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A young man walks into a gym, and immediately envisions his future self resembling Arnold Schwarzenegger, with bulging biceps no t-shirt can hold, and quads so big he can't wear regular jeans. He begins to lift weights and finds online advice suggesting he needs to eat big to be big, and that he needs massive …
Creatine monohydrate is one of the most studied supplements in sports, health and fitness. It’s been demonstrated to work, and work quite well (for some) in increasing creatine stored in muscle cells, allowing more energy production during high intensity exercise. It has some other benefits, but the ability to run farther, lift more and generally …
Faithful Readers know I've been a food logger/tracker for many years. I used the Lose It app for the bulk of those years, with a quick, painful peek at My Fitness Pal, and a reasonable effort to use Cronometer. Lose It always won out for its simplicity and ease of use, so when the Stronger …
After much research, I hypothesized that a high fat, low carb, low fiber diet would maximize my hormonal profile. I discovered that oleic acid leads to high sex hormone binding globulin levels, which is bad for free testosterone, so I removed olive oil, avocados, almonds and most egg yolks from my diet. I increased the …
You're probably deficient in Vitamin D, or at least insufficient. How do I know? Because I supplement the hell out of my Vitamin D and I'm barely into the optimal blood levels of the stuff. You can't get it from your food, so if you want to be topped off on this critical hormone, you …
Let's talk about a total mindfuck shall we? Back in December, just for shits and giggles, I got my testosterone levels tested, which began a cascade of psychological trauma resulting in my spending a lot of time, money and effort on trying to rescue my aging body's apparent androgen deficiency. I tested again about 45 …
I have learned a lot over the past few months, and ultimately that's the most rewarding aspect of any journey. A summary: Androgen Deficiency in Aging Males As depressing as that headline sounds, it's a biological certainty we must contend with. The male body produces less and less testosterone over time. Evolution has decided our …
Viagra has been shown to be safe, effective and life changing for men suffering from ED. As Faithful Readers know, that's not my interest in it. I'm looking at it as a testosterone boosting agent which studies have shown it does quite well. The Testosterone and Erectile Dysfunction trial (ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT00512707) initially administered an optimized dose …
You can learn a lot from anabolic steroid users, even if you're not one yourself. Today Faithful Reader, I'm going to share what I've learned about estrogen and why as men, we should care about it. As I've mentioned recently in my ongoing saga of all things testosterone, our bodies maintain a ratio of testosterone …
The ketogenic diet has a long history, one that is tied to its use as a medically therapeutic means of controlling epilepsy. It found its way into the fat loss realm and eventually into popular culture until it hit fad status. Now it seems everyone knows someone who is "doing keto." I first heard of …
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