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Perhaps you have asked yourself that exact question, which is the title of this article. If you're under 35, barring any odd medical condition affecting your hormones, the answer is no. Your natural testosterone production is still working hard and you are better off with that than messing with the right natural formula (more on this later in Part Two). Between 35 and 40, most men begin declining testosterone production and that is also a time period that one should tread very carefully during; introducing synthetic testosterone while you can still pump out your own at a decent pace will end it quickly.
So let's say you're in your early 40s and have shown some signs of low testosterone. Certain things to be on the lookout for are lack of energy, sex drive, fatigue, trouble losing weight, etc. - basically the stuff you were able to do a decade or two prior with no problem. Believe it or not, one of the first signs of 'Low T' is waking up without an erection.
The next time you're at the doctor, ask him or her to do a full blood workup and see what level your testosterone is at. If the results show that you're between 425 and 1,000, then there's a good chance that the sawbones will say you're in the 'normal zone.' But do you want to be closer to 1,000 if you're not? Compare it to having high blood pressure; you want it comfortably under the danger zone, not toeing the line. So if your blood test comes back with a test level of 475, you may technically be in the zone, but probably not feeling much better than someone at 400.
So the first question you should ask the doctor is what can be done to get that number up. Most likely, the response will be the usual - exercise more, eat more protein... blah, blah, blah. Sure, that may work for someone in their 30s, but your natural production will not suddenly get reinvigorated after a few push-ups and chicken breasts. The only way to make that test level significantly higher as a middle-aged man is to jump on hormones, ne: as testosterone, replacement therapy.
Some doctors feel that taking testosterone is taboo and can even be detrimental to you. That is not totally untrue, but it is also bad to have your body age and not do something readily available to at least slow down that process, if not reverse it to an extent. So asking about TRT is not the same as taking insane amounts ion drugs like a professional bodybuilder. The creams, gels, and patches are pedestrians at best, so opt for the injections. And stop being a baby and get over that phobia if you have it; a 23-gauge needle in your deltoid muscle is not going to kill you.
If you're going to do this, do it right and all the way. An injectable testosterone cypionate of 200 milligrams a week is what should be your maximum dosage. Many choose to start with half a cc a week (100 mg) and work their way up. But TRT does not mean that you add deca and D-Bol. Stick with the test and be safe. One more thing - once you hit an optimum level, you need to maintain it. So if your doctor wants you to stop using once your numbers are up, you'll be back where you started a month from then.
In Part Two, we'll talk about why starting the use of testosterone before your body needs it is a bad idea and one that is hard to reverse.
So let's say you're in your early 40s and have shown some signs of low testosterone. Certain things to be on the lookout for are lack of energy, sex drive, fatigue, trouble losing weight, etc. - basically the stuff you were able to do a decade or two prior with no problem. Believe it or not, one of the first signs of 'Low T' is waking up without an erection.
The next time you're at the doctor, ask him or her to do a full blood workup and see what level your testosterone is at. If the results show that you're between 425 and 1,000, then there's a good chance that the sawbones will say you're in the 'normal zone.' But do you want to be closer to 1,000 if you're not? Compare it to having high blood pressure; you want it comfortably under the danger zone, not toeing the line. So if your blood test comes back with a test level of 475, you may technically be in the zone, but probably not feeling much better than someone at 400.
So the first question you should ask the doctor is what can be done to get that number up. Most likely, the response will be the usual - exercise more, eat more protein... blah, blah, blah. Sure, that may work for someone in their 30s, but your natural production will not suddenly get reinvigorated after a few push-ups and chicken breasts. The only way to make that test level significantly higher as a middle-aged man is to jump on hormones, ne: as testosterone, replacement therapy.
Some doctors feel that taking testosterone is taboo and can even be detrimental to you. That is not totally untrue, but it is also bad to have your body age and not do something readily available to at least slow down that process, if not reverse it to an extent. So asking about TRT is not the same as taking insane amounts ion drugs like a professional bodybuilder. The creams, gels, and patches are pedestrians at best, so opt for the injections. And stop being a baby and get over that phobia if you have it; a 23-gauge needle in your deltoid muscle is not going to kill you.
If you're going to do this, do it right and all the way. An injectable testosterone cypionate of 200 milligrams a week is what should be your maximum dosage. Many choose to start with half a cc a week (100 mg) and work their way up. But TRT does not mean that you add deca and D-Bol. Stick with the test and be safe. One more thing - once you hit an optimum level, you need to maintain it. So if your doctor wants you to stop using once your numbers are up, you'll be back where you started a month from then.
In Part Two, we'll talk about why starting the use of testosterone before your body needs it is a bad idea and one that is hard to reverse.
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