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10-01-2009, 07:25 PM #1FREAK
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How do you know if you got low test
Besides going to the DOC? Are there symptoms? If so what would they be?
I ask because I will soon be 46, yet from what I am told the following things would suggest low test yet I don't have any of it.
1) Low sex drive Hell no I have to have sex everyday if not I will masturbate.
2) Low aggression I have a very very high aggression and get into a bunch of shit due to it.
3) Tiredness I am like a spark plug, full of energy in fact a little too much. I can't sit still.
4) Depression Nope I am never depressed, although when I was in my accident I was depressed but that was expected.
So is there any other signs I should look for? I want to do extremely well next year in my first comp. I am still growing and regaining my size, but wondering if the reason why I am growing is just muscle memory and once I get to my original size will the gains stop.
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10-01-2009, 07:29 PM #2FREAK
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John....how much for a pint of blood? I'll pay the handling/shipping.
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10-01-2009, 07:39 PM #3FREAK
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Originally Posted by Baldiewonkanobi
LMFAO Bill, but I am serious, how would I know? I would hate to go through all of the working out and supplements to find out my test would stop me from reaching my full potential.
I am growing, but I think it is mostly due to muscle memory. But what happens when i get back to my original size/mass? Will I just stop fucking growing?
I guess the only real way to know is to get check correct?
Or should I be OK if the above mentioned aspects are all in-check?
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10-01-2009, 07:46 PM #4OLYMPIAN
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I grew like a weed my first year back at 47. After that year I had a complete blood workup done. My IGF-1 was over the high range but my test was 237 (in a range of 300-900 for normal). So IGF-1 played a larger role than test did in my growth. I went on HRT then and haven't looked back. Still growing!
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10-01-2009, 08:40 PM #5FREAK
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Originally Posted by esplendido
How long were you out prior to getting back at it at 47?
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10-01-2009, 09:32 PM #6PENCILNECK
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How does one go about seeking HRT. I am only 31 but I feel like I got all the symptoms.
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10-01-2009, 09:35 PM #7ARNOLD LIKE
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John, you got so much test you could sell some from your blood and still have too much leftover! lol
I had all 4 of the symptoms, and still have the depression part even on HRT. The other 3 are doing better though!
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10-01-2009, 09:48 PM #8FREAK
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Too funny I was thinking the same thing about him....you men are never manly enough Originally Posted by gman
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10-01-2009, 09:52 PM #9ARNOLD LIKE
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I don;t think you have a problem John, but you can get the bloodwork prescription from privatemdlabs.com for about $150 and go have it taken at Labcorp, you will have the results a day or two later.
Get total testosterone, free testosterone, estradiol, and Sex hormone binding globulin tested, and maybe IGF-1 as well.
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10-01-2009, 11:19 PM #10FREAK
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John, I was grumpy, moody, lazy, soft, still trained but half ass, no libido, OLD. Tested at 209. Doc said I was the "strongest girl in the gym". Now with minimal HRT I'm back to my normal ass hole'ee self. You show NONE of these signs.
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10-01-2009, 11:22 PM #11FREAK
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Thanks everyone for the replies, I guess I am still OK. But good to know.
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10-02-2009, 12:46 AM #12OLYMPIAN
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14 years. Originally Posted by bodyhard
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10-02-2009, 01:32 AM #13GYM RAT
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Originally Posted by esplendido
I was the same except my test was 126!
I've been on 18 years now.
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10-02-2009, 01:35 AM #14GYM RAT
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Come on John! Originally Posted by bodyhard
We all now your
our chains!
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10-02-2009, 10:06 AM #15FREAK
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LMFAO!!! Originally Posted by Oldsuperman
Come on John!
We all now your our chains!
No typically I would try, but just getting up there in age and was really curious to know.
I am also somewhat concern from all the years of drug and alcohol abuse, thought maybe it would start taking its toll on me as I get older.
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