Even after a super hard workout, the body’s baseline testosterone level doesn’t stay high the next day — it goes back to normal quickly.

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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 spikes briefly but goes back to normal within two days — so the body doesn’t stay in a high-testosterone state long-term.

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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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