3 Months on Testosterone (my HONEST results)
Summary
TLDRThe video features a man weighing over 190 pounds, discussing his experience with Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). He shares his blood test results, showing high testosterone levels and slightly elevated estrogen. The man emphasizes the importance of free testosterone for muscle growth and strength gains. He documents his progress in lifting weights, noting significant increases in his squat, deadlift, and bench press. The video also includes a physique update, showing his current body shape at his heaviest weight, with a focus on shoulder development. The man concludes by acknowledging differing opinions on TRT and promises to share his journey honestly.
Takeaways
- 💉 The individual started TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) three months ago and has been injecting testosterone.
- 📈 He has gained weight, currently weighing over 190 pounds, which is his heaviest ever.
- 🩺 His recent blood work shows that his metabolic panel, blood count, thyroid, and prostate levels are all within the normal range.
- 🚹 His total testosterone level is 1270, which is above the normal range, influenced by his SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) level of 54.1.
- 🏋️♂️ Free testosterone, which is the active form, is within the normal range at 22.6, slightly towards the top.
- 📊 Estrogen levels are slightly elevated at 56.8, which is normal when testosterone is increased as some converts to estrogen.
- 🍽 He enjoys making protein oatmeal with transparent Labs grass-fed protein and other ingredients for breakfast.
- 💪 The primary goal of TRT for him is to achieve optimal free testosterone levels for long-term sustainability, not super physiological levels.
- 🏋️♀️ He has noticed significant strength gains in the gym, particularly in squats and deadlifts, with a 50-pound increase in his five-rep max squat in three months.
- 📸 Physique updates show visible growth in his shoulders and upper body mass, despite being at his heaviest weight.
- 👕 He mentions upcoming launches of new clothing items, including an edge mesh tank top and short sleeve shirt.
Q & A
What is the speaker's current weight and what has caused it?
-The speaker is currently weighing in at over 190 pounds, which is the heaviest he has ever been. He attributes this weight gain to starting Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) three months prior.
What is TRT and what does the speaker warn against?
-TRT stands for Testosterone Replacement Therapy, which involves injecting testosterone. The speaker warns against injecting testosterone or doing anything similar without proper medical advice.
What did the speaker's blood work reveal about his health?
-The speaker's blood work, which included a metabolic panel, blood count, thyroid, and prostate levels, showed that everything was within the normal range, indicating he is looking healthy.
What is the significance of the speaker's total testosterone level of 1270?
-The speaker's total testosterone level of 1270 is a couple hundred points above the normal range, which is a result of his TRT.
Why is free testosterone more important than total testosterone?
-Free testosterone is more important because it is the testosterone that is actually available for the body to use, such as for muscle growth.
What is the normal range for free testosterone and where does the speaker's level fall?
-The normal range for free testosterone is 9 to 26, and the speaker's level is 22.6, which is towards the top end of the normal range.
How does the speaker feel about his estrogen level being slightly elevated to 56.8?
-The speaker is not concerned about his slightly elevated estrogen level because it is normal when boosting testosterone, as some of it gets converted to estrogen.
What supplement does the speaker use and why?
-The speaker uses Transparent Labs grass-fed protein, specifically the cinnamon pastry flavor, because it is perfect for protein oatmeal. He also uses their creatine HMB.
What was the speaker's goal with TRT and how does he feel about the results?
-The speaker's goal with TRT was to get his free testosterone levels to the high end of the normal range, which he has achieved, making him extremely happy with the results.
How much weight has the speaker gained and what changes has he noticed in his physique?
-The speaker has gained about 15 pounds since starting TRT. He has noticed significant growth in his shoulders and maintains definition in his stomach despite being at his heaviest weight ever.
What is the speaker's stance on sharing his TRT experience and potential regrets?
-The speaker is committed to being honest and transparent with his audience, promising to share if he ever regrets his decision to start TRT.
Outlines
💉 TRT Journey: 3-Month Lab Results and Testosterone Insights
The speaker shares his experience after three months on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), mentioning how this is the heaviest he has ever weighed at 190 pounds. He reveals his 3-month lab results, emphasizing his commitment to being transparent. His metabolic panel, blood count, thyroid, and prostate levels are within the normal range. His total testosterone is slightly above normal at 1,227, but his sex hormone binding globulin is high, reducing his free testosterone, which is the form the body can use effectively. Despite this, his free testosterone is within the optimal range. His estrogen levels are elevated due to the conversion from increased testosterone, but this is expected.
🏋️♂️ Major Strength Gains in 3 Months
In this segment, the speaker highlights his impressive strength gains since starting TRT. He mentions how his squat increased by 50 pounds, from 335 to 385 pounds in five reps, within three months. He also describes how he achieved a personal record by deadlifting 500 pounds despite past back injuries. His bench press improved from 225 to 265 pounds for five reps. While he attributes some gains to bulking and increased training frequency, TRT has accelerated his progress. Although he fell short of hitting his five-rep goal for the bench, he's still pleased with his new personal record.
💪 Physique Update and Shoulder Transformation
The speaker shares a physique update, expressing satisfaction with maintaining stomach definition despite being at his heaviest weight. He notes significant improvement in his shoulders, a previously weak area. He compares progress photos, showing how much his shoulders have grown since starting TRT. While he's heavier now, he appreciates the increased muscle mass, particularly in his upper body. He also comments on how his clothing size reflects his gains, noting that he now fills out a large shirt better than he did with a medium before TRT.
🍔 Cooking Tips and Reflecting on TRT Criticism
Switching gears, the speaker provides a cooking tip about grilling buns for a perfect texture and shares a burger recipe with guacamole and hot sauce. He acknowledges the criticism he's received in the comments about his decision to start TRT but reassures his audience that it's okay to disagree. He promises to always be honest about his journey and will inform his viewers if he ever regrets his decision. He also hints at an upcoming video where he will discuss the side effects of TRT, both positive and negative.
👕 Upcoming Merch Launch and Closing Remarks
The speaker concludes the video by promoting his upcoming Edge Mesh tank top and short sleeve shirt launch, set for early October. He wraps up by thanking his viewers, encouraging them to like the video, subscribe to his channel, and turn on notifications to stay updated on his content. He promises new videos every Monday and Thursday and ends with his signature sign-off: 'Stay beastly.'
Mindmap
Keywords
💡TRT
💡Testosterone
💡Free Testosterone
💡Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
💡Estrogen
💡Strength Gains
💡Bulking
💡Pre-Workout
💡Physique Update
💡Creatine HMB
💡Squats and Deadlifts
Highlights
The individual is currently weighing over 190 pounds, the heaviest they have ever been.
They have been injecting testosterone for three months as part of TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy).
The individual does not recommend injecting testosterone or similar treatments to others.
Blood work shows that all tested parameters are within the normal range, indicating good health.
Total testosterone levels are significantly above the normal range.
Sex hormone binding globulin is at the top of the normal range, which can affect free testosterone levels.
Free testosterone, which is the active form, is within the normal range and slightly towards the top.
Estrogen levels are slightly elevated, which is normal when testosterone is increased.
The individual is satisfied with their free testosterone levels being at the high end of the normal range.
They have experienced significant strength gains in the gym since starting TRT.
There has been a fifty-pound increase in the individual's five rep max squat in just three months.
They have also seen an increase in their deadlift and bench press weights.
The individual has gained weight but still maintains some stomach definition.
Shoulders have seen significant growth and are now more defined.
Comparison photos show a clear difference in shoulder size and overall vascularity.
The individual is considering reaching 200 pounds while maintaining stomach definition.
They discuss the importance of grilling buns to prevent them from becoming soggy.
The individual acknowledges differing opinions on their TRT decision and promises to keep being honest with their audience.
They will be creating a comprehensive video discussing the side effects of TRT.
The individual promotes upcoming clothing launches from their brand.
The video concludes with a call to action for viewers to subscribe and stay updated for future content.
Transcripts
[Music]
what's going on man welcome to the video
I am currently weighing in at over 190
pounds this is by far the heaviest I've
ever been and as most of y'all know
doesn't happen just over three months
since I started TRT and I've been
injecting testosterone and right here I
got something for you
these are my 3 month labs but before we
break these down I need to say that I
don't recommend any of you to inject
testosterone or do anything like that
the reason I'm making this video is
because I want to be honest with you and
I want to share my experience
[Music]
all right so as you can see this blood
work tested for a [ __ ] ton of different
things they did my metabolic panel my
blood count my thyroid of prostate
levels and all of that stuff looked good
it was all within the normal range so
I'm looking healthy let's focus in on
the things that you actually care about
so my total testosterone was twelve
hundred and twenty seven this is a
couple hundred points above the normal
range we have to keep in mind that my
sex hormone binding globulin was at
fifty four point one and this is at the
top of the normal range and what that
does is it basically eats up your
testosterone and lowers your free
testosterone free testosterone is the
only thing that really matters because
that is the testosterone that is
actually available for your muscles and
your body to use so when we look at my
free testosterone you can see it's
twenty two point six the normal range
here is nine to twenty six so I'm in the
middle of that range a little bit
towards the top and you have to keep in
mind that when I got my blood work done
it was the morning before my next
injection so the levels on this test are
a little bit lower than average my free
testosterone is probably normally a few
points higher than that so right at the
top end of that normal range and that's
exactly where I want it and finally my
estrogen is slightly elevated 56.8 but
that's normal because when you boost
testosterone some of it is converted to
estrogen
[Music]
make some oatmeal and then mix in some
protein powder
franzine peanut butter and this is what
you get mmm this is the breakfast of
champions right here well breakfast
tacos is but this is the second
breakfast of champions by the way I use
this transparent Labs grass-fed protein
it's the cinnamon pastry flavor and it
is perfect for protein oatmeal also I
use their creatine hmb if you want to
try out either of these you can use my
coupon code to get a nice discount just
click the first link of description to
see every supplement I take on a daily
basis
[Music]
so I gotta tell y'all when I saw those
lab results I was extremely happy
because the entire reason I started TRT
was to get my free tea levels at the
high end of that normal range exactly
where they are right now like I'm not
trying to be a bodybuilder when a
bodybuilder does an anabolic cycle their
entire goal is to get their tea levels
to super physiological levels which
means well above the normal range that's
not me I'm just trying to have optimal
levels that are sustainable long term
when your levels are way too high is not
sustainable it's not healthy and this
will hopefully allow me to have more
energy every day and make some more
gains in the gym - when I started the
TRT I was 175 pounds and I was switching
from cutting to bulking so it's normal
to make strength gains but I can tell
you that after just 2 or 3 weeks
the rate that I was making strength
gains was insane like it was not like a
normal bulk was almost like I was making
my new gains all over again by the way
this is the new tropical punch flavor of
the bulk that I'm sipping on when they
released it I liked I liked it all right
but over the past couple weeks it's
grown and it's by far my favorite
pre-workout flavor now this is 335
pounds and this is how much I was
squatting for 5 reps 3 months ago when I
started
this is 385 pounds and this is how much
I'm squatting for five reps today that
is a fifty pound increase in my five rep
max in just three months
this is 405 pounds and this is how much
I was dead lifting for three reps back
when I got started and I actually
stopped dead lifting just because I've
had lower back injuries but I don't
think it's worth the risk if you're not
a power lifter but last week I randomly
decided to [ __ ] around and try dead
lifting what a beat and I hit 500 pounds
for a single which I definitely would
not have been able to do three months
ago 225 pounds is what I used to bench
for five reps before I got started and
today we're going for a new PR 265
pounds for five reps and look bro I do
not want to give TRT all the credit
I've also bulked up to my heaviest
weight ever I've been binging and
squatting with a lot more frequency but
at the same time I haven't for a gain
strength this fast
[Music]
I only got four reps still technically a
PR honestly I might have been able to
get the fifth round but I don't like
pushing forward if my forms not on point
next week we'll get it done I got
something I need to tell you something I
can't keep inside
and I can't put up
I'm falling
[Music]
the pavement
[Music]
all right let's do a physique update and
keep in mind this is the heaviest I've
ever been so honestly the fact that I
still have some definition of my stomach
is awesome I'm super happy with that I'm
hoping that I can get to 200 pounds and
maintain some stomachs friends but
honestly where I've seen the biggest
difference has been in my shoulders
they've always been a weak point for me
and the fact that they're finally
growing they're finally starting to look
good and define from different angles
like it's awesome I've always wanted big
shoulders and we we're on the way there
but honestly I think a better comparison
is if we look at some photos so this
photo here is pretty artsy about six
months ago I weighed 178 and I was
looking good if we compare that with a
similar photo from last month so I've
been on TRT for two months with this
photo but I was still weighing in the
180s so I had a lot more definition than
I have now
you can see a clear difference I already
had bigger shoulders I had a lot much
more vascularity and just overall I was
looking better
[Music]
and arguably an even cooler comparison
is taking a look at the difference with
clothes on so if you take a look at this
photo on the right I look a lot bigger
my shoulders look bigger my traps look
bigger and the funny thing is I'm
wearing a size large in the after photo
and a size medium in the before photo
and I'm really filling out that large so
for me this is actually the best
indicator that I have successfully put
on a lot of upper body mass
[Music]
the trick for grilling buns is that you
grill the inside but not the outside so
the outside stays nice and soft but the
inside is hard enough that all the
juices from the burger don't just like
soak into it and you get a soggy bun
because ain't nothing worse than some
soggy buns we're gonna put a little
guacamole on there as well as a little
bit of hot sauce it's a little bit rare
but I like rare can I give myself a 9
out of 10 I feel like I've never cooked
anything on this channel before that was
delicious I don't know why I'm holding
this spatula but I do know that from the
comments in the last testosterone video
a lot of you guys do not agree with my
decision to do this and I wanted to say
that that's completely okay we can
disagree with each other and still be
friends the one thing that I can promise
you is that I'm always going to be
honest with you and I'm always gonna
keep it 100 and if for some reason I end
up regretting this decision and I stop
it I'm gonna tell you about that too
also I realized that in this video I
didn't get a chance to talk about the
different side effects that I've
experienced both positive and negative
so stay tuned I'll do a fully
comprehensive video on that soon I think
that's all I got for this video also the
edge mesh tank top I was wearing at the
gym in this edge mesh short sleeve shirt
that is just dope it has this logo here
it has this logo here these are both
launching the beginning of October
either the first or second week so stay
tuned for that I am gonna wrap the video
up right here if you made it to the ends
I appreciate you bro give it a thumbs up
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in the next video stay beastly
[Music]
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