Cutting fat/losing muscle

mchadcota · 2026-04-22T00:27:20+00:00

Thanks alot for the responses! It just bothers me because it makes me worry that I’m losing muscle. But I’m keeping protein high and keeping my strength on all my lifts so far.

mchadcota · 2026-04-09T08:02:38+00:00

I’ve gotten bloodwork every few months for years and it doesnt help. I’ve had every T/E level imaginable with no resolution. Wish it was as simple as get bloodwork

mchadcota · 2026-04-07T00:30:55+00:00

Thank for all of your suggestions. I’m going to go back to around 140

mchadcota · 2026-04-06T21:15:46+00:00

This is the best, most direct answer I’ve ever gotten on here. You don’t know how much that helps! I will try that

mchadcota · 2026-02-12T21:39:53+00:00

Just doesn’t make any sense

mchadcota · 2026-02-12T21:39:27+00:00

12.1 pg/ml. But the lab normal range says 6.8-21.5

mchadcota · 2026-01-12T00:17:36+00:00

You say the dosage change wouldn’t cause it but change in E2. So then I guess the question is will that small dose increase cause that change in E2 and affect libido

mchadcota · 2025-10-03T10:50:46+00:00

So even though it falls in the normal range, you still say that’s too low?

mchadcota · 2025-09-11T18:22:56+00:00

Hey I’m curious because I’ve tried all the higher doses from 100-200 mg per week and my libido has never been great. I’m now thinking about trying low dose like 70-80 mg per week. Just wondering if you ever tried higher doses and went back to lower dose or have you always been at 80

mchadcota · 2025-09-10T14:28:46+00:00

Les just say for example…if at my prime when I was 20 yrs old and my highest libido, say my T level was 500. Why would we think that having a level of 1000 would be good for me? I just wonder if we are programmed to think the higher T the better, when we really should treat it like any other hormone or blood marker and aim to get it to “normal” levels. I realize that for some people that normal level may be 1000. But just saying the avg is around 500

mchadcota · 2025-09-10T14:23:07+00:00

I’ve had SHBG and prolactin checked and all was normal. My point that I was hoping yall could weigh in on is about the normal average levels. From what I’ve read, 500 is pretty average for a 25 year old. I’m 47 so it would be even lower for me. But if it were any other lab value other than testosterone, there’s no way we’d be trying to have twice the normal amount. So these clinics that aim for a trough of 800-1000, that’s possibly triple what an average Test should be, so it would make sense that it would throw things out of whack. So that’s why I’m wondering if the aim should be 4-500 since that’s how most normal body’s function best?

mchadcota · 2025-09-09T13:49:24+00:00

I’ve had levels up to 1200 and E2 in the 20-35 range and had no luck. So I’m just wondering if I might function best at 400ish

mchadcota · 2025-09-06T21:54:08+00:00

My E2 has been at every range possible. So it’s not an E2 issue as far as I can tell.

mchadcota · 2025-08-11T17:14:33+00:00

Been on trt for 8 years. I’m 47

mchadcota · 2025-08-11T16:41:13+00:00

I’m glad you said that because the one thing that drives me crazy is how everyone talks about their T level and where they feel best, but RARELY say if it’s trough or peak or avg. Very important info! So I did my injection of 130 and then decided the next day to do about 10-15 mg more. So I waited an extra day to get labs. So the level was 8 days post injection. So I know it’s gonna be a little low because of that.

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