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Old 10-20-2006, 01:35 PM
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Default Re: What shall I do? Try to lose the fat or try to gain muscle mass?

I definitely got to the stage where my low T lewves were holding me back. I'd bulk and put on 4x more fat than muscle.

HOWEVER, my routine and particularly diet were really quite good - I maintained in the 9-12%BF range - just too small. After TRT I put on an easy 15lb of LBM in a few months without changing anything and mostly on a calorie deficit (I lost fat at the same time- I was about 12%BF when I started!).

So while it can make a difference, you really need to have your diet and routine down before you can blame it all on low T. Certainly low T will not help. Your diet sounds OK, but wihtout counting calories and logging food intake, can you really be sure you are being consistent?

I'd skip the dex PWO - just go for 5-6 solid meals/day. Lots of lean(ish) (need some fats - 20-30% of calories) - meat, fibrous veg and good fats. Make sure you are getting enough fat.

Skip bread, pasta, white rice etc... If in doubt lean meat + fibrous veg and add good fats if not around WO, otherwise add some carbs (sweet potato, brown rice or similar). I know pasta has been working so far, but I'd really try to reduce refined carbs.

Search bodybuilding.com or johnstonefitness for more info on 'good' diets.

Last edited by Ruper; 10-20-2006 at 01:38 PM.
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