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[hmale]

Well gentlemen,

I am a 44 year old male who has never exercised in his life, but who has been naturally muscular and athletic. About 6 weeks ago I joined a gym and started working out for health's sake....then the iron bug bit and I just can't get enough information on bodybuilding.

A friend of mine suggested I consider hormone replacement therapy as that may help me in the long run.

My lab results came back and they are as follows:
Total testosterone--972 ng/dl
Free test--344.9 pg/ml
Free test %--3.55%
SHBG--4 nmol/L
Serum estradiol--359 pg/ml

My doctor was shocked by the results and we performed the labs again and the results of the second test were consistent.

He told me I did not qualify for HRT, but that I needed to get my estradiol levels down immediately. He prescribed Arimadex which I have been taking faithfully for 2 weeks.

My concern is that I have made some nice gains over the last month or so (15 lb gain and less bodyfat---I know I have less bodyfat because I lost 1.5" off my waist) and I don't want to slow things down due to the Arimadex....Any comments on what may occur???

Thanks and forgive a new guy for asking what may be a dumb question.

Cheers!

BTW I did not take any measurements before I started other than weight and waist size which were 190 lbs and 33" respectively.

I measured myself yesterday:
Chest (exp) 47"
Biceps 16.5"
Waist 31.5"
Legs 23"
Calves 16"
Weight 205 lbs.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Nice test level, if you aren't on anything. Anyway, how tall are you, because I've had larger measurements at 200 ibs, I'm 5'9".

 

[Anarchist]

i could e reading that wrong, but you have a highr test level than most ppl my age.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

i could e reading that wrong, but you have a highr test level than most ppl my age.

Yep, because 4 weeks after my first cycle, mine came back 846 ng/Dl after finishing my post cycle, and my doctor was like, "Wow, that is pretty high."

 

[Triple J]

You are in the genetic elite to have the stats you do at your age - the doc is right on target with the adex recommendation, high E levels are a natural byproduct of high T levels as one ages. However considering you are natural your may want to consider the OTC route such as calcium glutarate, chrysin, DIM, etc. to lower your e levels somewhat.