A 30-year-old started testosterone replacement therapy after years at 130 ng/dL, gained strength and low body fat, then quit after a year to test natural maintenance. His levels dropped to 420 ng/dL after stopping.
Why did you come off of, uh, TRT? Because I was really low for years, like 130, and I was like, all right, let's get this right and figure out what's going on. And so I did it, and I got low body fat, I got strong, I was hitting like record squat and bench numbers. And then I was like, all right, well, let's try without it. And I still felt great, and I was still lifting wonderfully, and my body felt great. So I was like, let's just try not doing it for a while. How long ago did you come off? A year. A year? Okay. What's your test now? Dude, it dropped. It was 800, then it went to 420. How old are you?
30.
Are you on it right now?
Yeah, but it, for me, more so because when I was younger, I did a lot of hardcore bodybuilding stuff and shut down my system. And with what I know now, I could probably restore natural function similar to what you did, but it would be a lot more aggressive of a recovery phase and more arduous. And putting myself through that right now isn't necessarily top of mind. So it's kind of just been a stay on it right now and optimize everything around it. Yeah, that's kind of how I ended up on it.
