I have recently started doing squats at the gym with a lot of weight (I had never done them before). I have heard that squats raise your levels of testoserone and that high testoserone levels lead to hair loss. I have been taking propecia for over three years with excellent results but it seems that since I stared doing squats at the gym ( 3 or 4 weeks) I am losing a lot of hair. I have noticed that I loose more than 50 hairs per day while I shampoo, dry and brush my hair. Is this true? If so, shouldn’t the Propecia still block the extra testoserone I am producing with the extra squat exercises?
Thanks
Unfortunately, I have no experience with the question to respond properly. After researching this a little bit, squats and deadlifts are said to be the most effective muscle building exercise, but I have no idea to what level the testosterone would increase while doing these workouts. Despite what I read (the sources I found were not exactly 100% credible), it does not make sense to me that squats could increase testosterone levels, but you could find out by testing yourself before and after exercise with and without squats. It would cost you a few dollars to find out and I would be happy to draw your blood for the four tests required. Although you will have to pay the lab test bill, I will contribute my time to draw your blood and send it off, all on the same visit.