mcguck wrote:
Everyone reacts different to testosterone but certain things hold true across the board. Testosterone is good for recovery not as a performance-enhancing drug for runners or cyclists. The doses at which benefits occur also bring with them side effects that negate all gains.
Please stop. You're just talking outta your @ss.
mcguck wrote:
A guy on TRT wrote:
this is bull.s.
Actually, it's not, on 200mg my hematocrit rose high enough that my blood pressure and heart rate shot up during a sprint. I then had to give an emergency blood donation to get my levels down. Wasn't able to run distance until I got my dosage down below 100mg a week.
Yes, I am working with a doctor, have a legit script and get blood work done regularly.
Everyone reacts different to testosterone but certain things hold true across the board. Testosterone is good for recovery not as a performance-enhancing drug for runners or cyclists. The doses at which benefits occur also bring with them side effects that negate all gains.
willy whanka wrote:
mcguck wrote:
A guy on TRT wrote:
this is bull.s.
Actually, it's not, on 200mg my hematocrit rose high enough that my blood pressure and heart rate shot up during a sprint. I then had to give an emergency blood donation to get my levels down. Wasn't able to run distance until I got my dosage down below 100mg a week.
Yes, I am working with a doctor, have a legit script and get blood work done regularly.
Everyone reacts different to testosterone but certain things hold true across the board. Testosterone is good for recovery not as a performance-enhancing drug for runners or cyclists. The doses at which benefits occur also bring with them side effects that negate all gains.
Please stop. You're just talking outta your @ss.
OBVIOUSLY if you are taking bodybuilder doses of T you will not be a good runner, however the lower dosage aids with recovery and allows you to work harder, and put in more miles, maybe another day of an hard effort. There's a cumulative effect.
T man wrote:
I am absolutely not seeing this benefit after being on T for over 3 months now. Maybe it is age as I am in my 40s or the fact that I started off with low T. I wonder at what levels of T do you start seeing these benefits to running.
mcguck wrote:
Funny found this thread and more people experienced the same thing I did. Testosterone is good for muscle recovery but the test brings water weight and kills endurance. So it would appear I do know what I'm talking about you Whanks can go back to arguing on whos slower now. As for me, I am going to get off the test and keep ripping up the track and road.
mcguck wrote:
I am genetically predisposed to low testosterone made worse by endurance sports. At one point I had more estrogen than testosterone in my system. A doctor suggested I quit running and cycling as it was obvious the high mileage running and biking was destroying my T. Finally was convinced to see a urologist by a friend who said Testosterone would save me. I got put on Testosterone Cypionate 200mg a week. That first week felt great, I felt 15 again in all ways, went and ran a half marathon and felt like I could run so much faster. The second and third week the side effects kicked in, my heart rate shot up due to increase in red blood cells. I had to go and give emergency blood to get my hematocrit down. I started to gain weight as I started to retain water and my calves would get so pumped I couldn't finish a run. After much research, I found one post that suggested a proper dosage for runners. 100mg a week broke up into multiple shots a week. Things have gotten better but I still can't get the weight down and a run has become a chore. Seems to be the lower amount of test allows for running but doesn't do much for the other issues. It seems to me that I have to either chase after wanting to run and stay on low doses or not run and feel good on a higher dose. All I know is that if one was to dope testosterone is not the drug a runner would want to use, maybe a sprinter but surely not a marathoner.
Just my experience