does lifting weights increase testosterone
A man is weight lifting. Photo Credit Antonio_Diaz/iStock/Getty Images. Between the ages of 30 and 80 testosterone levels in men decline; levels can reach as low as 20 percent of what it was during a maleâs youth. A decrease in testosterone can lead to a number of illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. There are a number of ways in which you can increase the levels of testosterone in your body and weight lifting is one of them. Testosterone is referred to as the male sex hormone; it is produced in the testicles.