Synthetic or manufactured testosterone is classified as a "steroid."
The normal medical range of testosterone "naturally" occurring in the male body by the testes (balls) is currently between 200-600.
A guy who has a "natural" testosterone level of 500 injects himself with 0.5cc of "synthetic" testosterone per week (2cc or 2ml per month) to help give himself the "edge" to enhance his physical performance is the misuse of testosterone as a steroid. This is because he will be well over the normal medical range, perhaps between 1,500-2,000.
A guy, like me, who has zero natural testosterone because I have no testes (due to having testicular cancer three times) to produce testosterone naturally, needs "synthetic" testosterone to be injected in my body, which is prescribed and monitored by my doctor.
My current testosterone dosage is 0.5cc once every two weeks (1cc or 1ml a month). With this dosage, my testosterone level is 285. This is low, but it is sufficient. I neither require nor need more. Therefore, I can honestly say I don't take and have never taken steroids to enhance my physique. A fitness mindset does that! Guys, if you want to naturally increase your testosterone level, exercise intensely (train hard, but not necessarily “heavy”), especially the legs!
When I was going through aggressive chemotherapy (40 bags in 10 weeks), at 59 years old, from November 2021 to January 2022 I still exercised when I was able.
At one instance, after 23 days of chemotherapy, a few days after losing my hair, and finishing a 6-hour chemo session, I put my strength to the test and deadlifted 315 pounds for 2 sets of 10 reps!
When I didn't take any testosterone injections for 4 or more months (i.e., zero testosterone in my body) on two separate occasions (2022 and 2023) because of an enlarged prostate I was still able to engage in exercise.
60 days post-chemotherapy recovery and with zero testosterone in my body, I hiked up my favorite mountain, Mt. Sentinel, in Missoula, Montana. The hike took me over an hour longer to complete, but I did it! A year later, in 2023, I ran the Missoula Half Marathon WITHOUT testosterone!
Can a man live without testosterone? YES! Can a man exercise without testosterone? YES! Can a man make physical improvements without testosterone? YES! Does a man want to live without testosterone? No, of course he doesn’t. But I lived without testosterone for 4-6 months on two separate occasions. Strength gains and physical improvements can still occur without testosterone!
Testosterone increases "sex" drive and drive in general but does not necessarily fuel the body with energy and the energy necessary to exercise. Your mind does that! Fuel your mind with "The Fitness Mindset" here: https://amazon.com/dp/<wbr />057876119X
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