Do Testosterone Boosting Supplements Work?

Do Test Boosters work?

The short a nswer is no.

If these test boosters really worked wouldn’t we all be taking them?

Well why don’t they work?

If you read  TFFK you wil l begi n to understand th at most over the c ounter supplements simply don’t work. They a r e adver tised by supplement comp anie s with out any legitimate scientific eviden ce to suppor t their c laims. You might see things li k e, “I gained 10lbs of muscle in a month using this test supplement.” If you s aw someone gain 10lbs in a month they were either ta king steroids, or they gained all fat and water weight from eating too much.

There are no legal supplements in the United States ( or other countries for that matter ) that have been proven to drastically increase testosterone.

However, there is one supp lement out there than has been proven to inc rease testos terone levels in men from around 30-40%. This supplem ent is know n as D-Aspar tic Acid (DAA) . T he problem is that the studies also show a 3 0-40 % increase in est rog en a s well. I’m sure most of you wouldn’t want any more est rogen than you already have.

So if DAA works, why shouldn’t I take it?

Because a 30-40% increase isn’t e nou gh to significantly impact your muscle gains. Now imagine if you were to take steroids instead, which would be a much larger increase in testoster one. Depending on how much you take the numbers are between a 500 -3000% in crease in test osterone levels. With levels this high of course it will impact how much pr ogress you make. This is why steroids work and why over the counter supplements do not. DAA b y itself simply won’t get the job done but s teroids c learly will. (No I’m not advocating steroid use)

What about Tribulus and other ingredients? Does Tribulus Terrestris work?

Tribulus is one of the m ost common ingredie nts in many of these supp le ments even though it has never really been shown to work . Some of the data that has leaned in its favor isn’t extremely valid. According to this data Tri bulus ha s been proven to have no effect on testoster one levels in men or other mam mals . See this study if interested. Why waste money on something that most likely doesn’t work?

What if testosterone boosters have worked for me in the past?

Unless you had blood work done bef or e and after supplementation then you can’t really say for sure. Howev er, I re cen tl y s tumbled upon s omething frightening about test booster s currently on the market. There were a few comp anies out there that put Viagra , Cialis, and other Erectile Dysfunction pills into their products. The se ing redients of course were not listed o n the label . But think about it, if you are a guy taking a testosterone bo oster, and al l of the sudden you’re getting erections all the time, you will immediately thin k its working. In reality, the comp an y tricked you out of 60$ and has given you cheap, mass produced, erectile dysfu nction pills.

What should I do if I actually have low testosterone?

If you really do have low tes tosterone levels proven by blood work, then I would re commend seeing a doctor, s pecifically an endocrinolo gist or someone who specializes in HRT ( Hormone Re placement Therapy) . From there you m ight be able t o be prescribed actual tes tosterone which will make a huge difference in your quality of life if you actual ly have low testosterone. Here a good link to Symptoms of Low Testosterone if interested. Most likely if you are under the age of 30 you will not have low testosterone.

Don’t waste your money guys. Stay away from test boosters.