From adolescence onwards, boys and girls develop differently thanks to the different hormones that make up our body and in particular thanks to testosterone. This hormone has been the subject of numerous studies, which have highlighted its actions on the development of muscle mass.
Acting both on the muscles and on the psyche of the practitioners, testosterone allows millions of bodybuilding enthusiasts to obtain better results.
WHAT IS TESTOSTERONE?
Testosterone is a steroid hormone derived from cholesterol, from the androgen group. In mammals, testosterone is secreted mainly by the testicles of males. It is the main male sex hormone and the basic anabolic steroid. It is also one of the products commonly found in doping control analyses because it acts on many organs (brain, heart, muscles).
It is prescribed by doctors for testicular insufficiency. Deviated from its therapeutic use by sportsmen, its main consequence is to increase strength and muscle power.
THE ACTIONS OF TESTOSTERONE ON ATHLETES AND THEIR MUSCLES
The great physical efforts to be made during bodybuilding exercises are not always easy to compensate during the recovery phase. The ́intensity of the training sessions puts the muscular tissues of the practitioners to a severe test. It is thus of paramount importance in the gain of muscle mass to repair these damaged tissues.
Testosterone enables the transformation of ingested amino acids into energy, thus inducing an increase in strength and muscle power. It also promotes muscle relaxation during the recovery phase, resulting in a much faster repair of the microtrauma associated with a major effort.
D ́autre part, testosterone also participates in the ́improvement of the development of muscle tissue because it contributes directly to the manufacture of protein which is the ́essential element of the ́growth of muscle fibres.
Similarly, testosterone has many benefits such as the ́elimination of fat as well as the reduction of fat formation allowing muscles to grow more abundantly. One also attributes to testosterone an antioxidant virtue which is at the ́origine of a good growth of the muscular mass far from the attacks of free radicals.
This hormone also influences the psychic of the practitioners who become much more enthusiastic and more motivated to provide the necessary efforts for the practice of bodybuilding.
THE NATURAL BOOST!.
In order to naturally increase your testosterone level, it is strongly advised to consume good fats in your daily diet.
Lack of sleep or overtraining, which occurs when the body is given too little time to recover from intense muscular effort, will greatly reduce testosterone levels. It is therefore also imperative to have sufficient rest so that testosterone production is not impaired
In times of deprivation, the amount of testosterone in the body drops sharply, and it is impossible to gain muscle mass, which is why it is also important to eat more than your caloric requirement.
