Age 46 5’ 11" 37" waist 205 pounds
Average body hair, facial hair grows well, scalp hair does not grow much
I carry fat around the waist primarily - no real change
generally feel good. I could have more energy and dropping fat is hard. Morning temp is typically low from 96 to 96.5 About 6 years ago did some cortisol testing the nutrition guy thought I might be border line stage 2/3 adrenal fatigue. I tried some progesterone and then DHEA. The DHEA seemed to help.
While using DHEA I had a blood test and my ldl came out a bit higher at 194 and the doc did not like I was taking DHEA. At the time my HDL was 64 and triglycerides were 28. As a result of his urging I stopped the DHEA. It was right about that time I had my best powerlifting total in a meet and this was at age 42 in the same weight class (198) since I was 24.
No drugs have been taken, prescription or otherwise.
Lab Results from sample taken 8/21 10am
wbc 3.4 ref 3.4 - 10.8
rbc 4.32 ref 4.14 - 5.8
hgb 14.2 ref 12.6 - 17.7
hct 41.5% ref 37.5 - 51.0
Platelet Ct 169 ref 150 - 379
Sodium 142 ref 134 - 144
Potassium 4.3 ref 3.5 - 5.2
Chloride 102 ref 97 - 108
CO2 28 ref 18 - 29
BUN 21 ref 6 - 24
Creatinine .97 ref .76 - 1.27
Calcium 9.2 ref 8.7-10.2
Phosphorus 3.4 ref 2.5 - 4.5
Uric Acid 4.8 ref 3.7 - 8.6
Protein, total 6.6 ref 6.0 - 8.5
Albumin 4.4 ref 3.5 - 5.5
Globulin 2.2 1.5 - 4.5
A/G ratio 2.0 ref 1.1 - 2.5
Glucose 97 ref 65 - 99
Cholesterol total 223 ref 100 - 199
Triglyceride 46 ref 0 - 149
HDL 57 ref > 39
LDL 157 ref 0 - 99
Chol/hdl ratio 3.9 ref < 4.0
Cholesterol Particle Size Lab
LDL-P 1983 ref high = 1600 - 2000
LDL-C 150 ref < 100
HDL-C 55 ref > 39
Triglycerides 72 ref < 150
Chol, Total 219 ref < 200
LDL and HDL Particles
HDL-P (total) 29.9 ref > 30.5
small LDL-P 718 ref < 527
LDL size 20.8 ref > 20.5
LDL Size Large Pattern A = 23.0 to 20.6 Small Pattern B = 20.5 to 19.0
T3 Uptake 37% ref 24 - 39
T4 5.7 ref 4.5 - 12
T4-T Uptake Index 2.1 ref 1.2 - 4.9
T3 82 ref 83 - 200
TSH 1.390 ref .450 - 4.500
Thyroxine, Free 1.24 ref .82 - 1.77
Free T3 2.8 ref 2.0 - 4.4
Vit D 52.9 ref 30 - 100
PSA .4 ref 4 - 10
Sex Horm Bnd Glb 62.8 ref 14.5 - 48.4
Test Total 708.8 ref 348 - 1197
DHEA SO4, Serum 65.1 ref 71.6 - 375
Additional test on 8/29 5pm
HGB ALC 5.5% ref 4.8 - 5.6
Homocysteine 11.0 ref 0.0 - 15.0
Testosterone 455 ref 348 - 1197
Free Test 36 ref 52 - 280
% Free Test .8% ref 1.5 - 3.2
Estradiol 7.6 ref 7.6 to 42.6
Diet - whole foods lots of animal product, grass fed beef, chicken thighs eggs, cheese, butter lots of fresh veggies, nuts, small amounts of fruit, some sprouted grain wheat and flax bread - not a lot of processed food eat restaurant food about once per week - during training usually have Plazma
Training 4-6 weight training sessions a week training for powerlifting occasional hiking throughout the year
morning wood is occasional
I don’t think I need HRT but I do think my hormones could be optimized.
I was surprised on this last blood test. Cholesterol was about normal for me and I figured with my hdl and low triglycerides my particle test would look better. I’ve never had this test before and my interpretation is this should be better.
Possibly the cholesterol is a bit off due to the hormonal factors that appear to be out of range.
I would appreciate any insights and recommendations.
p.s. I used a new login name some my results aren’t tied to my regular user name. I’ve been on T-Nation since the start.