Testosterone Supplements, other advice? + FR

throw_em_all · 2016-01-28T22:22:49+00:00

First of all, if I could find a steady source of pharmaceutical grade steroids that I could trust, I would juice, my mother is a pharmacist and I grew up knowing that drugs are a useful tool not to be feared, but respected.

That being said, unless you have some sort of mental disorder that affects your social skills, which should be diagnosed by a professional, you should not be looking for answers in the drugs department.

A quick google search tells me that Phenibut is basically an anxiolytic and anti depressant, so you either really have a condition, or you're just another one of the bunch that overthinks.

Go see a therapist.
Go see a fucking therapist.
Meditate.

Testosterone is not a miracle drug, and while I would use it to pack some muscle and shed fat, I wouldn't for inner issues.

beardedgntlmn · 2016-01-28T22:13:39+00:00

I'd recommend having your T levels checked and then consulting with your doctor. Your doc may have medical suggestions but there are also natural remedies out there as well. One more thing to keep in mind is that males may continue to mature up through age 25. You may just need to give it time.

Professor_Red · 2016-01-29T00:01:29+00:00

As a general rule of thumb, pretty much all "testosterone boosters" are going to be trash. Selling you snake oil.

Increasing testosterone naturally is done through creating and maintaining a prolonged positive feedback loop by introducing good nutrition, lifestyle, and training habits.

Two fantastic blogs for learning about these are Anabolicmen and Testshock

But if you don't want to take the time to read through those resources, here a some things that I can think of off the top of my head to do to help increase testosterone:

Maintaining low body fat of 8-12%. Fat mass will increase the hormones that bind to and lower testosterone.
Intermittent Fasting. Studies show that IF can help increase both testosterone and growth hormones.
Physical Exercise. You should already know about the effects of this.
Getting enough rest. This is not only when you body repairs itself, but it is almost when the body releases the most testosterone and growth hormones.
Avoid xeno-estrogens and endocrine disruptors in food, water, and environment. Way to much write about this in this post. This should get you started
Cold showers. Not much research into whether or not this raises serum T levels, but it will make you feel good and work on that discipline.
Experiment with different macro nutrient rations from 40/40/20 to 35/35/30 fat, carbs, protein(respectively) and see which one you feel best with. Avoid low carb diets for prolonged periods of time.

Eat a diet high in the following micro nutrients:

  ** Vitamin A    Vitamin B's    Vitamin C    Vitamin D    Vitamin E    Vitamin K(especially K2)    Choline    Potassium    Calcium    Magnesium    Selenium    Zinc    Boron    Manganese(different from magnesium) **

As, I said earlier, read those 2 sites and they will both give you a ton of information about optimizing your levels naturally.

Edit: Would also like to add: Meditation or Yoga. This will help lower stress levels which can have a slight increase in T levels.

psn89 · 2016-01-28T22:23:04+00:00

How do you feel after squats? I know that this is one of the best natural ways of boosting your testosterone levels. If you feel better after hard workout with squats, more confident and with more interest in people - then it is likely that you have a lower testosterone. But I think it is not a good idea to take testosterone supplements. Keep lifting. It will make your mind stronger.

Johnny10toes · 2016-01-29T01:10:54+00:00

I just got my levels checked. I'm a boy! But they weren't on the high side. I'm currently eating keto and lifting. I'm going to check them again in about 5 months to see where it goes. Then after that another 6 months. I think I'll have more info that way and see then if I want to try something else.

Intensityorinsanity · 2016-01-29T06:42:26+00:00

stop looking for shortcuts

xcnt · 2016-01-29T09:29:36+00:00

Try to combine Phenibut with Fasoracetam, so your body does not develop as much tolerance to it and you can then take it more often (because Fasoracetam upregulates GABA-B receptors, the same receptors that Phenibut binds to).

Title	Testosterone Supplements, other advice? + FR
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Date	January 28, 2016 9:36 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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