Exercises other than lifting weights do not raise testosterone, even after accounting for fat loss.
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In humans, exercise modalities other than weight lifting do not increase testosterone levels, independent of fat loss; no effect size, absolute change, or relative change was reported.
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Exercise modalities other than weight lifting do not increase testosterone levels.
Not testedNo studiesThe effect of exercise modalities other than weight lifting on testosterone levels is independent of fat loss.
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Exercise training improves free testosterone in lifelong sedentary aging men
Cohort StudyHuman2017
The claim says exercises other than weight lifting do not raise testosterone. But this study found that HIIT, a non-weightlifting exercise, increased testosterone in older sedentary men, so it goes against the claim.
Cohort StudyHuman2016
In overweight men, more aerobic activity like walking raised testosterone levels, while cutting calories did not. This goes against the idea that exercises other than weight lifting cannot raise testosterone.
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