Does doing Leg squats increase testosterone levels or aid in weight lifting?
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Leg Squats and working out in general does not produce testosterone.  If that was the case every female athlete in your school would be mighty manly.  \n\nIn terms of aid in Weight Lifting--YES.\n\nYour body needs an all around strong base.  Often I see, people in the gym jacked with upper bodies, with Chicken Legs.  As a result they cannot lift as much as they should because the legs can't "Aid" in lifting the additional weight.  \n\n A lot of workouts you can do sitting down, but if you want to continue to improve your fitness and strength you should do a lot of your workouts standing too.  \n\nEx. Shoulder shrugs. Curls. Cleans. Standing Shoulder Press.  \n\nPS...if this a woman asking the question...men love legs...squats--light weight and lots of reps will help transform them and plus do a great number on your butt.  Men, woman don't want a disproportionate bodies.\n\nTake it from an All-American Rower.
498873
You can find natural supplements such as Tribulus Terrestris, maca, horny goat weed etc at your local health food store. They range in prices but go for around $20.00 or so per bottle.  As men age their testosterone levels decrease. These supplements all boost libido, give energy and promote circulation as well as increase testosterone.  It can be a nice alternative to viagra.
1050002
Lots and lots and lots and lots of squats.  Lunges are good, too.  Besides doing squats during a workout, you can add them to your day.  Try hovering/squatting every time you go to sit in or stand up from a chair.
173774
Yes, testosterone promotes the production of hemoglobin.  It also promotes the formation of other characteristics - such as increased muscle mass.  Since females don't make as much testosterone, they have a lower muscle mass.\nMuscles use a lot of energy, so they have to make a lot of energy.  In order to do this, they need O2 and lots of it.  Hemoglobin's function is to bind O2 in the lungs, and release it in the tissues (muscles, etc. . .). \nSince men have a higher muscle mass, their muscles need more O2, so they need more hemoglobin (and therefore red blood cells) to carry that O2.\n\nHematocrit is just a quanitation of the amount of hemoglobin in a person's blood.
485772
The "boyish figure" comes from increased testosterone which is a hormone.  Unless you are a serious body builder or a steroids user, I'd say the extra protein will do nothing but help you build muscle mass.
1012416
Squats\n\nWhen you do the squats take your hind end all the way down. As close the ground as it gets. Dont be afraid to use weight. You will not blow up without steroids. \n\nalong with a good diet.
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squats, leg lifts, basically tightening the muscles around the knee\nhttp://www.knee-surgery-info.net
1088783
No.  Women are often afraid that lifting will cause them to gain too much muscle, but it's not really a concern for most of them.  Men produce much more testosterone than women do, allowing us to build muscle much more easily than women.  The large and grotesque professional female body builders you see take steriods to grow the muscles they have.
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Squats are the King of leg exercises, forget the leg press machine if your goal is to increase your vertical jump.  The reason why is that squats use all your lower body muscles at the same time where as leg press just isolates the thighs.\n\nAnother good exercise to develop explosive jumping power would be the clean and also plyometrics (e.g. hopping bounding, 2 footed hops over hurdles etc.).
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A couple of handfuls of walnuts or almonds daily, has been shown to increase testosterone.  There are also several supplements available, such as DHEA or Dihydroepiandosterone.  I would talk with your physician about why you want to increase your testosterone first, though.
367460
Soy in large amounts can reduce your testosterone levels. Drinking soy milk is not going to reduce your testosterone levels at all. Soy has been shown, in some cases (not all), to increase estrogen levels, but only at high amounts of consumption. So if you're a bodybuilder and your primary source of protein is soy, then you'll experience the withdrawl of testosterone (given that you're consuming 100g+ of soy protein a day). One glass of soy milk has about 5-6g of soy protein in it, which will hardly have any effect on you. If you are taking soy supplements, limit the intake of them and consume other protein supplements like whey or caseinate with soy.
320922
have him take anabolic steroid so his calves will develope larger thus raising or shotening his pant legs.
1143136
Weight lifting helps as long as it done in a manner that enhances acceleration, speed, etc...  Weight lifting only to get stronger will not make you a better athlete overall.  There are also many drills designed to specifically improve acceleration and starting speed/strength.  Check the link below for more information and explanations as to things that can be done...it is also designed specifically for basketball players.
865319
to get a higher vert you can do calf raises and squats
588669
All the techniques listed before me are good--but the one that helped me *(and I am a girl, so if you're a guy this will probably help even more)* was this: My coach gave us backpacks and filled them up with two or three books (about ten-fifteen lbs), then we did squat jumps in intervals of tens. Gradually for a month we increased the weight all the way to twenty lbs, and our vertical jumps got better because when he took the weight off, we sprung higher! Hope this works--it sure did for me! =)
287240
Yes it does. Of course you can increase it more with the testosterone boosters out there now.
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Full speed susides. and leg weight lifting.