naturally increasing testosterone

[LeeCunningham]

Not testosterone but there was a study I remember reading that showed that just 10 one minute sessions on a Power plate the subjects experienced a suprising increase in Growth hormone levels. People who also use the plate regularly (At least twice a week) report feeling extremly high energy levels. Once participant described it as having a permanent coffee drip in her arm.

Beware though lots of fakes and pretenders. Make sure anyone you see is registered with Powerplate.com

If anyone would consider one of these machines, they might be edified by reading this first:

http://www.rawguru.com/power-plate-r...n-machine.html

[Eric Grant]

Theres alot of things you can do with herbs.

Tongkat Ali, Tribulus, as well as multiple chinese herbs including but not limited to Epimedium, Deer Antler, and others can all help to boost testosterone levels.

This should be done under the guidance of a licensed medical practitioner who specializes in herbs though because playing with your hormone levels without the guidance of an appropriate medical practitioner is foolish to the point of being dangerous.

Obviously if you find yourself snapping at people over nothing and wanting to murder people in traffic, you should likely back off on the dosages.

If it's something your interested in pursuing, PM me, I'm a board licensed practitioner of traditional chinese medicine in the state of california.

[Corky]

dude if u had the testosterone i had and im only 15 you will wish you were like 5 years old
body hair EVERYWHERE its bullshit
i can grow a beard in a month

[Eric Grant]

As for the power plate............ duh.

If you put stress on your bones your body will desire to strengthen them, upping production of HGH and similar hormones in order to increase bone density and strengthen connective tissue and muscles which support the joints that are under stress.

Jogging up steep stairs with a weighted backpack will do the same thing as will a host of other physical activities.

[James III]

there was a powerplate at the gym where i used to live. i tried it once in between my workout and got a dirty nosebleed, spent 5 minutes cleaning myself up in the bathroom, it ruined my workout groove

Yeah dude thats why you need to be supervised by a trainer. Those things really shouldn't be allowed to be used by people unsupervised. You can seriously hurt yourself using them incorrectly.

[James III]

As for the power plate............ duh.

If you put stress on your bones your body will desire to strengthen them, upping production of HGH and similar hormones in order to increase bone density and strengthen connective tissue and muscles which support the joints that are under stress.

Jogging up steep stairs with a weighted backpack will do the same thing as will a host of other physical activities.

Erm duh that's why I said they experienced a 'suprising' increase in HGH meaning it was alot more then they expected. Doing squats and push-ups on a Power plate seems to produce significantly more HGH then doing these activitys normally.

[LeeCunningham]

dude if u had the testosterone i had and im only 15 you will wish you were like 5 years old
body hair EVERYWHERE its bullshit
i can grow a beard in a month

lol

[James III]

If anyone would consider one of these machines, they might be edified by reading this first:

http://www.rawguru.com/power-plate-r...n-machine.html

Sorry you've been mislead. The guy that wrote the article is clearly a noob to exercise in my opinion (despite him claiming otherwise) and dosen't seem to be very bright either.



1. You are told by any qualified Powerplate trainer before you start not to stand straight up because the vibrations will go to your head. As for his fear of feeling nauseous obviously he didn't do as much research as he claimed or he would of known it could have that effect. Just like hanging upside down or running too fast on the treadmill. They can make you nauseous too right?

2.Obviously misunderstood what the trainer meant by it being unsafe if you vibrate for more 15, 30. 45 or 60 seconds. Those settings are for beginners. Once you become expert you can have it on continuously.

3. Complained he was sore after his workout!!!!!!!! ha ha ha that statement alone should destroy any credibility he claims about being into Health and fitness. So does he think someone new to a hardcore Kettlebell training workout wouldn't leave you sore then?? or maybe High intensity sprint training, Barbel training etc? Of course a newcomer is going to feel sore because his mucles arn't used to it. That would be common sense to anyone knowledgible about exercise.

4. Says he was expecting a simplar, fun workout and let the machine do most of the work.

THE GUY OBVIOUSLY NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHAT POWERPLATE IS ABOUT!!

Do you expect Kettlebells or dumbells to give you a massage??? You're not supposed to just stand on it and let it do all the work. It's not a lazy workout and thats obviously why the author was dissapointed that in his words 'You can’t just “set it and forget it" on the Power Plate'.


Despite his bitching there are nice easy massage programs availible for the powerplate but they don't give them away free in Gyms!

5. The author moans,

'I thought the whole point of these whole body vibration machines was that it made exercise easier and more efficient--so workouts could be shorter'

No you idiot it's to make the exercises HARDER!! Doe's he seriously have no clue to anything?

Trying squatting on a Powerplate and see how much harder it's is as you have to recruit more muscles to stabalise yourself.





There are too many other points to further discredit him but I think I have made it clear that they Author clearly has no idea what the hell he is talking about. So to anyone that reads it I wouldn't take him seriously.


To the OP apologies for unintentionally changing the focus of your post.

[Eric Grant]

@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).

[Eric Grant]

I concur with James' critique of that review and even though I don't personally recommend those devices to any friends/patients/training partners if you do choose to use one you should do so under the guidance of a trainer experienced with that peice of equipment.