I Tried Boosting My Low Testosterone Naturally for 90 Days - Here's What Happened
Summary
TLDRIn this 90-day experiment, the creator aimed to naturally boost his testosterone levels. Focusing on diet, sleep, mood, and consistent workouts, particularly progressive overload, he saw a 200-point increase in testosterone. Despite the numerical success, he expresses no dramatic physical changes but acknowledges the journey's motivational impact. The video also touches on the struggle with the prevalence of performance-enhancing drugs in the fitness industry and the creator's commitment to staying natural.
Takeaways
- 😀 The speaker conducted a 90-day experiment to naturally increase his testosterone levels.
- 🏋️♂️ The experiment focused on four key areas: food, sleep, mood, and workouts.
- 🥗 The speaker emphasized the importance of single ingredient whole foods in his diet.
- 💤 He mentioned that giving up alcohol for five months significantly improved his sleep quality.
- 🏃♂️ The speaker incorporated progressive overload and interval training into his workout routine.
- 🚫 He decided against using supplements like ashwaganda, opting for whole foods instead.
- 📈 The testosterone levels increased by 200 points after the 90-day experiment.
- 🤔 Despite the increase, the speaker did not feel a significant change in his physical or mental state.
- 💪 The speaker expressed pride in completing the journey and learning about his body's response to diet and exercise.
- 🎯 He discussed the struggle with the prevalence of testosterone replacement therapy and anabolic steroids in the fitness industry.
- 🌟 The speaker plans to stay natural and continue striving to be the best version of himself.
Q & A
What was the main goal of the 90-day experiment conducted by the speaker?
-The main goal of the 90-day experiment was to see if the speaker could naturally raise his testosterone levels.
What factors did the speaker focus on to raise his testosterone levels?
-The speaker focused on food, sleep, productive habits, and working out as the main factors to raise his testosterone levels.
How did the speaker approach his workouts during the experiment?
-The speaker approached his workouts with a focus on progressive overload, ensuring that he gradually increased the weight or intensity of his exercises.
What was the speaker's view on the importance of staying slightly uncomfortable in the gym?
-The speaker believed that staying slightly uncomfortable in the gym is important to avoid falling into the habit of just going through the motions and to ensure continuous progress.
What was the speaker's experience with compound movements like deadlifts or squats during the experiment?
-The speaker reintroduced compound movements such as deadlifts or squats into his workout routine, which he hadn't focused on for a long time.
How did the speaker's brother, Brandon, fare in terms of testosterone levels?
-Brandon's testosterone level was 750, which the speaker noted as being in line with his younger and weaker brother's status.
What was the speaker's opinion on the use of supplements like ashwagandha during the experiment?
-The speaker decided against using ashwagandha after researching it and feeling that there were more cons than pros.
What was the speaker's approach to diet during the experiment?
-The speaker focused on whole foods with single ingredients and did not heavily rely on supplements, except for occasional caffeine and creatine.
What changes did the speaker make to improve his sleep during the experiment?
-The speaker gave up drinking for five months, which he found to be a key factor in improving his sleep quality.
How did the speaker feel about the results of his testosterone test at the end of the experiment?
-The speaker was happy to see his testosterone levels increase by 200 points but did not feel a drastic change in his physical appearance or abilities.
What struggles did the speaker express about being in the fitness industry and the prevalence of performance-enhancing substances?
-The speaker expressed a struggle with the temptation to use performance-enhancing substances due to their normalization in the industry and the pressure to maintain an image, despite being accused of using such substances regardless of his clean status.
What was the speaker's conclusion about the importance of staying natural in the fitness industry?
-The speaker concluded that staying natural is still important and found the experiment to be eye-opening, showing what can be accomplished naturally, despite the challenges and temptations in the industry.
Outlines
💪 Natural Testosterone Boost Experiment Conclusion
The speaker concludes a 90-day experiment aimed at naturally increasing his testosterone levels. He and his brother, Brandon, had their testosterone levels tested initially, revealing a lower level for the speaker. Over the past three months, he has focused on diet, sleep, productive habits, and exercise to boost his testosterone. The speaker emphasizes the importance of progressive overload in the gym to avoid plateauing and the role of compound movements like deadlifts and squats. He also discusses the impact of his experiment on his motivation and overall health, as well as the challenges of maintaining a strict regimen. The speaker's weight has increased to 208 pounds, and he reflects on the importance of consistency and the temptation to use performance-enhancing substances despite his commitment to staying natural.
🏆 Reflecting on Natural Progress and Industry Pressures
In this paragraph, the speaker discusses the results of his testosterone test, which showed a 200-point increase. While he is pleased with the outcome, he admits that he doesn't feel dramatically different and emphasizes that numbers alone aren't everything. The speaker uses this opportunity to talk about the importance of motivation and continuous self-improvement. He details his focus on four key areas: food, sleep, mood, and workouts. He mentions giving up alcohol for better sleep, the significance of progressive overload in his training, and maintaining a consistent and productive mindset. The speaker also shares his thoughts on the prevalence of testosterone replacement therapy and anabolic steroids in the fitness industry, expressing his struggle with the temptation to use them and the challenges of being accused of using performance-enhancing drugs despite being a clean athlete.
🤔 Contemplating Natural Fitness and Industry Standards
The speaker opens up about his internal struggle with the current state of the fitness industry, questioning the value of staying natural in a landscape where performance-enhancing drugs are increasingly normalized. He invites viewers to share their thoughts on the importance of natural fitness and whether it still matters in today's industry. The speaker admits the stress of being surrounded by elite athletes and the pressure to maintain an image, even when falsely accused of using performance-enhancing substances. He expresses his commitment to staying natural and the eye-opening experience of what can be achieved without resorting to artificial means. The speaker concludes by encouraging viewers to stay motivated and to strive for the best version of themselves.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Testosterone
💡Progressive Overload
💡Whole Foods
💡Sleep
💡Consistency
💡Natural Methods
💡Compound Exercises
💡Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)
💡Anabolic Steroids
💡Sprinting
Highlights
The conclusion of a 90-day experiment to naturally raise testosterone levels.
Initial testosterone levels were low, prompting the experiment.
Focus on food, sleep, productive habits, and working out as key areas for improvement.
The importance of progressive overload in workouts for continuous improvement.
Maintaining slight discomfort in the gym to avoid complacency.
The role of compound movements like deadlifts and squats in the workout routine.
The impact of a regimented plan on achieving goals related to testosterone levels.
Incorporating sprinting and interval training into the fitness routine.
The decision to avoid supplements and focus on whole foods for the experiment.
The significance of fasting before the final testosterone test.
The increase of 200 points in testosterone levels after the 3-month experiment.
The personal feeling of not experiencing a significant change despite the increase.
The emphasis on foundational fitness principles such as consistency and moderation.
Reflections on the prevalence of testosterone replacement therapy and anabolic steroids in the fitness industry.
The struggle with the temptation to use performance-enhancing substances.
The importance of maintaining a natural approach to fitness and health.
The motivational aspect of the experiment and its impact on the individual's personal journey.
The final message encouraging viewers to stay motivated and strive for self-improvement.
Transcripts
today my 90-day experiment to see if I
can raise my testosterone naturally
comes to a close and I'm going to find
out if it was worth it or if it was all
a giant
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waste no way to quickly recap a little
over 3 months ago me and my brother
Brandon had our testosterone checked and
mine came in a little low and I wanted
to use it as an opportunity to see how
much I could raise it naturally so for
the past 90 days I've been focusing on
food sleep my productive habits and I'm
wrapping it up today with one of the
most important that being working out so
I'm about ready to hit the gym and then
we're going to see where that numberers
at yeah it's pretty as much as I'm doing
yeah yeah I'm going to go heavy in
that and that's the thing you always got
to keep yourself slightly uncomfortable
in the gym you can fall into that habit
unfortunately where you're just going
through the motions but then with
Progressive
overload every time it begins it feel
easy you make it a little harder again
yeah you have to keep getting results
that's the hard part starts getting easy
then then you're not doing doing it
right then you're not progressing then
you plateau then you get frustrated then
you quit working
out yeah life is a struggle that's how
you become better I've been using this
experience experiment as an opportunity
to try to make key little changes so
introducing something like a compound
movement such as deadlifts or squats is
a Time long since passed I'm not making
those Noob gains anymore I really have
to key in and focus on areas of
improvement with working out for me it's
all been about Progressive overload
small increases in weight week by week
and combining that with focusing on my
food and my sleep all these elements
have come together and I'm feeling
stronger and healthier than I ever have
before which in turn really helps to
motivate me to try to even become
better
[Music]
nice weigh in at
208 208 wow the last time you weighed
out you were like 13 years old yeah I
know it feels like I look 13
bodywise H always something
never easy you were sick for a good
period of Time how many days uh man like
a whole week felt like now it's Bran's
turn to take the testosterone yeah I'm
the younger and weaker brother now with
with the 750 level testosterone which
actually which actually does go right in
line with it's not so much the numbers
sometimes as how much you feel because
that was a comment a lot of people said
and Brian is a perfect example right now
getting over a cold sickness little
weakness he testosterone but he looks
like no I'm kidding yeah and you
know it can fluctuate too I mean who
knows now maybe it's you know low I
don't know yeah maybe you shouldn't you
know read too much into exactly that was
what I meant I didn't make you look like
yeah that's you can say it it's
fine I kind of do a little like but
not a lot that's why that's why I got
this big shirt on to cover up my
skeletal structure that's
underneath
ni oh man that's important to just being
on a plan any plan it is so helpful in
order to accomplish whatever goal it is
you're looking towards mine in this
personal particular circumstance being
to see if I can raise my testosterone
naturally and having a regimented plan
that we're following really helps to
achieve that the workout is done and in
regards to physical exercise the other
thing that I've been trying to do is
sprinting I haven't done as much as I'd
liked I've been doing it the past couple
weeks but I have been implementing it
interval training style so I'll Sprint
for about 20 seconds and then I will
have an active recovery for 40 seconds
I'll repeat that for about 10 to 20
rounds other than that uh there was
suggestions from some of you for
supplements ashwaganda was one of it I
did some research into it and to me
personally it felt like there was more
cons than Pros so I didn't supplement it
and I really didn't supplement anything
other than caffeine sometimes I'll come
on and off creatine glutamine but for
the purpose of this test in particular
it was really just Whole Foods is where
it was at and now having said that I am
going to get one last meal I'm going to
fast I'm going to wake up in the morning
and then it's testing time this has been
a long time coming the workouts the
sleeping the eating the drinking it's
all been on point but now it's time to
find out what's going to happen cuz the
numbers don't lie really I've been doing
an experiment over the past couple
months I've been trying to raise my
testosterone naturally through like
sleeping better working out eating yeah
so this is the big the big finale for me
right that's awesome you kind of do oh
yeah thanks and now we just have to wait
for the results and I wanted to answer a
question that a lot of people have asked
over this video series and they've said
well numbers aren't everything and to
that IA I agree with you but this has
also been an excellent opportunity to
try to use as motivation to become even
better because really that's what it's
all about you never want to stop you
never want to kind of get to the peak
and go oh I made it now I can rest on my
Laurels at least I can anyways because
once I do I start to slide back down
again and then I look up and I see the
top of the mountain and I got a long
climb to go so for me you always keep
climbing or like we like to say you're
always one rep closer and the four key
areas that I've really been trying to
better over the past 90 days has been
food sleep mood and work workouts with
food I've really tried to focus on
single ingredient whole food I feel
that's went really well in retrospect I
would say there probably wasn't like a
huge change that I saw but a lot of
times it's maybe not what's happening
externally it's what's happening
internally so even though maybe I'm not
getting a decrease in like body fat or
things of that nature it doesn't mean
that it's not just a really great Habit
to focus on sleep I've always been a
really good sleeper but I will say there
was one key factor that helped me
substantially and that is beginning in
January I have not drank for a total of
5 months which has really helped with my
sleep overall so as far as sleep is
concerned I would say giving up drinking
for those 5 months was probably the
biggest key factor in sleeping even
better with workouts I really again
focus on that Progressive overload which
I feel was a component that was kind of
lacking a little bit my training so
that's really really helped me out and
as far as mood has went I've really
tried to focus a lot on productivity
getting into healthy habits and most
importantly sticking with that
consistency so even though I didn't see
huge progresses in every single one of
those categories I did make small
improvements and I am really happy about
that and those were some of the biggest
things that I tried to focus on over
this period of time and now it is time
to see if all of that made a difference
as we check check out the results of my
testosterone
test so there you go that is the result
of the 3-month test it's went up 200
points and seeing it I have to admit I'm
very happy there was a change but I also
have to be completely honest with all of
you watching I don't feel like a change
man I don't feel like a superhero I had
I don't feel like there's been anything
so lifechanging I was like oh my God
just because we've been doing this a
long time we've been doing this YouTube
channel for 12 years and really when you
even go back to our very first videos we
haven't really changed what we've said a
lot it's kind of always been those
foundational things which a lot of
people find boring is the compound
exercise the consistency the moderation
and when you've done all those things
for all those years you begin to get a
pretty good gauge of how your body
responds to working out or eating and
things of that nature but still I feel
really proud that I was able to make it
through this journey that I was able to
see a change and I was able to learn a
few new things about myself and how I
respond to eating and exercise so all in
all I would say it's a big success and
this has also
been kind of um a reflection as well
because the fitness industry has changed
even in the period of time that we've
been doing it and something that can
really eat at us is the prevalence of
testosterone replacement therapy
anabolic steroids they're always there
but it's so normalized and it's so
prevalent now it feels almost like the
game has changed a little bit and I
struggle with that sometimes I struggle
with the fact that maybe I should just
do it you know you imagine yourself
you're like I could be even bigger I
could be even stronger that temptation
is always there and one thing that
really gets to us is we're accused of it
anyways you know I mean I've been a
clean athlete my whole life but it
doesn't matter because people are still
going to make up their own mind so it it
it's kind of a struggle you know you're
doing videos you're kind of in the
public eye you feel like you kind of
have an image to uphold and maintain and
sometimes you feel maybe that's not good
enough or maybe you should try to do
even better I know the dangers of it I
know the reasons why I wouldn't want to
do it I think we've been pretty good
about explaining that in the past but it
it it's always it's always kind of there
nagging you a little bit so I would like
to hear your thoughts on that how you
feel how you feel about kind of the
current state of the
industry does being natural even matter
as much as it used to because sometimes
I feel maybe it doesn't that no one even
cares anymore but um having said that I
don't want to freak anybody out too much
I do plan on staying natural I think
this has really been eye openening to
show what you can accomplish just doing
something naturally but also just wanted
to be completely open about some of the
things that we struggle with or I guess
I should say I struggle with from time
to time doing this being in this field
and um being kind of surrounded by all
of these like one percenters you know
the the elite of the elite the best
physiques on Earth the best athletic
performance on Earth that can get a
little stressful especially you know
when you put in a lot of the hard work
and then you're accused of being on
performance enhancing gear anyway so
then you go well what what is it what
does it even matter so let me know your
thoughts and I hope you enjoyed this
series I hope you got something out of
it if anything I hope it was just
motivating I know it motivated me and
I'm just going to keep going strong and
trying to be the best version of myself
I can so until next time stay above
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