naturally increasing testosterone

[James III]

@James III

Of course, performing an excecise on an unstable vibrating surface complicates the excercise in terms of the forces exerted upon the joints and the neccessity for increased tension around multiple articulations neccessary to maintain balance.

Doing squats on a moving surfboard will of course exert more strain upon the joints than squats on a stationary surface.

Doing lunges while standing in the aisle of a moving city bus will generate much more strain upon tissues than doing them on a non vibrating hardwood floor.

Ultimately if you want to improve hormone production appropriate training is of course a huge part of that but there are also MANY herbs which can be used to influence things as well.


The power plates strike me as extremely faddish and potentially dangerous for alot of people with undiagnosed injuries and thus I fully agree they should only be used under the guidance of trainer who's experienced with that equipment.

If improving HGH production were a desired goal for a person who's levels were deficient or for an athlete trying to keep them elevated, vibrating equipment would be extremely low on my list of reccomendations.

Back on topic, neither beer nor tofu should be consumed on a daily basis either if you're trying to elevate testosterone levels. In moderation and consumed occasionally these will not make a huge difference but when consumed regularly both soy and hops are highly estrogenic in nature. Many hops growers have learned the hard way you need to handle hops in the field with gloves or after several years you can end up with erectile dysfunction and gynecomastia (ie limp d*** and man boobs).

No offense Eric but I don't think you seem to be understanding what I'm saying. The people conducting the study of course were expecting a difference in HGH levels doing these exercises on a vibrating platform. The point is that it produced SIGNIFICANTLY more then even they expected. That's what I was saying. Not just some or a little more.

Never said it was a first choice if you were looking purely to increase HGH levels. It's it's another platform to do the same exercises but get more benefit from them. Apologies I thought the point in my first post was obvious but it appears not to have been. My fault for not being more clear. Powerplate is alot more then just another place to do the same exercise. It's been shown it various studies to recruit up to 98% of muscle fibres in some exercises. Standard weight bearing and strength training techniques have been shown to recruit in the 40% - 60% range. It's also been shown to have an extremly beneficial effect of the Lymphatic system and appears to be extremly effective at keeping away adipose visceral fat comapred to standard cardio training. Even after months of no training. As for the fad comment obviously that's your opinion but I would at least research and try it first before judging it. The British Athletic team incorporated Power plate into their training headquarters in 2009 so they must think there is something to it.


Agreed on the avoidence of Tofu and beer. Daily consumption of those would impact testosterone levels.

[Eric Grant]

I get what you're saying James but I take all research with a giant bowl of salt. One has to review the methodology, in the example of said power plate study how the hypothetical expectations were obtained, and also who funded the study before accepting it's conclusions as gospel truth. And of course, can the results be replicated by multiple independent tests, what was the sample size, etc.

For example a former proffessor of mine once met a fellow botanist at a botany conferance some years ago. He had lost hair, his eyes were sunken, and he appeared to be under immense stress. She asked him what was wrong, he expained that he had a high ranking position in a very large study but was under immense pressure to come up with something that demonstrated that tomatoes had anti cancer or anti CVD (cardiovascular disorders) properties. He had not slept well in months and his superiors were threatening to pull funding and cancel the study (thus firing him) if he did not produce results soon.

In the following months his team was able to identify some health benefits of lycopene. The research was funded almost entirely by Cambell's (soup). Once some benefits of lycopene were identified, their data set was heavily edited in order to delete any inconclusive data and deliberately showcase the tests which demonstrated some health benefits of lycopene.

Cambell's then used this heavily edited data set to create the final published version of the study and then utilized the study to launch an ad campaign about the healh benefits of lycopene and how Cambell's tomato soup was an excellent natural source of this chemical.

[James III]

Hi Eric appreciate your post but that point wasn't really evident in your previous posts to me hence my responses. That's the trouble with communicating online this way. At least we're more clear on the issue now.

Good example regarding Campbells soup. You have to know how to crtique studies. I.E what were the Aims, the hypothisis. the methodology used etc. Best bet is to always research the document papers on the study but sadly many do not and even if some do they might have difficulty understanding parts of it.

Hopefully we haven't detracted too much from the OP's topic! Apologies again

[Cookie Monster]

dont jerk off
i swear to god dude

[IrishSheep]

Actually if you dont jerk off your test drops dramatically after a while you gotta jack off just enough.

[Corky]

shit i wonder if thats why i grow so much hair?!!!!
i jack off daily lol jk
but if you jack off u stay healthy idk how but u do

[IrishSheep]

Hair isn't related to testosterone dummy.

[Andrew Maxwell]

I like when my test levels are high, I feel like a lion. I actually make a serious effort to keep them elevated cause of how beast it makes me feel. I eat steamed brocolli everyday , a piece of celery, and do sprints and heavy lifting on my off days all of which naturally increase my test.


but I want it higher. any suggestions on other thangs I can do (besides for steroids)? I love how it makes me feel and move.

Mellons are another food that boosts testosterone

[Isaiah Mendoza]

Mellons are another food that boosts testosterone

wait are we thinking about the same kind of melons