Hey,
I am a 20 year old male and am suffering very low testosterone levels due to a hypothalamic disfunction. My levels are under 50 ng/dL. The normal range is starting at 300 ng/dL. What effect does this low levels have on my running?
Hey,
I am a 20 year old male and am suffering very low testosterone levels due to a hypothalamic disfunction. My levels are under 50 ng/dL. The normal range is starting at 300 ng/dL. What effect does this low levels have on my running?
Bump
It means you won’t be able to bum anyone on the woods on your long run.
Low T will inhibit your ability to build lean muscle mass and inhibit your ability to recover following hard workouts or long runs.
Get it sorted or you'll never hit your potential.
Rungoodr wrote:
Hey,
I am a 20 year old male and am suffering very low testosterone levels due to a hypothalamic disfunction. My levels are under 50 ng/dL. The normal range is starting at 300 ng/dL. What effect does this low levels have on my running?
don't look at it as a disability - which it is - look at it as an opportunity.
legally you can keep your johnson (you never mentioned it it worked or not) - and you can declare and race as a woman.
I'd do the Bobby Riggs thing and go after caster Semenya.
You never mentioned how fast or slow you are running, unless its in a later post.
But hey, go pink for a while, get some fame. You'll never be able to race against men with that low T.
Rungoodr wrote:
Hey,
I am a 20 year old male and am suffering very low testosterone levels due to a hypothalamic disfunction. My levels are under 50 ng/dL. The normal range is starting at 300 ng/dL. What effect does this low levels have on my running?
Under 50?! This is very interesting because it puts you at the level of a typical woman. How fast are you? Has your testosterone level always been this low? You are in for a real surprise if it's always been that low and you start taking testosterone. Life is about to get so much easier for you.
You can still enjoy the health benefits of running and get fresh air outside. If you are a photographer, you can take pictures of the wildlife that you see if you go on a trail.
You may not be able to compete well if you have a hormone imbalance.
Yes, I know that these are the typical levls of a woman. I have always been very low, never really got into normal puberty. Always small and underdeveloped. My PRs are 15:17min for the the 5k, 31:29min for the 10k and 69min for the half marathon.
I know that taking testosterone is very important in view of the low levels, but it would be doping. I will try to get a TUE i guess.
Rungoodr wrote:
Yes, I know that these are the typical levls of a woman. I have always been very low, never really got into normal puberty. Always small and underdeveloped. My PRs are 15:17min for the the 5k, 31:29min for the 10k and 69min for the half marathon.
I know that taking testosterone is very important in view of the low levels, but it would be doping. I will try to get a TUE i guess.
If you’re legit under 50 you need to get on testosterone 100%. Are you competing in college? I know of at least one D1 top 25 team that has a guy with a TUE for testosterone (i was shocked too) and his levels weren’t as low as yours.
It’s not about performance enhancement at this point for you, it’s a quality of life issue.
What are your other blood markers? Not necessarily iron but if your low on T your probably low in the spectrum of B vitamins, and some minerals. If you want to be really pro active I would see an Endo then show sheet to a specialized nutritionist who is into orthomollecular.
Remember taking an exogenous hormone as T your shutting your body's ability to make natural T. When you get off exogenous T your body would shut down all T thinking an outside T is there. The steroid users experience this all this is great for T centers as it sets your system up for always needing T.
A natural approach would be to take a B complex, full spectrum mineral supp, 10mg Boron, 40mg Zinc. You may think these are just commonplace in any multi supp/vitamin and they are But not at the Therapeutic level. I'd couple this supplemental approach with Whey protein, Butter, Squats/deadlifts 2-3/days week.
If anything try this approach before any synthetic T therapy.
Are you eating enough real food? Problems can be bone fractures, muscle wasting
Negative effect imo for those goals. That's why a distance runner needs to not just run but lift heavy ass weight, clap cheeks doggy style, make sure he takes in bodybuilder levels of calories and protein and not drink much alcohol
Thanks for all the advice. I will compete in college next year. It’s definitely very important for me to get testosterone for health reasons but I don’t want to take it without a TUE. I’ve already seen an endocrinologist and he told me that my body is not able to produce it on its own so I need a replacement therapy. Does anyone have experience with TUEs in college?
Except of vitamin D all other blood markers are good.
You need to speak with your athletic department. This is a serious health condition that affects your life way more than just running. The “problem” is you’re going to get a lot faster if your testosterone is raised up to the more normal-for-a-distance-runner level of 300-500.
You’re going to be shocked how different you feel. Please keep us updated!
Hi everyone, so I personally think that the effect of very low testosterone is due to a lack of vitamins in the body. Since I had a similar problem before, when I lost my libido ( my testosterone dropped to 70 ng/dl) I decided that I needed to visit a doctor. However, he recommended using pills and organic products that can improve my condition. As my condition started to improve (my testosterone went up to 200 ng/dl) I decided I needed to look for more information about it. Later finding an article on the Internet https://alphawolfnutrition.com/best-testosterone-boosters/ which helped me raise my motivation and develop my testosterone. By the way before I thought that this will never help me.