Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Work Out at 7AM for 30% More Testosterone! #MorningWorkout

12 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise segment, Dr. Anne Truong explains that exercising between 7 AM and 10 AM (or as early as 5–6 AM) can increase testosterone production by up to 30% compared to evening workouts. She attributes this boost to naturally higher cortisol and testosterone levels in the early morning, which synergize with exercise to amplify hormone synthesis. Dr. Truong recommends training 3–4 times per week, emphasizing that a gym membership isn’t required—simple home‑based routines suffice. The advice balances physiological rationale with practical scheduling tips for busy professionals.

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And if you do it first thing in the morning between 7 and 10 AM, you will make more testosterone than if you were gonna exercise at nighttime. And why is that? Because at 7 to 10 AM, cortisol level is high and testosterone level is high. So when you exercise in the morning, your levels are high. So if you exercise, it will actually be helping make more. They'll be higher. Okay. And you can actually make 30% more testosterone in the morning versus doing the same exercise at night. To be efficient with your training, exercise in the morning between 7 AM to 10 AM. And sometimes that's hard because you gotta go to work. Well, you— nothing to say you can't do it earlier at 5 or 6 AM and then go to work. So if you don't work at those hours, then shoot for 7 to 10 AM. You don't have to do it every day. You just do it like 3 or 4 times a week. And you don't need to join a gym to do that as well.