Tragic Testosterone; Happy Ending

Since Biologic Labs started offering Hormone Balancing services, I've noticed that LESS THAN 10% OF MALES HAVE HAD TESTOSTERONE ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE 'NORMAL' RANGE!!! (ie 'normal' range is 11 to 40; 90% of male patients were between 8 and 11)!

Worse still, I've only seen 1 client with IGF levels (the reference for Growth Hormone (GH) production) close to the middle of the range. Everyone else has been at the very, very bottom of the range! (note: range varies according to age)

Even more interesting is that virtually all of these low-testosterone men aren't what you might expect. They aren't meek and weak. Virtually all of them are very successful in their careers, have great relationships with their partners, are intelligent, motivated and otherwise healthy. And most are getting excellent results - or have achieved quite exceptional results - in training, fat loss and muscle growth. If anything, they prove that hard weight-training and intelligently structured nutrition are far more important for developing a lean, muscular physique than taking supplements/drugs and/or whingeing about your "genetic" limitations!

The problems we see with moderately low testosterone (ie 8-13) are:

HEAVY distribution of fat around the belly

very slow fat loss below 15% bodyfat

very slow muscle/strength gain above a 180kg deadlift

slow recovery from training and often severe muscle soreness (DOMS)

bodyfat that will not shift below 12%, irrespective of training and diet, without muscle loss

inability to grow muscle beyond a 200-220kg deadlift without also gaining fat

joint and muscle pains/injuries are common and take a long time to heal

massive muscle loss and fat gain during periods of relative stress

VERY sensitive to carbohydrate intake (fat gain and lethargy with minimal dietary carb % increases)

With low LOW testosterone (ie 3-8) we see a compounding of the above factors/symtoms plus the expected complaints of non-existant libido, lethargy, depression etc etc.

Now, to most people, none of this will seem very bad. A 220kg deadlift and 12% bodyfat adds up to a respectable physique! And drinking alcohol - in moderation, even once per week - is FAR worse than low testosterone in terms of making 12% fat and a 220kg all but an impossibility! And a properly healthy body with NORMAL testosterone is happier, healthier and capable of doing far more, far more easily, without the injuries, pain and reduced quality of life that low testosterone causes. Not to mention, low testosterone WILL lead to a gradual decrease in every aspect of your health over time.

By medically 'supplementing' Testosterone into the middle of the normal range (22-30), all users find the above symptoms disappear within 2 weeks. Fat comes off the belly without any additional effort or change in program or diet. Strength gains accelerate upwards, muscle mass replaces fat, joint/muscle pains disappear, libido and sexual function restore, depression disappears etc etc. GH added to the plan improves the fat loss still further. And at the end of a 'course', the body is left in a stronger, healthier state than previously. A state that can then be maintained even with the original low testosterone.

If you want to know more or are interested in how you fare, please contact me at Biologic Labs. The blood test is 100% covered by Medicare and a comprehensive consultation with our Doctor is just $80 (after a $60 Medicare rebate).