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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Defy follow up blood work - thoughts on optimization?
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<blockquote data-quote="Moonshot" data-source="post: 74805" data-attributes="member: 15321"><p>I have been low carb for years, though not ZERO carbs. I let things slide for a while and got up to a peak of 238 lbs. at 6'1", and that was after not really lifting or exercising at all for a couple of years so it was not a healthy or muscular 238. I dieted mostly by skipping meals down to 199 while still not training. Started back up with training and intentionally having some caloric surplus to support muscle growth, and I'm currently around 223, but a good chunk of the gain is lean body mass--my strength has gone up a lot, and workouts and recovery got noticeably easier after starting TRT. </p><p></p><p>I wasn't trying to drop weight, since that is really at odds with gaining strength and muscle. I was just hoping the TRT would shift more of my weight gain to LBM and hopefully shed some fat. It probably has done the former, but not the latter. I have no doubt I could start skipping meals again and lose a bunch of weight, but I'd likely have to lose some ground on my strength training. My lifting coach is tweaking some things in my programming now to try to help with body comp, probably slowing my progress but not stopping it completely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moonshot, post: 74805, member: 15321"] I have been low carb for years, though not ZERO carbs. I let things slide for a while and got up to a peak of 238 lbs. at 6'1", and that was after not really lifting or exercising at all for a couple of years so it was not a healthy or muscular 238. I dieted mostly by skipping meals down to 199 while still not training. Started back up with training and intentionally having some caloric surplus to support muscle growth, and I'm currently around 223, but a good chunk of the gain is lean body mass--my strength has gone up a lot, and workouts and recovery got noticeably easier after starting TRT. I wasn't trying to drop weight, since that is really at odds with gaining strength and muscle. I was just hoping the TRT would shift more of my weight gain to LBM and hopefully shed some fat. It probably has done the former, but not the latter. I have no doubt I could start skipping meals again and lose a bunch of weight, but I'd likely have to lose some ground on my strength training. My lifting coach is tweaking some things in my programming now to try to help with body comp, probably slowing my progress but not stopping it completely. [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
Defy follow up blood work - thoughts on optimization?
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