Dealing with age related metabolic slowdown

[RottenWillow]

Ok I'm 21 but my daddy is over 40 and what I've noticed (and he's complained about) is that he has to be much more with his diet now. He still seems to have no problem with making good strength gains but the calories are gravitating to his tummy now unless he's extremely careful.


So are you other older guys experiencing that and how are you handling it?

 

[strongsmartsexy]

Ok I'm 21 but my daddy is over 40 and what I've noticed (and he's complained about) is that he has to be much more with his diet now. He still seems to have no problem with making good strength gains but the calories are gravitating to his tummy now unless he's extremely careful.


So are you other older guys experiencing that and how are you handling it?

It could be because he has more estrogen in his system and a decrease in testosterone. You might suggest to him that he see his doctor and get bloodwork done to check for andropause. The middle gravitation is one of the signs for it.

I notice I tend to eat more meat and dark green veggies now as a matter of taste and preferrence. Not sure why that happened but it did. And I'm not much for sweet foods either.

 

[FreeballinDC]

It could be because he has more estrogen in his system and a decrease in testosterone. You might suggest to him that he see his doctor and get bloodwork done to check for andropause. The middle gravitation is one of the signs for it.

I notice I tend to eat more meat and dark green veggies now as a matter of taste and preferrence. Not sure why that happened but it did. And I'm not much for sweet foods either.

Same here, I'm a big red meat fan (no pun intended), and eat it whenever I can. I'll alternate between veggies and rice side dishes (like Zaitarains).

The only sweet tooth I have is for those frozen fruit juice bars. God those are good.

 

[rnch]

i've often wondered if over 40 bodybuilders should have higher levels of test in their cycles than young, naturally high levels of testerone laded studs in their 20's and early 30's?

 

[strongsmartsexy]

i've often wondered if over 40 bodybuilders should have higher levels of test in their cycles than young, naturally high levels of testerone laded studs in their 20's and early 30's?

I know I will 'cause my natural test levels are barely above 100 withouth HRT.

 

[zonemaster]

Your dad should have his test checked. Low test is a common problem today with older men. Most doctors are blind to this fact. Find an aggressive doc and look into HRT. It is virtually impossible to keep fat levels down when test levels are low. It seems everything across the board gets better when you bring test levels back to normal range.

 

[strongsmartsexy]

Your dad should have his test checked. Low test is a common problem today with older men. Most doctors are blind to this fact. Find an aggressive doc and look into HRT. It is virtually impossible to keep fat levels down when test levels are low. It seems everything across the board gets better when you bring test levels back to normal range.

Yeah, except that "normal" range is 300 - 1200, and most doctors will be happy if you're just over 300. Even though one's energy is still lagging and the rest of andropause symptoms remain. Most of the Anti-aging groups will be much more aggressive in treatment, but they also gouge the hell out of you with pricing. Significantly more than double the street prices for the same thing. But, on the plus side, it's prescribed.

 

[zonemaster]

Yes, you are right on everything. Anti aging groups are aggressive and costly.

 

[ripper7]

Check out www.allthingsmale.com its a great web site for HRT, and the prices are not bad plus the guy knows HRT very well. He's helping me get set-up as we speak and knows the ins and outs of HRT.