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26.03.2023

About Tongkat Ali, working out, testosterone, and sex

Men's sexual function improves if they do combined cardio and strength training a few times a week. The pro-sexual effects of competitor training are increased if men also take a daily capsule with Tongkat Ali extract.

Study
Brazilian researchers, affiliated with the University of Santa Catarina State, experimented with 4 groups of about a dozen men aged 40-59 each. The men's testosterone levels were less than 346 nanograms per deciliter. That's low. A normal testosterone level is somewhere between 300-1000 nanograms per deciliter.

The men in the first group took a placebo [G1] daily for 6 months.

The men in the second group took a daily capsule containing 200 milligrams of Tongkat Ali [botanical name: Eurycoma longifolia] [G2]. The capsules were made by a pharmacy on behalf of the researchers. They contain an extract containing 1.2 percent eurycomanone, 0.49 percent 9-hydroxycanthin-6-one and 0.32 percent 2-dihydro-18-dedihydrolongilactone.

The men in the third group trained 3 times a week in a gym [G3]. Each workout lasted an hour, and consisted of 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of strength training. Sports scientists then speak of concurrent training.

The men in the fourth group took Tongkat Ali daily and trained 3 times a week [G4].

Results
During the experiment, the testosterone level rose in the men who took Tongkat Ali, in the men who started training and in the men who combined supplementation and training. The effect was not earth-shattering.

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The researchers measured the men's sexual functioning using a standardized questionnaire. They found that the scores in the experimental groups improved slightly. The increase was more convincing in the men who exercised than in the men who took Tongkat Ali, but even more convincing in the men who both trained and supplemented with Tongkat Ali.

Conclusion
"This study showed the benefits of Eurycoma longifolia supplementation and practice of a concurrent training protocol on sexual health and total testosterone in men with ADAM", write the Brazilians.

ADAM is an abbreviation for 'androgen deficiency of aging males'.

"The action of Eurycoma longifolia was best observed in the fourth month of use, while the best result for concurrent training was observed in the sixth month. When the two interventions were associated, the improvements were superior to isolated use."

"These findings are important for professionals who work with this population, as this non-pharmacological treatment proved to be positive and had no side effects. It can be applied to improve total testosterone, erectile dysfunction and, consequently, quality of life of middle-aged men with ADAM."

Source:
Maturitas. 2021 Mar;145:78-85.

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