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Years ago I started lifting weights quite a bit. And my hairline started receeding sort of in the corners of my forehead. Stopped lifting and it stopped. I suspect the testosterone boost from strength training.
Curious, why does higher T cause hair loss if T is naturally higher in adolescence where there is less hair loss.
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Curious, why does higher T cause hair loss if T is naturally higher in adolescence where there is less hair loss.
Testosterone gets converted into DHT, and DHT causes male pattern baldness. Maybe younger males don't convert as much testosterone into DHT as older guys do
I've worked out my whole life (since around age 14, now over 35) and had periods where I did a lot of supplements like creatine or pre-workout. I no longer bother with them, although creatine is one of the more well researched / "real" supplements, so you're better off with that than lots of others. To me though they've never really done anything (besides cost money). In my opinion the best bang for your buck is drin…
I have creatine on my short list of supplements to try this summer. Anything you wished you knew when starting it? Do I need to worry about buying a specific brand known for being “clean”?
On the (monkey’s paw) plus side, the perioperative IV fluids plumped up my muscles and gave a muscle man appearance that I was after for several days. I believe I was up 10-15 lbs in water weight when I came home.
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I think you can add supps that lower T to DHT conversion. I have just started on this journey.
Taking creatine, RU58841 or CB0301 are even better than supplements.
Are these commercially available for topical use on the head?
> better than supplements
Supplements don't strongly target specific issues, but they work across the board to weakly target dozens of issues, including issues that one doesn't even known one has. As such, it often takes a lot of supplements together to begin to strongly target an issue.
I've worked out my whole life (since around age 14, now over 35) and had periods where I did a lot of supplements like creatine or pre-workout. I no longer bother with them, although creatine is one of the more well researched / "real" supplements, so you're better off with that than lots of others. To me though they've never really done anything (besides cost money). In my opinion the best bang for your buck is drin…
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I assume you're aware of the water weight gain. Otherwise, it's effects are fairly modest.
I don't know the first thing about these authors or if this paper was funded by a supplement company... but apparently that is a myth[1]? You may gain some water weight for a week or two, but that seems to stop. [1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871530/
I workout seriously enough that people notice if that means anything, and I take creatine. It's one of those things with the most proven upsides and essentially no downsides. That said, the effects are nothing like serious PEDs - not that I can personally compare those things, but it's quite clear that gear is a whole other level.
I have creatine on my short list of supplements to try this summer. Anything you wished you knew when starting it? Do I need to worry about buying a specific brand known for being “clean”?
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26219105/
I’m very slow and stiff in the mornings and I drink a lot of black coffee to mitigate that.
Then, late afternoon, perhaps 6 to hours later, I take my creatine monohydrate for the day just before my ocean swim.
I've worked out my whole life (since around age 14, now over 35) and had periods where I did a lot of supplements like creatine or pre-workout. I no longer bother with them, although creatine is one of the more well researched / "real" supplements, so you're better off with that than lots of others. To me though they've never really done anything (besides cost money). In my opinion the best bang for your buck is drin…
I know caffeine is detrimental to my workouts because it dehydrates me and raises my heart rate. I have clear personal data on this. Creatine is well established as a substance that has a real measurable positive impact on people.
I've worked out my whole life (since around age 14, now over 35) and had periods where I did a lot of supplements like creatine or pre-workout. I no longer bother with them, although creatine is one of the more well researched / "real" supplements, so you're better off with that than lots of others. To me though they've never really done anything (besides cost money). In my opinion the best bang for your buck is drin…
Keep in mind every body is different, and responds differently to inputs. Creatine may not have done much for your body, but that absolutely does not mean it won't be very beneficial for others. FWIW, coffee destroys me - I get the sweats, by heartbeat goes jittery and later in the day I crash HARD. It makes my stomach churn and grumble too. So for me, coffee is terrible advice.