Nelson Vergel
Founder, ExcelMale.com
This is a very interesting article published last week in the New York Times about testosterone testing in female athletes and how high testosterone really isn't tied to better athletic performance, but lean body mass is.
" A new study in Clinical Endocrinology fits with other emerging research on the relationship between natural testosterone and performance, especially in elite athletes, which shows that T levels can't predict who will run faster, lift more weight or fight harder to win. The study, of a sample of 693 elite athletes, revealed a significant overlap in testosterone levels among men and women: 16.5 percent of the elite male athletes had testosterone in the so-called female range; nearly 14 percent of the women were above the “female” range."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/opinion/the-trouble-with-too-much-t.html?_r=0
" A new study in Clinical Endocrinology fits with other emerging research on the relationship between natural testosterone and performance, especially in elite athletes, which shows that T levels can't predict who will run faster, lift more weight or fight harder to win. The study, of a sample of 693 elite athletes, revealed a significant overlap in testosterone levels among men and women: 16.5 percent of the elite male athletes had testosterone in the so-called female range; nearly 14 percent of the women were above the “female” range."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/opinion/the-trouble-with-too-much-t.html?_r=0
