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<blockquote data-quote="DragonBits" data-source="post: 162970" data-attributes="member: 18023"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I am guessing that isn't exactly what you meant to say.</p><p></p><p>Currently I am 67.</p><p></p><p>My first GF got me a life time membership to a gym in 1975, she made the initial down payment and I paid the rest of the contract, kept it ever since, now it's $50 a year to LA Fitness. Can't beat that price. Before that I used to work out at home, my dad made me a work bench I used to use, so I have been exercising for as long as I remember.</p><p></p><p>I never had a serious injury, some overuse stains like groin pull, rotator cuff strain, knee stain, but the type of thing that goes away after 1-5 months. Over time I have worked out with most routines people mention, free weights, bands, cables, pneumatic weight machines, computer controlled weight machines, etc, but I tend to use nautilus type machines most often.</p><p></p><p>Right now I do pyramid training, but at the end of the heavy set I throw in 15-20 reps at 50% of the 1 rep max. </p><p></p><p><strong>What didn't work? Everything else besides TRT. Supplements, continuing to work out, dhea, etc. None of that worked.</strong></p><p></p><p>I first noticed the slow down in 1995 when I was 43, my total T at that time was 376 ng/dl (348-1197). Lack of energy, desire to nap a lot, lower libido, weight gain. But the endocrinologist at the time said I was normal, though I knew that something had changed for the negative. But after seeming a couple of other doctors, I sort of lost interest in the subject, just accepting it as normal. </p><p></p><p>Slowly gained weight from 145>190, at 5.4 that is pretty heavy. </p><p></p><p>I never had ED, but didn't have a strong interest in sex, though in 2009 after a 7 year absence from any sex, I had sex with a new woman. </p><p></p><p>That reminded me of what I was missing, so I went to a doctor in Bangkok where I was on vacation at the time. He gave me a PSA test and an EKG, then a shot of Nebido, (testosterone undecanoate). I am pretty sure my total T was still around 350, though it was never tested.</p><p></p><p>So despite the long delay, my start on TRT was remarkably easy. I was pretty much self directed ever since, though I have at times worked with a doctor, for me I can take them (doctors) or leave them. </p><p></p><p>After TRT in 2009, first thing I saw was a huge burst of energy, in the next 6 months I went from 190 >145. Libido was the same as when I was 22, but better since I had a lot more experience. For a time in 2010-2011, libido was off the charts, higher than when I was a teenager. </p><p></p><p>Now I have "settled down" to what I was call a normal libido, good ability to exercise, my blood glucose has come down, weight is still around 145, strength about the same as always, maybe a little stronger, little more bulky, but my cardio isn't as strong as when I was 40 and would run 5 miles. But I haven't been focusing on cardio. </p><p></p><p>Having been on and off TRT twice, there is no way I will ever stop, it's a world of difference and quite easy to feel the difference. </p><p> </p><p>I have no idea of what my bone density is, I have been called hard headed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonBits, post: 162970, member: 18023"] :) I am guessing that isn't exactly what you meant to say. Currently I am 67. My first GF got me a life time membership to a gym in 1975, she made the initial down payment and I paid the rest of the contract, kept it ever since, now it's $50 a year to LA Fitness. Can't beat that price. Before that I used to work out at home, my dad made me a work bench I used to use, so I have been exercising for as long as I remember. I never had a serious injury, some overuse stains like groin pull, rotator cuff strain, knee stain, but the type of thing that goes away after 1-5 months. Over time I have worked out with most routines people mention, free weights, bands, cables, pneumatic weight machines, computer controlled weight machines, etc, but I tend to use nautilus type machines most often. Right now I do pyramid training, but at the end of the heavy set I throw in 15-20 reps at 50% of the 1 rep max. [B]What didn't work? Everything else besides TRT. Supplements, continuing to work out, dhea, etc. None of that worked.[/B] I first noticed the slow down in 1995 when I was 43, my total T at that time was 376 ng/dl (348-1197). Lack of energy, desire to nap a lot, lower libido, weight gain. But the endocrinologist at the time said I was normal, though I knew that something had changed for the negative. But after seeming a couple of other doctors, I sort of lost interest in the subject, just accepting it as normal. Slowly gained weight from 145>190, at 5.4 that is pretty heavy. I never had ED, but didn't have a strong interest in sex, though in 2009 after a 7 year absence from any sex, I had sex with a new woman. That reminded me of what I was missing, so I went to a doctor in Bangkok where I was on vacation at the time. He gave me a PSA test and an EKG, then a shot of Nebido, (testosterone undecanoate). I am pretty sure my total T was still around 350, though it was never tested. So despite the long delay, my start on TRT was remarkably easy. I was pretty much self directed ever since, though I have at times worked with a doctor, for me I can take them (doctors) or leave them. After TRT in 2009, first thing I saw was a huge burst of energy, in the next 6 months I went from 190 >145. Libido was the same as when I was 22, but better since I had a lot more experience. For a time in 2010-2011, libido was off the charts, higher than when I was a teenager. Now I have "settled down" to what I was call a normal libido, good ability to exercise, my blood glucose has come down, weight is still around 145, strength about the same as always, maybe a little stronger, little more bulky, but my cardio isn't as strong as when I was 40 and would run 5 miles. But I haven't been focusing on cardio. Having been on and off TRT twice, there is no way I will ever stop, it's a world of difference and quite easy to feel the difference. I have no idea of what my bone density is, I have been called hard headed. [/QUOTE]
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