Yeah I can’t speak much to this I haven’t tried it so I’m not a massive authority but I can share the little I do know. I also found out about HRT through rogan and later just how widespread steroid use (estimated 1 million users in the UK according to an article in the Guardian). The reason I mention it is that there is a widely cited paper out there which basically states that testosterone is so effective that people taking extra testosterone above their base levels can do absolutely zero exercise and will still put on more muscle and gain more strength than someone taking no testosterone and training as hard as they possibly can on an optimised training plan. It’s that effective. Like I always knew it boosted performance but it wasn’t until I found out about that paper that I knew it boosted performance to quite that extent.
For steroids, Derek from More Plates, More Dates seems to be the guy everyone goes to to find out information. He has quite a bit of stuff on his site and well as his YouTube. Over the last few years there’s a class of drugs called SARMs that have emerged that seem to be generally safer than steroids as they only effect skeletal muscle tissue rather than all muscle tissue such as the heart which is what often causes many issues for steroid users. The downside is that they’re much newer so not as much research has been done on them so people don’t know yet with absolute 100% certainty that they are better in the long term but it currently looks that way.
For HRT, there is a YouTuber called Mark Lewis who is mainly an endurance athlete who speaks openly and very positively about his HRT protocol and how it helps him with his training and also helped him overcome depression. These three videos here:
It’s definitely something I will be looking into in more detail when I hit my late 30s. Like you say it’s not generally available through public health care systems and you have to go private to get it which is what Mark Lewis did, so cost is another thing that has to be taken into account. And then also the fact that once you’re on HRT, you generally have to be on it for life. With how unstable the world and supply chains are atm I’m not sure if I want to be tied down to requiring a medicine for the rest of my life unless I really have to. But thought I would mention it as something to look into as it obviously does have massive performance benefits when done properly.
For steroids, Derek from More Plates, More Dates seems to be the guy everyone goes to to find out information. He has quite a bit of stuff on his site and well as his YouTube. Over the last few years there’s a class of drugs called SARMs that have emerged that seem to be generally safer than steroids as they only effect skeletal muscle tissue rather than all muscle tissue such as the heart which is what often causes many issues for steroid users. The downside is that they’re much newer so not as much research has been done on them so people don’t know yet with absolute 100% certainty that they are better in the long term but it currently looks that way.
For HRT, there is a YouTuber called Mark Lewis who is mainly an endurance athlete who speaks openly and very positively about his HRT protocol and how it helps him with his training and also helped him overcome depression. These three videos here:
https://youtu.be/U2cRVhwQP4A
https://youtu.be/hJtJOtTKuVM
https://youtu.be/qrIm9ZDBehY
It’s definitely something I will be looking into in more detail when I hit my late 30s. Like you say it’s not generally available through public health care systems and you have to go private to get it which is what Mark Lewis did, so cost is another thing that has to be taken into account. And then also the fact that once you’re on HRT, you generally have to be on it for life. With how unstable the world and supply chains are atm I’m not sure if I want to be tied down to requiring a medicine for the rest of my life unless I really have to. But thought I would mention it as something to look into as it obviously does have massive performance benefits when done properly.