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Originally Posted by Imortyl Pussycat
just turned 40 myself and don't even want to tell you how much cardio it takes/day to stay lean, it's ridiculous. i use free weights for toning because i get mushy without it. i am wondering what i can do on a smaller scale to increase the benefit of my workouts. what supplements i can take to help keep muscle. i don't want to go crazy but would like to have an aid in this daily routine.
i wonder for the guys on these therapies: if you stop taking the hormones at some point does your body get to a point that you can't naturally keep it in shape anymore?
be careful on your eating(the timing i mean). do it to the letter with your plan. i dated a guy that didnt follow the rules and the mood swings/aggression were insane
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At a certain point in life it doesn't matter for people. What I mean is if a man is in his mid 40's he no longer has any hgh production and has very little testosterone production. So for a man it becomes hormone replacement therapy. I'd rather take hgh and a little test for the rest of my life than watch my body turn into an estrogen factory.
When you combine that with excercise and diet you can definitely turn back the clock and feel good again.
And for you Imortyl Pussycat, I would advise seeing an endicrinologist. Claudia-Marie started having weight gain about a year and a half ago. So we put her on a diet and jacked up the workouts at the gym...but nothing really worked. She ate like a bird and worked out like a crazy person and just sort of maintained the weight. Didn't gain anymore, but couldn't lose it either. And she was always tired.
Finally did some heavy research...took her to an endicrinologist. The doctor ran blood tests on her for a couple of weeks and then showed us the results. Her thyroid was running so low that she had the metabolism of a 65 year old woman!
She has now been on thryoid medication, HGH, AND topical testosterone (yes women need a small amount too) for the last month and a half and she is watching the weight just melt off and she is feeling good and energetic again.
