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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
Are AST and ALT completely useless for weight trainers?
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<blockquote data-quote="IronKnight" data-source="post: 260289" data-attributes="member: 17473"><p>Should people weight training completely ignore AST and ALT, and simply look at the other liver markers instead?</p><p></p><p>ALT & AST just seem unreliable for people doing weight training:</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://blog.insidetracker.com/muscle-damange-to-blame-for-elevated-liver-enzymes[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.agelessforever.net/anti-aging-news-blog/got-elevated-liver-enzymes-here-s-how-to-interpret-your-liver-function-tests[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2291230/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7438350/[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/87/5/1141/4650784?login=false[/URL]</p><p></p><p>From one of the above:</p><p><strong><em>What about GGT?</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Unlike AST and ALT, GGT is not found in the muscle (although it is in other tissues). Elevated GGT cannot be attributed to muscle damage—unless the damage is so severe that other organs are being negatively affected. <strong>GGT is a more specific marker of overall liver health.</strong></em></p><p></p><p>So, given my GGT is fine, as well as the other liver markers, <strong>are AST and ALT just nonsense markers that can be safely ignored?</strong></p><p></p><p>More background re where this came from:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/possible-to-be-healthy-250mg-week-what-blood-markers-do-you-want-to-see.28058/page-2#post-260283[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IronKnight, post: 260289, member: 17473"] Should people weight training completely ignore AST and ALT, and simply look at the other liver markers instead? ALT & AST just seem unreliable for people doing weight training: [URL unfurl="true"]https://blog.insidetracker.com/muscle-damange-to-blame-for-elevated-liver-enzymes[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.agelessforever.net/anti-aging-news-blog/got-elevated-liver-enzymes-here-s-how-to-interpret-your-liver-function-tests[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2291230/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7438350/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/87/5/1141/4650784?login=false[/URL] From one of the above: [B][I]What about GGT?[/I][/B] [I]Unlike AST and ALT, GGT is not found in the muscle (although it is in other tissues). Elevated GGT cannot be attributed to muscle damage—unless the damage is so severe that other organs are being negatively affected. [B]GGT is a more specific marker of overall liver health.[/B][/I] So, given my GGT is fine, as well as the other liver markers, [B]are AST and ALT just nonsense markers that can be safely ignored?[/B] More background re where this came from: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.excelmale.com/forum/threads/possible-to-be-healthy-250mg-week-what-blood-markers-do-you-want-to-see.28058/page-2#post-260283[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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