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Formula #033: The "Power Pose" was shown to increase testosterone by 20% in less than 5 minutes (here're 7 tips to improve your posture so you demand more respect)

Formula #033: The "Power Pose" was shown to increase testosterone by 20% in less than 5 minutes (here're 7 tips to improve your posture so you demand more respect)

Your Simmo
May 08, 2023

Welcome back to another edition of the formula.

In today's issue, you'll learn:

Quote of the day
7 exercises you must prioritize in the gym that are proven to transform your posture
Better posture by doing poses like the “Power Pose” have been shown to increase testosterone by over 20% and will help you command more respect

Read time: 3 minutes.

Let's dive in.

Quote of The Day

Stop telling people your goals.

Instead, you must keep quiet.

Replace words with actions so you can show them results.

Speaking your goals is the greatest form of mental masturbation.

It gives you the same dopamine hit as you had already hit them.

This will ruin your persistence and discipline toward actually getting after your goals.

Trust me: keep quiet until they’re permanent.

7 Powerful Tips to Improve Your Posture So You Raise Testosterone by Over 20% and Demand More Respect from Your Peers and Women

Here is the study in question (below) for your viewing pleasure.

Winners, losers, and posers: The effect of power poses on testosterone and risk-taking following competition - PubMed

A contribution to a special issue on Hormones and Human Competition. The effect of postural power displays (i.e. power poses) on hormone levels and decision-making has recently been challenged. While Carney et al. (2010) found that holding brief postural displays of power leads to increased testoste …

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27840104

Due to modern living, most men have their faces down looking at a screen all day.

This is literally destroying your posture and giving you an ugly nerd neck.

Your head protrudes forward and then after a while, this causes kyphosis of the upper spine (pictured on the left below).

As you can see, this is not a good look.

Posture is a actually topic very close to my heart.

5 years ago, nerd neck and kyphosis of the upper spine was ruining my life.

Surprisingly, it managed to screw my:

Sleep
Breathing
Confidence
Gym performance
Anxiety and stress

Check these 2 pictures out below.

Horrendous posture, right?

After I implemented the 7 exercise techniques you’re about to learn about.

This is what my figure looks like now (below).

The difference is like night and day.

And guess what?

My testosterone levels are at an all-time high.

My confidence has since skyrocketed.

My sleep is better than ever.

My Anxiety is all gone.

Of course, posture isn’t responsible for all of those changes.

But, you’d be surprised by how big a part it has played.

In the last 12 months, I’ve even had a few people tell me they think I’ve grown.

And the fact is, I haven’t grown.

Through correct training methods, my upper back and posture have resolved which gives the illusion that I’ve grown.

So instead of a small 6.3, I’m now a tall 6.3 apparently! ha

Anyway.. back to you. Here’s how you can achieve the same for yourself.

Face Pulls

Do these at least 3x per week. Pick a light weight and do as many as you can until failure. If you’re over 6 feet, it’s wise to use 2 ropes (instead of just 1).

Good Mornings

Make sure you do these at least 2x per week. Again, put your ego to one side and pick a light weight and focus on 20-30 reps in a controlled, slow fashion.