jogging & testosterone

Published: Tue, 10/17/17

  1. You’ll lower your testosterone levels – this confirmed by the European Journal of Applied Physiology which says endurance training reduces testosterone 20%-40% in men.
     
  2. Increased cortisol levels – which according to the Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids can lead to fat storage… making weight loss difficult and sometimes impossible. 
     
  3. Less muscle development – There’s a reason “runners” have low levels of muscle mass and many times look skinny fat or out of shape… it’s due to a phenomena called “anabolic interference” which disrupts your muscle-building hormones testosterone and growth hormone causing slow recovery and even strength loss.
     
  4. Erectile Dysfunction (ED) – This is mainly the results of low-t levels from running. Without a sufficient amount of testosterone pumping through your veins you’ll have low sex-drive and difficulty “rising to the occasion” when the moment strikes.
     
  5. Reproductive trouble -  According to the Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine & Science, men who run often (whether recreationally or competitively) have decreased fertility and lower sperm quality.  
 
Yet what is catabolic cardio and how do you avoid it?
 
After all, cardio workouts can be a powerful way to burn fat… and when done properly, build muscle and boost testosterone levels at the same time.
 
Here are a few forms of catabolic cardio…
 
One being, low/moderate intensity steady-state cardio
 
Have you ever jogged around the neighborhood or ran the treadmill for 20 minutes or longer?

Chances are you have…
 
It’s the most popular form of catabolic cardio…
 
One of the biggest downfalls of this type of running is you always have to “do more” to reach the next level…
 
For example, if you want to lose 10 lbs. you have to perform this type of cardio most likely 2-3 times a week for 30-60 minutes per session.
 
And once you hit a plateau… you’ll have to add miles to your training and therefore time to your running…
 
Basically, you’ll become a slave to the treadmill.
 
Force hundreds of pounds of pressure on your knees and ankles with each stride…
 
Waste countless hours in the gym… and lose muscle and strength in the process.
 
Not to mention you’re practically committing testosterone suicide…
 
And the same goes for high intensity interval training…
 
Too much of it will result in all of the above. Mainly due to overtraining…
 
Which then forces your cortisol levels to raise… (cortisol is the arch enemy to your t-levels – NOT good).
 
You can also do HIIT wrong. In fact, most guys do…
 
Some guys go way to long with their HIIT sessions and counteract the results…
 
Other guys don’t perform their intervals long or hard enough… and never reach the “lactic threshold” which skyrockets your muscle-building hormones and helps you pack on muscle while you run.

Even taking too little of breaks in between your interval sprints can cause you to miss out on some truly jaw-dropping results…
 
It’s like leaving money on the table…
 
And because I don’t think you’re a guy who’s willing to throw away muscle-building, fat-burning, and testosterone-boosting RESULTS… I want you to check this out.
 
It’s called Anabolic Running.
 
A powerful muscle-building cardio solution for men that uses a combination of lactic acid, a simple nasal breathing trick, and 16-minutes of cardio per week to help skyrocket testosterone and growth hormone levels 530% from the very first workout…
 
And the side-effects of the program is what any guy would want and need... like:
   
I know… it sounds too good to be true, right?
 
Don’t let skepticism keep you from missing out on this type of workout. Check out Anabolic Running for yourself here.
 
Keep training hard,

Mike Westerdal
Founder - CriticalBench.com