High H&H

[johndoesmith]

@johndoesmith .75ML, also I just checked, my injection was the day before bloodwork, Injection about 1pm wednesday, bloodwork Thursday morning.

Well that changes things significantly, especially with your 18 SHBG level.

Also means you should not be taking an AI until you do proper trough testing. You will do much much better on more frequent injections, say E3.5D or EOD like most of the low SHBG guys here.

You will probably be able to avoid AI with more frequent injections.

 

[madman]

@madman I agree, my diet isnt the best. I need to cut out the junk I tend to eat at night. Any suggestions on what my meals should look like? I see you are pretty leaned out, something i'd love to achieve. I've been pretty stocky most of my life, the leanest I ever got was 175 but still carried around that belly fat. My brother is the complete opposite, naturally lean and ripped even when eating bad. He's also the daredevil, i assume he's always naturally had higher test levels. LOL, we do have different dads, my dad isn't fat but has never been muscular and he told me growing up, it was very hard for him to gain muscle.

Genetics definitely play a strong role in how one reacts to diet/training but as far as weight loss/gain how sensitive one is to insulin is critical. Try eating natural whole foods and at each meal you should be consuming lean proteins-beef/poultry/fish/seafood,healthy fats (olive/avocado/coconut/grass fed butter/fish oils(dha/epa) basically monosaturates/some saturates as there are benefits/and omega 3 polyunsaturates, and most importantly the GIFT OR THE CURSE CARBOHYDRATES whether complex (oats/quinoa/basmati rice/whole grain pasta) or fibrous(mainly vegetables). Depending on how insulin affects your body type most people that are naturally lean and have a higher tolerance to carbohydrates seem to do better on a moderate-higher carb/moderate protein/lower fat diet and those that are more prone to storing body fat seem to do better on a low carb/moderate protein/high fat diet..............but regardless of macro nutrient ratios overall calories is a key factor to gaining/losing weight and believe it or not I was able to achieve that leanness on 3500 calories/day/no cardio/heavy lifting 500 grams carbs/day,300 grams protein/day and my only fat source was 2 tablespoons of fish oil daily and to top it off my total t was in the low 300s with a borderline low free t,I would definitely say GENETICS plays a strong role!

 

[aj24]

Labs Update

Thanks, I will certainly take this into account. Here is an Update on my recent labs. Looks Like that blood donation brought me back within Normal. The Endo did bring to my attention Low Ferritin....Could this be because of the blood donation?

ab Report: COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL, THYROID PANEL, FERRITIN, CBC ...

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2016/12/27	PROLACTIN	12.9	ng/mL	2.0-18.0		prolactin, serum
2016/12/27	LH	<0.2 IU/L	m[iU]/mL	1.0-5.6	L	luteinizing hormone, serum
2016/12/27	FSH	<1.0 IU/L	m[iU]/mL	1.5-14.3	L	follicle stimulating hormone, serum
2016/12/27	PSA	1.21	ng/mL	0.00-4.00		prostate specific antigen
2016/12/27	ZZ-GE-unk	8.4	fL	7.4-10.4		GE use only - for LinkLogic import when terms are not otherwise specified
2016/12/27	LYMPHS %	21.7	%	20.0-45.0		lymphocytes as percent of blood leukocytes
2016/12/27	PMN %	68.3	%	42.0-75.2		neutrophils as percent of blood leukocytes
2016/12/27	% EOS AUTO	3.8	%	0.0-3.0	H	eosinophils as percent of blood leukocytes
2016/12/27	% BASO AUTO	0.0	%	0.0-3.0		basophils as percent of blood leukocytes, automated count
2016/12/27	MONOCYTE %	6.2	%	1.7-9.3		monocytes as percent of blood leukocytes
2016/12/27	PLATELETS	288 K/UL	/mm3	140-400		platelet count
2016/12/27	MCHC	32.9	%	33.0-37.0	L	mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RBC
2016/12/27	MCH	28.3	pg	27.0-31.0		mean corpuscular hemoglobin, RBC
2016/12/27	MCV	86.1	fL	80.0-99.0		mean corpuscular volume, RBC
2016/12/27	HCT	51.4	%	37.0-52.0		hematocrit, blood
2016/12/27	HGB	16.9	g/dL	12.0-18.0		hemoglobin, blood
2016/12/27	RBC	6.0 M/UL	10*6/mm3	4.2-5.8	H	erythrocyte (RBC) count
2016/12/27	WBC	8.4	10*3/mm3	3.8-10.8		leukocyte count, blood
2016/12/27	FERRITIN	13.0	ng/mL	40.0-344.0	L	ferritin, serum
2016/12/27	TSH	1.987	u[iU]/mL	0.500-4.500		thyroid stimulating hormone, serum
2016/12/27	FT4 INDEX	2.4 calc.		1.1-4.6		free thyroxine index
2016/12/27	T4, TOTAL	7.4	ug/dL	4.0-11.0		thyroxine, serum, total
2016/12/27	T3RU	32	%	25-38		triiodothyronine resin uptake
2016/12/27	SGPT (ALT)	22	U/L	0-52		alanine aminotransferase (SGPT), serum
2016/12/27	SGOT (AST)	19	U/L	0-52		aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT), serum
2016/12/27	ALK PHOS	52	U/L	34-104		alkaline phosphatase, serum
2016/12/27	BILI TOTAL	0.46	mg/dL	0.00-1.90		bilirubin, serum, total
2016/12/27	ALBUMIN	4.3	g/dL	3.5-5.1		albumin, serum
2016/12/27	PROTEIN, TOT	7.4	g/dL	6.3-8.2		protein, total, serum
2016/12/27	CALCIUM	9.3	mg/dL	8.6-10.4		calcium, serum
2016/12/27	GFR	104.4	mL/min	>60.0		Glomerular Filtration rate
2016/12/27	CO2	27.3	mmol/L	21.0-31.0		carbon dioxide, venous blood
2016/12/27	CHLORIDE	101.3	mmol/L	97.0-109.0		chloride, serum
2016/12/27	POTASSIUM	4.0	mmol/L	3.3-5.5		potassium, serum
2016/12/27	SODIUM	137.0	mmol/L	135.0-145.0		sodium, serum
2016/12/27	CREATININE	0.86	mg/dL	0.60-1.30		creatinine, serum
2016/12/27	BUN	15	mg/dL	6-23		urea nitrogen, blood
2016/12/27	BG RANDOM	101	mg/dL	70-105		blood glucose, random

Genetics definitely play a strong role in how one reacts to diet/training but as far as weight loss/gain how sensitive one is to insulin is critical. Try eating natural whole foods and at each meal you should be consuming lean proteins-beef/poultry/fish/seafood,healthy fats (olive/avocado/coconut/grass fed butter/fish oils(dha/epa) basically monosaturates/some saturates as there are benefits/and omega 3 polyunsaturates, and most importantly the GIFT OR THE CURSE CARBOHYDRATES whether complex (oats/quinoa/basmati rice/whole grain pasta) or fibrous(mainly vegetables). Depending on how insulin affects your body type most people that are naturally lean and have a higher tolerance to carbohydrates seem to do better on a moderate-higher carb/moderate protein/lower fat diet and those that are more prone to storing body fat seem to do better on a low carb/moderate protein/high fat diet..............but regardless of macro nutrient ratios overall calories is a key factor to gaining/losing weight and believe it or not I was able to achieve that leanness on 3500 calories/day/no cardio/heavy lifting 500 grams carbs/day,300 grams protein/day and my only fat source was 2 tablespoons of fish oil daily and to top it off my total t was in the low 300s with a borderline low free t,I would definitely say GENETICS plays a strong role!

 

[aj24]

Posted Labs, endo also told me to hold off on the AI and said that he felt 200mg/Week was too much for me, so he has cut me down to 100/mg every 10 days. Any thoughts? Thanks.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Posted Labs, endo also told me to hold off on the AI and said that he felt 200mg/Week was too much for me, so he has cut me down to 100/mg every 10 days. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Being told to inject one hundred milligrams of testosterone every ten days indicates that you are being treated by a fool; the doctor has no real understanding of how testosterone is metabolized. It is almost certain that you will feel miserable days before you are due for your next shot. A good starting protocol is 50mg every three and one-half days. Smaller, more frequent injections of testosterone are the ticket to success.

You deserve better care.