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Serum & Intramuscular Testosterone, DHT and Androgen Receptor Response to High vs. Low Volume Training

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Another set for another ng of testosterone? Does it work that way and is it worth it - not just on paper, but in terms of real gains? I know that we don't know! And among the many things we don't know the influence of the post-workout elevation in the long-thought "anabolic" hormones testosterone , growth hormone , and co. is unquestionably one of my personal favorites. You've read about it, here at the SuppVersity many times and I got to tell you in advance that the absence of convincing evidence for / against its importance will become a problem in the bottom line of today's SuppVersity article dealing with the intriguing results of an experiment that has been conducted by Lukas J. Farbiak as part of his Honors Thesis (Farbiak. 2013). "Effects of Lower- and Higher-Volume Resistance Exercise on Serum Total and Free Testosterone, Skeletal Muscle Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone Content, and Skeletal Muscle Androgen Recept...
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Strength, Cardio or Both? Study Sheds Light on Which of the Three Generates the Highest Testosterone to Cortisol Ratio. Plus: Why it May not Even Matter

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Image 1: Best to be used on non-strength training days for an intense HIIT session or some regenerative cardio, these machines probably don't hamper your progress as much as bro-science would have it - even if you use them after your strength workout. I would venture the guess that the earth-shattering recognition that testosterone-induced acute increases in protein synthesis are not the fundamental determinant of the sex-differences with respect to the ability to acquire lean muscle mass (cf. " 45x More Testosterone "), did not unsettle your faith in the anabolic properties of the Big T (as discussed in " Zoning in on the Big T "). You will therefore probably be inclined to read my summary of the results of a recently published study that was conducted by scientists from the Department of Sports Physiology, Science and Research Branch in Teheran, Iran, which dealt with the differential effects of strength, endurance and concomittant strength and endurance ...
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