In order for these to be performed optimally, you need to have just the right amount of testosterone. Too low and both your health and also performance will suffer.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s a normal testosterone level?<\/h3>\n
Anything between 300 \u2013 1000 ng.dL would be classed as normal during a clinical test.<\/p>\n
If your serum T falls below the lower benchmark then you have hypogonadism<\/strong> <\/em>\u2013 clinically low testosterone. This is usually diagnosed with a morning T test.<\/p>\n And\u00a0research suggests that one of the first symptoms of low T is the accumulation of fat – particularly around your belly.<\/p>\n The key to losing fat is to find a healthy negative energy balance. This means eating less than you\u00a0burn off each day.<\/p>\n By achieving a calorie deficit you allow your body to tap into the fats stored in your adipose cells and use it to make up the lack of incoming calories.<\/p>\n But if you’re in a surplus you won’t be able to break into these cells, and if anything you’ll continue to top them up with surplus energy.<\/p>\n To achieve a negative energy balance you firstly need to find out how many calories you’d need to maintain your body weight.<\/p>\n There are a lot of factors that can influence how much energy you need, but by inputting your vital statistics and daily activity levels you’ll get a valid figure.<\/p>\n Once you’ve done this\u00a0you calculate a deficit of 20%. This usually equates to around 500 kcal for most people.<\/p>\n That sounds difficult to work out, right?<\/em><\/p>\n It can be, yes.<\/p>\n So to make it as simple as possible for you we’ve added our own calorie calculator below.\u00a0That way you know you’ll maximize your changes of getting your daily energy intake needs just right.<\/p>\n\n
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\nCalories and Fat Loss<\/h2>\n
How to work out your calorie deficit<\/h3>\n