Big Guys Need More Testosterone?

[babyface58]

I know different people need different T numbers to feel their best.

This is just a random thought and is probably not true, but I figured I'd throw it out there and see what you think...

In general, do bigger guys need more T than smaller guys to feel their best?

So maybe a guy who's 6'2" 250 pounds would need more T than a guy who's 5' 5" 130 pounds?

Who knows?

 

[BulldogMuscle1991]

hey

Ur r rite a guy who is 6ft 210 compare to aguy 5'3 150 the bigger guy needs more like for me im 5'10 185 so i need less than my buddy who is 6'2 265

 

[Teutonic]

Explain please....

 

[BulldogMuscle1991]

ok

u want me to explain sure:a smaller guy will need less then a bigger guy by dosage im saying like bigger guy will need the most while a smaller wont need the most

 

[cash]

The only way I buy into this is
a bigger guy WHO is higher in bodyfat will need more of a Aromatase inhibitor (AI) to get the benefits of the T, but not always a higher dose of T

 

[Misc]

u want me to explain sure:a smaller guy will need less then a bigger guy by dosage im saying like bigger guy will need the most while a smaller wont need the most

Now i don't know anything about if size will warrant more test but i would be curious to know if there are any studies that correlate bigger men to have higher test levels than small men. With conventional logic you would think that a bigger guy would need more just like he would need more food to maintain that size. but we are talking about hormones here not calories. im not saying you're wrong because i myself do not know but i'm wondering if you have some scientific data to back up this claim.

i am taking less than what was recommended for my testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) because i thought this as well. i'm only 5'8" so i will see if i need to up my dose when i get bloodwork in a couple months.

 

[Nitszo]

Some dude on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) thread was talking about little cars and big cars, this is his reference.
A big car (McLaren) a 6"ft 5 man, would need more testosterone (FUEL/FOOD) to grow.
A little car (one of those Europe things) would need less testosterone to grow.

I don't think its true, but it would be better to have higher test levels in both.
If you a small car, with lots of test... Lots of torque, very strong.. muscle car hatchback that keeps on pushing.. like beetle from the beetle.. MR BEANS CAR WITH TURBO

If your a big car, with lots of test.. lots of torque,turbo,strong.. McLaren

I'd rather be the Mclaren.. but right now im more of a broken down beetle with no turbo... i need to slap that turbo in me!!!!

 

[TR2838]

I don't think bigger guys need more exo-test? Bigger (fatter) guys usually aromatize the testosterone into estrogen because of a lot of the aromatase enzyme is in body fat.. Therefore, we need more Aromatase inhibitor (AI) to block the conversion to estrogen.

 

[Misc]

Some dude on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) thread was talking about little cars and big cars, this is his reference.
A big car (McLaren) a 6"ft 5 man, would need more testosterone (FUEL/FOOD) to grow.
A little car (one of those Europe things) would need less testosterone to grow.

I don't think its true, but it would be better to have higher test levels in both.
If you a small car, with lots of test... Lots of torque, very strong.. muscle car hatchback that keeps on pushing.. like beetle from the beetle.. MR BEANS CAR WITH TURBO

If your a big car, with lots of test.. lots of torque,turbo,strong.. McLaren

I'd rather be the Mclaren.. but right now im more of a broken down beetle with no turbo... i need to slap that turbo in me!!!!

That makes sense if you were talking about calories. yeah more test would help you get bigger faster but i don't think that's what the OP is asking. what i would like to see is a study that shows bigger and taller guys have more natural test levels than someone that is smaller. then that analogy would apply.

 

[Bullseye Forever]

Well i can tell you my experience,im 6'5 275 very active in the gym,workout 5 days a week very hard,and my testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose is 300mg/week...yes thats high,but my endo told me its like a hummer and a volkswagon,the bigger and muscular a guy is and how active he is will determine how much test he needs for his trt,having said that,one of my workout friends is 54 6'9 290 and his testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose is 50mg/week and he works out as hard as i do,so you really cant compare if a guy is bigger he needs more or needs less,but in my case i do

 

[cash]

calories and test are differnt
I am 6"0 245 pnds and have a natural test level of 180
200mg a week keep me at the high end of normal

 

[Misc]

Well i can tell you my experience,im 6'5 275 very active in the gym,workout 5 days a week very hard,and my testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose is 300mg/week...yes thats high,but my endo told me its like a hummer and a volkswagon,the bigger and muscular a guy is and how active he is will determine how much test he needs for his trt,having said that,one of my workout friends is 54 6'9 290 and his testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose is 50mg/week and he works out as hard as i do,so you really cant compare if a guy is bigger he needs more or needs less,but in my case i do

huh interesting.... size may not be a factor at all. everyone is different so i guess it could be more dependent on genetics and the way your body metabolizes test.

 

[Bullseye Forever]

huh interesting.... size may not be a factor at all. everyone is different so i guess it could be more dependent on genetics and the way your body metabolizes test.

yea thats what i think to,i think its all in genetics and your endocrine system

 

[DeusMalo]

Half lifes *can* be affected by metabolism depending on the med/supplement. Bigger ='s higher metabolism. The correlation might make sense. However, testosterone can take several pathways, which vary from hour to hour and day to day. One of its paths is one we all know and why we take AIs. However, some folks biology, like mine, dictates conversion to estrogen is not the only or even primary pathway for everyone - I aromatize very little esp for the dose I'm on.

The end result? total and free test. If you are in the range, you are in the range. I know of people who take 100mg/week like several on this forum and that puts their test in the optimal range. I know of people, like myself, that 100mg/week won't do squat for. But we are more or less the same size (someone I met recently is leaner and 20lbs heavier than me and does 100mg/week and is over 1000 total test).

My point? I don't think size has much to do with how much test one takes. I haven't seen any correlation OTHER than reading [anecdotal] about bigass longtime pro bodybuilders who take a ton because lower/more reasonable doses no longer have any effect (supposedly due to receptor downregulation but this isn't something I've researched but anecdotal stuff I've seen says this theory is debatable).

Maybe I should say, I don't think size has much to do with how much test one takes for effective HRT.

 

[Nitszo]

Well i can tell you my experience,im 6'5 275 very active in the gym,workout 5 days a week very hard,and my testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose is 300mg/week...yes thats high,but my endo told me its like a hummer and a volkswagon,the bigger and muscular a guy is and how active he is will determine how much test he needs for his trt,having said that,one of my workout friends is 54 6'9 290 and his testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) dose is 50mg/week and he works out as hard as i do,so you really cant compare if a guy is bigger he needs more or needs less,but in my case i do

LOL your the brother i was referring too about the cars!!

 

[cjw2021]

has more to do with enzyme levels and liver functioning than purely size. the size difference is almost insignificant. I'd say physical activity level probably demands more T than size.

 

[Teutonic]

To compare a large internal combustion s need for more fuel to a bigger guys need for more test is not true across the board.

Food yes...supplements yes.

Genetics have more to do with size naturally speaking.

Bullseye..without either one of us having ever done test..would have been a bigger guy than me anyway.

Of course certain people will need varying degree s of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to attain optimal ranges.

But NORMAL test ranges are 220-880 at my lab...with no box to check for size weight, ball size and/or muscularity.

I mean that s how I see it.

 

[Bullseye Forever]

LOL your the brother i was referring too about the cars!!

lol I figured it was ha ha

has more to do with enzyme levels and liver functioning than purely size. the size difference is almost insignificant. I'd say physical activity level probably demands more T than size.

thats apoint i believe to,the more active you are the more your body will use

To compare a large internal combustion s need for more fuel to a bigger guys need for more test is not true across the board.

Food yes...supplements yes.

Genetics have more to do with size naturally speaking.

Bullseye..without either one of us having ever done test..would have been a bigger guy than me anyway.

Of course certain people will need varying degree s of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) to attain optimal ranges.

But NORMAL test ranges are 220-880 at my lab...with no box to check for size weight, ball size and/or muscularity.

I mean that s how I see it.

yea me too,i wish i knew how the doctors say well this is your level,and you need to say in this same range,how do they determine that?

 

[MoparMuscle]

From my personal experience no. Currently sitting at 248 and 6'1" and lean enough to have a visable abs and my test levels are in the 1100-1200 range on 150mg e5d HRT