Does Testosterone reduce bodyfat??

[biogeared]

I know many of you say that it does not.

However I just finished reading an artical in this months Ironman Magazine, and it gave the notion (and a study) that says people with higher test levels have lower bf%.

Thoughts, opinions, views, all welcome.
BTW the article was called Steriods 101.

 

[Stryker1992]

to the best of my knowledge it does.

 

[Koivu_11]

Not really. But yes, higher test help having low body fat. I have high test level, but I'm hypothyroid (sp?). So I have a tendency to put on fat. But testosterone itself tends to lower bodyfat while estradiol does the opposite (hence the need to keep the estradiol levels in the optimal range).

 

[tiger88]

yes it will....just take arimidex or fermena to cut back on the bloat......i love test makes me all lean even when bulking

 

[easy]

Even at my small dose of 100mgs/e5 days I can see a differance. It was impossible for me to lose fat before taking test. Sripping fat is much easier with higher test levels.

 

[Slyder190]

equasion

test = bigger muscles = more fat being burned in your body's furnace.

 

[OXANDRIN]

Deca will help you burn fat mg per mg better than test

 

[Dr. JK]

Aromatization

It all depends on the amount of estrogen from aromatization. Higher test levels could mean higher estrogen levels =more fat & water.

It all depends on the person and their body type

 

[unclep]

higher t levels = lower bf, keeps the weight off.

 

[ekof111]

so witch one do you think is better at burning fat(deca or test)?

 

[DepressiveJuice]

wasnt there a study posted on this site about this subject? i beleive it said that optimal levels are 1g/wk to see tests fat burning effects

 

[Dr.Equinstein]

wasnt there a study posted on this site about this subject? i beleive it said that optimal levels are 1g/wk to see tests fat burning effects

Forget that

 

[psychedout]

wasnt there a study posted on this site about this subject? i beleive it said that optimal levels are 1g/wk to see tests fat burning effects

I dunno, but 1g/week for fat burning effects is way too much test for most people on this board.

 

[OXANDRIN]

wasnt there a study posted on this site about this subject? i beleive it said that optimal levels are 1g/wk to see tests fat burning effects

test raises igf-1 due to many reasons one is higher estrogen.... that ='s more fat

 

[powerhouse9]

Yes, unless you let alot of it convert into estrogen.

 

[jboldman]

estrogen does not lead to increased bodyfat, just a different fat distribution. sheesh, read the studies. this is a myth from way back. Do not confuse water weight with fat.

jb

 

[OXANDRIN]

estrogen does not lead to increased bodyfat, just a different fat distribution. sheesh, read the studies. this is a myth from way back. Do not confuse water weight with fat.

jb

i'll challange that! lets see some studies

 

[liftsiron]

Originally posted by jboldman
estrogen does not lead to increased bodyfat, just a different fat distribution. sheesh, read the studies. this is a myth from way back. Do not confuse water weight with fat.



Bullshit, estrogen is the main reason that women on the average have a much higher fat to lean mass ratio. You give a women test or even arimidex the ratio changes closer to that of a man.
A normal man, not a piggish human being. I'm not interested in seeing any studies that say otherwise, because they would also be bullshit.

 

[sh4dowf4lcon]

Test injections do not magically burn fat cells. Test can help, with diet and training, build muscle which will allow more calories to be burned. Diet and cardio burn fat, test is not a magic fat burner. my 2cc's

 

[Moderate_THIS]

Nandi has a write-up arguing progesterone as lipogenic and estrogen as lipolytic... you can view it in a past issue of mindandmucle magazine.

 

[RADAR]

Originally posted by jboldman
estrogen does not lead to increased bodyfat, just a different fat distribution. sheesh, read the studies. this is a myth from way back. Do not confuse water weight with fat.



Bullshit, estrogen is the main reason that women on the average have a much higher fat to lean mass ratio. You give a women test or even arimidex the ratio changes closer to that of a man.
A normal man, not a piggish human being. I'm not interested in seeing any studies that say otherwise, because they would also be bullshit.

liftsiron is right estrogen is what makes a woman a woman...soft!!!that why women have a higher bf ratio!
mmmmmmmmmm

RADAR

 

[slobberknocker]

lol @ RADAR

 

[VIP]

Dht

Test.. prop will help you with fat loss the best... also, it's true that test will help you lean up.. that is unless you have trouble with gyno..

I think test prop is great for fat loss when used in conjuction with nolvadex, arimedex, or letrozole... for test to help you with fat loss you'll probably need to run an antiestrogen..

The DHt in test is what makes you lose fat, and your hair... But Dht is the key..

If you want to get cut run some winny

 

[gimp]

this has been my experience...under 1 gram, test will make me bigger, no mystery there. But, recently, Ive been hitting up high doses of enanthate and, well.....I've leaned down considerably while eating like shit..junk basically. My waist is around 32 inches now from 34. I'm 6'2" and 220 at the moment. The only sides I'm getting is acne on my back. I don't recommend doing high doses, but, Ive seen a difference at 1 gram or more.

 

[Triple J]

What you have to remember about test and dosages is it is the amount of free test in your system, that I believe contribute to getting leaner vs. fatter (as well as sex drive), along with keeping estrogen at low to moderate levels. For me, running as high as 600mg/wk the addition of even a small amount of winny really kicks the cycle into gear, I believe cause of winnys ability to reduce SHBG. Proviron is probably a little safer choice to reduce SHBG plus has some anti-e effects. Although it might just be cheapest to run the test to a gram or more. It seems my old body can bind up a great deal of test, if 600mg does not have much effect until I add the winny. So I am not sure really how high a dose of straight T I would need before I outpace the SHBG. For younger bros it seems their SHBG is naturally lower.

 

[gimp]

I agree. If I had the cash I would throw in winny, it really helped out last time I dieted. However, I am bulking right now, eating 4000+/day. Still leaning down though and barely any bloat. I'm 32, maybe age has something to do with it. I can tolerate high doses quite well, the bacne is awful, that's my only complaint.

 

[sk*]

liftsiron is right estrogen is what makes a woman a woman...soft!!!that why women have a higher bf ratio!
mmmmmmmmmm

RADAR

Nothing like the touch of a woman's soft skin!

-sk

 

[Stillgoing]

My thoughts:

1- when I was in my twenties and had plenty of natural test I actually thought test facilitated an increase in bodyfat because I used to hold so much water on cyp, enth & sust (I didn't use anti-es though). I bloated up pretty good. It certainly didn't seem to reduce fat.

2- Now that I'm heading toward my late 30s, even the smallest additional test has a DRAMATIC effect in lowering my bodyfat. In fact, with low normal test, its now extremely difficult for me to stay lean with muscularity naturally. 100mg E5D within a couple weeks significantly starts reducing my bodyfat.