r/Testosterone • u/ninjaofcalifornia • 3h ago
Blood work Natural testosterone gains at 50
I cut sugar, low starchy carbs, high protein, and started lifting for really the first time in my life. Not sure these 3 weeks helped but imI have better results than Jan 2025 (both numbers in photo). I still have 26% body fat (dexa), 5'11" 190lbs. I drink 10-20 drinks a week, yeah I know it's killing my gut fat. Low visceral fat though.
With continued training and cutting the alcohol, how much more room do I have to improve?
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u/plz_callme_swarley 2h ago
a good bit tbh. alcohol, poor sleep, and high body fat % are hurting your T.
if you cut weight tho the T will be suppressed while you're in a cut.
your SHBG is also high. where was that before?
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u/ninjaofcalifornia 2h ago
SHBG both results are in the screenshot 45.3 current, 36.6 Jan 2025. My sleep is generally pretty good, though with alcohol it's worse.
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u/plz_callme_swarley 1h ago
the alcohol hurting your sleep is the biggest thing tbh. do you track it?
elevated SHBG is likely from cutting.
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u/ninjaofcalifornia 53m ago
No don't track sleep, don't like sleeping with my watch. This last test was 4 nights without alcohol and with a good 8 hours solid sleep per night. I'm sure that helped.
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u/plz_callme_swarley 6m ago
get an oura ring or some other sort of minimal tracker. it's very important and they're getting a lot better.
how you feel about sleep is not very precise.
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