Recently ended a weight cutting phase where I dropped 27 pounds over the course of 8-9 months. Body weight went from 187 to 160 and body fat 20+% to roughly 10-12%. My calories were pretty low towards the last few months at around 1600-1700 calories with only 40g fat per day. Cardio every morning and weights at night.
The other thing that I was doing simultaneously was studying for my GMATs while working a full-time job. Looking back, I probably should have focused on one thing versus trying to take on all these things at once.
Towards the end of my cut I felt a lot of the symptoms of low T so decided to do an online test via letsgetchecked. Results came back showing extremely low T. Obviously I went to my GP and asked him to let me do a full panel test. The results of the at home test were 92 ng/dl and the results of my lab test, while trending up, are still very low at 197 ng/dl. I'm 26, current weight is back up around 175 and don't have any of the symptoms (I think). Any thoughts? Best case scenario hoping it was because of the stress caused by a 9 month diet but most of what I read says it shouldn't go that low from dieting alone.
I'm currently implementing all of the lifestyle changes that others on this site have suggested such as sleeping more, meditating, eating at maintenance, and eating the right micros/macros for optimal testosterone production.
GP has ordered a new round of tests to cover all the bases and I'm going to go in for an MRI, chem 8 test, prolactin test, semen analysis, and another total testosterone test.
Would appreciate any thoughts!
Test results below:
The other thing that I was doing simultaneously was studying for my GMATs while working a full-time job. Looking back, I probably should have focused on one thing versus trying to take on all these things at once.
Towards the end of my cut I felt a lot of the symptoms of low T so decided to do an online test via letsgetchecked. Results came back showing extremely low T. Obviously I went to my GP and asked him to let me do a full panel test. The results of the at home test were 92 ng/dl and the results of my lab test, while trending up, are still very low at 197 ng/dl. I'm 26, current weight is back up around 175 and don't have any of the symptoms (I think). Any thoughts? Best case scenario hoping it was because of the stress caused by a 9 month diet but most of what I read says it shouldn't go that low from dieting alone.
I'm currently implementing all of the lifestyle changes that others on this site have suggested such as sleeping more, meditating, eating at maintenance, and eating the right micros/macros for optimal testosterone production.
GP has ordered a new round of tests to cover all the bases and I'm going to go in for an MRI, chem 8 test, prolactin test, semen analysis, and another total testosterone test.
Would appreciate any thoughts!
Test results below:
