Boost Your Testosterone And HGH Naturally

5 Ways To Naturally Boost Your HGH And Testosterone

Rob Lyon That extra 2% may mean the difference between a gold medal and missing the podium; between signing a fat new contact or being dropped from the squad. http://au.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding/boost your testosterone and hgh naturally.html ! 2 "age ! of 2 #ith the drugs in sport issue still simmering in $ustralia% we are confronted with reports of athletes and sports stars using and abusing performance enhancing drugs &"'(s) in their eternal quest to find the *edge+ in performance. ,n some ways% you can almost empathise with them. #ith such a narrow performance margin that exists among top athletes% and with such a small window of time that they spend at the pinnacle of their career &which coincides with their maximal earning potential)% the urge to use "'(s must feel o-erwhelming. That extra 2% may mean the difference between a gold medal and missing the podium; between signing a fat new contact or being dropped from the squad; between early retirement and *one more year+. #hile we can argue back and forth all day between the merits of a hard line ban of all "'(s and a *let them all dope% may the best chemist win+ attitude% let.s lea-e that for the armchair critics and sports agencies and del-e deeper into the mechanics of performance. Two of the key hormonal responses within the body that dri-e athletic performance are related to testosterone and human growth hormone &/0/). Testosterone is a primary male sex hormone well known to promote -irility% strength% sexual maturation through puberty and muscle si1e. /uman growth hormone is a key stimulant of cellular growth% reproduction and regeneration in humans. 2oth testosterone and /0/ ha-e a lot of benefits in terms of athletic performance. Testosterone will help you to build muscle mass% increase sex dri-e% decrease the rate of loss of bone mineral density &23() and impro-e the oxygen carrying capacity of your red blood cells% which in turn boosts aerobic performance. /0/ acts similarly to

testosterone% with some added effects of impro-ing sleep quality% decreased reco-ery rates from intense exercise and impro-ed energy le-els. 4eedless to say% testosterone and /0/ are key determinants of athletic performance% and unfortunately once we reach 56% we end up on the wrong side of their production. 7ear not 8 we can learn the ways to maximise the natural production of these hormones within our body. These will sa-e you ha-ing to ask the dodgy guy at the gym for a *hookup+ and maybe e-en a knock from $9$($ at the door.

1 - Sleep. Quality Sleep.

0etting a regular amount of quality% uninterrupted sleep will help maximise testosterone and /0/ production. 9tudies ha-e shown that this type of sleep can boost testosterone production by between 26 56% of normal daytime le-els in trained athletes. 9et yourself a regular schedule% sleep in a completely darkened room and remo-e all unnecessary distractions like phones% tablets% tele-isions. #hat works for me: 3aking sure ,.m going to bed physically tired% not mentally drained. Four more ways to naturally boost your testosterone and HGH after the jump...

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- !n"rease #$olesterol "onsu%ption

#hat: ,ncrease my cholesterol: 3y doctor told me all cholesterol is bad for you; ,.m not ad-ocating a high cholesterol diet% and ,.m certainly not recommending one for those who already suffer from high cholesterol% cardio-ascular disease or ha-e a family history of either. /owe-er% increasing cholesterol does increase testosterone% because testosterone is deri-ed from cholesterol. 7eel free to increase the intake of animal fats% whole eggs and red meat to boost your testosterone le-els% as long as you exercise caution when it comes to saturated fat and total caloric intake. $lso% get your blood tested e-ery six months. "ersonally% , ha-e eaten an a-erage of two do1en whole eggs a week for the past fi-e years% and ha-e recorded no rise in my serum cholesterol o-er that time.

& - Hi'$ !ntensity Trainin'

<egular readers of my articles should already know the benefits of training at a high intensity% but in regards to hormone production% high intensity training dramatically increases /0/ le-els for se-eral hours following exercise. 9prints% =rossfit% hea-y weights% hill runs 8 it.s all good. 9tudies ha-e also found that short bursts of intense

exercise recruit more fast twitch muscle fibres% which in turn promotes a natural release of /0/.

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These ones aren.t on the banned list. ,ncreasing -itamin ( le-els in the system &think exposure to sunlight and eating fatty fish)% experimenting with taking >3$ before bed &typically a combination of 1inc% magnesium and -itamin 2?% which aids in quality of sleep and natural testosterone production) and also taking branched chain amino acids &2=$$s allow your muscles to metabolise protein and promote muscle growth) before and after intense exercise all ha-e clinical benefits in impro-ing /0/ and testosterone production.

5 - Be a %an * !nside and outside o+ t$e bedroo%

4ow you ha-e all that extra testosterone and /0/ floating around% put it to good use. /a-e more sex. 9tudies ha-e shown that men who are more sexually acti-e ha-e higher testosterone le-els. Train harder% not longer. 'xcess training duration at lower intensities actually blunts /0/ release. ,ncrease your consumption of animal proteins and healthy fats. <eal men eat full fat dairy products. 9leep like a king. This will promote muscle reco-ery and /0/ secretion. @imit the intake of soy products. 9oy contains estrogen% which blunts testosterone response and also promotes the release of cortisol which% in turn% brings your metabolism to a grinding halt. $bo-e all else% be a competitor. =ompetition helps with your sense of mission% sharpens your focus% increases your metabolism and increases hormonal response. #in something. 0et that promotion. 2eat your personal best.