Low Testosterone

I went and had my testosterone levels tested and it is low. My doctor told me this is something that happens to guys when they turn 30 but mine is much to low. He put me on some Testim gel. He said that should raise my testosterone levels. I will have them checked again in a month. I was wondering if taking a testosterone boosting supplement while I am taking the testosterone would be a good idea. I want to help my body in any way to get my testosterone levels back up.
 
Also what would be a good testosterone supplement to take?
     

I aint as good as I once was
but I'm as good once as I ever was.

ORIGINAL: ddog27

I went and had my testosterone levels tested and it is low. My doctor told me this is something that happens to guys when they turn 30 but mine is much to low. He put me on some Testim gel. He said that should raise my testosterone levels. I will have them checked again in a month. I was wondering if taking a testosterone boosting supplement while I am taking the testosterone would be a good idea. I want to help my body in any way to get my testosterone levels back up.
 
Also what would be a good testosterone supplement to take?
     

Do you smoke marijuana?... How many times a week/month?
 
How many times do you masturbate/have sex a week?
 
Do you wear boxers or do you wear briefs?
 
 
Good Luck! :)

ORIGINAL: TIHulk

ORIGINAL: ddog27

I went and had my testosterone levels tested and it is low. My doctor told me this is something that happens to guys when they turn 30 but mine is much to low. He put me on some Testim gel. He said that should raise my testosterone levels. I will have them checked again in a month. I was wondering if taking a testosterone boosting supplement while I am taking the testosterone would be a good idea. I want to help my body in any way to get my testosterone levels back up.
 
Also what would be a good testosterone supplement to take?
     

Do you smoke marijuana?
No

How many times do you masturbate/have sex a week?
2-3 times a week.

Do you wear boxers or do you wear briefs?
Boxers


Good Luck! :)

I aint as good as I once was
but I'm as good once as I ever was.

sex and masturbation have nothing to do with testosterone levels..... you don't squirt out your free test.

8============================D~



totally boned up

....this is kinda weird topics for test...but w/e you can rasie test by doing more leg days and ive heard some good/bad things about the Gear cycle by fizogen persanly i liked it

I was wondering if taking a testosterone boosting supplement while I am taking the testosterone would be a good idea.

Not without your doctor's approval. 

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ORIGINAL: Marc David

I was wondering if taking a testosterone boosting supplement while I am taking the testosterone would be a good idea.

Not without your doctor's approval. 

 
I agree! I would run it by him first. I was just gathering people's opinions.

I aint as good as I once was
but I'm as good once as I ever was.

ORIGINAL: moralski

sex and masturbation have nothing to do with testosterone levels..... you don't squirt out your free test.

Negative moralski...

"Testosterone Profile:
Testosterone is responsible for muscle growth, and muscle growth does not occur in its absence. Consequently, athletes go to great lengths to boost testosterone levels. Athletes may take a variety of herbs, vitamins, minerals, prohormones, prosteroids, and even illegal steroids, to boost their testosterone levels and performance.
 
Nutritional supplements are effective at altering hormone levels, but many lose effectiveness over time as the body down-regulates its natural production of substances as a response to exogenous influence. Muscle growth can stop when this occurs.
 
Elevating testosterone levels naturally is achieved by correctly applying sound training, nutrition and sexual protocols. Scientific literature and anecdote testify to the effects of nutrition, exercise, and recovery on muscle growth, but the correct application of sexual activity as a method of boosting muscle growth is only now being studied seriously.
 
Chinese researchers conducted a study in 2003, and enlisted twenty-eight male volunteers to abstain from ejaculation for a period of one week. The participants were tested daily for deviations on serum testosterone levels. The Chinese study was the first to measure the influence of ejaculation frequency on serum testosterone levels, and the results are provocative.
 
Researchers found that abstaining from ejaculation for six days had no impact on serum testosterone levels. On the seventh day, serum testosterone levels peaked to 145.7% of baseline, and then declined rapidly on the eighth day.7,8
 
Researchers believe testosterone declined on day eight from the negative feedback suppression of Leutinizing hormone secretion. Leutinizing hormone is essential for testosterone production, and LH determines free testosterone levels. Suppression of LH would decrease serum testosterone levels, returning them to baseline. The study determined that the frequency of sexual activity and ejaculation impacted testosterone levels.
 
By postponing ejaculation for seven days, testosterone levels spike. This testosterone spike is thought efficacious for muscle building and recovery. "
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Good Luck!

ORIGINAL: ddog27

ORIGINAL: TIHulk

ORIGINAL: ddog27

I went and had my testosterone levels tested and it is low. My doctor told me this is something that happens to guys when they turn 30 but mine is much to low. He put me on some Testim gel. He said that should raise my testosterone levels. I will have them checked again in a month. I was wondering if taking a testosterone boosting supplement while I am taking the testosterone would be a good idea. I want to help my body in any way to get my testosterone levels back up.
 
Also what would be a good testosterone supplement to take?
     

Do you smoke marijuana?
No

How many times do you masturbate/have sex a week?
2-3 times a week.

Do you wear boxers or do you wear briefs?
Boxers


Good Luck! :)

 
I for one wouldn't take that medication but that's just me!... I would try the above method first, check for testosterone levels and if it does you not much good then take the medication as a last resort!!! The natural way is always better than the artificial!!!
 
Good Luck & Get Well! :)

so what he is saying is dont jack off for a week and I might see some better muscle building results?....damn

maybe i stand corrected but i'd rather do my hot girlfriend than have a little more test.

8============================D~



totally boned up

so the ganja=bad for test?

ORIGINAL: moralski

maybe i stand corrected but i'd rather do my hot girlfriend than have a little more test.

Hehe!...  Check this poll out (near the bottom of the page): http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/south99.htm
(Poll Question=Would You Abstain From Sex To Increase Your Training/Competition Performance? Results = Yes=3587[44.2%]; Hell No!=4537[55.8%]; Total Votes=8124)


A little more test???... IMO a ~50% (precisely a 45.7% increase) increase is more than a little!!!

Good Luck buddy!

(PS. - If you restrain for this long your ejaculations will be more intense on the 7th-8th day!... I don't and I'm not saying you should!... Maybe I will when I hit a wall (plateau) and stop seeing gains unless I reach my goal when I stop seeing gains!... As I said before: The natural way (this) is always better than the artificial (roids etc.)!!!... And if you do it the artificial way (roids etc.) you won't be able to ejaculate anyway as a result of some the side effects: testicular shrinkage & impotence!... Be healthy!!!)

ORIGINAL: brodude2002

so the ganja=bad for test?

 Smoking marijuana (ganja, dope, cannabis, grass, weed, mary jane, bud etc.) on a regular or even occasional bases (on a lesser degree) is known to stunt growth (that is if you engage in smoking before the end of puberty [for some late bloomers this may be around the age of 24!] & stop reproductive abilities (sterility)... The reason for this is that basically the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis (Tetra-hydro-cannabinol or THC) reduces the lutenising hormone (LH) in the genitals. LH triggers ovulation in women and is involved in sperm production in men. (There is also a significant drop in testosterone levels [search for accuracy still pending]!) The result: a short-term (four to five hour) decrease in reproductive ability (sterility; a risky birth control method). They say that long term cannabis users build tolerance to this effect and are immune, maybe, maybe not!

Be healthy!

(PS. - I've read in some places of guys developing breasts [gynecomastia  ] from chronic smoking  of marijuana [Check it out: http://www.teenhealthfx.com/answers/Alcohol/3345.html]... The same can happen for people taking certain steroids!... Specifically "Dianabol" (or "Methandrostenolone"... This should explain Arnolds huge pecs!!!  Hehe!!!) which converts to estrogen! [Or so I read!])

i posted a post awhile back in the 30+ age forum about low testostarone. i dunno if it will be any help but ill post the link if you wanna check it out, but let me warn you its a long read.

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/low_testostaronelong_read/m_124148/tm.htm