test - fat

[That-Guy]

do you guys find you gain extra fat when on a test only cycle or do you find it drops a bit..........?


test - fat

 

[E-Swift25]

You may have extra fat from the excess estrogen floating around in your body. This differs from person to person. Some people are more sensitive than others.

 

[slobberknocker]

Control estrogen and it's not a problem. Actually a lot of heavy test users report a thermogenic effect at very high doses. I'll let you know in a few weeks, hehe...

 

[That-Guy]

Control estrogen and it's not a problem. Actually a lot of heavy test users report a thermogenic effect at very high doses. I'll let you know in a few weeks, hehe...

hmmmmmmmmmm i might have to bump up my test then

 

[DTOX]

I'm sure this isn't quite what you were referring to, but since I started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) my bf % has gone down about 1-2% in spite of my diet of McDonalds and Krispy Kreme. I really can't explain it, as I don't understand how increased testosterone would increase thermogenesis...but apparently it does. Maybe it's made me more insulin sensitive and lowered my average blood sugar?

 

[BiggieSwolls]

IMO that would all come down to diet. I am of the opinion that a test only cycle would make you gain fat if you ate to gain fat and it would keep you lean if you were eating to stay lean.

 

[hhajdo]

I agree with Biggie.

Testosterone increases lipolysis:

http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/128/1/379

http://endo.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/126/2/1229

It also decreases lipoprotein lipase (LPL) & fat uptake in adipocytes:


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...ve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10997611&dopt=Abstract
,
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1778664&dopt=Abstract

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7829619&dopt=Abstract


Testosterone suppression by a LHRH agonist decreased fat oxidation (-31 %) & resting energy expenditure (- 9 %), increased adiposity.. in this study:

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/83/6/1886