Search results

Blood pressure and blood flow are not necessarily related. In emergency situations or very early on, increased bp will increase blood flow. But, long term high bp causes vessels to harden and actually decreases blood flow. This is why guys with uncontrolled bp usually develop ed and other blood...

Interesting. I haven’t tested thyroid in years. As a matter of fact, I don’t remember the results. They were normal whatever that means. I guess I should check again. I take a lot of supps, but nothing unusual.

Update: I’m down to 13.2% bf and I’m hanging onto the muscle. Very pleased so far. This is the leanest I’ve been in many years. I think I’ll be able to see some abs around 12-12.5% bf. I’m really working the abs hard. I’m hitting them 6 days per week. Thanks for playing along.

I lift in the morning on Sunday and the early afternoon on Tuesday and Thursday and see no difference in strength or endurance. I just prefer to exercise earlier in the day.

I’m 57. Been on TRT four years. I feel great. Amazing energy, good libido, I have better body composition now than I did twenty years ago. I never experienced any problems with TRT.

Wow! You need to do some research. Way too much anastrazole.

Noticeable in the what ways?

So, went from 13.7 to 13.5%bf. Obviously not a dramatic loss, but after spending four days in NY, I wasn’t sure I’d lose any fat. The good news is I maintained my lbm.

I’m nowhere near as big as you and I not trying to drop as much weight as you, but so far, I’ve managed to drop body fat without losing lbm on a plan similar to yours. I simply reduced overall caloric intake. I’ve done this mostly by reducing carbs. I also follow a modified IF. I don’t eat after...

Ahh, the never ending debate! You are asking all the right questions. Unfortunately for you and the anti-ai folks alike, there is NO scientific answer. Any moron understands that overuse of anastrazole to the point of lowering your Estradoil to single digits is bad. On the other hand, allowing...

My lipid profile drawn in February was great, I generally have a small glass of whiskey or a beer nearly every night. It’s something I really enjoy and never gave the potential positive or negative issues a second thought.

I grew up in northern NJ, the land of pizza and now live in Tennessee, so anytime I’m in the NY area I eat pizza morning, noon and night.

Metformin is an interesting drug. I think it is going to be widely prescribed and/or OTC in the near future.

I will keep this thread updated with my progress. Unfortunately, I’m visiting family in NY and I’m going to eat pizza at an alarming rate. That won’t help my cause!

I never considered that. I lost almost 40lbs about four years ago and it was very easy. I basically just started eating better. I quit junk food and fast food. I have been able to maintain my weight with almost no effort. So I guess I foolishly assumed my quest to drop another few pounds...

I guess I’ve been lucky. As long as I restrict calories I drop weight.

Excellent! Why is fat loss harder now? Are you saying 13% is unrealistic? I think you could easily drop 10 lbs of fat if you are sufficiently motivated. I find it easiest when I go slow. I shoot for around a half lb/week. That’s only approximately a calorie deficit of 1750/week. Very doable and...

Got it, thanks.

In the right hands, skin calipers can be very accurate. What is RMR?

Lol! I’m pretty clumsy when it comes to technology, but I do have several smart TVs. I use the iPhone because it’s the most intuitive for me. My scale actually doesn’t require the app. All of the info shows up on the screen. I just like the app because it stores all the data and makes nice...

Yunmai Premium Scale is the one I went with based on reviews on amazon and a tech site. I’m happy with it so far.

Both. The scale I got from amazon is an impedence device. I downloaded their app and it’s synched to the scale. I get a report on the app. Weight, BF, lbm, visceral fat, water, protein, bone mass and it calculates bmr. The scale at the gym is just a lot more expensive and theoretically more...

My scale does much more than measure weight. I get about 7 or 8 variables.

Absolutely! I was so pumped when I saw the results on the scale this morning. My workout today had a little extra something...

The device in my gym has foot pads and handles. Any fat I have left is in my stomach area.

I think I’m going to start taking weekly photos. That’s a really good and simple idea. I also bought my scale from amazon. Never had a dexa, but my gym has a pretty fancy body analyzer and my scale is close enough for me to feel comfortable with its consistency.

In actuality, most of the commonly available body fat analyzers are somewhat inaccurate. Can be too many variables. So, I don’t know exactly how accurate my analyzer is, I’m just hoping that by using the same device under the same conditions will give accurate relative info. I can tell by the...

Given your figures, at present you are carrying 48lbs of fat. If you lose 16 lbs and no muscle, you’ll be at 144lbs with 32lbs of fat. I believe that would put you at 22% bf.

UPDATE: I went from 14.6 to 13.7% body fat since February 28th. I also managed to gain a very small amount of muscle in that time. I attribute that to the extra protein I’m eating everyday. I know that won’t last. I’m very pleased with the fat loss!

I have been doing subQ for almost four years. The only time I ever experience the burning sensation is if I inject into belly fat. It never happens if I use the areas around my hips.

Not really. I’m not sure where this notion of medication causing a desensitization comes from!?!