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<blockquote data-quote="BigTex" data-source="post: 244574" data-attributes="member: 43589"><p>WELCOME.....from another Houstonian</p><p></p><p>Boron....lots of very small studies done on this supplement. Kind of think it may raise FT levels some but as the study below showed doing a bodybuilding type of work out probably raises FT levels more than taking boron. The below study found no significant effect of boron supplementation on any of the dependent variables, plasma total and free testosterone, plasma boron, lean body mass, and strength measurements </p><p></p><h2>Abstract</h2><hr /><p>The effect of boron supplementation was investigated in 19 male bodybuilders ages 20-27 years. Ten were given a 2.5-mg boron supplement while 9 were given a placebo every day for 7 weeks. Plasma total and free testosterone, plasma boron, lean body mass, and strength measurements were determined on Days 1 and 49 of the study. Plasma boron values were significantly (p < 0.05) different as the experimental group increased from (+/- SD) 20.1 +/- 7.7 ppb pretest to 32.6 +/- 27.6 ppb posttest, while the control group mean decreased from 15.1 +/- 14.4 ppb pretest to 6.3 +/- 5.5 ppb posttest. <strong>Analysis of variance indicated no significant effect of boron supplementation on any of the dependent variables. </strong>Both groups demonstrated significant increases in total testosterone, lean body mass, 1-RM squat, and 1-RM bench press. <strong>The findings suggest that 7 weeks of bodybuilding can increase total testosterone, lean body mass, and strength in lesser trained bodybuilders, and that boron supplementation had no effect on these measures.</strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8508192/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Another study:</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712861/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21129941/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>This study in otherwise healthy men noted that acute supplementation of Boron, over the period of 6 hours, failed to increase total testosterone levels yet trended to increase free testosterone (+14.7%) and DHT (+9.9%) although neither was statistically significant, yet significantly reduced Sex-Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) by 9% at the 6 hour mark yet required 2 hours to reach significance. After 7 days of supplementation, the increase in free testosterone (28.3%) reached significance yet the SHBG decrease was not.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21129941/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Another study using 4 weeks of 10mg Boron supplementation noted a trend towards increased testosterone (11.4%) but failed to reach statistical significance.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9197924/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I am not so sure boron is going to help you much. I think you are better off getting your TRT dialed in.</p><p></p><p>I won't tell you my doctor is the greatest at this but he was very willing to write a script which made me legal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTex, post: 244574, member: 43589"] WELCOME.....from another Houstonian Boron....lots of very small studies done on this supplement. Kind of think it may raise FT levels some but as the study below showed doing a bodybuilding type of work out probably raises FT levels more than taking boron. The below study found no significant effect of boron supplementation on any of the dependent variables, plasma total and free testosterone, plasma boron, lean body mass, and strength measurements [HEADING=1]Abstract[/HEADING] [HR][/HR] The effect of boron supplementation was investigated in 19 male bodybuilders ages 20-27 years. Ten were given a 2.5-mg boron supplement while 9 were given a placebo every day for 7 weeks. Plasma total and free testosterone, plasma boron, lean body mass, and strength measurements were determined on Days 1 and 49 of the study. Plasma boron values were significantly (p < 0.05) different as the experimental group increased from (+/- SD) 20.1 +/- 7.7 ppb pretest to 32.6 +/- 27.6 ppb posttest, while the control group mean decreased from 15.1 +/- 14.4 ppb pretest to 6.3 +/- 5.5 ppb posttest. [B]Analysis of variance indicated no significant effect of boron supplementation on any of the dependent variables. [/B]Both groups demonstrated significant increases in total testosterone, lean body mass, 1-RM squat, and 1-RM bench press. [B]The findings suggest that 7 weeks of bodybuilding can increase total testosterone, lean body mass, and strength in lesser trained bodybuilders, and that boron supplementation had no effect on these measures.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8508192/[/URL] Another study: [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712861/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21129941/[/URL] This study in otherwise healthy men noted that acute supplementation of Boron, over the period of 6 hours, failed to increase total testosterone levels yet trended to increase free testosterone (+14.7%) and DHT (+9.9%) although neither was statistically significant, yet significantly reduced Sex-Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) by 9% at the 6 hour mark yet required 2 hours to reach significance. After 7 days of supplementation, the increase in free testosterone (28.3%) reached significance yet the SHBG decrease was not. [URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21129941/[/URL] Another study using 4 weeks of 10mg Boron supplementation noted a trend towards increased testosterone (11.4%) but failed to reach statistical significance. [URL unfurl="true"]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9197924/[/URL] I am not so sure boron is going to help you much. I think you are better off getting your TRT dialed in. I won't tell you my doctor is the greatest at this but he was very willing to write a script which made me legal. [/QUOTE]
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