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re CDG please see previous success / data from other people listed here Metformin: Because it reduces aromatase activity, from study linked above: /In conclusion, plasma levels of metformin have a dual therapeutic action, first by directly inhibiting cell proliferation which can be augmented by...

ok, today I tested on my new protocol: 2018-11-16 - 140mg/week = 7x20mg T.Enanthate + 130 HCG IUs together in the same injection + 2000mg CDG (1000mg morning + 1000mg evening) + 1000mg Metformin/day (1 x morning, extended release) + 2.5mg Cialis/day (1 x morning) And this seemed to do the...

ok, I checked it again but the rT3 results have not arrived yet. I can however answer some of the questions above and provide more background intel: 1: Thyroid data changes tracked so far = big increase in TSH (2.8 => 3.8), maybe because of dieting for a year... 2: SHBG data changes overtime...

Thanks for the replies so far! NOTE: I am aiming for E2 around 28-32 which were my range before starting TRT. Protocol comparison: 2018-10-03 - 150mg/week = 3x50mg T.Enanthate + 390 HCG IUs together in the same injection + Anastrozol 0.75/w (0.25 x monday morning, wednesday evening, saturday...

re CDG not working, I've heard a few docs (including Dr. Crisler, found the quote! :D) on the TOT Revolution podcast saying that it helps the body get rid of estrogen. Prior to that, I gathered the following evidence, I hope my blood work confirms this: Calcium D-Glucarate at normal dosage...

True, but high E2 will make fat loss more difficult and I want to hit the single body fat digits in December, I'm pretty confident the combined approach will solve this in the next few weeks, while changing one variable at a time would take months. Will make less changes and measure the daily...

After reading/hearing about the dangers (especially bone loss) of long term Anastrozol usage I have committed myself to control E2 using the following approach: 1) Lose more body fat: Already lost 35-40kg, but need to lose around 5-10 more to get into the single digits. Some people report...

I am meeting my endo on Monday and was wondering if I should bring up the topic of Thyroid meds to improve my fat loss results (not having much progress lately), what do you think? are these values sluggish or am I fine and just need to tune the diet more? Thanks! Complete Thyroid Blood work...

Thanks for the feedback! I'm using the US Navy method, which is based on waist and neck measurements, so this seems to be quite accurate then as I was around 18,9% in my peak pics. I don't squat due to a shoulder issue, but I do leg press, deadlift, bench, overhead press, pull downs, rows, pull...

Still using anastrozole @ approx. 18% body fat now, but only 0.25mg 3 times x week now. Aiming for 12% or single digits if it needs to be now, then will see if I can avoid Anastrozol altogether or will experiment with Calcium D-Glucarate. Current TRT protocol: 150mg T enanthate 3 times x...

I think I have gotten down to around 18% from 36% body fat in 6 months, lost 37kg of which 29kg are fat. I have been slacking a bit in the last 2 months (because holidays, travelling) but now trying to get back on track to aim to 12% or maybe the single digits (until E2 is hopefully under...

Correct. What I am doing is that I place resistance with my index and thumb finger of one hand while the other pushes down, that way you get a lot more precision. I am now experimenting with only 2 bars (260IUs) MWF in an attempt to see where my E2 levels will end up -trying to ditch Anastrozol :)-

Proper image resolution: https://imgur.com/a/JP5KxA9 So I did a couple of blood donations and RDW-CV and RDW-SD are increasingly out of range. Hematocrit seems completly stable now, and I am supplementing Iron to get Ferritin > 100. Are there any risks / concerns about RDW-CV and RDW-SD...

For those unfortunate enough to NOT have a sensitive test available where they live like me, these are my personal results so far on the standard E2 test: 22,85pg/ml - Hot flashes, moody, difficult to be around me 36,85pg/ml - Feeling pretty good 38,28pg/ml - Feeling pretty good 48,24pg/ml -...

Any idea about where your E2 and Ferritin levels are? If E2 is low, you might want to consider adding/increasing the dose of DHEA and/or HCG, to increase E2 If Ferritin is low, you should supplement Iron (for a short time) until it is > 100. Dr. John Crisler recommends Ferritin to be around...

I would personally shoot for the high side of the range, as long as: 1) You are feeling good there 2) You can control the side effects there 3) You are getting the results you want there The high side of Free T in some countries (like Spain) is 42.5ng/ml, see...

That is very interesting, do you know where your FT was when using 500mg of testosterone a week? Also, are you aware of any studies that correlate FT with body composition? I found one that only mentioned Total T had to be > 950, but no clear FT mention. Thanks!

This is not something that I think, I have simply shared the facts with you. For TRT we need to shoot for a level that is physiological AND where we can manage the side effects AND where we actually feel good AND maybe meet possible side goals like body composition. re Quest vs. Labcorp: Again...

You are confusing things again: 35-155 pg/ml suggests Bio available Testosterone (Free Testosterone + Testosterone bound to albumin", which could be used by the body later). Some labs call "Bio available Testosterone" "Free Testosterone" but it's really the full Bio available one. "probably" =...

Again, I did not share believes, I shared proof and rationale, read the post: https://www.excelmale.com/forum/showthread.php?14187-Evidence-of-high-Testosterone-levels-achieved-naturally&p=102943#post102943 As explained in the post, the top of the free T range in some countries like Spain is...

The natural range of DHT for males seems to be 250-990pg/ml (25-99ng/dL), so 55 is well within range, funny mistake to put the wrong Gender :) btw, I had a reading of 119ng/dL recently (1195,9pg/ml), which is truly slightly above range, but my son also had his DHT around this number and he is a...

The physiological range of FT ends at 54.7 pg/ml. Therefore 25pg/ml is not even half of the limit of the physiological range, don't let modern lab ranges fool you :) That said, everybody is free to experiment and determine the level at which they feel better and side effect management is...

Your Total T has substantially decreased by 200-300 points, this might explain the increase in SHBG (more T = lower SHBG, usually). High SHBG is a compelling reason to go higher with the T dosage, to ensure your Free T is in an optimal range, and you will feel much better then. I would suggest...

My wife has noticed this on myself :D I used to have more curly hair in my teens but lately it was a lot less curly, now my hair is perhaps more curly that in my teens :D. In my last blood test my free T was in the 40s, what does yours look like? Anecdotaly, this seems to happen to other people...

I agree with others here: A level of 16 seems too low for E2 and you are not feeling right, so you need to find your sweet spot for E2 which probably will be above 20. There are reports of some people needing E2 to be around 30-35 to avoid joint issues, everybody is different so I suggest you...

If I go higher than 2g / day of fish oils, for example, if I go on 6-8g / day for a couple of weeks, I know I will have a very strong pain in my left testicle. My reasoning for this is as follows: 1) I have a third grade varicocele on that testicle, therefore that one hurts, the other one...

Right now I am living in Poland and that test does not exist here (I did search hard, didn't find it. Seems like it only exists in the US). However, I have noticed that: 1) My baseline levels before TRT were 28 and 31 in that same test (measured twice, 3 weeks apart) 2) I don't feel right with...

In line with observations by Vince Carter that in low SHBG guys there tends to be more Free T and therefore more Free E2, and that maybe because of that we should be checking the free Estradiol more than the normal E2 (and that maybe because of that also, an E2 level around 20 might be better...

So, we all know Testosterone lab ranges are BS, as they simply include the healthy and the sick, remove the top and bottom 5% outliers and simply do the average (this is from Dr. Crisler's book, btw). Also, Testosterone levels are declining due to pollution, plastics, etc. and therefore labs...

I also tanked my Ferritin and felt exhausted. Your Ferritin is only 19, so no wonder you feel exhausted. I watched Dr. John Crisler say that: "I want to see Ferritin at 100-150" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynHXydSGRR0&feature=youtu.be&t=618 Obviously you need to stop Iron supplements ASAP...