I got tested and my testosterone level is 1,000 Megatons/yoctoliter and I am only 12. Doctors and physicists are afraid that when I hit puberty my balls will become two black holes and destroy the galaxy. Still not enough in 2021 youtube fitness, so I am hopping on TRT.
Not as impressive as kyriakos grizzly. His video called "20 years ago" he punches the bag so hard that you can hear the explosions of galaxies in the background. Now hes even more powerful
Recipe for success with TRT: - Shave your head - Lie about disability - Insert oil in your arms - Move to texas - Train on the farm at langley - Become a strength coach ath-euh-lete - PROFIT???
I can attest to this. Been training almost 2 years now and I feel amazing. The gains have only just begun. This is a big part of my life now and it will be forever
I try to tell guys all the time, just workout hard including some form of regular cardio that releases endorphins. That alone with tons of food and quality sleep/rest will raise one’s Testosterone a ton. I raised mine from the mid 3s to the mid 8s in three weeks. It was really easy and simple.
TRT has become such a widespread phenomenon that you can now see people who believe that TRT users can keep their natty status. "They're just boosting up to natural levels so it's natty, right ?" Yeah, because a 30 yro with the hormonal profile of my grandfather is totally normal.
That's literally nothing, I've seen people claim that using SARMS doesn't revoke your natty card and that you're still as natural as when you didn't inject them.
When you brought up playing video games all day and laying in bed play LoL, me 2 years ago would of gotten angry. Thanks NH for shinning a light upon us all, everyday I strive to become better and never let myself become what I once was. I'm a struggler.
@@muskoks5385 Or even better, they show the before and after pictures of their transformation, and you can clearly see that their shoulders were almost as broad as their heads, that they were lanky AF and that they had a narrow ass frame... But somehow, their "World-class" genetics start to show at about 1 year after they began training.
Also lifting weights regularly Basic compound exercises Sleeping 7-9 Hours Healthy diet, nutrient rich foods Sex Suplement like Vitamin D3 (depends where people live) in summer of course daily exposure to sun. ZINC for healthy man also i would not be afraid for 80kg men to eat 100g of healthy FATS daily.. Eggs, Beef, Salmon, Avocado, peanut butter And. I eat 5 egs daily sometimes even more And no problems. I was on blood test And for Fun i asked my doctor to check Testosterone And on the scale of 8 to 30 i had 28 So i was very happy and proud 🤣 also my most important Muscle works very well in bed 🤣 i can do second round like 10 minutes later I also never drink alcohol and never even tried smoking ciggarets, So it also plays a role
It's in the name, TRT: Testosterone REPLACEMENT Therapy. If your natural hormonal profile is within normal physiological ranges, then do NOT use the tried-and-true methods of diminishing your hormones temporarily for the blood test to trick the physician into prescribing you HRT. If you used PEDs to crush your levels, then it is more complicated. One shouldn't be abusing PEDs in the first place! If you are deficient, there are many interventions and lifestyle solutions that should be used as the first/best practice treatment option (sleep properly, exercise properly, eat properly, reduce stress, etc.)
The problem is these people were partying all the time, staying up and not sleeping. Not eating properly, UA-camrs who are cutting weight 8 months a year. Lastly not training properly.
Needed to hear this. Been wondering why I feel like shit and making shit gains despite training, thinking I was just unlucky with test levels. It’s so obvious, but having the French Natty say really drives home the reality
I agree with your stance on the issue. Even when we grow old with poorer hormone profiles some of us might want to grow old gracefully and not necessarily want to maintain high testosterone levels. When I'm 80 I hope to simply be able to live a pain free life and enjoy life with my loved ones.
Underrated comment! Living is an experience. Rather be 80 and have a walk with my grandkids and dog then be blasted on drugs so I can rep more than the gym newbie.
I don't think i've ever had the thought of doing steroids and wouldn't even do creatine tbh. I wanna know that i got my gains from eating good food, sleeping 9 hrs a night and training my ass off. Gyms have been closed for 2 months and I still have most of my gains even though my workouts aren't ideal. Natural muscle will always last longer than if you blast drugs. When you're old and can play with your kids or grandkids because you didn't die from a heart attack at 60 from long term steroid use you will be thankful. I was so depressed at 15-16 doing these awful home workouts with a pair of dumbbells at like 5 am and just suffering day in and day out but as I got older I saw results and my whole view on life changed. Just keep pushing, life isn't going to get easier but you will get stronger, much much stronger than you could ever imagine.
I've always thought about it this way: if someone has "genetically low T" how were they born in the first place? I mean the fact that they _exist_ is kind of proof that their ancestors going back a while were fine.
You do realize in utero exposure to test from the mom pretty much dictates how functional your balls will be right? This whole MuH AnCesTorS logic is boomer thought. If you have time to sleep 9 hrs a night and eat 5 square meals like a prize hound, them by all means. Here in the states you gotta grind to make it. 5-6 hrs of sleep.
@@daddy3484 if you can only grind with 5-6 hours of sleep, you're doing it wrong. Optimize your time efficiency maybe...you're stepping over dollars to pick up dimes if you're cutting your sleep to "wOrK hArDeR". The majority of very rich or successful people get their 7-8 hours because it makes the other 16-17 hour MORE productive.
Ok this is a terrible argument Geoff, and I don't even disagree with NH's stance on TRT. I have an auto-immune disease which attacks my thyroid, without treatment I'm miserable. My ancestors most likely didn't have this, or the other health issues I have, but none of that matters: the fact is I need synthetic hormones (levothyroxine) and a controlled weight/diet to treat that. Do you honestly think that a disorder which affected a different part of the endocrine system would be any different? If someone's balls don't work, do you think it's fair to go "tough luck dipshit?". On that note, people in my SO's family seem to have a history of circulatory issues and dying early, should they not seek treatment to have normal lives, just because their ancestors managed to reproduce successfully?
My opinion is that even the older and middle aged men who take T are having a sort of mid life crisis. I believe nature designed us as men to age this way so that when we're older we can use our wisdom and experience to solve problems rather than aggression and risk taking. We just don't have the same needs at 50 as we do at 20.
No, nature designed us in a "use it or lose it" manner. If you live like the average American does (the people on whom the 1% test drop with age studies are based on) then of course your hormones are going to keep declining with age. Most people simply get weaker and have shittier quality of life with age due to living a sedentary lifestyle and not taking care of themselves properly diet wise and lifestyle wise. Look at most mammals in the wild, like Lions for example, as long as they aren't starving or don't have injuries such as broken bones they can put up a great fight even into old age. The truth is if people kept up their training consistently, lead a modest lifestyle with no shitty habits like alcohol, drugs, smoking and such, ate right so they don't get any nutrient deficiencies then they can remain strong well into old age. Sure, they won't win the Olympics, but so won't most young people.
I agree that TRT has become way too accepted and is really just an excuse for guys to hop on steroids and claim its medicine. Most of these guys are running 150-200mg per week and claim its a low dose, but in reality that is more test than any natural man would produce. Not only is it higher but the way that it enters and affects the body is VERY different. Natural testosterone is produced in small surges throughout the day. When you inject testosterone you are getting a massive spike and it slowly trickles down until your next shot. This results in constantly elevated test levels which is why you see guys making crazy transformations on TRT. But as you said it also results in a lot of health problems. Not worth it at all.
I really appreciate this perspective and your channel. I wasnt under the delusion that i had bad genetics or something was "wrong" with me other than my lifestyle. Ive never been into video games, and always mountain biked and done other sports and have had a very physical day job for the last 10yrs and have always maintained a fairly lean/muscular physique (by non body builder standards haha) as a result, no matter what i ate or did. But now 10yrs of smoking, alcohol, drugs, hella big macs and sleeping like 4hrs a day is starting to catch up to me and i can feel my energy and "fire" staring to fade. And i find your perspective very inspirational to finally get my shit together and be better than ive ever been before. Keep it up man! I think you have the right attitude, ive used it in the past to get through hardships in life, even if you start at zero its amazing what you can achieve "working hard for what you want". And theres no reason i shouldnt apply that to improving myself physically especially cause im pretty sure i dont even have to start at zero for once haha. Keep it up man, its no coincidence you got to where you are now physically and i assume in life aswell
I have clinically low testosterone naturally. Currently working with my Dr to decide between enclomiphene or trt as a treatment. Not everyone is using it just to look good. To address everything else, I've been training for 3 years and my diet is closely monitored with little to no junk food
> I've been training for 3 years and my diet is closely monitored with little to no junk food The videos on your channel show that you are overweight and they are only 1 year old.
So you you've been training and dieting for 3 years but on your videos you're still obese? Where you started? I mean i would get if you could't build much muscles with low t, but how it prevents you from consuming less food? Your amount of fat and t levels are probably connected
@Unstoppable Specimen I feel that the potential advantages to semen retention are vastly overblown and misconstrued. It's only effective if you're addicted to masturbation which may lead to health consequences. Other than that, there's negligible benefit and according to the Scientific literature, your free T levels come back to normal 20 minutes or so after ejaculation
@@northpaul3276 my newest video that has me in it is about 2 years old, and was around the end of my first year of training when I was still very much a newbie. and the strict dieting working with my nutritionist only in the last year. As of today, while still a bit overweight for my taste, I'm far from obese, but due to my current 230ng/dl total test level that was confirmed multiple times with very little variation I'm facing several health complications. Particularly in the mental health area. Will it increase my gains to bring myself up to a healthy testosterone level? Yes, but only because I'm already putting in the work. Is that my reason for considering it? No. Not even close. My main reason is because of the multiple mental and physical issues having such a low level causes. Do I think it's genetics? No. If anything, in the US particularly there are many environmental factors that are crushing test levels across the population, and several are completely unavoidable like high levels of ethinyl estradiol in water supplies and artificial hormones and harmful chemical pesticides in even what would be considered healthy foods like fresh vegetables and meats. Even foods marketed as organic have been proven multiple times to essentially be false advertising. Western consumerism has ruined the health of an entire population within 2 generations, really since about the 60's to be the most accurate when chemical hormone modulators in the form of chemical birth control became commercially available to the general public.
59 no TRT ., I bet that if I went to doctor I could get it, but, I feel I am still able to workout well and make progress, no need.(Disclaimer- not a competitive BB'er)
Hey my father is in normal range and he is in his sixties. And lives a very sedentary lifestyle with unhealth eating habits. He can actually raise it if fixes the habits. In conclusion at least try every thing in Power before you jump on that shit
A guy called Lance Hitchings (He has his own youtube channel, you can look him up), raised it naturally from about 350 ng/dl to over 900 ng/dl at age 70. It took him almost two years to do so, but he still managed to do it. I think most people would just rather not do it naturally and resort to needles because of the two year part. What I am saying is, you are right.
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Very interesting. Thanks for the video. I'm 45 years old, low T, a couple of months ago under the range (in my laboratory test, the minimum is 4,5 ng/cl, the max is 45 , I had 3,8), and today I have 9,8. I started training 6 years ago, but seriously only almost 2 years, and seriously I mean: following a diet, training with a program 4/5 times per week (sometimes, if I'm in the mood even 6 times per week, I have a small home gym with almost all machinery). My coach is also an endocrinologist, almost my age, and he is in TRT, and in his opinion, I need a TRT too because my T level will always stay in the low range. I didn't suffer any low T symptoms, but only a month ago, I started to have chronic anxiety, lower libido, mental fog and (annoying) difficulty focusing. It is hard to say if it came from my stressful work (but today is less stressful than years ago, maybe it is accumulated stress) or due to low T. I do not have enough muscle, my body fat is around 10/12%, I'm 1,76 and 74kg. Thanks to this video, I chose to not do any TRT for the moment, and try to improve my environment before taking this decision.
Hey don't know if it is too late for you, but readying your body fat percentage I think it's a bit too low, try staying around 15% and include at least 100g of healthy fats
@@marconapolitano2821 hi, still in time :) I refused to go in TRT. After I took the decision my anxiety disappears and my stress improved a lot. I understood that the idea to go on TRT terrified me (not a needle fear, but the idea to be addicted to a drug for my entire life and to disable and atrophy a part of my body). Now I'm a lot better, my T still in the lower range (around 400) but I don't suffer any side affects. Actually I'm at 16% body fat, I want to go under this to loss a line of stubborn fat on my belly before to go up again. I eat a lot of eggs every week and will add a little butter. Thanks for your advice :)
@@Quello_di_una_volta good for you, also if you have everything on point (diet,sleep, training etc.) and you don't symptoms of low T, even if it is low on paper it's not a big problem since your androgen receptors might be more active compared to someone hence why you need less testosterone, I also suffered of low T for I long time until a good endocrinologist explained to me that I had very low SBGH 3 deviation below average, so my body didn't need to produce nearly as much testosterone for me to be healthy, again it's a complicated topic that gets often oversimplified for the benefit of the people selling you the lie.
@@marconapolitano2821 Yes, it is a very sensible and delicate topic. I was followed by a UA-camr expert in steroids (even if I'm natural, I'm interested in anti-ageing), and I gave the exam to another famous greek doctor (a doped bodybuilder), even though he insisted on TRT. No one suggested doing an SBGH blood test before the TRT. Except for my difficulty in losing a line of belly fat (just a line, no love handles), I have no symptoms of low T now, so I guess all was related to excessive stress and calorie deficit. Thanks for reporting your experience.
Chicken and egg question; does the drop in test with old age cause low muscle mass and high fat mass, or are people causing their own low test because they become fat and inactive in old age?
@@GVS exactly man! I think if you keep within a reasonable body fat range, stay active, eat a solid diet and maintain a high LBM you can look forward to a significantly higher testosterone level than your peers well into older age.
It's the latter. Low test is a symptom of a shitty lifestyle, not the cause of it. I would recommend watching this: ua-cam.com/video/NqQGEU_3fUI/v-deo.html And then you can dive deeper and do your own research as well if you are interested. After looking at studies from both sides and doing my own research my conclusion has been that in the general population testosterone does seem to decline, but it's again a matter of use it or lose it, just like with muscle mass. Most older people lose all their muscle and become frail simply due to inactivity, if you are not going to use it you are going to lose it. If your body doesn't think you need high muscle mass or high hormones to survive, it will down regulate them. It's the same with testosterone, just like Geoffrey says, that 1% drop after 30 is based on average people, and average people are sedentary, have shitty diets and don't optimize their lifestyle. That "Inevitable Testosterone Decline" dogma is just a product of bad epidemiology. Again, what usually happens with most people at 30? They get married, get kids, mortgage, increased stress in life due to these factors and work, people stop playing sports or working out as much as they used to, and overall most people just simply have less time for themselves once they hit that age, all of these combined together destine you towards a test drop. People act like something magically happens at 30 and all your leydig cells die off, it is so stupid. I don't subscribe to the idea that you can't have better hormones later in life than in your 20's, it's just not true. And as Geoffrey mentions he has older clients who don't need any needles, you should never need to rely on TRT to function properly even into old age if you actually properly took care of yourself throughout your youth. Although, the age related testosterone decline being inevitable is bollocks, what is true is that generationally testosterone levels have been declining a lot throughout the last century or so due to a lot of environmental factors such as endocrine disruptors, BPA, plastics and what not, it's a very deep rabbit hole and would take a lot of explaining. The Industrial Revolution also down regulated manual labor a lot and jobs became a lot more sedentary, it also shifted a lot of jobs indoors from outdoors so people get less sunlight, and less sunlight means less Vitamin D, which is critical for testosterone production. But I don't want to get into all of that and make this comment longer than it already is, my main point for writing this last paragraph is the fact since testosterone has drastically declined generationally and men these days on average have much lower test levels than our ancestors, it's a LOT easier than it has ever been in history to have clinically low test levels. And having low test levels also robs you off your motivation and will to do anything, so I am not surprised that most people with low T seem to develop a victim mentality and blame things out of their control. So combined with the fact that having low test is much easier these days and that low test also robs you off your motivation to do anything hard or anything to improve yourself, it's not surprising that the TRT industry has boomed and the sales are rising. People would rather take the easy way of injecting a needle rather than do all the work.
Also I think the decrease of test production with age is over hyped. I don’t think it decreases as much as people think it should. Older people usually live lifestyles that are poorer for health. Healthy older people should not have T levels that are so bad if they’re living healthy lifestyles. Cardiovascular disease/plaque can block the tiny blood vessels in the gonads. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death on earth so it’s probably very common for men’s hormone production to be compromised.
It's over hyped because these youth/anti aging clinics popping up all over America need their cold hard cash, so they keep spreading this bro science of your testes becoming completely non functional once you hit 40 or so like it's the gospel, and since most people just repeat what they hear other's say instead of researching themselves this myth keeps spreading like a wildfire to the point that now everybody and their grandmother believes it. You will see many popular influencers also peddle this idea, none of them can't seem to believe anybody can be in good shape after 40, "life is done at 40". Basically you are right, and there are actual studies that prove you right: ua-cam.com/video/NqQGEU_3fUI/v-deo.html (I would like to link the actual studies instead of youtube videos talking about the studies but youtube is unfortunately tyrannical and deletes my comments if I link anything besides another youtube video).
It's like sitting on the couch for years and when you go out for a run you see the guy in the wheelchair speeding past you, so you go and buy one. Then instead of training to gain the ability to run again you are training so you can never even walk.
I do have low T though. I got blood analysis for other health problems and I have low t, despite having been lifting every single day for the past two years, clean diet and 8-9h of sleep. My gains are very nice already actually, but I'm considering hoping on the tranny train just for the mental health effects.
Environment is an important and overlooked factor when it comes to hormonal levels. I'm not qualified to talk about genetics or biology so don't ask me for some peer-reviewed papers, lol. But let's pretend you have the genetic potential to be in the top 1% of physique and athleticism...you won't ever reach that potential if you sit on your ass doing nothing. Genetic potential is just that, potential, you need to reach it by putting in the work. Unfortunately, environment isn't something you can control when you're young. In my case, I was lucky in that my parents encouraged physical activity and the kids I hung out with were into sports. Now, I'm not a big sports guy, but I still played with the other kids because it was still fun to run and jump..unfortunately I wasn't athletic, lol, but being unathletic and playing sports is better than being a top tier athlete and doing nothing. And when I was a kid, boys getting into fights wasn't frowned upon, I even got into a few myself. Not saying I'm some badass, I'm certainly not (I don't react well to getting hit), nor am I encouraging anyone to get into fights; but when you're in that kind of environment your body will adapt. In my teens I got into skateboarding, and while I'm not going to say that's some high-T activity, it's still physical activity so I'm sure at the very least it didn't hinder my hormonal profile. In my 20s I got into martial arts (judo, bjj, and mma), which I'm sure also helped with my hormonal profile. In terms of diet, while I did eat junk food, I also ate home cooked meals every day which I'm sure helped. My only regrets were not getting into weightlifting during my teens or even 20s (I'm the one who made a comment in another video about working out at a later age, asking if it will be an uphill battle), and not getting enough sleep. I was too intimidated to step into a gym, and in regards to sleep I thought I was some genetic anomaly who could survive on little sleep for years. I touched dumbbells every now and then and tried calisthenics, so maybe that did something with my hormonal profile? I'm in my mid-30s now, and one thing I notice is I still have high levels of energy. While I still feel physically tired after a workout, mentally I can go a million miles an hour. I think one of the reasons why I'm fortunate enough to still have energy, while others my age, even some who are younger, feel lethargic, is because of the environment in my teens and 20s. While I can't undo the past, but at least I know my hormonal profile is most likely fine, and probably better than some younger guys because of the environment I was in.
There are a lot of missing key factors in this video. I agree Teens and young adults do not need this. But there are cases where some people really do need to replace their levels. Whether they are primary or secondary hypogonadal for whatever the cause. Injury to the petuitory gland, Damage from drug or substance abuse in your early years, or like myself I'm a Gym rat - 5-6days a week. always been Natty but after Covid hit me which I thought I was gonna be a little more bulletproof considering my fitness health got hit bad. Took its toll almost 2 years of hell that I can't explain called long haulers. I didn't want to jump on trt but that man made sickness crushed my endo system. Legitimately prescribed TRT and it did wonders .. I'm 36yrs old .. pinning does get old but what it has done for me overall is not a regret. Yes there is some good points here mainly for the youngsters. But remember nothing is a magic pill or fix .. do your due diligence prior to ever taking anything exogenous. On the other hand you do what gives you better quality of life. Be smart. Do it right. It is possible to recover and bounce back after TRT if need be. There is more studies now days or more experiences to bouncing back.. you will need a protocol to come off to help jump start your Nat T again and timing can be months depending on how long you were on. Your recovery Levels will most likely bounce back, but they will be where you were when you started. Some people come back better if they did everything right while on TRT and lived the healthier lifestyle. It's not for everyone and should never be considered lightly
Hi Sir this is my first comment. I'm 16 and starting working out what program should I do if I want to get strong for sports but also work some genetic weak points. In my case that would be arms and shoulders. Thank you for the greatest content on youtube
@Natural Hypertrophy -- only recently began watching your stuff. You've got a lot of good stuff to say, though it was this video in particular that made me realize that what I'd seen as your "ageism" -- or just general negativity regarding an older/Gen-x-or-older male stereotype which I myself rarely see in the gym -- is not really that. It is that you're quite aware of whom your audience is (males 40 years of age with minimal-to-low-intermediate lifting experience. . . but, for the reality of whom 90%+ of your audience actually is, the delivery is spot on: "your body is perfectly capable of being anabolic; you've failed your body, not the other way around". There's been rounds of youtube videos out there justifying at least "occasional & with-reason" PED use amongst both gen-pop and athletic younger-than-middle-aged populations. I think that your piece here gave those opinions a good slap in the face. One can put forth the "but I have a medical condition" or "but everyone else in my gym/with whom I'm competing/whatever is using" arguments, but these beg the question that you at least implicitly put forth here: have you truly committed yourself to the type of training and lifestyle for a period that could allow you to fully realize your own natural capabilities? Ingesting PEDs is not taking some fucking personal responsibility.
As most things in this world, there's both a good side and a bad side to TRT. It's NOT for beginners who just want to be fit or rather anybody included in that criterion. An argument could be made for advanced lifters with 10+ years of training, professional bodybuilders, and maybe some fitness models who base their careers on their physiques. Yes, the last one can be debated but I do think that if you're literally making a living off your body, then it is justified to an extent
That's like saying it's justified for athletes to take steroids because their career depends on their performance. It's not justified for fitness models to use drugs - by doing so they propagate an unnatural and unachievable body image to people.
"You failed your body, not the other way around"
NH over here spitting fire.
I got tested and my testosterone level is 1,000 Megatons/yoctoliter and I am only 12. Doctors and physicists are afraid that when I hit puberty my balls will become two black holes and destroy the galaxy. Still not enough in 2021 youtube fitness, so I am hopping on TRT.
Not as impressive as kyriakos grizzly. His video called "20 years ago" he punches the bag so hard that you can hear the explosions of galaxies in the background. Now hes even more powerful
best comment I've seen til now lol ahahah
@@ABABABABABABABABABABBBBBB that's the only time m'lord blessed us with a few words
Mirin bruh, the test in your blood alone weights more than the sun, it's around 5 x 10^54kgs. You are already a living black hole lol
Recipe for success with TRT:
- Shave your head
- Lie about disability
- Insert oil in your arms
- Move to texas
- Train on the farm at langley
- Become a strength coach ath-euh-lete
- PROFIT???
That sounds like my awesome coach Jason
- Consume supra physiological amounts of pork
shave your head and get hair system🤣👌
ath-euh-lete lmao
Coath Bloho, is that you?
1. Not natty
2. I’ll take your natty card
3. I’ll make fun of you
4.bad for health
5. Refer back to 1-4
I can attest to this. Been training almost 2 years now and I feel amazing. The gains have only just begun. This is a big part of my life now and it will be forever
been training 2 years and you have 80% of your gains lmao. clown
@@brentdraper4382 this is such a fucking lie lmao nobody gets 80% of their gains in 2 years clown. lifting is a lifelong pursuit
@@brentdraper4382 u don't know his diet condition or his life conditions. So u cannot just say that
@@brentdraper4382 you dont know that at all.
But but coach Greg says you’ll feel better and it’s no big deal 🇨🇦 💵💵💉
Coat geg
Good guy greg
coath reg
Big lenny says steroids have tremendous health benefits
yeah bro, i need testosterone and weed coz im an EcToMOrpH
I try to tell guys all the time, just workout hard including some form of regular cardio that releases endorphins. That alone with tons of food and quality sleep/rest will raise one’s Testosterone a ton.
I raised mine from the mid 3s to the mid 8s in three weeks. It was really easy and simple.
TRT has become such a widespread phenomenon that you can now see people who believe that TRT users can keep their natty status. "They're just boosting up to natural levels so it's natty, right ?" Yeah, because a 30 yro with the hormonal profile of my grandfather is totally normal.
That's literally nothing, I've seen people claim that using SARMS doesn't revoke your natty card and that you're still as natural as when you didn't inject them.
Did you mean grandfather's hormonal profile like a 30 year olds?
When you brought up playing video games all day and laying in bed play LoL, me 2 years ago would of gotten angry. Thanks NH for shinning a light upon us all, everyday I strive to become better and never let myself become what I once was. I'm a struggler.
Keep growin🔥
TFW when every other influencer has “low T”
But they have ELITE GENETICS simultaneously somehow.
Ironic isn't it
@@muskoks5385 Or even better, they show the before and after pictures of their transformation, and you can clearly see that their shoulders were almost as broad as their heads, that they were lanky AF and that they had a narrow ass frame... But somehow, their "World-class" genetics start to show at about 1 year after they began training.
@@muskoks5385 only elite genetics are.. not being a good drug responder.. people drunk after 2 wines usually get fucked easily...
One of the most easiest way to boost Test naturally is calorie surplus/maintainance with regular training and getting some sun.
Also lifting weights regularly
Basic compound exercises
Sleeping 7-9 Hours
Healthy diet, nutrient rich foods
Sex
Suplement like Vitamin D3 (depends where people live) in summer of course daily exposure to sun.
ZINC
for healthy man also i would not be afraid for 80kg men to eat 100g of healthy FATS daily..
Eggs, Beef, Salmon, Avocado, peanut butter And.
I eat 5 egs daily sometimes even more And no problems.
I was on blood test And for Fun i asked my doctor to check Testosterone
And on the scale of 8 to 30 i had 28 So i was very happy and proud 🤣 also my most important Muscle works very well in bed 🤣 i can do second round like 10 minutes later
I also never drink alcohol and never even tried smoking ciggarets, So it also plays a role
I’ve never ever considered losing my natty status. The main problem with TRT for me is that you have to RELY on a substance
Tfw you gotta take the bus to the trt clinic cuz you're not old enough to drive
It's in the name, TRT: Testosterone REPLACEMENT Therapy. If your natural hormonal profile is within normal physiological ranges, then do NOT use the tried-and-true methods of diminishing your hormones temporarily for the blood test to trick the physician into prescribing you HRT. If you used PEDs to crush your levels, then it is more complicated. One shouldn't be abusing PEDs in the first place! If you are deficient, there are many interventions and lifestyle solutions that should be used as the first/best practice treatment option (sleep properly, exercise properly, eat properly, reduce stress, etc.)
The problem is these people were partying all the time, staying up and not sleeping. Not eating properly, UA-camrs who are cutting weight 8 months a year. Lastly not training properly.
Whwn GVS said that your balls shrink when you are on steroids. Immediately all of the thoughts of hoping on roids disappeared
Needed to hear this. Been wondering why I feel like shit and making shit gains despite training, thinking I was just unlucky with test levels. It’s so obvious, but having the French Natty say really drives home the reality
I agree with your stance on the issue. Even when we grow old with poorer hormone profiles some of us might want to grow old gracefully and not necessarily want to maintain high testosterone levels. When I'm 80 I hope to simply be able to live a pain free life and enjoy life with my loved ones.
Underrated comment! Living is an experience. Rather be 80 and have a walk with my grandkids and dog then be blasted on drugs so I can rep more than the gym newbie.
@@thorkellhyden9694 yes. I am glad there are still people out there with a more holistic view on life
NH coming at us like a disappointed father. Preach it brother there's only a few of us with this mindset
I don't think i've ever had the thought of doing steroids and wouldn't even do creatine tbh.
I wanna know that i got my gains from eating good food, sleeping 9 hrs a night and training my ass off. Gyms have been closed for 2 months and I still have most of my gains even though my workouts aren't ideal. Natural muscle will always last longer than if you blast drugs. When you're old and can play with your kids or grandkids because you didn't die from a heart attack at 60 from long term steroid use you will be thankful.
I was so depressed at 15-16 doing these awful home workouts with a pair of dumbbells at like 5 am and just suffering day in and day out but as I got older I saw results and my whole view on life changed. Just keep pushing, life isn't going to get easier but you will get stronger, much much stronger than you could ever imagine.
I've always thought about it this way: if someone has "genetically low T" how were they born in the first place?
I mean the fact that they _exist_ is kind of proof that their ancestors going back a while were fine.
You do realize in utero exposure to test from the mom pretty much dictates how functional your balls will be right?
This whole MuH AnCesTorS logic is boomer thought. If you have time to sleep 9 hrs a night and eat 5 square meals like a prize hound, them by all means.
Here in the states you gotta grind to make it. 5-6 hrs of sleep.
@@daddy3484 if you can only grind with 5-6 hours of sleep, you're doing it wrong. Optimize your time efficiency maybe...you're stepping over dollars to pick up dimes if you're cutting your sleep to "wOrK hArDeR". The majority of very rich or successful people get their 7-8 hours because it makes the other 16-17 hour MORE productive.
You can have low T and not be infertile I don't know what you are talking abut
Ok this is a terrible argument Geoff, and I don't even disagree with NH's stance on TRT. I have an auto-immune disease which attacks my thyroid, without treatment I'm miserable. My ancestors most likely didn't have this, or the other health issues I have, but none of that matters: the fact is I need synthetic hormones (levothyroxine) and a controlled weight/diet to treat that. Do you honestly think that a disorder which affected a different part of the endocrine system would be any different? If someone's balls don't work, do you think it's fair to go "tough luck dipshit?".
On that note, people in my SO's family seem to have a history of circulatory issues and dying early, should they not seek treatment to have normal lives, just because their ancestors managed to reproduce successfully?
@@frank031 I didn't say anything about thyroid
My opinion is that even the older and middle aged men who take T are having a sort of mid life crisis. I believe nature designed us as men to age this way so that when we're older we can use our wisdom and experience to solve problems rather than aggression and risk taking. We just don't have the same needs at 50 as we do at 20.
Interesting point of view.
Yes
No, nature designed us in a "use it or lose it" manner. If you live like the average American does (the people on whom the 1% test drop with age studies are based on) then of course your hormones are going to keep declining with age. Most people simply get weaker and have shittier quality of life with age due to living a sedentary lifestyle and not taking care of themselves properly diet wise and lifestyle wise. Look at most mammals in the wild, like Lions for example, as long as they aren't starving or don't have injuries such as broken bones they can put up a great fight even into old age. The truth is if people kept up their training consistently, lead a modest lifestyle with no shitty habits like alcohol, drugs, smoking and such, ate right so they don't get any nutrient deficiencies then they can remain strong well into old age. Sure, they won't win the Olympics, but so won't most young people.
I agree that TRT has become way too accepted and is really just an excuse for guys to hop on steroids and claim its medicine. Most of these guys are running 150-200mg per week and claim its a low dose, but in reality that is more test than any natural man would produce. Not only is it higher but the way that it enters and affects the body is VERY different. Natural testosterone is produced in small surges throughout the day. When you inject testosterone you are getting a massive spike and it slowly trickles down until your next shot. This results in constantly elevated test levels which is why you see guys making crazy transformations on TRT. But as you said it also results in a lot of health problems. Not worth it at all.
Bro this thumbnail was so f*cking good and accurate. Kaneda gets me emotional.
I really appreciate this perspective and your channel. I wasnt under the delusion that i had bad genetics or something was "wrong" with me other than my lifestyle. Ive never been into video games, and always mountain biked and done other sports and have had a very physical day job for the last 10yrs and have always maintained a fairly lean/muscular physique (by non body builder standards haha) as a result, no matter what i ate or did. But now 10yrs of smoking, alcohol, drugs, hella big macs and sleeping like 4hrs a day is starting to catch up to me and i can feel my energy and "fire" staring to fade. And i find your perspective very inspirational to finally get my shit together and be better than ive ever been before. Keep it up man! I think you have the right attitude, ive used it in the past to get through hardships in life, even if you start at zero its amazing what you can achieve "working hard for what you want". And theres no reason i shouldnt apply that to improving myself physically especially cause im pretty sure i dont even have to start at zero for once haha. Keep it up man, its no coincidence you got to where you are now physically and i assume in life aswell
I have clinically low testosterone naturally. Currently working with my Dr to decide between enclomiphene or trt as a treatment. Not everyone is using it just to look good. To address everything else, I've been training for 3 years and my diet is closely monitored with little to no junk food
How's your sleep hygiene? Do you periodize your training?
> I've been training for 3 years and my diet is closely monitored with little to no junk food
The videos on your channel show that you are overweight and they are only 1 year old.
So you you've been training and dieting for 3 years but on your videos you're still obese? Where you started? I mean i would get if you could't build much muscles with low t, but how it prevents you from consuming less food? Your amount of fat and t levels are probably connected
@Unstoppable Specimen I feel that the potential advantages to semen retention are vastly overblown and misconstrued. It's only effective if you're addicted to masturbation which may lead to health consequences. Other than that, there's negligible benefit and according to the Scientific literature, your free T levels come back to normal 20 minutes or so after ejaculation
@@northpaul3276 my newest video that has me in it is about 2 years old, and was around the end of my first year of training when I was still very much a newbie. and the strict dieting working with my nutritionist only in the last year. As of today, while still a bit overweight for my taste, I'm far from obese, but due to my current 230ng/dl total test level that was confirmed multiple times with very little variation I'm facing several health complications. Particularly in the mental health area. Will it increase my gains to bring myself up to a healthy testosterone level? Yes, but only because I'm already putting in the work. Is that my reason for considering it? No. Not even close. My main reason is because of the multiple mental and physical issues having such a low level causes. Do I think it's genetics? No. If anything, in the US particularly there are many environmental factors that are crushing test levels across the population, and several are completely unavoidable like high levels of ethinyl estradiol in water supplies and artificial hormones and harmful chemical pesticides in even what would be considered healthy foods like fresh vegetables and meats. Even foods marketed as organic have been proven multiple times to essentially be false advertising. Western consumerism has ruined the health of an entire population within 2 generations, really since about the 60's to be the most accurate when chemical hormone modulators in the form of chemical birth control became commercially available to the general public.
59 no TRT ., I bet that if I went to doctor I could get it, but, I feel I am still able to workout well and make progress, no need.(Disclaimer- not a competitive BB'er)
Hey my father is in normal range and he is in his sixties. And lives a very sedentary lifestyle with unhealth eating habits. He can actually raise it if fixes the habits. In conclusion at least try every thing in Power before you jump on that shit
A guy called Lance Hitchings (He has his own youtube channel, you can look him up), raised it naturally from about 350 ng/dl to over 900 ng/dl at age 70. It took him almost two years to do so, but he still managed to do it. I think most people would just rather not do it naturally and resort to needles because of the two year part. What I am saying is, you are right.
Mentioning Stockholm syndrome in the context of bodybuilding is pure mindset 👍👍
Smartest lifting channel on UA-cam
Haven't watched yet, just leaving a like and comment for the algorithm! Keep fighting the good fight!
I have 5000 mg/dl testosterone naturally
Genetics bro
Hey everybody it's jason blaha here and today we're gonna be going over R̴̢̧̧̨̡̧̢̧̢̢̢̛̛̛̛͉̮͉͇̭̪͔͕̤̣͚̙͈̣͚͙̘̞̳͕̰̹̺͙̱͈͕̱̩̪͙͓̘̭̩̮̗̪̩̣̱̲̣̦̩̻̳̩̺̯͕͙̜̱̺͇̜̪̠͈͓̳͕͇̲͙͙͑̾̐͛̽̍̋̽̓͊̾̉̐͑̊̂͛̒́̌̀̍̆͂͂̐̈̇̊͌̀͐͒̆̅̊͑̐̓̌̅͆́̇͑͂͂͆́̋̇́̄͌̂͘̕͘̚͘͜͝͝͠͝͠͠͝͝ͅͅę̷̡̡̢̨̧̨̢̨̧̢̢̧̧̢̢̧̡̡̡̧̧̢̡̧̨̨̧̯͕͍̬̠̜̯̝̞̦͖̹͇̪̪̺̰͕̺͎͙̗̤͓̘͙̤̟̖̣̬̲̝̗͕̫̜̜̝̝͙̪̠͖͈͉͎̠̳͖̯̠̠͎̺̬͎͎̭͔͈̳̬̯̙̥̪̤̘͎͙̻͎̳̰͍͖͔̘̘͕̼̟̩̣͇̱̘̺̺̟͓̳̗̩̮͖̯͍̩͖̫̞̭̳͎̜̪͎̭͚͎̹̼̖̣͎̳͓̻͚̬̤̝̲̪̤̖̠͎̹̫̝͖̣̤̫̫̱̯͕̝͔̪̱͚̟̮̗̩̰̱̳̘̤̙͙͔̙͖̭̤͖̳̪̰̱̻͇̫̘̠̠̳͉̞̺̘̥͙͙̠̳͉͉̜̞͕̦̜̹̗̭̞̙͙̮͇͎͎̟̠͍͚͇̝͈͔̘͖̲̹͓̜̙͍͓̟̮̫͉͖͇͍͕̻̙͍͎͓͎̰̺̻̳͓̝̝̭̻̞̜̗̺͉̙̰̤̥̞͊̔͜͜͜͜͜͜͜͝ͅͅͅͅͅȇ̵̡̢̨̢̡̨̡̧̧̢̛̛̛̛̛̛̪̦̪̦̣̞̳̹̟͈͖̙̰̟̩̣͚̘̪͍͉͚̬̭͔͚͕̜͎̖̲͈̲͇͉̬̠̲̰̖̯̥̼͈̟̬͖̮̻̗̙͎̰͓̝̼̮̰̻̮̤̺̺͉̭͓̻̝̿̊̎̿̈́͋̉̎̈́̃́̍̀̔̓́̄͐̔͊̉́̂̓̌̋̔̃̇̀͒̅̊͌̽̿̏̇̔̽͒̽͋́̈́̓̄̈̒͋͆̿̌͊͐͛̇͌͐̉̿̓̔͒͗͆̀͛̆̈̄͒̔̀̄̀̂̀̅̇̅͛̈́̌̈́͋̎͌̆͋͆̇̐̾͒̍̄͗̏́̋̿̆̆͂͛͐̈́͋͗̎̒̇̎͆͌̇́̉̽̿̾́̀̾̍̆̑̇́̓̿͊̓̊̉́̈́͌̂͂͛̍̉̃́̐͂̀̍̉̇̂̓̾̒̑͑͊̐͑͂̃͌͊͊̚̕͘̚͘͘͘͘̕̚͘͘̕̚̕̕͝͠͠͝͝͠͝͠͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͝͠ͅͅͅͅȩ̷̛̩͔͒̀́͑͊̿̅̉̓̄̈́̈́̽̐̎͗̀͋͒̈͋̈́̾̈́̍̽͂̀̏̋̉͛͌͛̀̅͛̒́͂̌͆́̉́̍̍̎̉̆̊̒́̄̈̓̏͐̏̇͑͐͆̆̿͌̅͒̋͌̆̚̕͘͘̚̕͠͝͠͠͝͝͝͝ȩ̶̢̢̢̧̧̨̨̨̢̧̡̢̡̡̢̢̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛̛͓̝̪̞͉̪̤̘͕̻̖͕̖̻̣͙̗̭͓̺͍͖̖̖̱̫͓͚̯̘̼͇̦̺͇͍̼͔͖̦̟͇̮̮͕͈͈̦̰͔̦͓̭͔̗͚̟̲͉͓̮̩̺͓͔̦̟͈̟̖̳̖̼͉̘̜̳̬̩̣̱̳̳͍͕̟̥̟̰̲̬̗̦̬͔͈͇̹͙̺̪̟̥̬̣̬̗̞̰̰̣̲̘̬̜͈̗̤̪͕̫̰̟̳̖͎̪̳̺͖͎͓͓̙̟̫̘̬̪̝͚͙̣̬̫̯͙̗̮̠̥͎̩̮̥̼̫̫̝̦̯͙̼̬͓͕̻̗͕͍̩̼͉̖̰̙͎̯̗̪̻̮͚̭͍̺̥̺̞̩̝̘̩̗̹̞̺̯̳̣͇̳̝̩̤̩̥̳͓͈͖̲̰̮̭̭̤̳̱̙̣̙̠̰̰̠̜̹̣͈̹̦̠̱͍̭͈̹͙͔̻͓̣̖̜͇̻̺̻͔̘̫͉͉̭̏͑̑͒̋̄̿̓̐̈͋̽̿̎̾͑̇̋̽̿̉̊͋͌̀̔̈́͐͐̑̈́̏̐̾̓͐͗̿͌̊͒̈́̅̇̓́̓̌͊̓͌́̆̈́́̿̓̂̃͑͋̂͒̊̑̀͊̂̇̿̓̽̾̔̀̿̈͑̃͑͒͐̾̆̇̑͂̑̓͋́̀̉̾̓̑͒̊̔͋̾́͆́͗͑͆̏̋͊͂̈́̓͛̌̑̈́͗̿̀͛͋̈́̌̈́́̾̃́̆̾̓͋̏̌̊̏̇̋̉̾͆̋̉͆͐͛͆̏̃̌͌́̏̿̊̾̓̈̇̔͒̄̓̏̓͐̃̔̅̎͌̔̏́̃̽̀̈́͐̈͐̉͆͛͂͐̈͂̅̀͗̂̈́͌͌̀̎̑̈̔̐̀̇͐͋̒͗̾̈͒͊̅̀͗̓̃̂̀͒̋́͛̊͌̑̅̆̏̊̈́̀̃̓̅̈́̆̎̏̈́́͂̈͒́̎̄̊̂̅̀͐͋̀͂͛̅͘͘̚̕̚͘͘͘͘͘̕͘͘̚̕̕͜͜͜͜͜͜͜͜͝͝͠͠͝͠͠͠͝͠ͅͅͅͅͅͅe̶̡̡̧̧̨̨̢̢̡̡̡̢̢̢̲̻̝̥̱̬̺͎̮͚̪̰͉̟̤̺̩̙̦͍͔̻͕̞̜̹̫̬͕̳̟͖̘̗̙̲͔͓̬̻̥͇̹̫͎͍͕͍̜͇̠͓̳̦̪͍͙̙̞̲͙̩͈̮͇͕͔̤̜̟̪̦̝̗̤̼͉͇̙̮̖̼͕͖̣̰̤̲͕͔̩͉͇̝̭͉̮̞͓͇̦̙̼̙͖͕͓͕̤̖̟̙͙͍̺̰͍̜̭̖̫͇̦̼̙̤̘͇̤̻̫̯̱̼͙̖̙͎̮͇̳͔͚̮̠͚͚̯̜̤͖̺̪̩͉̭͇̝͍͔̱̠̤̬̝͈̝̯̜̣͓͂̿̈́͊̔̈́̂̀͆̈́͜͜͜ͅͅ
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@@Annon194 I am a real American Texan white male man
Very interesting. Thanks for the video. I'm 45 years old, low T, a couple of months ago under the range (in my laboratory test, the minimum is 4,5 ng/cl, the max is 45 , I had 3,8), and today I have 9,8. I started training 6 years ago, but seriously only almost 2 years, and seriously I mean: following a diet, training with a program 4/5 times per week (sometimes, if I'm in the mood even 6 times per week, I have a small home gym with almost all machinery). My coach is also an endocrinologist, almost my age, and he is in TRT, and in his opinion, I need a TRT too because my T level will always stay in the low range. I didn't suffer any low T symptoms, but only a month ago, I started to have chronic anxiety, lower libido, mental fog and (annoying) difficulty focusing. It is hard to say if it came from my stressful work (but today is less stressful than years ago, maybe it is accumulated stress) or due to low T. I do not have enough muscle, my body fat is around 10/12%, I'm 1,76 and 74kg. Thanks to this video, I chose to not do any TRT for the moment, and try to improve my environment before taking this decision.
Hey don't know if it is too late for you, but readying your body fat percentage I think it's a bit too low, try staying around 15% and include at least 100g of healthy fats
@@marconapolitano2821 hi, still in time :) I refused to go in TRT. After I took the decision my anxiety disappears and my stress improved a lot. I understood that the idea to go on TRT terrified me (not a needle fear, but the idea to be addicted to a drug for my entire life and to disable and atrophy a part of my body). Now I'm a lot better, my T still in the lower range (around 400) but I don't suffer any side affects. Actually I'm at 16% body fat, I want to go under this to loss a line of stubborn fat on my belly before to go up again. I eat a lot of eggs every week and will add a little butter. Thanks for your advice :)
@@Quello_di_una_volta good for you, also if you have everything on point (diet,sleep, training etc.) and you don't symptoms of low T, even if it is low on paper it's not a big problem since your androgen receptors might be more active compared to someone hence why you need less testosterone, I also suffered of low T for I long time until a good endocrinologist explained to me that I had very low SBGH 3 deviation below average, so my body didn't need to produce nearly as much testosterone for me to be healthy, again it's a complicated topic that gets often oversimplified for the benefit of the people selling you the lie.
@@marconapolitano2821 Yes, it is a very sensible and delicate topic. I was followed by a UA-camr expert in steroids (even if I'm natural, I'm interested in anti-ageing), and I gave the exam to another famous greek doctor (a doped bodybuilder), even though he insisted on TRT. No one suggested doing an SBGH blood test before the TRT. Except for my difficulty in losing a line of belly fat (just a line, no love handles), I have no symptoms of low T now, so I guess all was related to excessive stress and calorie deficit. Thanks for reporting your experience.
You are one of the most intelligent youtubers i have seen, i discovered your videos a few months ago and i love them, also love your accent hahah
One of thee most relevant & powerful vids I've watched on UA-cam in regards to PEDs.
So to resume what you said, if I hop on TRT I'm going to get HUUGGEE, right? 🤔
What is this thing called TRT and why does it keep on yelling at me about a cookbook?
I don't know. I've seen it too
😂
Chicken and egg question; does the drop in test with old age cause low muscle mass and high fat mass, or are people causing their own low test because they become fat and inactive in old age?
yes
Yes the often mentioned 1% lower T per year (or whatever) is an average.
The average person has a terrible diet and horrible lifestyle.
@@GVS exactly man! I think if you keep within a reasonable body fat range, stay active, eat a solid diet and maintain a high LBM you can look forward to a significantly higher testosterone level than your peers well into older age.
@@muskoks5385 for sure, I have clients into their 60s and 70s who are lifetime natural and no plans on going the TRT route at all.
It's the latter. Low test is a symptom of a shitty lifestyle, not the cause of it.
I would recommend watching this: ua-cam.com/video/NqQGEU_3fUI/v-deo.html
And then you can dive deeper and do your own research as well if you are interested.
After looking at studies from both sides and doing my own research my conclusion has been that in the general population testosterone does seem to decline, but it's again a matter of use it or lose it, just like with muscle mass. Most older people lose all their muscle and become frail simply due to inactivity, if you are not going to use it you are going to lose it. If your body doesn't think you need high muscle mass or high hormones to survive, it will down regulate them. It's the same with testosterone, just like Geoffrey says, that 1% drop after 30 is based on average people, and average people are sedentary, have shitty diets and don't optimize their lifestyle. That "Inevitable Testosterone Decline" dogma is just a product of bad epidemiology. Again, what usually happens with most people at 30? They get married, get kids, mortgage, increased stress in life due to these factors and work, people stop playing sports or working out as much as they used to, and overall most people just simply have less time for themselves once they hit that age, all of these combined together destine you towards a test drop. People act like something magically happens at 30 and all your leydig cells die off, it is so stupid. I don't subscribe to the idea that you can't have better hormones later in life than in your 20's, it's just not true. And as Geoffrey mentions he has older clients who don't need any needles, you should never need to rely on TRT to function properly even into old age if you actually properly took care of yourself throughout your youth.
Although, the age related testosterone decline being inevitable is bollocks, what is true is that generationally testosterone levels have been declining a lot throughout the last century or so due to a lot of environmental factors such as endocrine disruptors, BPA, plastics and what not, it's a very deep rabbit hole and would take a lot of explaining. The Industrial Revolution also down regulated manual labor a lot and jobs became a lot more sedentary, it also shifted a lot of jobs indoors from outdoors so people get less sunlight, and less sunlight means less Vitamin D, which is critical for testosterone production. But I don't want to get into all of that and make this comment longer than it already is, my main point for writing this last paragraph is the fact since testosterone has drastically declined generationally and men these days on average have much lower test levels than our ancestors, it's a LOT easier than it has ever been in history to have clinically low test levels. And having low test levels also robs you off your motivation and will to do anything, so I am not surprised that most people with low T seem to develop a victim mentality and blame things out of their control. So combined with the fact that having low test is much easier these days and that low test also robs you off your motivation to do anything hard or anything to improve yourself, it's not surprising that the TRT industry has boomed and the sales are rising. People would rather take the easy way of injecting a needle rather than do all the work.
Also I think the decrease of test production with age is over hyped. I don’t think it decreases as much as people think it should. Older people usually live lifestyles that are poorer for health. Healthy older people should not have T levels that are so bad if they’re living healthy lifestyles. Cardiovascular disease/plaque can block the tiny blood vessels in the gonads. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death on earth so it’s probably very common for men’s hormone production to be compromised.
It's over hyped because these youth/anti aging clinics popping up all over America need their cold hard cash, so they keep spreading this bro science of your testes becoming completely non functional once you hit 40 or so like it's the gospel, and since most people just repeat what they hear other's say instead of researching themselves this myth keeps spreading like a wildfire to the point that now everybody and their grandmother believes it. You will see many popular influencers also peddle this idea, none of them can't seem to believe anybody can be in good shape after 40, "life is done at 40".
Basically you are right, and there are actual studies that prove you right: ua-cam.com/video/NqQGEU_3fUI/v-deo.html
(I would like to link the actual studies instead of youtube videos talking about the studies but youtube is unfortunately tyrannical and deletes my comments if I link anything besides another youtube video).
It's like sitting on the couch for years and when you go out for a run you see the guy in the wheelchair speeding past you, so you go and buy one. Then instead of training to gain the ability to run again you are training so you can never even walk.
Nice video my man, I'm tired of TRT being glamourized by TRT apologists, justifying it as Roids Lite Edition™
I do have low T though. I got blood analysis for other health problems and I have low t, despite having been lifting every single day for the past two years, clean diet and 8-9h of sleep. My gains are very nice already actually, but I'm considering hoping on the tranny train just for the mental health effects.
Perfect thumbnail in relation to the topic
Also, do you think you could make a video about most CrossFit athletes taking PED’s?
Environment is an important and overlooked factor when it comes to hormonal levels. I'm not qualified to talk about genetics or biology so don't ask me for some peer-reviewed papers, lol. But let's pretend you have the genetic potential to be in the top 1% of physique and athleticism...you won't ever reach that potential if you sit on your ass doing nothing. Genetic potential is just that, potential, you need to reach it by putting in the work.
Unfortunately, environment isn't something you can control when you're young. In my case, I was lucky in that my parents encouraged physical activity and the kids I hung out with were into sports. Now, I'm not a big sports guy, but I still played with the other kids because it was still fun to run and jump..unfortunately I wasn't athletic, lol, but being unathletic and playing sports is better than being a top tier athlete and doing nothing. And when I was a kid, boys getting into fights wasn't frowned upon, I even got into a few myself. Not saying I'm some badass, I'm certainly not (I don't react well to getting hit), nor am I encouraging anyone to get into fights; but when you're in that kind of environment your body will adapt.
In my teens I got into skateboarding, and while I'm not going to say that's some high-T activity, it's still physical activity so I'm sure at the very least it didn't hinder my hormonal profile. In my 20s I got into martial arts (judo, bjj, and mma), which I'm sure also helped with my hormonal profile. In terms of diet, while I did eat junk food, I also ate home cooked meals every day which I'm sure helped.
My only regrets were not getting into weightlifting during my teens or even 20s (I'm the one who made a comment in another video about working out at a later age, asking if it will be an uphill battle), and not getting enough sleep. I was too intimidated to step into a gym, and in regards to sleep I thought I was some genetic anomaly who could survive on little sleep for years. I touched dumbbells every now and then and tried calisthenics, so maybe that did something with my hormonal profile?
I'm in my mid-30s now, and one thing I notice is I still have high levels of energy. While I still feel physically tired after a workout, mentally I can go a million miles an hour. I think one of the reasons why I'm fortunate enough to still have energy, while others my age, even some who are younger, feel lethargic, is because of the environment in my teens and 20s. While I can't undo the past, but at least I know my hormonal profile is most likely fine, and probably better than some younger guys because of the environment I was in.
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The virgin COVID pass
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The chad NATTY card
There are a lot of missing key factors in this video. I agree Teens and young adults do not need this. But there are cases where some people really do need to replace their levels. Whether they are primary or secondary hypogonadal for whatever the cause. Injury to the petuitory gland, Damage from drug or substance abuse in your early years, or like myself I'm a Gym rat - 5-6days a week. always been Natty but after Covid hit me which I thought I was gonna be a little more bulletproof considering my fitness health got hit bad. Took its toll almost 2 years of hell that I can't explain called long haulers. I didn't want to jump on trt but that man made sickness crushed my endo system. Legitimately prescribed TRT and it did wonders .. I'm 36yrs old .. pinning does get old but what it has done for me overall is not a regret. Yes there is some good points here mainly for the youngsters. But remember nothing is a magic pill or fix .. do your due diligence prior to ever taking anything exogenous. On the other hand you do what gives you better quality of life. Be smart. Do it right. It is possible to recover and bounce back after TRT if need be. There is more studies now days or more experiences to bouncing back.. you will need a protocol to come off to help jump start your Nat T again and timing can be months depending on how long you were on. Your recovery Levels will most likely bounce back, but they will be where you were when you started. Some people come back better if they did everything right while on TRT and lived the healthier lifestyle. It's not for everyone and should never be considered lightly
Hi Sir this is my first comment. I'm 16 and starting working out what program should I do if I want to get strong for sports but also work some genetic weak points. In my case that would be arms and shoulders. Thank you for the greatest content on youtube
Jump on my novice program in the playlist
If you’re nothing without the needle, you shouldn’t have it.
@Natural Hypertrophy -- only recently began watching your stuff. You've got a lot of good stuff to say, though it was this video in particular that made me realize that what I'd seen as your "ageism" -- or just general negativity regarding an older/Gen-x-or-older male stereotype which I myself rarely see in the gym -- is not really that. It is that you're quite aware of whom your audience is (males 40 years of age with minimal-to-low-intermediate lifting experience. . . but, for the reality of whom 90%+ of your audience actually is, the delivery is spot on: "your body is perfectly capable of being anabolic; you've failed your body, not the other way around".
There's been rounds of youtube videos out there justifying at least "occasional & with-reason" PED use amongst both gen-pop and athletic younger-than-middle-aged populations. I think that your piece here gave those opinions a good slap in the face. One can put forth the "but I have a medical condition" or "but everyone else in my gym/with whom I'm competing/whatever is using" arguments, but these beg the question that you at least implicitly put forth here: have you truly committed yourself to the type of training and lifestyle for a period that could allow you to fully realize your own natural capabilities? Ingesting PEDs is not taking some fucking personal responsibility.
This video literally describes Isiah Miranda
Good video and the trt stuff has become ridicolous these days...But society is getting more and more lazy sadly...
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The thumbnail is just perfect
Staying away from the sauzzle until/if I reach a 1400 lbs total. No point otherwise
One of your top 10 vids.
Natural Hypertrophy telling us what we need to hear not what we want to hear!
Shit convinced me to follow the natty path.
May I use this video on my channel please? I agree
Me I rather stay natural plus I have some lean muscle but still building up the natural way!
*insert Attack on Titan meme here*
As most things in this world, there's both a good side and a bad side to TRT. It's NOT for beginners who just want to be fit or rather anybody included in that criterion. An argument could be made for advanced lifters with 10+ years of training, professional bodybuilders, and maybe some fitness models who base their careers on their physiques. Yes, the last one can be debated but I do think that if you're literally making a living off your body, then it is justified to an extent
That's like saying it's justified for athletes to take steroids because their career depends on their performance.
It's not justified for fitness models to use drugs - by doing so they propagate an unnatural and unachievable body image to people.
There’s some good points here. There are legitimate medical reasons to be on trt but yea most people don’t need to be on it.
Please can you teach me in the ways of top comment...
No shortcuts
nice video... so there is still hope... for this ugly duckling... to become fine wine...
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13:15 Blahino momentz
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i feel like you made this video cuz i asked the trt question :D
The only benefit i see with TRT is that you dont have fluctuations in your hormone profile on it.
Does playing videogames lower t levels in any way?
If it replaces physical activity, yes
@@NaturalHypertrophy elo youtu
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Yo nh,.does lifting stunt growth?
@M B should I use a massage gun after workout to maximize my height?
Nop
Jump on tren TRT is overrated anyways
T levels are supposed to drop as you age. It's nature and you don't have to jump on TRT. Period, end of story.
People who argue against the “slippery slope” are just intellectually dishonest.
Most slippery slope arguments are dumb tho, but it doesnt automatically make them invalid.
2:39 when saying “people” and getting specific about which gender. Mention next time their race, just say White Males. Ok?
Racist.
clown