Testosterone is Overrated Unless You Prioritise This One Thing

[@matthowell8985]

Take your drugs, eat your food, lift your weights, and then sleep. Times change, but the formula is eternal.

[@BenWinney]

That's pretty much like 95% of it

[@kalmmonke5037]

you ssaid too much serotonin decrease testosterone, that means too much relaxation decrease testoterone?@@BenWinney

[@jrm_music7229]

Healthy fats included

[@TK_KINGK]

Very underrated comment this!

[@SnakeEater503]

yup, people online keep finding new ways to overcomplicate things that have been flushed out for a long time. Oversaturating the net with thigns that dont matter at the end of the day and jsut further raise cortisol lol

[@carlosdesantiago1356]

00:02 Maximizing Androgen receptor sensitivity is crucial for experiencing the benefits of testosterone. - Lower testosterone levels can still be effective if Androgen receptors are sensitive. - Cortisol can negatively affect Androgen receptor sensitivity and testosterone production. 01:53 Reduce cortisol levels to optimize testosterone production. - Practice deep breathing and meditation to lower cortisol. - Avoid endocrine-disrupting chemicals by using glass or metal containers and wearing clothes made of natural fibers. 03:37 Avoid non-stick Teflon and prioritize stainless steel or cast iron for cooking. - Use a wooden cutting board instead of a plastic one and a bamboo toothbrush instead of a plastic one to avoid endocrine disruptors. - Avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen as they suppress testosterone production. 05:21 Avoid excessive serotonin, soy, finasteride, and sexual exhaustion for optimal androgen receptor function. - Excessive serotonin can lead to decreased androgen receptor expression, causing sexual side effects. - Soy contains phytoestrogens that can suppress androgen receptor expression and increase estrogenic activity. Finasteride blocks testosterone conversion to DHT, which can reduce androgen receptor expression. Sexual exhaustion can lead to a loss of interest in sex and reduced androgen receptor density. 07:13 Androgen receptor activity is influenced by various factors beyond just testosterone. - Certain polyphenols in tea can reduce the number of Androgen receptors, but the benefits of tea make this a minor concern. - Avoid benzophenones found in sunscreen, as they can block Androgen receptor activity; opt for mineral sunscreen instead. 08:56 Prioritize sleep and avoid overtraining to optimize testosterone levels - Avoid overtraining to prevent increased cortisol levels - Supplement with amino acids, vitamin D3, and zinc to improve androgen receptor expression 10:40 Herbal supplements and amino acids can optimize androgen receptors for better health. - Korean red ginseng helps prevent toxin-induced downregulation in androgen receptors and has been used to treat various health issues for centuries. - Glycine and glutamine are amino acids crucial for forming and maintaining androgen receptors, with glycine also upregulating five alpha reductases to increase DHT levels. 12:28 Optimize Androgen receptor expression and sensitivity -Avoid cortisol, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and certain medications - Engage in strength training, take specific supplements, and monitor effects

[@BenWinney]

Great summary!

[@veracity5977]

Or you can just take L Cartitine L Tartate

[@alexanderestrada3117]

​@@veracity5977what for?

[@chipmunk4928]

​@@veracity5977 can you share info about these two supplements?

[@BachelorOfMartialArts]

Avoid glass or metal? And I assume plastic too… so wtf containers do I use? Wood? 😂 wood water bottles and wood bowls?

[@hesedchristianconda3479]

the first point on reducing stress is wholesome because you can now smile in the gym and be the biggest guy while being the happiest at the same time

[@PapiAndrey]

It’s true, i couldn’t smile or be happy at all, let alone at the same time. That is, until i heard his first point. Now i know that i’m allowed to be happy 😃👍

[@mostlypeacefuljogger4622]

As long as there aren’t any gym bunnies recording and making you look like a creeper.

[@Shronkey_]

​@@mostlypeacefuljogger4622 your photo being circulated with the word 'permaban' is your fault my guy. No touching!

[@mostlypeacefuljogger4622]

@@Shronkey_ I have no idea what you’re talking about but sure. 👍

[@Shronkey_]

@@mostlypeacefuljogger4622 think they deserved it? Not your fault? How could you resist?

[@damnpeggy4373]

Watching this while eating my meal prep out of plastic tupperware that has been cooked using plastic cutting board and a non-sticking pan and drinking water from my plastic water bottle has raised my damn cortisol. I have pretty good genetics in terms of androgen receptors, but I didn't know I've been nuking them that hard.

[@BenWinney]

Genetics are a huge component so you might be fine but if this is important to you then you could consider switching your bottles, food containers etc. out for more hormone-friendly options

[@yamilz32]

@@BenWinney I can place the water in metal container, but it originally comes in plastic bottles since it was packed and while standing in the supermarket, so wondering how much it will affect to later change it to a metal bottle.

[@bullzeye8181]

Use tap water and filter it yourself. For counter-top filtrations, Brita or PUR are ok... BERKEY even better. @@yamilz32

[@musicgamer8962]

Definitely matters bro. Can even taste the difference in the water just leaving it a few days in plastic, compared to fresh from the store.

[@562wiseguy]

Bro unless you have a perfect life some of these suggestions are practically impossible to follow. Some are practical but things like plastic is pretty much impossible to avoid.

[@canotajman]

This is top tier information and I want to add to it. A great way to flush out up to 90% of those chemicals plastics etc is to sweat. So people who sweat a lot be happy,your body gets rid of a lot of that filth. I started doing more cardio when I heard this even tho I sweat quite a lot even if just lifting weights.

[@BenWinney]

Absolutely

[@Thetruepredictor]

Fasting as well and it also boost testosterone.

[@jaycalvin3783]

Thanks for this information! I seriously didn’t know that. I do sweat pretty good, I must say that rowing makes me sweat insane though. I will probably add that as some cardio as well💯

[@canotajman]

@@jaycalvin3783 glad to help. Rowing is excellent cardio as well as resistance training. I sweat from that like nothing else.

[@helloyoutube2694]

Those are good news for me, becouse i sweat like a motherfucker!

[@shaktipat736]

You also need to prioritise avoiding alcohol, because it inhibits testosterone production and it damages Leydig cells. Alcohol is the least masculine category of drinks.

[@Bobby_T_]

Exactly. Why do people recognize this in some foods like tofu but turn around and associate beer with masculinity? It doesn’t make sense. The least masculine thing a man can legally do to his body consume something that contains alcohol. All of the negative effects on men are obvious, yet nobody speaks up about it except for me.

[@lashedandscorned]

​@@Bobby_T_Beer also contains estrogen iirc

[@edtheangler4930]

​@@lashedandscornedyeah and your stomach acid destroys the estrogen...

[@OneDougUnderPar]

Much appreciated. Biggest one is reducing cortisol; I already knew this, and it's the one I struggle with the most. You can do all the meditation you want, but if you live in a mentally toxic environment ...

[@BenWinney]

Cortisol is one of the main issues I'm working on right now

[@godsaveeveryone5006]

Any medicine to reduce cortisol?

[@hanifsulistiyo3559]

@@godsaveeveryone5006 ashwagandha, or so I've heard.

[@RobertBell-vb7hk]

Semen retention will naturally decrease cortisol.

[@ordinaryretrogamer6944]

​@@RobertBell-vb7hkthats just not true

[@Sh3ddz]

Slight correction on the L-carnitine segment: 500mg is a good dose for injectable L-carnitine. Due to its low oral bioavailability, you need to take upwards of 4-5 grams for it to have a similar effect, as it’s only about 15% orally bioavailable. Additionally the best form to take is L-carnitine L-tartrate since it has a higher oral bioavailability than the other forms and is better metabolized.

[@JADC1111]

Derek is proud

[@safeops]

Also need to be very careful of tmao with oral l carnitine another reason injectable is a lot better

[@Sh3ddz]

@@safeops So, yes and no. Oral L-carnitine can produce TMAO after being digested by specific gut bacteria, and TMAO can potentially be carcinogenic. Although, the study done on TMAO being carcinogenic is inconclusive at best. But, being safe you can ingest raw garlic beforehand. Make sure it's raw and minced right there so it has the highest allicin content, which can kill the bacteria that produces TMAO. pre-minced garlic doesn't have the same allicin content.

[@safeops]

@@Sh3ddz thanks for that info ! Would garlic tabs with the Allicin content work like the raw content and good to know about digesting before , I have tried to find that info but no where seems to say when to take …

[@Sh3ddz]

@@safeops Personally what I did was mince up 1-2 cloves of raw garlic, eat that, then wait about 10 mins, and then take my L-carnitine. I would be careful buying pre minced garlic, since Allicin can degrade fairly quickly after crushing / mincing garlic. It’s essentially garlic’s defence chemical.

[@jonaanahata8532]

You are on to it man! Good to see someone spreading the truths!!

[@BenWinney]

Much appreciated

[@kermitiswatching4880]

That video was awesome bro. Especially the summary at the end of it is something that not many people do that really made this video stick out of the other ones you see on this topic. Keep that up man!

[@BenWinney]

Glad you enjoyed mate

[@Kizuna_x]

As a Medical student from India, I confirm that each and every information is 100% accurate, so you can believe it with no doubt!

[@BenWinney]

Thank you my friend

[@andrewcarlson2178]

I'd trust your medical training over that in the West any day

[@jatochgaatjeniksaan3307]

Just keep the parasites to yourself and try not to shit on the street.

[@Tengrinin_Kirbaci]

The from India part created doubts in my mind now.

[@i_sartist5563]

@@Tengrinin_Kirbaciracist

[@Starchaser63]

Useful info. An update on Zinc - Zinc should be balanced with Copper, even better is to take a balanced mineral formula. Zinc taken on a regular or long term basis can cause a low Copper situation Copper situation which can lead to Iron overload or Disregulation. I suffered with low Copper after 2 years if regular Zinc supplementation and had to be treated in hospital ..the symptoms i had were multiple - anemia, low body temperature, bone pain , low white blood cell count, irregular heartbeat, loss of pigment from the skin, and thyroid problems..I also had grey hair and aged wrinking of my skin due to Iron Overload which spread to my internal orgnans..hospital tests showed almost zero Copper and excess Iron build up in internal organs..after stopping Zinc and taking 2 mg Copper daily all symptoms were gone and after several months I had restored health...a reciprocal relationship between iron and copper has been established in some tissues. For example, iron accumulates during copper deficiency and regular zinc intake causes a Copper deficiency . An off / on approach is best rather than daily , especially if your not zinc deficient. Zinc bisglyconate is a well absorbed form, citrate ,picolinate are OK too. Magnesium Glycinate is an excellent supplement .. 👍

[@ok-vh7rz]

Can i get copper only from foods? If yes what foods are the best? I heard liver has copper but it has a lot more iron too..

[@Starchaser63]

@@ok-vh7rz copper is in foods but it depends why are you taking copper 🤔 if you are not deficient then probably you won't need it..copper supplements are usually 1 or 2 mg tablets So you could buy them from the health store..if taking regularly i would advise a balanced mineral formula...

[@ok-vh7rz]

because i take 25mg zinc 2 times a day and i eat a lot of meat @@Starchaser63

[@ok-vh7rz]

and i think i have zero copper and too much iron

[@TehLuNaTiC]

how much time you were on zinc to get those issues

[@thelitemaster]

Good shit, I've quickly came to this conclusion a few days ago. It's like having a bunch of fuel with no mechanism to create ignition.

[@BenWinney]

Exactly

[@stergioszisekas5180]

It's a great video! Congratulations! However, I disagree with DHT increase. The hair loss is one negative effect, but not the most important one. The most important issue caused by DHT is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), which is an increase in the size of the prostatic gland. This is not reversible and it is usually diagnosed when it is too late. That's why men with Male pattern baldness (usually those who are having hair loss from a young age) are statistically much more likely to suffer from BPH when they are getting older, compared to those not suffering from hair liss. Believe me, I suffered from high DHT when I was younger and it's definitely much more potent than testosterone.

[@maxjtj31]

You suffered from high DHT? what was the suffering like? You certainly felt the powerful positive effects like sneezy and muscle and confidence if your dht was that high too right?

[@ynkrfl3222]

Male pattern baldness doesn‘t necessarly tell you something about the DHT concentration in someones Body. It‘s just that the androgen receptors in the scalpt are genetically prone to shrink the hair folicles. If someone does not have the genetic predisposition for Male pattern baldness, DHT can be very high without causing hairloss.

[@dirk_diggler777]

​@@maxjtj31dht doesn't affect muscles lol, test does

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

baldening genes are also more hair on body genes, a trade off

[@Thatdude829]

​@@dirk_diggler777yeah but it definitely effects strength,confidence,libido,mood and cognition

[@SM-zo4si]

You summarized so much research I have read over the past few years. Great job dude, saving this for a easy place to get it ALL

[@BenWinney]

Glad it was helpful

[@altekamerad]

0:50 boy really searched up 'Smart Asian Doctor photo'

[@devontef.8943]

This comment came up as soon as I saw that photo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Carlos-es4oe]

I would add periodic fasting to this list. Prolonged fasting at least once a year, which is what I do, for 48-72 hours will helo drastically with very many things. The biggest benefit of fasting is autophagy which is your basically your bodies best way of detoxing itself.

[@emil25558]

This video sure is good. I had no idea that these effects of everyday products were actually proven to mess with ur hormones nice video, no yapping, tysm for linking sources man i hope u have a nice day this video is a MASTERPIECE

[@BenWinney]

Glad it was helpful

[@blackhillsed4936]

I would recommend avoiding alcohol as well. Great content!

[@BenWinney]

Definitely. Thanks for watching

[@masterpo160]

Dope video, I've never heard some of this stuff. I especially liked all the ideas for removing plastics and the sexual exhaustion parts. I'm glad I removed a bunch of the other stuff from my life, I think that's the easiest route to take. I'd recommend all guys who want to increase their test to just cut out all toiletries, shampoos, soy, any hairloss pills, tea, etc. You don't need any of it.

[@kahsoon0020]

But my hair 🥲

[@-whackd]

Finasteride doesn't reduce muscle, and people who produce testosterone but don't convert it into dht actually had a little bit more LBM than those who convert it to DHT, in some sibling studies. It reduces hair loss, and libido for some people though.

[@chronic_daydreamer]

Glad to see you adjusted the information on zinc as the zinc and copper balance is important, but I see you omitted mentioning the dangers of taking supplemental form Vitamin D3. When this is not taken with the correct complementary vitamins like K and others, you can end up with calcium deposited in all the wrong places and end up with calcinosis like I did. This is extremely uncomfortable and can be avoided. You are far, far better off going for sunlight than taking supplemental Vitamin D. If you absolutely MUST take it, make sure you research the correct amounts and complementary vitamins you need to take to ensure it doesn’t mess up your calcium distribution in your body.

[@BenWinney]

I definitely agree with you

[@edwardtye4119]

This was insanely helpful and well-delivered. Thank you for making this video. I made about 2 pages of notes.

[@BenWinney]

Glad you found it useful my friend

[@relaxationchannel7432]

I love the way you have structured the video it is really clear and concise and i liked the fact you made a recap at the very end very helpfula nf information

[@CarrotSensitive]

The isoflavones thing is a lot more nuanced than you make out. Most isoflavones like genistein do not bind to the estrogen α-receptor sites, which for all concerned, is the one people are talking about when they refer to "soyboys" which is an ironic ad hominen if you know anything about phytoestrogens and phytoandrogens (of which soy has many)reason being is α-receptor binding sites go directly to estrogen, β-receptor sites go to estradiol which in men will continue down the androgenic prohormone pathway ending in DHT, unless you have some strange polymorphism that would essentially make you trans or a hermaphrodite, so not most males then. There's a lot of studies showing that β-receptor binding is involved in things like the girth of a penis because of the release of prostaglandins during development stages, and the fullness of muscles(mechanism unknown, but probably localised prostaglandin release again) I've never saw it confirmed, but i think the "soyboy" thing is not anything to do with a feminising effect of phytoestrogens or SERM's, but probably to do with the goitrogenic effect of soy, and the anti-thyroid promoting diet that is veganism. If you already had poor thyroid function to begin with, adding a vegan diet and making soy your numero uno choice for amino acids is going to plummet your endocrine function and thus your androgens. Not to mention that vegan diets are pretty terrible for cellular membrane function unless you consume things like organic wheat germ which most don't, and even so they'd still be missing out from the sphingomylein repletion from egg consumption. Long story short, vegan diets are very non-promotive of endocrine function is what it boils down to I noticed you mentioned DHA too and like most people who blanket PUFA's you would be wrong about it being feminising. DHA is essential for cell membrane function and in this context maintaining homeostasis of the hormone glands and endocrine function. It's also one of the best antioxidants for redox status because of its "resolvin" content. Meaning it wont primarily act like an anti-oxidant or a pro-oxidant, it acts either or depending on what is required in the organism. Saturated fat whilst being prometabolic and hormone promoting due to increasing cholesterol is not anti-inflammatory in the presence of inflammatory cytokines..this is just facts(don't care about mouse studies..their observations are moot point in human nutrition)the only exception would be dietary cholesterol when eaten raw to main the cell membranes e.g yolk, bone marrow(doesn't contain cholesterol, but is essential in utilising it). I agree on seed oils though. They are generally trash, but it's more to do with how they are made and the solvents and reagents used than the actual plant itself. Cold pressed seed oils are probably ok, but not really worth the bother at the end of the day. They only really offer Vitamin E in the α-tocopherol form and not much else

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

they also hide from sun and vitamin d destroying good sleep and natural hormones and brain growth, get less protein not getting full height also getting lectin and oxalates overload early on with allergies and autoimmune diseases on the way (in my case spiked histamine sensitivity)

[@FreeUrMindz]

Good info....Thanks! Most folks don't understand how important and powerful hormone manipulations are to health, longevity, and optimal athletic health.

[@laimonaslb]

This is usually why people take proviron or other dht steroids, helps reduce shbg and frees more test to be used, “over training” can help up-regulate ar sensitivity due to igf-1, insulin and protein synthesis sensitivities and can help produce more receptors, training can also produce a glut-4 receptor temporarily enabling you to eat more without spiking insulin or gaining fat, long story short, hard training can affect your hormones as much as hard training is important in and of itself

[@jakel.9819]

Proviron is cool for about a week or two. Then your SHBG crashes to single digits and you’re back to no sex drive

[@andrewcarlson2178]

I've seen some theories circulating that due to how harmful our environment has become to testosterone, that doing a single steroid cycle may be beneficial and it certainly isn't as harmful as it was 30 years ago.

[@حمزهالعتيبي-ر7ع]

Not true ​@@andrewcarlson2178

[@GrgAProduction]

@@andrewcarlson2178you never do ‘one steroid cycle’ , waste of time, money, energy. 3months is never enough to keep that mass anyways after that. Mostly it’s waster retention anyways intitially before you start packing real solid mass on that same weight. Unless you haven’t had the muscles fibres for 6months, probably you won’t keep any of them after.. also depending on how fast you can get your own production topped up..

[@LukeNguyen174]

Holy sh*t. I can see your channel blowing up a year from now. Keep dropping gems brother!!

[@BenWinney]

Thanks man I appreciate it

[@kiminonawa2550]

DHT actually goes to the scalp to deal with the scar tissue. It doesn’t actually cause balding. It’s just found there. Proper scalp massage reduces scar tissue and regrows hair.

[@BenWinney]

I've heard this too. I cut out a part of the video talking about high DHT being a symptom of some kind of stress in the body and just correlated with balding (which itself is also a symptom of that stress) not causing it. But I didn't know enough about it to feel confident speaking on it yet

[@kiminonawa2550]

@@BenWinney yeah we’re suffering from decades of either poor research output or deliberate unethical behavior from the scientific establishment. One objective study I would look at would be where they injected botox in scalp and observed hair growth. Some prolonged fasting regimen over three weeks also notice denser hair growth. Which I assume is the result of scar tissue in scalp being used up during autophagy

[@BenWinney]

@@kiminonawa2550 Very interesting

[@WeightedPullups]

do you have any paper on this? I am interested since I want to stop finasteride

[@schroederluck7984]

Sucks for guys like me in mid 20s who need fin to not go bald. I can still get erections with fin, but obviously there’s a trade off at some level. Guys with full heads of hair naturally don’t know how fortunate and blessed they are.

[@oscarenbacka_4909]

I’m in the same situation I’m 21 and I’ve been taking fin for two years. It’s a trade of and I get so much stress from looking at my balding hair although I’m a Norwood 1 or 2.

[@gremmi7098]

Shave your head, get some Snapbacks to cope. Stop coping when you're happy. Fuck fin

[@adfgfdgs34bt4n]

Have you noticed a difference in erection quality?

[@adfgfdgs34bt4n]

Have you noticed a difference in erection quality?@@oscarenbacka_4909

[@jordixboy]

Shave your damn hair

[@b.alix3]

All these recommendations are great in the context you’ve spoken on. The one problem I’d say though is most men will lose their hair from pumping up all the pathways to increase DHT.

[@92yankee52]

My test is around 350 and it’s funny I am stronger and have more muscle then some guys with twice or triple mine 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@diomedes39]

Same, mine is lower but I am pretty strong. I just need to lose the belly 😅

[@eustacebagge3869]

high dht bro

[@borikero1]

Same here. Upper 300s...sometimes 400s, but not a single issue in bed, with hair, or with strength or building muscle. Abundant testosterone is just one of the keys...how much of that testosterone is properly utilized by the body is a whole different matter and probably comes down to genetics. You could inject a woman with the same amount of testosterone as Ronnie Coleman and she will never achieve the same results...many variables and moving parts.

[@nolansacket3457]

Your tissues may be fully saturated and the 350 is all that's left over. If you have all the signs of higher test, your body probably produces more then you realize.

[@Scry999]

There are actually phytoestrogens called lignans that bind to the estrogen receptors but do not bind to them strongly as estrogen would and therefore take up the receptor for estrogen to bind to.

[@stefanweilhartner4415]

taurin also lowers cortisol! one of the mechanisms could be that taurin acts as a pH buffer in the mitochondria which optimizes fat burning enzymes in the krebs cycle. but there might be other mechanisms as well regarding testosterone

[@BenWinney]

Interesting thank you for the info

[@joepesci8930]

As someone with Cushing's syndrome, I'll need to look into that. I'll take anything to get my cortisol down naturally except ashwaganda

[@wadi3887]

​@@joepesci8930Why? is ashwaganda bad?

[@justamonkewithinternetacce6835]

​@@joepesci8930sorry for the disturbance, but what's wrong with ashwagandha

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

they say you don't get enough of it with meat in diet, it made me think

[@lashedandscorned]

also better to get your micronutrients from whole foods eggs, liver, red meat, animal fat, avocado, kiwi, and other fruits will do tons of good for you as for vitamin d, get 10-15 minutes of sunlight exposure

[@BenWinney]

Absolutely agree

[@Ballistichydrant]

Finesteride also has a negative impact on cognitive function. Please consider avoiding this one at all cost.

[@leodwyer5278]

It’s the by far the most effective way to slow down male pattern balding though, and having a crap hairline is disastrous for you’re appearance

[@Winning33]

@@leodwyer5278 so be stupid or have a full head of hair? That is a tough choice.

[@ceganc2678]

@@leodwyer5278looks like you’re already dumb if ur willing to sacrifice cognition for hair

[@BenWinney]

@@dbab-liftingjourney7351 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14740338.2023.2294926#:~:text=Among%20the%2054%2C766%20cases%20of,%25%20CI%205.17%E2%80%935.71).

[@chrollo6159]

@@BenWinney 2.9% bruh😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@tonyadams8812]

I can concure whatwas said about wearing clothes that are made from natural fibres i.e cotton, linen hemp and the same goes for bed linen. Prior to learning about synthetic fibres whenever I purchased an Item of clothing my 1st priority was does it look good. However, now my 1st priority is that it must be made of 100% cotton (not cotton rich) , Linen or hemp. I also only sleep on 100% cotton sheets.

[@BenWinney]

Quality natural materials is the way to go

[@tonyadams8812]

@@BenWinney 💯

[@petermeyers2899]

I spent months learning all this. I could have saved a lot of trouble if I had found this video much earlier.

[@Jack-bn1wc]

500mg l-carnitine orally will exert next to no effect due to poor bioavailability. I personally inject l-carnitine after a carb rich meal an hour before I workout. 1mL IM nets 600mg; an equivalent oral dose would be 3500-4000mg for the same effect. Also, use l-carnitine l-tartrate, not acetylated carnitine.

[@dutchrussell]

one of the strongest guys I know has like 250 ng/dl. He's 6'4" and can deadlift 405 like the plates are styrofoam. This makes sense now.

[@akg1301]

405lbs or kg?

[@neon8187]

Obv pounds mannnnn 🤣🤣🤣 ​@@akg1301

[@q3triad910]

One thing to add is drink loose leaf tea instead of teabags which contain tons of plastic

[@BenWinney]

Good point

[@MiguePizar]

Well, I take dutasteride than finasteride as a DHT Blocker, that's even more powerful and no problem with my extremely high total and free testosterone and building muscle, and it has been proven that DHT doesn't do much for building muscle.

[@kianaustin6665]

Totally looks like you have extremely high test lol 😂

[@MiguePizar]

@@kianaustin6665 I can show my blood work to you,I don't have any problem, and why I'm not big? easy, never bulked in my life, and been undereating for 17 years, so it doesn't matter if one has the best genetics in the world (Not my case but still good genetics, if you are undereating and not training hard, imposible to gain muscle like that), until 4 months on which I gained 20 pounds of weight, of which easy 10 were muscle, while maintaining practically the same fat. Best

[@Daniel-nm2qb]

@@MiguePizarhey, not only that, but the comment I posted yesterday to you regarding how 5ar inhibition doesn’t impact muscle growth has been deleted. As a matter of fact, ALL my comments have been deleted by Ben. This is a second channel that I don’t use. SMH, when u speak the truth and respond back to the claims, they silence you.

[@MiguePizar]

@@Daniel-nm2qb I'm amazed my comment it still there, but yes, KZbin now is like that when saying the truth. Best

[@Daniel-nm2qb]

@@MiguePizar likewise. Take care my friend.

[@Apostle734]

L-Carnitine is extremely effective at androgen uptake as well as fat loss by improving mitochondria density I believe. The caveat, however, is that it must be injected im. There is also a saturation period. Anyways, look up chase irons l-carnitine benefits. He explains this very thoroughly. If you do happen to order it from him, tell him Sweet Baby Gains sent you! Hope this helps. Thanks for the solid info!

[@fernandosulantay]

"Your probably don't have a degree in medicine or biology " me as a med student: you are not quite right and not quite wrong, I have like 1/7 of a degree xD

[@xavierayayaell546]

Med student just means "currently being brainwashed into the cult of big pharma"

[@catathedog2969]

This guy nether have a degree in medecin. It's just knowledge which u get in so many KZbin Videos. Like avoid plastic, take care of ur vitamins/minirals. Sleep, do sports. There is nothing new what he was talking and he couldn't provide even any study

[@BenWinney]

@@catathedog2969 Studies are in the description

[@The_New_Abnormal_World_Order]

Phyto-estrogens are supposed to balance estrogen, if you dont have enough estrogen then it increases it and if you have too much it blocks it. (It's far weaker than estradiol, so it can have an estrogenic effect or estrogen blocking effect depending on the situation.)

[@optimize.]

Wonderfully in-depth and scientifically sound information. Purchased your guide straight away. you for sharing.

[@BenWinney]

Glad you enjoyed my friend, thanks for the support

[@HienHere]

Not all the glitters are gold but this surely are gold

[@Z0RD]

Plastic is everywhere and inevitable, reduce it's consume is hard, I knew almost all this stuff, these are informations often repeated, instead I listen few about the correlation of pollution and our hormones

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

yeah food water air soil cloths carpets impossible to avoid

[@N1CH0LAS007]

One more thing I've learnt to utilise is regular sauna after strength training followed by a good 10 minute cold shower amazing recovery combo + Try to avoid using any shower gels,deodorants or clothes washing detergents that aren't made from natural resources a fair few random people have wildy accused me of using steroids when in reality I've just taken a different more methodical approach than the average gym goer.

[@gowtham8909]

Even if you use metal bottle, the water you get would've used a plastic mode of transportation. so it should be the government taking action to replace plastics.

[@BenWinney]

You're right plastics need to stop being produced so much

[@dmnC1541]

You even made the effort to buy those stock photos for this amazing video! it's great

[@launchpaddery1560]

I'm a student with little to no budget for supplements, especially multiple ones, is there perhaps a budget friendly way to get those benefits?

[@BenWinney]

L-carnitine: red meat Vitamin D3: you should probably supplement this, but you get it from direct sunlight on your skin (no sunscreen) Zinc: meat and shellfish Glycine: gelatin and bone broth Glutamine: eggs, dairy, meat, fish Prioritise sleep, low stress, and high intensity exercise.

[@launchpaddery1560]

@@BenWinney thank you so much!

[@bigzachful]

The supplements DHEA, Pregnenalone & a Multivitamin/Mineral.

[@sceaserjulius9476]

Stay on diet, get a multi-vitamin

[@dillonJwilson]

You get a ton of Vitamin D from fish. Especially sardines.

[@hideawayglobal]

Adding a comment here regarding serotonin so that people don't minimise their serotonin. Serotonin is a regulating chemical. Too much of it leads to increased body temperature, diarrhea, potential hallucinations, loss of coordination, and too little of it leads to emotional insecurity leading to excessive aggression, impulsiveness, and emotional instability (for example, narcissism). It is important to keep this in a middle range. There is only one study available regarding serotonin down-regulating androgen receptors. Serotonin can and should play an important role in managing stress (fix your gut microbiome to do this by drinking milk kefir) as well as laughter/play (comedy, pretending, banter, etc.), sleep, exercise, and so on. For those interested in politics and social power dynamics, serotonin (pro social) is the other option besides dictatorship through aggression - refer to chimpanzee studies. "Altering Serotonin Levels Changes Monkey Behavior and Status" is available on KZbin.

[@UTBanjo]

The phytoestrogens in soy have a much lower estrogenic effect than natural estrogen you are making. You would rather have soy phytoestrogens binding to your receptors than what is floating around in your body. The estrogen that doesn't bind is metabolized and broken down.

[@sigmachadtrillioniare6372]

Yes, also it's low in amounts

[@DanteLikesRock]

still can't deny the effect soy has on men.

[@UTBanjo]

What effects? I’m 45, not on TRT, and have soy several times a week. I guarantee I’m bigger and stronger than you, and my total test is always mid 750s mg/dl with free test 20-22 pg/ml. Beer has worse estrogenic effects than soy. The chemicals they use to add scent to your deodorant, detergent, body wash and shampoo are worse. The plastic you consume food from is worse. It’s a bean people.

[@mauntaxthelegend3188]

This video summarises days of research for overall health

[@GATHUGHDxD]

honestly most of these benefits won't really impact your testosterone, just working out and taking vitamin d gets you the most results in happiness and energy, testosterone and androgen receptors are something very rooted in your genetics that you can't really change very impactfully. honestly it's a better bet to focus on being the most charismatic, capable and good looking person you can and not to worry about things that are not only very hard to control but also extremely different from person to person, better to focus on the 80% than this very small part of the 20%

[@BenWinney]

You're correct. This is like an extra 10-20% boost

[@ashoryaghob6752]

So if you’ve been drinking plastic water bottles for a long time, how long after you stop using them will your androgen receptors start to bind properly again ?

[@danboofin5094]

A BIG caveat to L carnitine is that the oral supplement has absolutely horrible bio availability and it’s estimated to be between 10-20% absorption and converts to TMAO in ur gut. However dietary L carnitine has a much higher absorption of 70% and above. The research on it is sparse but unless ur willing to inject L carnitine from a vial intramuscular it’s not worth it whatsoever. If ur not willing to inject I would say optimize ur diet and eat foods with high amounts of L carnitine

[@UTBanjo]

…and too much TMAO is linked to many diseases.

[@safeops]

Exactly spot on with all you said ! Also not many are aware of the tmao and how bad that can be for your heart health etc

[@UTBanjo]

@@safeops TMAO is also linked to impaired renal function

[@Snakebloke]

My t-levels are so low, I'd gladly take baldness as a side-effect of high DHT. 289 nanograms per decalitre... That's....probably why I feel crap all the time.

[@NorbertKasko]

Hands down the best video on the topic I've seen so far.

[@Jeremiah587]

nah theres a youtuber whos been talking bout this for years. team3dalpha

[@BenWinney]

Thank you Norbert

[@BenWinney]

Team3DAlpha is one of the main sources of my knowledge about hormones

[@fredriksyversen4200]

whil this is mostly true. It is so many og the small things here, and the wast majority of them provide little difference. For most people: Enough good sleet, resistance training, making most of their food from scratch is enough. 95% is done there. I mean i now live in a country where you cant drink the tap water. And stating plastic bottles now can reduce up to 90%... Well bloodworks shows no difference. rather an increase. So try to take into account that most of theese tips are just the 1-5% . Well also im prescribed nsaids from doctor because of autoimmune disease. And im 40 years old. Levels are above my 25 year old me. Just by focusing on the basics.

[@sundvallen]

You increase the amount of receptors by increasing the test dose. Approved.

[@alpha8438]

It's not easy to optimize both anti-aging and testosterone. I use an anti-DHT shampoo and sunscreen in my skincare routine (the sun is the 1st cause of skin damage), but I will try to optimize everything else. About Vitamin D, you can even go up to 10 000UI on days without any sun exposure

[@BenWinney]

I seem to be finding the same thing. It seems hard to optimise both vitality and longevity. It's like we need to burn fast and bright or slow and low. I hope I am proven wrong eventually

[@GotFaculty]

You consume as much bps from touching a receipt as drinking from plastic bottles for a year. Also, conventional Teabags are another huge source for microplastic consumption.

[@BenWinney]

Good points

[@vulkodaf9664]

Just wash your hands lol

[@GotFaculty]

@@vulkodaf9664 by the time you've washed your hands you've already absorbed all the bps into your bloodstream.

[@Magnus_Loov]

"Bro guesses" for some parts here, although many things are correct. Plastic bottles and plastic food containers have been shown in studies to NOT be a problem. Microwave-food containers was shown to be a problem though. Soy Isoflavones is only shown to be a problem for animals, not for humans. Hygiene products is a problem though. And sunscreens. The bed, underwear and toothbrush precautions I wonder about. It has to be taken up by the body and just contact with your skin isn't enough. Also, there are some unavoidable things like the contamination of water itself. But the level of harmful substances vary a lot for different regions. Increases in testosterone due to strength training is NOT important since they are temporarily. Although in the long term the average (over a day) T-levels may increase in proportion to higher proportion of muscle mass. It hasn't been shown though. Going over the daily reommended dose for supplements (vitamins and minerals) is not shown to beneficial if you are not an endurance athlete that work out for many hours each day. All the reset of the "T-boosting" or "androgen receptor upregulating" supplements are just snake oil salesman products. If they had any type of effect, the body would respond by downregulating T or receptor or whatever is stimulated by the snake-oil product. The only way for something to work is to produce very high supraphysiological levels of T, like Steroids and if so then the body would stop (or lower) its own production of testosterone and when you would stop taking the supplement you would go into a period of very low T levels. If any of the supplements would have worked in a meaningful way, ie very high supraphysiological T-levels stimulated, then WADA would have put it onto the doping lists for banned substances immediately! Tribulus Terrestris, for example, has existed for decades and has never been put on any doping lists!

[@lxMaDnEsSxl]

A lot of these is also just increasing testosterone not just receptors. should work out legs and quads--I think it produces majority of testosterone other than balls. I don't know about polyester and underwear, very few studies that are old have looked at it. (better safe than sorry, but avoiding plastic bottles/containers should be priority) if you take more than like zinc 50mg you may need to balance it with copper..... I.e. beef liver

[@BenWinney]

Good points thank you

[@حمزهالعتيبي-ر7ع]

Both equally important

[@NedKnives]

Glad I stumbled upon your channel. Lowering my cortisol is going to be a challenge but your advise should help me get back on track. Thank you💪🏼

[@BenWinney]

Lowering cortisol is something I'm prioritising right now too

[@azinupoatemaine]

Thanks a lot for your effort. This information is pure gold.

[@BenWinney]

Glad it was helpful

[@coles5433]

Unfortunately, I am balding and rather have my hair than higher dht for now. I take finasteride and it reversed my hair loss and havent noticed any negatives so far after a little more than a year. I do many other things right tho. 190lbs 6'1 10-15% body fat.

[@blah8934]

Awesome vid man, appreciate your work.

[@BenWinney]

Thank you

[@zuod_821]

To reduce cortisol, make sure that you do not have a deficiency in potassium and sodium, as they have a direct effect on increasing cortisol.

[@dadedraak]

Thank you very much! I'll add L-Carnatine & Glutamine to my supplementation at least for a little while!

[@decabeatzHealthWellness]

L carnitine Tartrate is the form that upregulates the AR

[@Nerdy_Aomeba]

Great general knowledge video. I have taken finasteride and saw palmetto. It’s destroyed my DHT, testosterone, central nervous system, and everything else. Horrible syndrome.

[@BenWinney]

Sorry to hear that man I hope you can recover

[@YouNolf]

isn't saw palmetto good for men?

[@pavijan]

For prostate?

[@Nerdy_Aomeba]

@@YouNolf No it’s not. Initially it’ll stop the conversion of testosterone to DHT which tool keep More testosterone to use for muscle building. But then over time the bad effects will start to come in. You need DHT for sex, mental, muscle hardness, and other things. It’s more androgenic than testosterone and that is extremely important for a man. Don’t take it. It’s a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor. By inhibiting this you are permanently destroying the enzymes that allow testosterone to convert to DHT.

[@Nerdy_Aomeba]

@@pavijan No I had taken it for hair loss. And I figured I didn’t have hair loss. I had extreme exhaustion and stress due to so much work. I didn’t have prostate issues.

[@Johnny3Batony]

When I started using pork lard instead of sneed oils, all of the gut bloat that I had disappeared immediately.

[@BenWinney]

Great to hear that

[@Rags2RichesPoker]

I checked my hormones for the first time ever last week, im 38 years old and my T level is 880. Im not jacked, never have been jacked, i have an extremely hard time building muscle even when i train like a beast and eat 4000 calories a day. On the upside i literally couldnt get fat if i tried 😂

[@Murphator]

highly recommend you spend some time in the Mike Mentzer youtube rabbit hole.... you may be over doing it acc. to his philosophy 😎🤙

[@johnlinsky19]

you're not training or eating enough sorry.

[@Rags2RichesPoker]

@@raffpants618 yeah you're probably right. I do struggle with the food though, maybe I just need more calories, I dont get fat só I must be using them all up.

[@timsmith3969]

lol when I was in the building phase as a slow gainer I ate over double what you're eating. If you want to gain muscle and make the statement you couldn't get fat even if you tried then you haven't reached the point of caloric requirements for muscle building that your metabolism needs

[@Rags2RichesPoker]

@@timsmith3969 for real I can't eat anymore, its like a full time job lol im only 5.8ft haha

[@LowHandStriker]

Bro I’m in despair, everyone is always talking about plastic water bottles but never say where you’re supposed to get water in bulk that isn’t stored in plastic bottles, if you go to any store literally all the water is in plastic bottles aside from a few of the overly expensive small glass bottles.

[@ryanexx5250]

Whole Foods might have a filtered water dispenser which you could use to fill a jug

[@caralho5237]

Youre telling me all water you drink comes from plastic bottles? Damn, you really are american. Just buy a water filter bro

[@jakel.9819]

Acetyl L carnitine has an acetyl group attached which makes it able to cross the blood brain barrier. This is a great supplement to increase L carnitine levels in the brain but not the best for the body. Injectabke carnitine is best but second is L Carnitine LTartrate for increasing androgen receptor sensitivity in the body. Also Zinc picolinate is bioavailable yes, but the problem is that the body has a very hard time separating the zinc from picolinic acid. This leaves zinc picolinate binding within our bodies and not doing the proper job of Zinc. Zinc glycinate may be the next best option. Great video btw

[@user-rz9bk4of7v]

You missed a big point which is cutting sugar out of yiur diet. That is one of the vest things yiu can do to maintain high energy throughout the, redice stress and increase testosterone

[@thyxed]

4 minutes in the video and I'm a loyal subscriber 💯❤🎉

[@BenWinney]

Welcome bro

[@SpeedyMckeezy]

BPA has been mostly phased out of plastic production for the last 5 years, I wouldn't worry so much if your plastic bottle is new.

[@BenWinney]

BPA is not the only harmful plastic unfortunately

[@SpeedyMckeezy]

@@BenWinney What else should I look out for?

[@DoritoWorldOrder]

Pretty much every plastic used in the manufacturing of food-grade disposable containers is going to leech not only microplastics and phthalates into your food/water but also some other closely related analogue of BPA - even if they're marked "BPA-Free!" It's just a name-game... manufacturers caught wind of BPA getting bad press and started to swap in other bisphenols like bisphenol S (BPS) or bisphenol F (BPF) which haven't been subject to the same definitive human research as BPA but are highly likely to have very similar negative impacts on the hormonal milieu.

[@moggyslifehacks1819]

Very interesting video. Lots in here that I never heard before. Well done. Subscribed

[@BenWinney]

Glad to help

[@JakeHamilton-v1g]

Wow this video was made so well, keeping the viewer interested by being highly concise, however not lacking in information is a skill nice stuff

[@BenWinney]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Thundersgaming]

Im gonna go tell my wife to stop sexually exhausting me now 😤

[@Albo-bot]

I have also heard that vitamin D supplementation is practically pointless without a high quality magnesium supplement since the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D need magnesium

[@BenWinney]

Yep, most people should be supplementing magnesium. Found this paper supporting what you just said: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7861592/#:~:text=Magnesium%20is%20Required%20to%20Activate%20vitamin%20d&text=Thus%2C%20optimal%20magnesium%20status%20is%20required%20for%20optimal%20vitamin%20D%20status.&text=Both%20magnesium%20and%20vitamin%20D,necessary%20to%20activate%20vitamin%20D.

[@SIIXXSIIGMA]

Awesome advice, thank you very much!!

[@BenWinney]

Glad it was helpful

[@NotApplicable1123]

Note on zinc picolinate, it’s likely not really bioavailable. Oral zinc picolinate is absorbed, but it leaves in the urine almost entirely *as zinc picolinate*. Whether it’s bound to the same zinc it came in on or not isn’t really relevant, since the net is closer to zero. Also, as someone else mentioned it needs to be balanced with copper around 15:1 should be optimal. Also, vitamin D in many ways needs to be balanced with vitamin A and vice versa, not just at the receptor level but they also greatly limit each others potential toxicity, and there’s interactions through gla proteins in terms of their carboxylation state. Basically vitamin A makes soft tissue calcification from vitamin D supplementation much less likely by raising the threshold for that to happen quite a bit. It’s too long to get into but the same story more or less with vitamin K, and magnesium is needed in several stages of D3 metabolism into calcitriol, which is what’s doing at least the vast majority of the work at the vitamin D receptor afaik, which is at least vitamin Ds main mechanism of action as far as we know, but there could be others. Also boron both increases vitamin D levels by slowing its break down, and lowers SHBG.

[@shirohige291]

Good video man. Been bigger and stronger than like 90% of roiders/trt users i have seen irl so this is useful as well. Always a disgrace to see people on trt who can't even deadlift more than 300kg or have 50cm arms, but that's their dishonour. They should first change their diet and train right before roiding. I only ate classical german/polish diet my whole life and most roiders eat shitty modern foods.

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

That's right...the testosterone number isn't nearly as important as how many receptors you have to accept that T. That's why one man's 400 can be another man's 1000, and vice versa. I'm on TRT and keep my level at 1200, but I'm sure there's probably some guys out there who have half that but do more with it.

[@FormlessJKD17]

Steak and eggs.

[@daniel1627]

Sucuk and eggs

[@cyberyousef7519]

Overrated

[@NoCharName]

BJs not included cause they lower testosterone sadly

[@slavic_commonwealth]

@@NoCharName what is BJ

[@xaviercalica319]

@@slavic_commonwealthblow j0b

[@LWNightmareSheriff]

Excellent content....I need to figure out how to cleanse all the crap from my water supply

[@jeremywades]

You did not include mold and mycotoxins effects on testosterone. This is the most silent and dangerous thing that can effect the body systemically and insidiously

[@BenWinney]

That's definitely a big problem most people don't know about. But I hadn't found any info about mycotoxins related to the androgen receptors before I made this video

[@Samsaraindo]

What about maca? I sprinkle some on my oatmeal a couple of times a week. My current "stack" is: 1. Lift twice a week along with flexibility exercises due to an injury 2. Creatine 3x a week 3. Balanced diet. Use maca 2x a week.

[@BenWinney]

Maca is good for testosterone. Sounds like a solid stack, simple and effective

[@Samsaraindo]

@@BenWinney thx mate. Will try to add the vitamin D once I am consistent

[@wiktorkaczmarek34]

Great video mate, I was quite aware of the issues with hormone disrupting chemicals, had no idea glycine upregulated 5-alpha reductase and I'm definitely going to have to look into Butea superba, I've never heard of it before so it might be useful in my stack. What do you think of using adaptogens such as ashwaghanda extracts with high withanolides or cistanche tubulosa to decrease cortisol levels?

[@andrewcarlson2178]

Ashwaganda has been used as a mood regulator for damn near a1000 years. Stands to reason it would help by lowering cortisol levels. There is also research that it does increase free testosterone levels so it would seem it all connects

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

for me Waleriana does the trick, ashwaganda only when day is especially challenging and there is also kava kava

[@tommybahammy]

Great no nonsence content. Great job bro 👏

[@BenWinney]

Glad you liked it

[@mehranhassan3297]

I microdose topical finasteride and have no issues in the gym, libido, mood, etc but I subscribe to everything else mentioned

[@BenWinney]

Topical is probably much better for limiting side effects. Glad you haven't had any issues with it

[@dorsson6451]

Antidepressants are actually good for you if you suffer a condition like depression or anxiety syndrome, I personally have general anxiety syndrome with panic attacks, without taking SSRIs my testosterone is always very low bcz of very high cortisol and adrenaline caused by anxiety, antidepressants increase serotonin and lower all stress related hormones which in final givea you a higher testosterone level , idk maybe you have less receptors but I personally feel much better with them

[@sheikhsaleh7061]

KZbin recommend me well research video's like this ❤

[@Chlrintruc]

In your opinion , Zinc Methionine, Picolinate, or ZMA is best for us. I even heard of Zinc BisGlycinate being absorbent. But Zma provides Mag and B6, which might indirectly increase testosterone. What's your opinion on this ?

[@BenWinney]

Ideally get zinc from oysters and red meat. This is much better than supplementing zinc in my opinion. I don't know enough about the supplement forms to confidently recommend one, but picolinate, citrate, and methionine are all absorbed well. And I'm not a fan of pure B6 supplementation. It can cause the death of nerve cells. You can take activated B6 (P5P) in low doses (be very careful), but otherwise just get B6 from salmon, chicken, pork, and beef. Also magnesium should definitely be supplemented. Magnesium glycinate is best. You can also get it from mineral water and swimming in the ocean

[@water4112]

Testosterone has dropped a lot in the past and it seems to be dropping in the future sadly, men internationally are losing their testosterone.

[@BenWinney]

Yes, it's something that we have to actively protect

[@water4112]

InFertility is increasing in men because of it which sucks

[@IBAFK]

Why is that the case though. Why are we losing testosterone

[@GregIrwin]

@@IBAFKpretty sure he meant infertility

[@water4112]

@@IBAFK there’s an agenda behind it that’s why

[@jamesfoster8077]

So true . Everyone misses this .