TRT - 3 Month Bloodwork Results on 100mg of Testosterone

It's been just over three months since I started taking prescription doctor prescribed 100mg of Testosterone per week and so it was time to get my bloodwork done to see just where I am at.

In terms of how I am feeling I would say most of the major problems I was having from low Testosterone have been worked out being on the Testosterone for three months. Energy and mood are much better, the aches and pains are also improved, but I still have a little bit of shoulder pain that is totally manageable now. Sex drive is back and I feel more eagerness to go to the gym and I am seeing some muscle and size improvements but not drastic. I have maybe gained around 7 pounds total as I was about 185 when I started TRT and I am now sitting at generally 192 pounds most days.

When I started my TRT I had a Testosterone level of 1 nmol/L which is about what a female might have. I should be between 8 and 29 to be within normal healthy ranges, preferably in the 20's. Getting my bloodwork is not only to see what my Testosterone is now at but also to see what else the TRT may be influencing like RBC, PSA, Liver function...

My bloodwork results did show that my Red Blood Cell and Hemoglobin where just a tad high but only by just a little My PAS was the most concerning as when I started the TRT it was on the high normal side and now it has gone up about 30% so I am in a range that needs to be monitored as it should maybe have only gone up 10-20% from the TRT.

Surprisingly my Testosterone was now at 31 nmol/L so just a little bit higher than high normal ranges. With all things considered we decided to take my TRT down to 80mg per week which is not a big difference tat the end of the day and I should not feel any difference but will hopefully get my RBC and PSA down to normal ranges.

 

10 Weeks on TRT - Get Fit Over 40

My last update was almost 5-6 weeks ago so I guess I better get a TRT progress video out for everyone. To be honest I noticed the most changes after around the first month and then things slowed down and progress is still happening but much slower now. I am only on 100mg of Testosterone per week with the goal to be i the middle natural Testosterone ranges so I don't expect to get super jacked on this fairly low TRT dose, the goal is really to feel better and at least have a chance in the gym getting stronger and being able to recover between workouts.

When I started my TRT I was around 185 pounds and fairly lean I would say, right now I am around 192-194 depending on the day and I am still relatively lean but I do want to get closer to 190 with perhaps a bit more muscle but I would like to get rid of some of the hard to lose fluff in the mid section.

I feel pretty good overall, even my shoulders are coming around and my overall energy and mood are good, sex drive I would say is back to about the way it was but not like when I was 20 ;)

I finish the video off with some update posing with a couple comparisons to when I started 10 weeks ago so you can hopefully see some positive changes...

 

TRT 5 Weeks In - How Do I Feel

A week back I made more of a physique update video after being on TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) for a month now (Dose of 100mg per week). I didn't really go over how I am feeling now where I talk about stuff like mood, energy, motivation, sleep, mental cognition, sex drive. These factors are just as important or maybe even more important than what the TRT does for me physically and for sure need to be talked about and that's just what I do in this video.

 

TRT One Month In

A month into my TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) and there have been some changes for sure! During this time I did do a 2 week mini cut in preparation for my Cruise trip, damage control if you will. Of course the cruise itself was a lot eating and so this too is a factor but I am going to say that the mini cut did offset some of the eating for the most part but not all of it as I feel I am up a little bit up in body fat from pre TRT.

I started out at 185 pounds, two weeks in I was 190 pounds but again keep in mind I was mini cutting all that time. I then went on my Cruise and of course gained some weight, pretty sure I hit 202 on the ship but bounced back down to around 195-197 after a few days back eating a bit better.

So now 1 month into my 100mg per week TRT and I am sitting right around 196-198 for sure holding more muscle than before TRT and I do feel stronger in the gym. I want to trim off some of the fat and get down to around the 190 mark as my goal now is not so much size but rather health and if I can be a lean 190 pounds, I know for my frame that will look good and not be to strenuous on my body or require a lot of work to hold on to.

So for now I will stay the program and see where it takes me, I am happy so far with how I feel and the results I am getting in the gym and how I am looking. I will have an upcoming appointment with my TRT doctor to make sure my Testosterone is hitting the mark he has set for me of around 22 nmol/L. I may need to make an adjustment afterwards but for now things are feeling a lot better.

 

Post Cruise Physique Update

So I am not going to lie, I for sure gained some weight on my cruise as was expected! At one point on the cruise ship I was up over 10 pounds hitting 202 pounds, I am now back down to around 195 pounds which is still 5 pounds over my weight before the Cruise.

I am actually pretty happy with this, as I feel I lost close to 5 pounds of fat leading up to the cruise and so my weight now is more of a refection of what the TRT is really doing as my pre TRT weight was around 185 pounds. Not all of the 10 pounds is muscle, but some for sure is, the rest will be water weight and maybe just a bit of fat but I am feeling stronger and I feel the work I am doing in the gym is now paying off more.

I do want to get down closer to 190 pounds and be a bit leaner, I am fairly happy with my muscle mass now but of course I don't mind gaining a bit more muscle as long as I keep my weight down around that 190 pound range, so being leaner is for sure a priority...

I did try a different camera for this video as I was not 100% happy with the Hovercam X1 video as it seemed to be a bit grainy in the indoor lighting I was using. I should of stuck with the Hovercam X1 for continuity reasons as the Insta360 I used with the 1 inch lens I feel softened the look of the video and blew out the contrast a lot which does not make for a good comparison.

I will probably switch back to the Hovercam X1 for my 1 month post TRT Update Video I plan to shoot tomorrow, so hopefully I can properly represent the changes that have been taking place over the past 4 weeks.

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