Starting Strength Newbie & Test

[Cole Gorton]

Hi,

I am 39M, 5'11 approx 180lbs.

pretty similar stats here fwiw

Any advice on newbies trying test, diet tips for a guy my size? I was thinkgin about 4K maybe? !

the side effects of T are generally positive. any unpleasant side effects are usually temporary while your body adjusts. ive been on T for almost a year now and the #1 improvement i have noticied is my sleep quality and quantity. if you end up being one of the very few that cannot tolerate it, then you just stop and youre back to where you are now, no harm no foul. as far as diet, i would shoot for closer to 3k or 4k per day. at our age, excess calories arent used as well as they may have been in our 20s. i cant imagine trying to eat 6k per day. fuck that

[DRG]

pretty similar stats here fwiw


the side effects of T are generally positive. any unpleasant side effects are usually temporary while your body adjusts. ive been on T for almost a year now and the #1 improvement i have noticied is my sleep quality and quantity. if you end up being one of the very few that cannot tolerate it, then you just stop and youre back to where you are now, no harm no foul. as far as diet, i would shoot for closer to 3k or 4k per day. at our age, excess calories arent used as well as they may have been in our 20s. i cant imagine trying to eat 6k per day. fuck that

Thanks thats very helpful. I will aim around 3k, maybe a little higher on training days when hungry after workout, and adjust from there if required. I feel like my sleep quality is fairly steady at the moment, not amazing but I always get aroudn 6-8hr sleep, its a boat I dont want to rock, but if anything i suspect it will improve. Only currently interrupted by the need to piss every few hours .

[Martin Shenfield]

Ok, I have more info, although I dont know how to dissect it:

Biochemistry
Albumin 93.700 H 35 - 50 g/L HIGH
Hormones
Free-Testosterone
(Calculated) 0.097 L 0.226 - 0.65 nmol/L LOW
SHBG 21.600 18 - 40 nmol/L
Testosterone 6.730 L 12 - 30 nmol/L LOW

Ok. Your test sucks. After your SHBG is good. That rules out other things you could have tried...

So if your FSH and LH are high as well (even just one of them) then you have no option but TRT. If they are very low then you might, and I mean might be able to try something like HCG to try to kick-start your natural system. But then I'd be asking you questions like if you'd previously used anabolics or SARMs.

I have no idea what is going on with your albumin level as I'm not an expert. To me, that's your oddest level and worth investigating.