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If your goal is to get jacked, resist the urge to only focus on your vanity muscles. Though it may seem like hitting the gym every night and performing a bunch of bicep curls and tricep press-downs will help build the buff bod you're yearning for, by following this approach you're actually doing yourself a disservice.
Men of the Baby Boomer generation are now at least well into their fifties, and there's a good chance that their bodies look and feel a bit differently than they did thirty years ago. In addition to a growing midsection and a loss of muscle mass, men of this age may also experience mood changes and even night sweats, a result of what's often referred to -- with a tongue firmly planted in cheek -- as MANopause.
Twenty-five seems to be a watershed age for a lot of guys. Our testosterone level joins hands with our metabolism and together they slowly wander off into the sunset, leaving us to come to terms with difficulty in gaining muscle and seemingly effortless weight gain. 
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The Candy Man may mix things with love, but he may be doing more harm than good in that department. Consider a recent study from the University of British Columbia, which found that a diet high in sugar can lower testosterone levels, not only making it harder for men to get and maintain erections, but also zapping their sex drive. All those sweets drive triglycerides up, cause sex hormone-binding globulin to plummet and testosterone to go MIA. 
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More often than not, lifters and fitness pundits alike suggest a 2-1-1 approach when it comes to weightlifting tempo; that is, take two seconds to lower the weight, hold it steady for one second, and then take one second to raise the weight. However, a new study, published in the Journal of Physiological Sciences, revealed that a 3-1-3 tempo might work best.
For the guys out there who are looking to get more buff, resist the urge to only focus on your "T-shirt muscles." I know it's probably tempting to hit the gym every night and only perform a bunch of curls and military presses, but you're actually doing yourself a disservice.
Generally speaking, testosterone levels in men begin to decline by about 2-3 percent per year starting around the age of thirty. Those numbers are not written in stone, but they are fairly accurate in most cases. As a result, body fat increases, muscle mass decreases, and even libido can be affected over time. It's a naturally occurring process, possibly as a protective measure against the increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Be that as it may, most men still aren't all that thrilled at the idea of gaining weight, losing muscle, and experiencing a diminished sex drive. Making matters worse, the first two of the three negative effects I just mentioned can also have a separate and equally as damaging effect on your cardiac health.
Men have the corner on the sex drug market. But women are consumers, too. U.S. docs report most of their female patients use lower doses of testosterone products ... approved for men. Many studies have linked testosterone with sex drive, and women do lose testosterone after menopause and even more after surgical removal of the ovaries. Sucks to get old.
Regular exercise is one of the best ways to help ensure a healthy lifestyle. Coupled with proper diet and at least 7 hours of sleep each night, and your odds of early 'life retirement' become very slim. Exercise is also a great way to help reduce stress and alleviate symptoms of depression, making it an emotional and mental health healer, as well. However, as good for you as exercising undoubtedly is, there are some training mistakes that can quickly sabotage your training.
Low testosterone levels in men is an unfortunate complication of diabetes, many times resulting in erectile dysfunction. But, doctors from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that it may also be a predictor of the possible onset of type 2 diabetes, even when outside factors such as obesity are considered.
The researchers analyzed data from 1,413 men who were at least 20 years or older who participated in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The results showed that diabetes had been diagnosed in 101 of these men.
After the influence of age, race and obesity were factored in, men with the lowest levels of testosterone were four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than men with the highest levels.
The researchers initially set out to prove their hypothesis that male hormones directly influence sugar metabolism and the development of insulin resistance -- something that is typically witnessed just before the onset of diabetes -- independent of the effects of obesity. Based on their results, their hypothesis appears to have merit.
