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Originally posted by Johnny44 View PostHow bad do you have to feel to need this treatment?
If you are a senior citizen in terrific shape, have energy, sex six times a week, and exercises four to seven times a week with high intensity intervals and weight/resistance, should you get checked?
I go full bore for thirty second intervals. I usually shut it down if my heart rate hits 175, let it drop back to about 128, then ramp up again. I'm shaped well with lean muscle, maybe 6% bodyfat, and I'm not interested in mass, would this treatment help me?
My goal is ONLY to stay active and capable until the finish line and I hope that is about 110 years old.
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Originally posted by djc View PostI do 100 mg a week injection, .5 ml.
A 10 ml bottle of testosterone lasts 20 weeks and costs around $65 from Costco pharmacy. My wife does the injections. Insurance does not cover it, but it seems cheap to me.
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Originally posted by Johnny44 View PostHow bad do you have to feel to need this treatment?
If you are a senior citizen in terrific shape, have energy, sex six times a week, and exercises four to seven times a week with high intensity intervals and weight/resistance, should you get checked?
I go full bore for thirty second intervals. I usually shut it down if my heart rate hits 175, let it drop back to about 128, then ramp up again. I'm shaped well with lean muscle, maybe 6% bodyfat, and I'm not interested in mass, would this treatment help me?
My goal is ONLY to stay active and capable until the finish line and I hope that is about 110 years old.
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Originally posted by Bow-TechAggie View PostAre there any over the counter alternatives to going to the doctor. Unfortunately going through insurance is not an option for me. I got tested about 6 months ago and it confirmed that I do have low T. Not sure of exact number but it was below 300 (age 46). Would like to do something, just can't afford the prescribed options.
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I was tested at 230 when i was 36. genetics has a lot to do with it. I have been doing the Bio-T pellets since then and now I'm mostly in the 900's, unless i don't get them on time. my ins. doesn't cover any of it so i pay out of pocket. it does thicken your blood but if you go donate every few months it isn't an issue.
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Yes, I read what I posted. It is every bit true. I'm lucky in the bedroom respect and wouldn't have any room for complaints if the good Lord took that away. I can only be thankful.
I often wondered if my high intensity interval workouts had anything to do with the situation and then I read what someone posted here on the subject.
I asked these questions not out of sarcasm but true wonderment. I have one doctor tell me that many times the low-T starts with a sedentary or lazy lifestyle (use it or lose it), overall health, or diet.
I see so many young fellers seeking this fountain of youth and I don't totally understand. "T" supplements appear to me akin to viagra, it's overcoming a condition in which the root cause may not be assesed?
Whether genetics or lifestyle, I don't know. Even in women's cases, many active women still ovulate and menstruate even in their sixties.Last edited by Johnny44; 09-07-2017, 07:11 AM.
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Originally posted by Johnny44 View PostYes, I read what I posted. It is every bit true. I'm lucky in the bedroom respect and wouldn't have any room for complaints if the good Lord took that away. I can only be thankful.
I often wondered if my high intensity interval workouts had anything to do with the situation and then I read what someone posted here on the subject.
I asked these questions not out of sarcasm but true wonderment. I have one doctor tell me that many times the low-T starts with a sedentary or lazy lifestyle (use it or lose it), overall health, or diet.
I see so many young fellers seeking this fountain of youth and I don't totally understand. "T" supplements appear to me akin to viagra, it's overcoming a condition in which the root cause may not be assesed?
Whether genetics or lifestyle, I don't know. Even in women's cases, many active women still ovulate and menstruate even in their sixties.
For me, my Low T was related to working nights, hypertension and severe sleep apnea. I've always exercised, yes cardio included but not on the regular. It depended on my goals.
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I think the body is very complex and different genetics respond to different lifestyles. Its almost like a "manly man" stays manly or becomes more so while other factors make the man's body lean toward the other direction?
I'm sure there are tons of factors involved, I hope to stay lucky for a while. I believe "sleep" and "stress" is a major player in overall health.
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