CoffeeBlackMD

Every man’s TRT journey is fairly similar. I’m going to speak in generalities that cover the highlights. Don’t get bogged down in those weeds. The brush strokes are broad. Usually somewhere around age 35+ guys start feeling “off”. These aren’t lazy guys. Often hard charging guys. Stressful lives and jobs. Family men with a wife, kids, and responsibilities. They notice they’re putting on a bit of weight. But it’s not ridiculous and they decide to get more serious about the gym or exercise and their diet and this keeps much at bay for a long time. This often actually improves things and sometimes by a lot at this stage. Which lasts usually 3-5 years. Then they begin to notice the creep again. As hard charging guys they know they are just being babies and double down on hard but find that doubling down isn’t working. The extra gear they always used to have just doesn’t seem to be there any longer. And for a period of time the extra gear will occasionally rear its head and fool a guy making him think it’s back. But it’s not. It eventually disappears. This is usually the point when the weight begins to slide again. It’s also a common time for many guys to just begin the “giving up” process, “embrace”middle age and getting old and out of shape and fat. The guy that eventually moves onto TRT doesn’t find the giving up satisfactory. At all. He begins to try longer rest periods. He begins looking into why he’s feeling blah with low energy, low motivation, low libido, no gains in the gym, and long recoveries. Hes even mildly depressed. And weight at this point may be sliding up even faster than is comfortable and he knows it. Maybe his wife or kids have said something. Maybe he had to buy new sized pants for the first time in a decade. He’s not stupid and correctly identifies that he’s having symptoms of low testosterone. And he spends the next 18-24 months reading, watching videos and trying supplements. The tongkat, fadogia, fenugreek, tribulus, pine pollen. Maybe he finds the Peaters and goes ham on pregnenolone. He probably sees his regular doctor who argues about checking his testosterone, finally dies grudgingly, and then refuses to do anything about a low number because it’s not low enough. They might also be reading online scolds about giving into treatment with testosterone when all they need to do is be better men. It’s not a medical issue, it’s a … moral one. And the reason that testosterone isn’t naturally high is because they are too fat, don’t eat good, don’t sleep good, and won’t manage their stress (as if quitting their jobs, not making the mortgage, and feeding the kids is an option). They might see an influencer who lives on the beach, single, no kids, sleeps when he wants, works out when he wants, eats fresh local meat, fruit, and veggies only, swims in the ocean every day getting that grounding and that magnesium. High natural T. Looks great. If only … They get told that once you are taking testosterone that you can never stop. Which isn’t true. But the ignorant and the liars seem very persuasive at times. So they stew. Just cook in it. But finally they get sick and tired of being sick and tired and they find a doc who is facile with testosterone in the man with symptomatically low levels. They reach out. They pull that trigger. And … they don’t realize how down bad they were or awful they felt until they start feeling better. And sometimes it’ll take a month or two to notice a huge difference while some guys notice improvements in a few days. The life is changed. He feels confident again and strong. He loses weight. He makes gains in the gym. Him and his wife … get “friendly” 😉 again, regularly. That’s the arc. And if you’re wondering about it reach out to a doc who is familiar. You’re not a bad guy trying to get good. No moral failings. You’re a regular guy that stress, life, and age put into a state. You don’t need to stay there. You don’t. Please don’t. Take it back today.

@FindJimClair It’s like, “ok Tyson, you put the pin at the bottom of the stack, lean back and pull it to you chest. Make sure to video” lol

Some of the replies from dudes with pencil necks and no traps are hilarious. Same exact dudes who tell you deadlifts are useless for building muscle.

@torreydawley @FTC So many shitbirds man. I love the fire in the post.

By the way, I sincerely care about this @FTC issue only because it affects entrepreneurs. And not just young entrepreneurs. I've seen many seasoned veterans who were shocked to learn about what they can and cannot claim in marketing in order to avoid issues with the FTC. And I completely understand, because they're not liars. They actually did get those results for some people. But, at the same time, it's clear they never considered that there were lots of customers who didn't get stellar results. And, I do think that should keep a founder up at night. We can't just chalk up 80% of customers receiving sub-par results as anyone else's fault but our own. One way or another. And, if stellar results aren't actually the normal outcome of someone's product or service, don't you think they'd pause before running massive headlines promoting the most fantastical outliers? As a good and decent person, wouldn't that make you pause for at least a moment and ask if that's the right thing to do? See, I think it does cause good people to pause. But, that pause is almost always overridden by seeing everyone else market in this way and an army of copywriters and marketers who are pushing them to make these types of claims. It's the people like those copywriters and marketers that are my enemy, along with the obviously demonic little charlatans who are fundamentally criminals who found out it's easier to sucker people on social media than in the streets. And, if I have to take take shit from those delusional losers in order to get a beneficial message out to the good people who need to understand it... I'll do that every damn day.

@Jdp227 @BowTiedCrow I haven’t gotten to them yet.

@CoffeeBlackMD @BowTiedCrow Have you read red rising series?

If you’re a sci-fi nerd like me, book 2 of The Captives War was just released. Written by James S. A. Corey, a pair of authors who wrote The Expanse, the first novel in this series, Mercy of Gods, is one of my favorite modern sci-fi novels. So far book 2 is even better. Hard science, multi planetary war, many odd alien species, and an examination of the indomitable human spirit. Some of the scenes are so vivid I’d dream about them. Highly recommend!

Friendly reminder that you could post "I love my wife and kids" and receive a mountain of hate on this app. Never be a spineless coward. No one respects someone who can't stand up for themselves. But, always see the game for what it is.

@DigitalFringed1 No

Step 1 of the food review Guinea pig has been acquired

The value add was clear in the description. Made to compounding standards. Sterile. Isotonic and pH balanced. Don’t want it? Don’t care about it? Don’t buy it. These are the only products I’ll sell to my clients who are interested in peptides and don’t want to deal with the DTC research peptides market.

@CoffeeBlackMD @JazzDeeApple @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides The value add should be explained for customers, but instead misleading advertising and arrogant replies.

@ergonoatia @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides Look. It’s a much more important distinction to you than me. I can see where things got mixed up. The language needed to be more precise. It’s fixed now. We can all move on.

@CoffeeBlackMD @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides I like the analogy you buy iron stock from China, make it into steel, and then you make railroads with it. Is it made in America? Sure. But, I'm speaking to the larger context of this discussion as it exists on X right now. And the distinction is relevant if stupid.

@mattvandy6 @JazzDeeApple @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides He deleted it because I talked to him nicely about it. There was no bigger account. Some of you think you know what’s going on and don’t. It’s exhausting.

@JazzDeeApple @CoffeeBlackMD @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides Totally misleading and it took a larger account to respond to see them delete all the libelous info.

@mattvandy6 @ergonoatia @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides That’s cynical.

@CoffeeBlackMD @ergonoatia @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides There was no mistake lol

@JazzDeeApple @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides FDA compounding pharmacy standards. Sterile. Isotonic and pH balanced. Is more than just adding water. And if makes profit? From a product that people want to buy? Nice. This is America.

@CoffeeBlackMD @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides The peptide; the major factor is manufactured in China. Without the peptide it’s water The water and a labeled is added in a garage or sign shop. Website created. 90% profit margins. 95% if you don’t pay for product pimps.

Been working remote for the last few years and now have to go into the office 9-5 Monday through Friday. The commute is 1.5 hours each way with traffic and tolls. Ugh. Feels like a prison sentence. Loved working from home, my productivity was through the roof and my sales performance was great. Also got in about 10-15k steps a day on my walking treadmill which won’t happen with this new set up. So I guess it’s time I start looking for a new job… Anyone know of any openings for a remote sales role, please hit me up!

Manufactured was imprecise but simply a misunderstanding over the use of the word. All the pieces were put together in the US. You can manufacture a car in Michigan that had parts made in China or Mexico. Was the car actually “manufactured” in the US then? Where was the work done? In the US? Or was the work done where the pieces were made? It’s quibbling about the definition of manufacture. And if you argue manufacture only applies to the API? Fine. It’s not a hill I think anyone needs to die on. I think you can man an argument for manufacture based on the car analogy. But I fail to see what makes the distinction really that important to anyone. If people want to pay extra for their peptides that were finished like a compounded medication, which is what this is, then that’s their money to vote with.

@CoffeeBlackMD @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides I'm not an ahkshully kinda guy. This is really important distinction, because when we get actual US made peptides on the market and they are nearly big pharma prices people need to understand why.

@ergonoatia @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides It was a mistake in the use the word. And a few autists jumping on screaming AKSHULLY. Win whatever prize you want claim. There it is. Take it.

@CoffeeBlackMD @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides Actually he said manufactured and finished. He's the one that's calling for two distinct processes. No one is mad at anyone for getting Ross from China and lifelizing locally that's actually a great practice but that's not what he says he's doing.

@JazzDeeApple @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides If it’s mixed together here up to a compounding standard … define “produced” I suppose

@CoffeeBlackMD @ergonoatia @nexgenpeptides So the label is the only item produced in USA. The actual product is china sourced peptides.

@ergonoatia @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides The product is raw from where everyone else gets them. There is no us manufacturing of the peptides

@CoffeeBlackMD @JazzDeeApple @nexgenpeptides This guy is saying manufactured in the US. I take that to me and he is saying they are manufacturing the raws here as well. This is a lie until proven otherwise. At that price they have to be doing solid phase. Let's see the setup 😬

@camjenglish Exactly!!

@CoffeeBlackMD Tennis is like black licorice. You know it sucks, even though can't articulate your reasons.

It’s not like I can’t respect tennis. The sport. From a distance on some of the details. And such. I’d never hate on the athletes who are amazing. I definitely can’t play. But. Seriously. F*CK tennis.

@johnsweaver I’m like that. You have to take the bad with the good!! 🤣

@CoffeeBlackMD You've redeemed your bad tennis take with this one.

Pita chips are a D tier snack food.

@JoeRanieri89 Exactly. Shame.

@CoffeeBlackMD Such a horrible chip it should be ashamed of itself

That’s incorrect. The raws still come from manufacturing spots in China. They are confirmed via testing like with a research peptide. They are then finished to compounding pharmacy standards in the US, not in China, by compounding pharmacists. They are not compounded medications per the rules. They are still research use only. But they are reconstituted to a certain standard. It’s done here.

@nexgenpeptides Label is manufactured in America That’s it