Testosterone Effects On Fat Loss (study)

[DJLegacy2k1]

I came across this while doing some research for someone tonight, seems to distort the "AAS Doesn't Help Fat Loss".

"Testosterone was recently found to be effective for fat loss in young men even in small doses. One recent study showed that men given only 100 milligrams per week of testosterone enanthate lost an average of six percent of their bodyfat after eight weeks.(6) 100 mg per week is generally considered a very low dose by bodybuilding standards. Most impressive about this study was that the result was obtained in young, normal healthy men (aged 18 to 45), not obese or testosterone deficient. Most of the studies showing positive effects with hormone replacement therapy are on subjects who are obese or hormone deficient – i.e. the very subjects most likely to respond. While the amount of muscle gain reported in this study was not reported (it is still just in abstract form), another study showed 100 mg per week of testosterone enanthate was not anabolic.(7) It appears that testosterone has a strong mechanism for fat loss other than increased metabolic rate from increased muscle. Considering how much cheaper testosterone is than growth hormone, it may well be the cost-effective choice for burning fat even if it is slightly less effective overall."

Anawalt, BD, et al. Testosterone administration to normal men decreases truncal and total body fat . Presented at 1999 Endrocrine Society conference, San Diego, California


Just thought is was an interesting blurb, the full study is somewhere, but that quick I lost the link so I posted the Source information in hopes that someone can find it again.

-Legacy

 

[needtogetaas]

No shit I been saying it for years. Also provirone binds to the receptors in fat cells better then any steroid out there. Ar was saying this before i was but people bashed him for it.

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

Yeah, I just wanted some people to understand the difference between AAS "burning fat for you" and "Putting you into a great fat burning environment". With increased cardio and good diet you can make huge impacts in your body fat running even just test alone, it isn't just for bulking, and you can Loose lots of fat while running something like Test.

-Legacy

 

[moya]

i lose bodyfat on test even on a dirty diet...

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

i lose bodyfat on test even on a dirty diet...

What are your normal average doses that you are running. This study said "100mg" was enough to see a big swing in BF%, so I am wondering how the effect multiply as you up the dose. I wish I could find some of the other studies specifically talking about test and body fat.

-Legacy

 

[LiftHeavy078]

Yes, Test does burn fat. The more Test you take, the more fat it will burn, and the more muscle it will build. There are tons and tons of studies on this.

Here is one study: Higher doses of testosterone, less fat

By the way, that is a very good website. It has hundreds of interesting studies that answer a lot of questions. If you don't know about it, I suggest reading a few of them. It will broaden your horizons.


Here is a good article on it: Got Fat? Pass the Testosterone Please! | Mind and Muscle


Also, I am not sure if you are allowed to post links to other forums, so I am going to copy and paste information written by a very knowledgeable person - StrappingYoungLad - from ISteroids forum. He posted a lot more than this, but this should give you a general outline:

Because fat cells are richly endowed with androgen receptors, adipose tissue is a target of testosterone. The very first action of Testosterone is to increase the density of the beta adrenergic receptors, the only receptors that can promote fat release from the adipose tissue. They're activated by epinephrine and norepinephrine, two hormones that are categorized as catecholamines. So, even if testosterone binds directly to your adipose cells, it will promote fat mobilization indirectly.

When you increase the number of beta receptors, it takes far less epinephrine or norepinephrine to promote lipolysis, or fat burning. ln other words, testosterone increases the fat sensitivity to the two direct lipolytic hormones.

The sensitizing property of testosterone is greatly reinforced by the presence of growth hormone. There's a clear synergy between androgens and GH in upregulating the lipolytic beta receptors. Since testosterone itself can trigger the release of GH, you can appreciate how great that synergy is. Testosterone and GH have the same synergistic actions in promoting muscle anabolism, By acting on fat cells, testosterone can also inhibit fat uptake, which reduces the likelihood of adipose storage. So androgens not only promote fat release, but they also prevent the entry of new fat.

Those two effects are reinforced by the testosterone-driven initiation of fat oxidation. Structures called mitochondria are found inside cells such as the ones in your muscles or liver. The mitochondria are the parts of the cells where fat is transformed into energy Testosterone-binding sites have been identified on the mitochondria, and once activated by androgens, they accelerate the entry of fat molecules into the mitochondria.

The rate of entry is the limiting factor that determines how much fat a single mitochondrion can burn. The higher the rate of entry, the more fat you're going to lose. That acceleration of fat oxidation by androgens is very useful, especially as you try to get very lean, and it's the reason that highly androgenic drugs are so popular with competitors who are cutting up for a contest, even though they have no anabolic properties. The more androgenic the drug, the more fat will be imported into the mitochondria for oxidation. For example, tren is well known for this. And the DHT derivatives bind strongly to the androgen receptor as well.

So testosterone promotes both fat mobilization and oxidation while preventing the entry of new fat molecules into your adipose tissue.



I just want to point out that other drugs like Anavar have fat burning properties too. Once again, I don't think I am allowed to post links to other forums, but on the Mind and Muscle forums there is a thread with links and extremely intelligent people (doctors, scientists, you name it) talking about it, and how/why it does it. Those forums have the most intellectual conversations I have ever seen about steroids in my life. You should find the thread. If I am allowed to post links to other forums I would be more than happy to.

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

LOL,

Hopefully you guys realize I was kind of being a smart ass with the post, since so many people on a daily basis say that "AAS does not aid in fat loss". Obviously your diet and training has to be on point, but if they aren't you shouldnt be on AAS anyways.

-Legacy

PS: But good input guys, it will def help some people.

 

[DJLegacy2k1]

ma bad, didnt realise considering u used a scientific study to back up ur claim, looked serious to me

lol, Im not being mean, Its all in good fun...Hence why I said semi-smartass, I did want people who hadn't seen the basic info to see it. I just get the comment about AAS not doing "anything" for fat loss, so often I figured I would repost some info for people. Im glad you all chimed in, it makes this thread full of that much more great info for people who havent seen it.


-Legacy