the long term losing excess body fat, is the best all natural testosterone booster. You can learn more about this below.
Is Fat Loss The Best All Natural Testosterone Booster?
So with weight lifting you get a spike in testosterone production, you lose body fat & you gain more muscle mass. The more muscle mass that you have the more testosterone the body produces. So in reality, lifting weights helps increase testosterone production in multiple ways.
The Most Effective Types Of Weight Lifting For Increased Testosterone
While all resistance training is shown to increase T, there are certain adjustments that can be made and methods that in studies are shown to be more effective than others.
- Lifting Heavy Weights
- Full Body/ Compound Exercises
- Longer Rest Periods between sets (2 minutes plus)
- Volume Training
So now lets actually go in to the reasons why I favor weight lifting, as one of the best ways to increase testosterone naturally.
Building Muscle While Increasing Testosterone
I personally spend a fair bit of time working out, increasing my muscle mass and losing body fat. Improving my body composition is one of the key reasons I looked to increase my testosterone levels in the first place.
So lifting weights is like killing two birds with one stone. You build more muscle by lifting weights & get the testosterone spike at the same time. That additional muscle mass, then leads to even lower body fat as well, which in turn means higher testosterone.
This then leads to even more muscle mass & lower body fat, so it becomes a positive feedback loop. You can check the below article for more info on the relationship between testosterone & muscle mass.
Testosterone and Muscle Building
Easy To Find Guides & Resources
Unlike some other ways to increase testosterone naturally, that will be covered on this website. Weight lifting will require minimal effort in terms of having to research for guidance and resources.
You can type weight lifting/ resistance training in to Google, YouTube or any search engine and be inundated with plenty of information. You can go to amazon and find lots of books and DVD’s on the subject, you can even go to your local library and find a wealth of books on the subject as well.
It Can Be Cheap/ Free
Some gyms and health clubs will charge you an absolute fortune for the privilege of using their facilities. Truth is in order to do weight lifting/ resistance training, you don’t need to join a fancy gym.
You can find a reasonably priced basic gym, as long as they have weight lifting equipment. You can venture outside and lift things like logs, stones etc. you could even invest in your own equipment for home; both brand new or second hand dumbbells, kettle bells etc. can be picked up at a reasonable price.
I personally have picked up some great equipment second hand that I use at home and it was less than three months gym membership, much less a year!
The Weight Lifting Guides I Recommend
While you can get this information for free, the saying you get what you pay for, is always going to be relevant. The two programs I recommend to clients aren’t free; but they aren’t expensive either, I’ll be putting together full reviews shortly. You can check them out below though.
Primal Strength By Chris Neander
Simply Build Muscle By Rob James
Other Health Benefits
It isn’t just one of the ways to increase testosterone naturally, there are multiple other health benefits that you gain from weight lifting and resistance training.
These include increased fat loss (which we’ve covered above) increased bone strength (also a benefit of higher testosterone), reduced stress/ elevated, mood, prevention of back pain & injury and increased calorie burn while at rest, to name a few.
Final Thoughts & Future Articles
I hope you have found this article on weight lifting/ resistance training & how it is one of the best ways to increase testosterone naturally useful. Hopefully you can see why everyone who is physically capable and wants optimize testosterone should make lifting weights a priority.
If you have any questions in regards to this article, just drop me a comment and I’ll come back to you. Please share this article with anyone you think may find it useful, you can also follow me on my social media sites. I share lots of different ways to increase testosterone naturally & what the best all natural testosterone boosters are.
