![]() ![]() More fat has been proven to correlate with the increased production of aromatase. The fact of the matter is that the more notches needed in your belt buckle, the lower your testosterone levels will be. There is no time for it to be optimizing anything other than essential bodily functions. Your body goes into survival mode at this point. This study concluded that the reason for this is because your reproductive function slows down at those low body fat levels. We know this by observing natural bodybuilders and how their hormones recover from their competitions (when body fat percent is crazy low). ![]() Keep in mind that there is a tipping point for how low your body fat percentage should be.Īn optimal body fat percentage for optimal testosterone levels is somewhere around 9-14%. One interesting fact is that the more fat you have on your body, the more testosterone gets converted into estrogen. There are lots of reasons why this is the case. Skinny guys have significantly higher levels than big guys. We also know that not only do obese men have lower levels of testosterone than guys with a “normal” body fat percentage. If your body fat percentage is significantly higher than 14%, then absolutely, yes.Ī study done on 900 prediabetic men found almost a 50% drop in low T prevalence after losing an average of about 17 pounds (7.8 kilograms) over one year.
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