Daniel Buchholz

Free stickers? Why thank you @StarrHill

@TrainaStrong @toylan20 You is more generic than just "you" in this case. But yeah, he should consider dialing them back after lowering his T dose. Getting dialed in is a major PITA....

@danielobvt @toylan20 I’m not on T. My cousin is and takes E blockers.

Can a man who was never "ripped" before get ripped if he dedicated himself to the gym in his late 40s?

@harukaawake Love it! Please don't change. I had the pleasure of visiting earlier this month and it would be a crime if you changed.

🇯🇵 Despite everything the globalists tell us, Japan will always remain unapologetically Japanese and we will never ever embrace multiculturalism. Ever.

@harukaawake At least in general this type of human cancer that has metastasized is in general readily identifiable. It's harder in the US as they ruin their host state, realizes it sucks there, then go to another state, voting/pushing for the same things that ruined the last state.

🇯🇵 You just know that guy voted for the exact policies which ruined his home country. Now he's in Japan and demanding we ruin ours too. I have a solution: get out of Japan.

@rachaelbereba Cable Kneeling Crunch is a good substitute for this.

@danielobvt I’d have to improvise.

Gym Lovers, what’s the program that really helped in toning your abs/core?

@rachaelbereba Yeah it is frustrating. Of the 3 gyms I use (all Golds, one is even considered "boutique") only one has it. And it is in constant use... for good reasons.

@danielobvt My gym doesn’t have this type.

@PGC1a_RB @BerbarianWizard I like this one because it actually differentiates between the sexes. That and my numbers say I am healthy on this chart.

I also like using the waist/height ratio too Though 'overweight into obese' I think are incorrect descriptions and should be more 'metabolically unhealthy' to 'even more metabolically unhealthy' though with just the waist, it's only taking into account the abdominal/visceral fat distribution of cortisol (arguably the worst kind of fat distribution)

RFM > BMI for estimating body fat Researchers wanted a simple way to estimate body fat without scans. They used ~16,000 NHANES participants with DXA (real body fat measurement), tested 365 formulas built from height, weight, waist and other measures, then kept the simplest ones that best matched real body fat and validated them on a separate group . The best one was RFM (Relative Fat Mass). It estimates your body fat % using only height and waist: Men: 64 − (20 × height/waist) Women: 76 − (20 × height/waist) Height and waist in meters. No body weight needed. RFM is directly a body fat %: ~10–20% (men) / ~20–30% (women) → normal ~25%+ (men) / ~35%+ (women) → obese range Because it comes from testing hundreds of models against real body fat, it tracks fat better than BMI, misses far fewer high body fat cases, and reduces classification errors across men, women, and ethnic groups . Body fat follows waist relative to height more than weight relative to height². PMID: 30030479

@Lucasrsmartinez @toylan20 Great! I am a fan of the minimal effective dose. If you are really happy with things right now it may make sense to get a Testosterone (total, free, shbg) test now, because if (realistically when) your numbers decline you know a good number to shoot for.

@danielobvt @toylan20 Nice, i did tirz 2,5 1-8w and 5 8-12w Then I had too much hunger and lost about 22 lbs. That’s all i needed and i didnt want to go up. It’s hard to maintain the downgrade of dosis to get out of it Now just just working out about 15%bf I’m 35, still no test atm

@TrainaStrong @toylan20 No. My estrodiol sits happily in the 13-15:1 range and I see no negative sides (no spicy nips, etc) and just positives (strong libido). You really shouldn't even look at E blockers until you are past the 2-3 month point, and if you do? Maybe dial the T back first.

@danielobvt @toylan20 Do you have to take estrogen blockers?

@tylerblack32 If I hear the friging Gila Monster complaint one more time I am going to lose it. And the "but the side effects". Completely ignoring the massive well documented side effects that come from obesity and diabetes. And ignoring all these positive impacts from GLP's

The discourse on GLP-1 is unhinged. Science brought a drug that : ⏬cardiovascular events reverses fatty liver ⏬kidney decline ⏬addictive cravings ⏬all-cause mortality And the worst, loudest part of the internet decides the real problem is that people are using it. /1

@pauloflaherty85 @joshstrength I am very data driven. The comparison from the AI fascinates me more than annoys. And it very flattering, particularly Grok (gtfooh with 13-14% estimate).

@danielobvt @joshstrength That comparison stuff messes with your head after time.

If leaning out is the goal, step on the scale daily. Not emotion. Data. Trends beat feelings. Most avoid the scale or cosplay behind “muscle gain.” Either hop on the bus to Fat Camp or get lean. Track it. Adjust it. Stay accountable.

@RebelCurious @RedactedDeGen @toylan20 Ozempic/mounjaro.

@danielobvt @RedactedDeGen @toylan20 What’s GLP1?

@TheK_Nox banana on toast, peanut butter, and honey.

What’s the perfect pre workout meal?

@Sweetbird76 @Froshnfeet @toylan20 I actually am more happy about my health metrics (cholesterol, hs crp, a1c, fasting glucose and insulin) over the weight/look. Because that is what is saving my life. But we humans are visual creatures and going from fluffy to somewhat fit is a good story.

@Froshnfeet @danielobvt @toylan20 Almost like someone just wanted an excuse to post their pics

@Sweetbird76 @Froshnfeet @toylan20 I worked hard to get what I got, so yeah, I have a little pride. And I have never hid that I used all the legal tools available to take get myself out of a dangerous equilibrium. The tools just set situation, I still had to eat a proper diet and work out a lot to get it.

@Froshnfeet @toylan20 My T was 210, aka hypogonadal and have a prescription from my pcp. That level actually increases the chance of dying. My assignment was to find ways to not die and be with my family functioning as long as I can. I stay around 900.

@danielobvt @toylan20 So you’ve been in the gym your whole life and got on drugs. This was not the assignment. Please reread the instructions.

@TheReal50305775 @toylan20 Or keep muscle mass. Probably a cofactor in why I lost 10lbs of muscle vs 40lbs of fat. (Lifting and diet being the other factors)

@danielobvt @toylan20 Did you get on T? I feel like it’s very important for guys to start introducing it in their late 40s. Otherwise it becomes very hard to gain muscle mass.

@TheReal50305775 @toylan20 Yeah. After 4 months I had a hunch and ran the test myself(214). Since then I have been on 200mg/w. I tell every man over 40 I know to run the test yearly and not fear the needle. I have gotten 4 people on TRT since then.

@CoffeeBlackMD I was surprised my IM PA PCP ordered it. But it probably helped on prescribing Mounjaro (not as much as a1c) and even then it took a while to work. Yes I keep my labs in a spreadsheet….

Everyone in the hobby farm gets fasting insulin now. HOMA-IRs calculated even though math is hard. I’ve picked up a few things. Let me chat about it. Just because I can’t toss a pill at it, I think there is a lot of utility here for my flock.