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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Ben on January 14, 2013, 09:47:40 AM
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The Art of Manliness is doing Testosterone Week this week - articles on testosterone and its effects. Interesting first article, though I'm wondering about their sample sets for their baseline. I don't remember testosterone or testosterone tests being discussed that much twenty years ago, so am curious on who all was getting tested.
http://artofmanliness.com/2013/01/13/testosterone-week-intro/
EDIT: The malware warning seems to have been corrected. I was able to go to the site without getting the warning message, so reactivated the link here.
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I think I'll stick to Power Thirst for now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3qncy5Qfk (adjust your volume before clicking this link)
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Testing and treating for low testosterone is a fairly new thing. But it's been around long enough to already be big business.
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Just as important or even more so is the balance between testosterone, progesterone and estrediol. Normal T production with high estrogen is just as bad as low T.
I'm making dietary changes and limiting my alcohol consumption in an attempt to stave off andropause.
Should be an interesting week of articles.
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What's that about alcohol consumption?
Just wondering, because my alcohol consumption has upticked from 'low' to 'moderate' over the past year and I have several new maladies (not just beer gut) that I've been wondering if I should blame the alcohol for.
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I've been wondering if I should blame the alcohol Fistful for.
:facepalm:
Seriously though...
Have your T levels checked. Mine was pretty low when I had it first checked about 5 years ago in response to some minor issues I was having. Since using a supplement I feel better, I've dropped 70 pounds and the issue I was having is not an issue anymore.
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Moderate to heavy alcohol consumption can raise estrogen levels in men.
Your body may not raise your T levels naturally to balance your hormone levels out.
Weight gain and man boobs could indicate high estrogen or low testosterone levels.
The study of "andropause" or male change of life is really still an emerging field and there aren't a lot of good studies or hard facts.
One fact is true though, as men age testosterone levels often drop. This can cause low energy, weight gain, man boobs, poor muscle tone, depression, sexual drive or performance issues and prostate problems just to name some.
Testosterone in the correct amount and properly balanced with the other hormones is for all practical purposes our fountain of life.
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I just went back to Ben's original link, the site is being blocked by my system as an "Attack Page" that may attempt to steal information or install malware.
Bummer, I was kind of curious about what he was going to post.
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I just got that too, though I was able to go there fine yesterday. Weird - The Art of Manliness is a pretty mainstream and popular site. Might just be a glitch, but I will edit the OP with a warning and if the problem gets resolved will update.
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They have a post on their Facebook account about the warning. The AoM says it was from an ad that has been pulled.
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I had mine checked last year to see if maybe low testosterone was limiting the amount of muscle mass I could gain from working out. My level was at the high end of normal, so I guess I'm stuck being skinny no matter how much I might work out.
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I had mine checked last year to see if maybe low testosterone was limiting the amount of muscle mass I could gain from working out. My level was at the high end of normal, so I guess I'm stuck being skinny no matter how much I might work out.
If you call it "wiry" instead of "skinny" it sounds better! =D