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.
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.
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.
Sorry for the lateness of posting this video, I made it on September the 25th and left on vacation on September the 26th till October the 3rd just yesterday.
I did shoot the video exactly 2 weeks after starting my 100mg per week doctor prescribed TRT program. You can checkout my day one video to see what may or may not have changed in the two weeks being on TRT. Two weeks is not a very long time as more noticeable changes will generally take place around the 1 month in mark so don't expect a lot of change in this video.
When I started I weighed just slightly over 185 pounds and at the time of this video I was closer to 190 pounds so around a 4-5 pound weight difference. Keep in mind I have been dieting in preparation for a cruise I had planned so I wanted to do a bit of damage control knowing I would be eating in excess on the cruise. Even on a calorie restricted diet I still managed to gain almost 4 pounds that I attribute to the Testosterone with potentially some muscle gain but I am sure some water gain as well.
Overall I am feeling better, with more drive and a better outlook on life in general. My sex drive has been improving and brain fog is not as bad. My shoulders are still hurting a bit but I figure it will take a some time for them to return to how they felt before.
A bit of an update as to my weight currently just over 3 weeks into TRT and I am now 200 pounds but much of this weight gain is from the cruise eating as I did not hold back too much... I am sure some is water, some may be muscle and some is for sure fat. I did workout almost every day while on the cruise as I wanted to make sure I am being as anabolic in my activities as possible and I do feel I am getting stronger and there is muscle increase. I do want to get back down closer to 190 pounds and lose some body fat but I am not in a hurry.
I will be making another update video at the 1 month into TRT point which will be this upcoming Monday October the 9th so stay posted for that to see what an additional 2 weeks and a bunch of over eating looks like while being on 100mg of TRT.
It's been a real journey in terms of how I feel. There have been ups and downs for sure and I know I am very blessed to have what I have, even if I am not optimal at this moment. There is nothing wrong with trying to feel and be better, to optimise ones health not just for the body but also the mind.
I was fortunate enough to have my appointment with my endocrinologist moved up a couple of weeks and the appointment went well. My doctor was concerned with my low Testosterone and enlightened me that some of the heart drugs I am taking can also affect Testosterone production making it low. This was news to me! I am not sure if this was a big contributor but it is worth mentioning...
As my Testosterone has been fluctuating between 1 and 1.2 nmol/L I have been put on a TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) to get me to a target range of 20 nmol/L which will hopefully allow me to feel a lot better and get my life back.
I am not looking for huge muscle gains from the TRT as a level like this is right about in the middle of what is natural and normal. Rather I just want to feel good and have more motivation and energy so I can do the work it takes to achieve the fitness level I aspire to.
So here we are at the beginning of my TRT! in this video I talk more about the specifics and also show you what I am looking at these days, could be a lot worse for sure but hoping to make some improvements over time...
Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 3:33PM 
