Myostatin and Cortisol

[HUSTON1976]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

 

[the_alcatraz]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

welcome to EF fam
@HUSTON1976 cortisol and all these are talks, do you have bloods to share with us?

 

[stevesmi]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

If you want to burn fat, my friend, then I recommend Retatrutide and Fasted Cardio every single day. You will burn fat.

 

[ceo]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

Bros, you should start up a log. Let's learn more about you. What's your body fat? How much do you weigh?

 

[ROIDDERS]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

Well, you can inhibit myostatin with yk11. But it doesn't really work as good as people are led to believe.

 

[2Thick]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

The whole inhibiting myostatin thing is just a bunch of BS. If it was possible, then everybody would be walking around at 500 pounds of muscle.

 

[Ulter]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

You don't want to become too obsessed with these different hormones. At the end of the day using anabolic steroids will help blunt cortisol

 

[SteveMobsterG]

I'm 49 and am finding it harder to lose and keep weight off. I don't eat sugar at all and limit my carbs to 100g/day as directed by my doctor. Still, I gain weight. I know my cortisol is high. I've seen some supplements starting they can lower cortisol. Do they and if so how good are they at doing so? If there is a good product out there, what is it?
Similarly, I also have high myostatin. I've never been very big (muscle-wise), no matter how much I work out. I do get stronger, but not a lot. Is there a product that inhibits myostatin?
I'm hoping a good combination will help me put on a few pounds of fat-burning muscle and get my BMI down 10%.

While you may well be limiting carbs what's the actual diet/

Forget the myostatin thing. Nothing really works yet

 

[HUSTON1976]

Bros, you should start up a log. Let's learn more about you. What's your body fat? How much do you weigh?

Sure. I'm 6' tall and currently weigh 165 lbs., and climbing. I have over 20% body fat. For reference, when I was in my 20's, I was 150 lbs. with 10% body fat. I've lost muscle since then and at one point I was 195 lbs. My doctor put me on this diet and I got down to 160 lbs., but now I'm gaining weight again.

 

[HUSTON1976]

While you may well be limiting carbs what's the actual diet/

Forget the myostatin thing. Nothing really works yet

Breakfast: Kind Protein Max (6 net carbs, 20g protein, 13g fat, 240 calories).
Lunch: Sandwich made with Sola bread and a cheese stick (3 net carbs, 28g protein, 29g fat, 402 calories).
Dinner: Varries, but follows a similar line of low carbs with more protein. I estimate my calorie intake varies between 800 to 1000 calories at dinner.
I'm usually well below my 100g limit of carbs and significantly less than 2000 calories a day.

 

[HUSTON1976]

While you may well be limiting carbs what's the actual diet/

Forget the myostatin thing. Nothing really works yet

Thanks for your input. I answered a similar question below concerning my diet.

 

[HUSTON1976]

If you want to burn fat, my friend, then I recommend Retatrutide and Fasted Cardio every single day. You will burn fat.

Thanks, I'll look into retatrutide.
I do fast 24 hours around once a month and a 4-day fast a couple times a year (I have to quit early if my blood pressure drops too low). I ride a stationary at 20 mph for an hour every other day and try for one day for 2 hours. I can't do every day like I used to as my legs are just too tired the second day. I used to be able to do multiple 2-hour days in a row, I'm just getting weaker.

 

[HUSTON1976]

welcome to EF fam
@HUSTON1976 cortisol and all these are talks, do you have bloods to share with us?

My doctor has some, but he was more concerned with cholesterol and liver enzymes. I was on an anti-anxiety medication for a while. I think that helped with the cortisol, but it stopped working.

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Thanks for your input. I answered a similar question below concerning my diet.

I only asked once lol.

Try fasting 1x a WEEK.

 

[the_alcatraz]

My doctor has some, but he was more concerned with cholesterol and liver enzymes. I was on an anti-anxiety medication for a while. I think that helped with the cortisol, but it stopped working.

what helped with cortisol?

 

[HUSTON1976]

The anti-anxiety medication. I certainly felt less stressed... until it stopped working. I wasn't going to keep upping the dose so I was weened off it.
It sucks, because I didn't used to have anxiety. I rocked climbed back then, but now I can't even watch a movie (where I know it's fake) if heights are involved.

 

[stevesmi]

Thanks, I'll look into retatrutide.
I do fast 24 hours around once a month and a 4-day fast a couple times a year (I have to quit early if my blood pressure drops too low). I ride a stationary at 20 mph for an hour every other day and try for one day for 2 hours. I can't do every day like I used to as my legs are just too tired the second day. I used to be able to do multiple 2-hour days in a row, I'm just getting weaker.

If you combine fasting and fasted cardio with Retatrutide, you will burn fat like you won't believe. It's a great option.

 

[ceo]

Sure. I'm 6' tall and currently weigh 165 lbs., and climbing. I have over 20% body fat. For reference, when I was in my 20's, I was 150 lbs. with 10% body fat. I've lost muscle since then and at one point I was 195 lbs. My doctor put me on this diet and I got down to 160 lbs., but now I'm gaining weight again.

Bros, hard to really peg what your physique looks like because you don't weigh much for your height but you say you're 20%. You need pictures.