During a tough leg workout, testosterone levels spike temporarily, but they go back to normal by the next day and don’t stay high.

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Recovery after Heavy Resistance Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Androgen Receptor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Isoform Expression in Strength Trained Men

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Human

2011 Mar

After a tough workout, testosterone levels went up right away but came back to normal within two days — so they don’t stay high, which matches what the claim says.

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Recovery after Heavy Resistance Exercise and Skeletal Muscle Androgen Receptor and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Isoform Expression in Strength Trained Men

Score: 30

DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e318202e449

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