Author Topic: Surprising things LOWER Testosterone (Read 17603 times)

liberalismo · « **on:** January 30, 2009, 04:15:50 PM »

Some interesting and surprising things that you would never expect can actually be BAD for bodybuilding and can lower testosterone levels...

Music Generally ANY TYPE of music can lower testosterone levels. So listening to music in the gym might actually be BAD.
http://johnhawks.net:84/node/765
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11458865

Sex Believe it or not, Sex can actually LOWER overall testosterone in the body. In general after an orgasm, Testosterone levels plummet to lower levels. People who abstain from sexual intercourse actually have higher testosterone levels than more sexually active people.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/1elxf861chc5p9jv/

Alcohol Copious Alcohol use can lower testosterone levels drastically.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0847/is_n2_v15/ai_12490153

High Marijuana
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6316036

Tobacco

Lack of sleep

Stress free life Studies show that short term stress can temporary increase testosterone levels.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WG0-45F4M1V-29&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=041660786b5a553f67f564a1a1bb2cd1

The_Iron_Disciple · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:17:25 PM »

Shit ... I'm fucked ! I'm into all those things !

emn1964 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:18:56 PM »

something tells me that "liberalisimo" has little to no testosterone

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:20:18 PM »

I've never really enjoyed music while working out. It keeps me unfocused.

Eisenherz · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:21:13 PM »

i call bs on the "people who abstain from sex have higher test" sure i agree your test goes below that what it was before orgasm, but give it a few hours or a day and it will be much higher than before orgasm..

JimmyJam1974 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:22:07 PM »

Out of curiosity, what about cocaine??

MarvinEderFan · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:22:44 PM »

Rock/hard music can boost testosterone.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:25:27 PM »

Is it true that peanuts and peanut oil tend to raise test levels?

emn1964 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:28:09 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on January 30, 2009, 04:25:27 PM

Is it true that peanuts and peanut oil tend to raise test levels?

no, but it will give you salmonella

MarvinEderFan · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:30:30 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on January 30, 2009, 04:25:27 PM

Is it true that peanuts and peanut oil tend to raise test levels?

More like the opposite. Many peanuts contain phytoestrogens.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:31:03 PM »

Quote from: emn1964 on January 30, 2009, 04:28:09 PM

salmonella

I'm immune to Salmonella, E-Coli, and Mad Cow Disease

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:31:37 PM »

Quote from: MarvinEderFan on January 30, 2009, 04:30:30 PM

More like the opposite. Many peanuts contain phytoestrogens.

Wow, I had a "nutrition guru" tell me the opposite.

liberalismo · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:32:11 PM »

Quote from: MarvinEderFan on January 30, 2009, 04:22:44 PM

Rock/hard music can boost testosterone.

ALL MUSIC LOWERS TESTOSTERONE.

emn1964 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:32:20 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on January 30, 2009, 04:31:03 PM

I'm immune to Salmonella, E-Coli, and Mad Cow Disease

so you can actually eat fecal matter and it won't make you sick? weird.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #14 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:34:57 PM »

Quote from: emn1964 on January 30, 2009, 04:32:20 PM

so you can actually eat fecal matter and it won't make you sick? weird.

Yeah

I'm also immune to West Nile Virus

emn1964 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:36:47 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on January 30, 2009, 04:34:57 PM

Yeah

I'm also immune to West Nile Virus

you must be super human

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:44:04 PM »

Quote from: emn1964 on January 30, 2009, 04:36:47 PM

you must be super human

nope, just a Getbigger, a Gitbigger who goes from town to town helping out, hoping I touched just one life.

Camel Jockey · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2009, 04:51:15 PM »

I doubt those things lower test by a huge percentage.

Plus, they are just unreasonable. If you are fucking some decent pussy then that's one of the best stress relieving and fulfilling things in the world and it isn't worth giving up because some dude one a website told you so. Besides, I don't mind a .000072987% drop in test levels for getting my dick sucked.

gooer · « **Reply #18 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:20:50 PM »

it's a good thing i inject a shit load of test into my body on a weekly basis because i'm not giving up any of those things. how much exactly does music lower your test levels? i'm sure it's negligible..

liberalismo · « **Reply #19 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:21:37 PM »

Quote from: Camel Jockey on January 30, 2009, 04:51:15 PM

I doubt those things lower test by a huge percentage.

Plus, they are just unreasonable. If you are fucking some decent pussy then that's one of the best stress relieving and fulfilling things in the world and it isn't worth giving up because some dude one a website told you so. Besides, I don't mind a .000072987% drop in test levels for getting my dick sucked.

First of all...The drop is a more significant than you say.

Second of all...You can't give something up that you don't have!

liberalismo · « **Reply #20 on:** January 30, 2009, 05:23:55 PM »

Quote from: gooer on January 30, 2009, 05:20:50 PM

it's a good thing i inject a shit load of test into my body on a weekly basis because i'm not giving up any of those things. how much exactly does music lower your test levels? i'm sure it's negligible..

How healthy is that?

burn2live · « **Reply #21 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:09:09 PM »

Quote from: liberalismo on January 30, 2009, 04:15:50 PM

Some interesting and surprising things that you would never expect can actually be BAD for bodybuilding and can lower testosterone levels...

Music Generally ANY TYPE of music can lower testosterone levels. So listening to music in the gym might actually be BAD.
http://johnhawks.net:84/node/765
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11458865

Sex Believe it or not, Sex can actually LOWER overall testosterone in the body. In general after an orgasm, Testosterone levels plummet to lower levels. People who abstain from sexual intercourse actually have higher testosterone levels than more sexually active people.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/1elxf861chc5p9jv/

Alcohol Copious Alcohol use can lower testosterone levels drastically.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0847/is_n2_v15/ai_12490153

High Marijuana
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6316036

Tobacco

Lack of sleep

Stress free life Studies show that short term stress can temporary increase testosterone levels.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WG0-45F4M1V-29&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=041660786b5a553f67f564a1a1bb2cd1

I wouldn't be so sure about the short term stress and testosterone, seeing as the study there was conducted on fowls:

"Short-Term Stress Increases Testosterone Secretion from Testes in Male Domestic Fowl"

Also, it's known that stress elevates catabolic hormones such as cortisol in order to increase gluconeogenesis to fuel the fight or flight response. Test is certainly not a catabolic hormone

tommywishbone · « **Reply #22 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:14:51 PM »

Crack cocaine, Coors Light, and Hookers are not on the list... I'm OK.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #23 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:23:47 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on January 30, 2009, 04:44:04 PM

nope, just a Getbigger, a Gitbigger who goes from town to town helping out, hoping I touched just one life.

tommywishbone · « **Reply #24 on:** January 30, 2009, 06:26:24 PM »

Excellent Grasshopper.