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3 Surefire Ways To Lower Cortisol And Boost Testosterone

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Let me ask you a question…

If there were an enemy trying to pillage the most important parts of your life how would you respond?

If there was a battle for your health, or the health of your relationships with your wife and kids, longevity, your goals and dreams…

Would you just decide to take that battle lying down?

No.

You wouldn’t…

You’d FIGHT.

And I’m writing to tell you that this very battle is going on inside of you right now…

It’s a battle for your testosterone…

And as a man, your testosterone affects every area of your life from your relationships to your confidence, your performance to your mood.

So who’s this enemy to your testosterone?

It’s called cortisol…

And the good news is I’ve got just the right weapons for you to lower cortisol and boost testosterone to win the battle for your manhood today.

Cortisol: Testosterone’s Arch Nemesis

Think of cortisol and testosterone like two kings battling for a foreign territory…

We’ll use the example of a good king (testosterone) and a bad one (cortisol).

When the good king starts winning the battle, it only makes sense that the bad king starts “losing” the battle.

The men are being pushed back…

Some are fleeing away for safety…

The good king is gaining territory, forging strongholds and claiming the foreign land as his own.

But the same can happen in reverse…

The bad king also fights back…

He can cause the good king and his men to fall back, to regroup or even lose his territory altogether.

This is what the battle between cortisol and testosterone looks like inside your body…

And I hate to break it to you, but if you aren’t paying attention, your testosterone is losing the battle…

It’s as simple as that.

Why?

Because cortisol is your body’s stress hormone, and you’re probably releasing more of this hormone than you realize…

 

If you aren’t getting good quality sleep each night, your cortisol levels are gaining territory…

If you eat processed sugar or even too much protein, your cortisol levels are gaining territory…

If you get worked up by the nighttime news, your cortisol levels are gaining territory…

If you’re 30 years old or older, your cortisol levels are gaining territory…

And men, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Everyday cortisol is trying to gain ground on your testosterone levels…

Stealing from your story…

Putting your legacy as a man in jeopardy.

So what’s a man to do?

Here are a few ways to lower cortisol and boost testosterone.

Quit Running Marathons

Sure, working out is an excellent way to boost testosterone…

One of the best, actually…

But not all workouts help your testosterone to gain ground on your cortisol levels.

Long distance running or endurance training is an enemy to your testosterone…

Why?

Because endurance training places your body under a constant state of stress, which elevates your cortisol and pummels your testosterone as a result.

So instead of long distance running, I recommend running sprints…

All out sprints recruit fast twitch muscle fibers that’ll build muscle, burn fat, and boost testosterone levels.

And they’ll cut your workout time down plenty.

Run 10 sprints two days a week to lower cortisol and boost testosterone.

Fewer Gym Sessions

You may be tempted to think that the more time you spend in the gym, the more ground your testosterone is gaining in the battle for your manliness…

But in reality, the opposite is true…

For us natural guys, hitting the gym 5-6 days a week can take a massive toll on our bodies.

With a 5-6 day gym routine, you aren’t giving your body enough time to fully recover from workout to workout…

Which heightens your stress hormone…

If this pattern continues over a period of time, your testosterone will be down for the count and you’ll feel fatigued, sick, and you won’t see the results you’re looking for in the gym or even in the bedroom.

So I personally recommend hitting the gym 4 days a week at the most to lower cortisol and boost testosterone.

Make these workouts full body workouts, focused primarily on compound movements like squat, deadlift, bent-over row and bench press (and variations of these movements).

If you’re feeling sluggish on your way to the gym, chances are your testosterone is sucking wind on the battlefield…

It would be better for you to take a day off to keep your cortisol levels down than to try to grind out a workout.

Take The Barbarian Men’s Multi

Let me ask you a question…

When is the last time you paid attention to the amount of vitamins and minerals that you’re getting into your everyday diet?

That long, huh?

And even if you have paid attention, the bottom line is that you aren’t getting the vitamins and minerals that you need to lower cortisol and boost testosterone strictly by your diet alone.

You need some help…

And that’s why I created the Barbarian Manhood Multivitamin.

It’s an easy 1-a day supplement that fills in the gaps of your nutrition so that your testosterone levels can put the final sword thrust in pesky cortisol levels.

You could even call it a surefire supplement to cover your nutritional blindspots.

Barbarian is loaded with vitamins A, B, and C, all of which decrease cortisol levels in men.

It also contains zinc and selenium, two necessary minerals that you probably aren’t getting enough of (most people in the world aren’t), but will gain some major ground in the battle for your manliness.

If you want to lower cortisol and boost testosterone, check out the Barbarian Manhood Multi here.

So there you have it.

3 surefire ways to lower cortisol and boost testosterone.

Men, there’s a battle going on for your manliness, your quality of life, your relationships and more…

Don’t take it lying down.

Get up and fight today!

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Chad Howse

Chad’s mission is to get you in the arena, ‘marred by the dust and sweat and blood’, to help you set and achieve audacious goals in the face of fear, and not only build your ideal body, but the life you were meant to live.

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