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Episode 234: The Effects of Exercise and Diet on Testosterone

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The Relationship Between Exercise and Testosterone Levels

The chronic effects of exercise on testosterone levels are quite unremarkable and don't seem to predict training response. There is some emerging evidence that differences in genes relating to testosterone levels may correlate to muscle cross-sectional area and muscle strength along with higher testosterone levels. But this is a different claim than saying increasing endogenous testosterone levels by following a particular training protocol increases gains, which is not really supported by evidence.

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