Dr. Andy Galpin

It depends on what the cause is.

Not really. Really? So what you're, what you're conflating, and I see the confusion, this is actually a really good question. You have to disentangle short acute with long chronic. So if you and I were to leave right now, go hit your gym right across the hall here, and we trained like crazy, did legs, did whatever, right? We would see a huge rise in cortisol right now.

Not really. Really? So what you're, what you're conflating, and I see the confusion, this is actually a really good question. You have to disentangle short acute with long chronic. So if you and I were to leave right now, go hit your gym right across the hall here, and we trained like crazy, did legs, did whatever, right? We would see a huge rise in cortisol right now.

Not really. Really? So what you're, what you're conflating, and I see the confusion, this is actually a really good question. You have to disentangle short acute with long chronic. So if you and I were to leave right now, go hit your gym right across the hall here, and we trained like crazy, did legs, did whatever, right? We would see a huge rise in cortisol right now.

But by the time we got home tonight or tomorrow morning, it would actually be lower than where we are right now. So it's a short, really aggressive spike that comes back down to baseline and then typically goes lower than normal baseline. This is why chronic exercise is a stress reducer, but acute exercise is a massive short-term stressor, right?

But by the time we got home tonight or tomorrow morning, it would actually be lower than where we are right now. So it's a short, really aggressive spike that comes back down to baseline and then typically goes lower than normal baseline. This is why chronic exercise is a stress reducer, but acute exercise is a massive short-term stressor, right?

But by the time we got home tonight or tomorrow morning, it would actually be lower than where we are right now. So it's a short, really aggressive spike that comes back down to baseline and then typically goes lower than normal baseline. This is why chronic exercise is a stress reducer, but acute exercise is a massive short-term stressor, right?

So it's that small, it's called a hormetic stress, right? So it's a little bit of poison, makes you actually better.

So it's that small, it's called a hormetic stress, right? So it's a little bit of poison, makes you actually better.

So it's that small, it's called a hormetic stress, right? So it's a little bit of poison, makes you actually better.

It's not a myth. It depends on what you mean when you say increase. If you say increase in terms of if we were to go train right now and we took your blood before the workout and after the workout, yes, it would go up. But the question is— Not long-term. exercise generally does increase testosterone long-term if it is suppressed. If it's normal, then it won't.

It's not a myth. It depends on what you mean when you say increase. If you say increase in terms of if we were to go train right now and we took your blood before the workout and after the workout, yes, it would go up. But the question is— Not long-term. exercise generally does increase testosterone long-term if it is suppressed. If it's normal, then it won't.

It's not a myth. It depends on what you mean when you say increase. If you say increase in terms of if we were to go train right now and we took your blood before the workout and after the workout, yes, it would go up. But the question is— Not long-term. exercise generally does increase testosterone long-term if it is suppressed. If it's normal, then it won't.

And so there's always a difference in physiology for the most part going from suboptimal to normal, going from normal to super optimal. That's a different thing that gets you from normal to high. So if you were walking around and you were suppressed, then exercise would elevate it.

And so there's always a difference in physiology for the most part going from suboptimal to normal, going from normal to super optimal. That's a different thing that gets you from normal to high. So if you were walking around and you were suppressed, then exercise would elevate it.

And so there's always a difference in physiology for the most part going from suboptimal to normal, going from normal to super optimal. That's a different thing that gets you from normal to high. So if you were walking around and you were suppressed, then exercise would elevate it.

But if you're already super fit, your stress is managed, you sleep really well, blah, blah, blah, then working out is not going to make your testosterone keep going higher.

But if you're already super fit, your stress is managed, you sleep really well, blah, blah, blah, then working out is not going to make your testosterone keep going higher.

But if you're already super fit, your stress is managed, you sleep really well, blah, blah, blah, then working out is not going to make your testosterone keep going higher.

That absolutely happens. We see that very routinely. It's not the norm, but we see that really commonly. Too much high intensity can absolutely lead to, it's not going to lead to adrenal fatigue. It can certainly lead to cortisol dysfunction though.