Weight Lifting
People mainly take Weight Lifting for hormones, performance, mood. Based on 39 first-hand reports. Ranked #147 of 1,974 overall.
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User score
Mostly positive49% positive8% mixed3% negative41% unclear
Of reports that state an outcome, 82% are positive.
Clinical research
Research pending
What Weight Lifting does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
Hormones100% of 7Performance100% of 5Mood100% of 4Weight loss100% of 4Energy100% of 3Libido100% of 3
6 more with fewer than 3 reports
betterno changeworse
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Research data for Weight Lifting is being compiled.
Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
3x/weekas reported
2-3 times/weekas reported
3-5x/weekas reported
4-5x/weekas reported
3-4 times per weekas reported
3-4x/week recommendedas reported
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
No side effects reported so far.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“Exercise. Lift weights.”
“Weight lifting 3x a week”
“need to adopt weight lifting”
“Weightlifting brings GLUT4 to the surface of muscle cells which allows you to transport sugar into the cell without insulin.”
“Heavy weightlifting regimen with progressive overload”
Top discussions (5)
- Suffered from severe energy defecit, depression, and anxiety levels. Here's how I dragged myself out and now feel more energy than I have in 10 years. (M27) ↗
- Best way to raise testosterone aside the gym ↗
- What’s a cheap biohack you’ve tried that made a big difference? ↗
- People who have naturally increased testosterone, how long did it take and by how much? ↗
- What are some lesser known ways to increase testosterone naturally? ↗
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User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate