Serious Lifting Increases SHBG, Muscle & Total Mass, While Decreasing Total and Trunk Fat in Overweight Young Men. Plus: Why an Increase in SHBG is Nothing to Be Afraid Of
Warning: Used correctly, this dumbbell will increase your BMI, your glucose sensitivity and - at least if you still got some fat to shed - your SHBG! And what's the result? Metabolic health, strength and a significantly improved body composition! If you read the headline of today's news closely and did not freak out due to bro-scientific indoctrination and the firmly held believe that "SHGB is bad for you, bro. I'll bind your testosterone, bro!" you will probably have noticed that the 12-week resistance training regimen 36 of the 49 participants (BMI 31.4 kg/m² age 22 years) of a recently published study by Roberts et al. underwent would have to be considered an epic fail, if we went for the mainstream assessment of workout / dietary success - the infamous body mass index. If the add the broscientific notion that you best reduce your SHBG to zero (or into the negative range, if you find a way to do so), squats, deadlifts, lunges, rows, side raises, overhead pr...