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10-23-19 10:36 AM - Post#889445
Couple months ago, decided to change things up. New work out consists of A, B, C, D days as follows:
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A: A+A swings/high pulls/snatch/clean---30% body weight (16 kg) or 38% body weight (20 kg) depending on how I feel that day. 8 solid reps and rest until recovered X 20-40 sets, again depending on how I feel.
B: 10 Turkish getups [aternating sides]
2 X 5 power cleans
1 power clean+5 front squats X 5 (at 70%)
a couple fairly heavly loaded heavy carries
C: 10 Turkish getups [aternating sides]
Trapbar DL 5X5 (at 70%)
2 heavily loaded carries
D: REST
A, B, C, D, and repeat
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Last October I tested testosterone and estrogen as part of my yearly "monitoring". (I will be 70 in December.) (I've been mostly vegan though occasional grass fed critter, a couple ounces in a meal, as desired, so once every few weeks.)
Estrogen was good level. Testosterone was 465 which is low normal range for my age; not near low enough to consider supplementing. Just tested again. Estrogen a schooch higher than last time, likely just normal fluctuations. Testosterone is now 566. That's a 100 ng/dl increase!!!
The only thing I can think of that might have caused this is my program change since all else is same same,. The blood draw was done on a rest day so not a few hours transient fluctuation from immediate physical effort as I have seen claimed. Could that be enough to cause that result? I'll take it for sure. There are signs of noticeable, overall benefits...
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