Thyroid and testosterone production

How does your thyroid status affect your androgen levels? The thyroid produces two hormones, namely T4 and T3. T4 is converted to T3 via the deiodinases enzyme and T4 levels are always higher than T3 levels. T4 is just considered as a pro-hormone, as it’s converted to T3, which is the active hormone. T3 binds with … Read more

Why free testosterone isn’t everything

Some may think that free testosterone is the only form of androgens that can exert an anabolic/androgenic effect as only free testosterone is able to enter a cell, or bind to an androgen receptor. Total testosterone is currently classified in four major fractions: SHBG-bound testosterone (∼44%), albumin-bound testosterone (∼50%), cortisol-binding globulin–bound testosterone (∼4%), and unbound or … Read more

Powerful hormone precursor shake

Hormones, such as testosterone and growth hormone, are anabolic, and by giving those hormones the precursors they need will result in much better gains in the gym. This shake is a super simple and fast way to consume lots of healthy, raw nutrients fast for maximal benefits. I believe this smoothie is the best thing … Read more

Fats & androgens

Are dietary fats an important macro-nutrient for a natural bodybuilder? Dietary fats have numerous health benefits. Including: aids in the absorption of fat soluble vitamins maintains healthy skin and hair insulates body organs against shock maintains body temperature promotes healthy cell function increase testosterone production (your testosterone is synthesized from cholesterol) Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) from … Read more

Carbs – what is best for healthy living and optimal testosterone

Carbohydrates are one of the macro-nutrients which are very beneficial for overall health & testosterone. However when we say “carbs”, it’s from a natural complex source, such as fruit, vegetables, organic raw dairy and raw honey.   The good thing about natural high complex carbohydrates is that it contains minerals and vitamins that your body … Read more

Explosive bodyweight exercises for testosterone you can do at home

Doing heavy weight training is the best thing you can do, however sometimes you can’t go to the gym or some just don’t like the gym. Fortunately there are other ways to boost your testosterone levels with different kind of exercises at home… To get the optimal testosterone secretion you need to train with a … Read more

Macro-nutrients: 3 types of foods you should be eating for testosterone

Eating the correct macro nutrients is a must do if you want to optimize your androgen hormones and your physique… It’s a terrible idea to omit any kind of macro nutrient for any kind of goal you might have. Let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this post… Protein Protein is actually more important for … Read more