Testosterone Favors Leanness

Name: Testosterone Favors Leanness
Uploaded: 2025-03-10T13:00:33+00:00
Duration: 33 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok explains why testosterone promotes leanness. On TRT, a patient might gain 8 pounds of muscle while losing 8 pounds of fat over a year…

10 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Dr. Charles Mok explains why testosterone promotes leanness. On TRT, a patient might gain 8 pounds of muscle while losing 8 pounds of fat over a year, with fat continuing to drop over a decade. Better energy and motivation to exercise reinforce the effect.

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2025-03-10T13:00:33+00:00

A man who is 30 pounds overweight with a 'pot belly'.

Total weight roughly neutral; gained ~8 pounds lean mass (muscle and bone) and lost ~8 pounds fat.

Fat mass would typically decrease over a decade.

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Large studies following men over a decade found that testosterone strongly favors leanness over obesity. Now when we see men go on testosterone replacement therapy, let's say a guy's 30 pounds overweight and he's not working out and got a little pot belly, he goes on TRT or testosterone replacement therapy. Over a year, weight maybe stay neutral, but he may have gained 8 pounds of muscle and bone and lean mass and lost 8 pounds of fat. He'll notice he feels better, but over a decade, his fat mass would typically decrease. He starts exercising, can even see that work out better. And guys will more likely exercise when taking TRT because they actually feel up to it. They see the gains.