So the fourth challenge of the "30 Days to be a Better Man" dealt with testosterone. It said that most of women's and men's biological differences break down to the amount of testosterone in the body.
Studies have shown that levels of testosterone in modern men are lower than the levels in men fifteen years ago.
There were 9 different tasks that were given and they challenged us to try out 3 of them. After reading them, I realized that a majority revolved around exercise, sleep, and diet.
Exercise
Recently I have been trying to work out more, to be more deliberate and conscious about my body. I remember in high school when I was on the swim team I had morning practice 5 days a week. Even though I had to be in the pool by 6 a.m., each day as I walked to first period I felt refreshed and ready for the day. At 24 Hour Fitness they have spin classes from 5:30 - 6:30 a.m. I attended one Friday morning and found I had that same feeling I remember from walking to first period after swim practice.
Next week I am going to attend the spin classes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Sleep
Over Spring break I was able to sleep in each day and get 8 - 10 hours of sleep and it re-energized me and helped me get ready to going back to work where I wake up at 5:30.
Diet
Another one was to eat a good serving of fat and a meal with high protein. Through avocados and nuts, there are good servings of fat that help with my mood and how I am able to go about my day. Vegetarian diets have been shown to lower testosterone levels. Eating meat, meat, and more meat helps men get back to their carnal routes. Last night we had burgers with avocado and later this week we will be having steak. This is a practice I can get used to.
I feel that most of what raises levels of testosterone are practices that should be done anyway. I am going to take these different tasks into consideration and try to make them a regular part of my life.
Studies have shown that levels of testosterone in modern men are lower than the levels in men fifteen years ago.
There were 9 different tasks that were given and they challenged us to try out 3 of them. After reading them, I realized that a majority revolved around exercise, sleep, and diet.
Exercise
Recently I have been trying to work out more, to be more deliberate and conscious about my body. I remember in high school when I was on the swim team I had morning practice 5 days a week. Even though I had to be in the pool by 6 a.m., each day as I walked to first period I felt refreshed and ready for the day. At 24 Hour Fitness they have spin classes from 5:30 - 6:30 a.m. I attended one Friday morning and found I had that same feeling I remember from walking to first period after swim practice.
Next week I am going to attend the spin classes Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Sleep
Over Spring break I was able to sleep in each day and get 8 - 10 hours of sleep and it re-energized me and helped me get ready to going back to work where I wake up at 5:30.
Diet
Another one was to eat a good serving of fat and a meal with high protein. Through avocados and nuts, there are good servings of fat that help with my mood and how I am able to go about my day. Vegetarian diets have been shown to lower testosterone levels. Eating meat, meat, and more meat helps men get back to their carnal routes. Last night we had burgers with avocado and later this week we will be having steak. This is a practice I can get used to.
I feel that most of what raises levels of testosterone are practices that should be done anyway. I am going to take these different tasks into consideration and try to make them a regular part of my life.
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