Recent content by WestB87

Hey man, this is interesting! Perhaps an experiment on yourself could paint a picture. Go for your now lowered caffeine intake for 2 months and get labs done. After the labs, increase the intake back to the point you felt worse, run for 2 months then lab it out. Makes me curious if you found...

In my profile pic, I was a lean 170lbs at 5’6” and had absolutely floored SHBG. I had started losing weight at around 235lbs. I was a skinny kid before puberty, as puberty hit I gained weight, developed gynecomastia, and looked awful while not changing any habits; I ate the same and still raced...

If you’ll notice, the US is the world’s largest exporter of beef. It is my personal hypothesis that the World Health Organization (WHO) classifying red meat as a Class 1 carcinogen is an attempt to influence macroeconomics and impact US trade on an export whose value in 2022 was $9.3B. By and...

That was 100% my experience as well. Every time I see people with no frame of reference and no experience with any other dietary system (almost always the mindless fools of reddit) recommend WFPB I cringe…a lot. The gas, bloating, indigestion, gut wrenching pain, fatigue, weakness, and lethargy...

Hey Gman! My current diet (mass gaining phase) is 4500 calories per day. 303g protein, 434g carbs (I rarely reach this number. Any carb other than those in milk or fruit turn my guts to knots and give me horrible gas), 172g fat. The core of my diet each day is: -2 cups coffee with 25g heavy...

I’ve self experimented with various forms of diets over the years to affect change of various issues/systems. Without a doubt, the absolute BEST I’ve ever felt in my entire life was when I was strictly carnivore and 80% or so was nothing but red meat, the remainder was salmon or chicken. I damn...

While Omega 3s haven’t done a damn thing for any of my blood markers, taking them in tandem with a glucosamine, chondroitin, and MSM supplement has done WONDERS for my chondromalacic joints. I’ve recently run out of my Omega 3s two weeks ago and thought “the Tri-Flex has been doing the work for...

Sounds like a solid plan dude. I hope it all works out for you!

Thanks, I read the paper when you posted it earlier. My curiosity lies with the ratio between the hemoglobin and hematocrit *ratio* as an indicator of sleep apnea or dehydration. My provider discussed with me that I wasn’t necessarily dehydrated, but was getting close per some of my other...

So @Systemlord , my hematocrit and hemoglobin levels are extremely similar to @LiveX2 and just three weeks ago we’re: Hemoglobin: 17.5 g/dL Hematocrit: 53.8%. This is indicative of dehydration or sleep apnea? Any studies or data explaining these? You’ve piqued my interest sir. Looking at my...

I can’t say for certain if it was the hCG or not, but when I added it to my protocol I was enjoying the reinvigorated testicle size (they weren’t that large to begin with) but at least they weren’t ascended into my groin area. However, I had a wicked deep depression for 2 months straight during...

Same as many of the other guys. On 180mg/wk taking 2 .125mg anastrozole (this is due to a genetically extremely low SHBG even prior to TRT and teenage high test aromatization shut down my test production as a teen and I developed gyno as a result) and I have zero issues with ED. When I was...

Dude I hate to hear that :( I’ve never heard of melatonin having that effect, but I can believe it. Glad you’ve found a cause of it and can avoid it. You’re post on the mouthpiece without and with is awesome data! Thanks for sharing that. I’m going to try one out now since it seem to work so...

Good to know. Keep us in the loop!

I do have an Apple Watch that tracks this stuff but I’ve left it on charge while I’m sleeping. Perhaps I should wear it to bed. Good advice man. No sir, I haven’t tried progesterone. Don’t know much about it, but I’ll gladly go research it. Thanks for the tip.