Ben Greenfield discusses how testosterone therapy increases red blood cells and oxygen capacity, boosting motivation and energy. The conversation covers biological changes that affect emotional states and physical performance, including the role of aggression in driving progress.
When I was in Cabo and had a nurse walk into the clinic and she literally goes, hey, you want to be superhuman? A lot of people who get on testosterone replacement therapy, one of the side effects is that is a stimulation towards forward progress, towards wanting to achieve things both mentally, from a business standpoint, physically, biologically. And so that's one of the reasons that people who are on testosterone like to go hit the gym. This had a very similar effect to something like that. Like you just feel like going out and lifting something. So even the motivation is higher since you're recovering faster and you're building muscle faster. It was incredible.
I call it that old.
School positive aggression towards working out.
You see people have that all the time and I think a lot of that comes too, from the alpha male side of things.
But you start increasing red blood cells.
Hemoglobin capacity for the blood to transport.
Oxygen, you start raising that oxidative state.
People have more energy.
They'Ve got more oxygen and energy.
Available for elevated emotional states, so it's easier for them to be passionate or.
Elated or joyful.
Or aroused. And all of a sudden they start existing in these.
Higher tier emotional states.
I mean, it's motivated.
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