Sorry I'm a new guy here and already posted a few times before seeing that I'm supposed to introduce myself! I'm really excited to find this because my exploration of Reddit found so much misinformation and dummies. It's like Lord of the Flies over there but this forum seems much better moderated and has more knowledgeable and experienced folks.
TLDR: 50yo male who recently got healthy and am wanting to grow muscle and lose weight.
I turned 50 last year and after decades of self-neglect and obesity, I had a heart attack. Embarrassing because in college I was skinny and ran 30 miles a week. Now, 8 months later, I am walking 5 miles every morning, lifting 6 days a week, and my weight has gone from 265 down to 170 (95 pound loss). I was over 300 pounds a few years ago. I lost weight too fast and now have some loose skin but it's slowly tightening up a little. Hoping to fill it out with some muscle as much as possible.
I thought about testosterone but bloodwork shows my total test over 700. I know there are other values to consider. I don't like the idea of a testosterone cycle after reading about how difficult it is to come off of it. I definitely don't want to be on it forever.
A recent DEXA scan showed my body fat at 20% but my visceral fat was disproportionately higher (worst 17 percentile). And my IGF-1 was 90 which is the low end for my age. So I started Tesa/Ipa a couple weeks ago. Too soon to really know if it's working but I love the improved sleep. Folks here seem to think going to HGH would be better but I'm gonna check my IGF-1 again after a month to see if the Tesa/Ipa moved the needle any.
TLDR: 50yo male who recently got healthy and am wanting to grow muscle and lose weight.
I turned 50 last year and after decades of self-neglect and obesity, I had a heart attack. Embarrassing because in college I was skinny and ran 30 miles a week. Now, 8 months later, I am walking 5 miles every morning, lifting 6 days a week, and my weight has gone from 265 down to 170 (95 pound loss). I was over 300 pounds a few years ago. I lost weight too fast and now have some loose skin but it's slowly tightening up a little. Hoping to fill it out with some muscle as much as possible.
I thought about testosterone but bloodwork shows my total test over 700. I know there are other values to consider. I don't like the idea of a testosterone cycle after reading about how difficult it is to come off of it. I definitely don't want to be on it forever.
A recent DEXA scan showed my body fat at 20% but my visceral fat was disproportionately higher (worst 17 percentile). And my IGF-1 was 90 which is the low end for my age. So I started Tesa/Ipa a couple weeks ago. Too soon to really know if it's working but I love the improved sleep. Folks here seem to think going to HGH would be better but I'm gonna check my IGF-1 again after a month to see if the Tesa/Ipa moved the needle any.
