I have spoken in prior articles about the civil war brewing in this country between tradition and secular progressivism. A big part of the progressive left’s battle plan is the war on men.
More specifically, that war is on masculinity itself as beta males who fall in line are tolerated by the left who finds unapologetic masculinity (President Donald J. Trump) to be toxic.
It started subtly and has progressed. That’s how the left indoctrinates. It starts with a message that women want more sensitive men (they don’t) and progresses to telling parents to let their 3 year old son dress like a girl if that makes him happy.
Don’t look to the establishment right for any help in the left’s quest to crush your masculinity. Those double agents have sold their souls. It’s up to us to take control.
This time last year I encouraged men to start lifting weights. Hopefully you are doing so; if not (especially if you don’t have a physical job) it’s never too late to get started.
If traditional America wants to take back society we will need to be physically fit. If you are over 35 and have been working out regularly, you may find that your progress has hit a wall. This happens to everyone but when you can’t break through for months and may even be regressing, it may be a sign of diminished testosterone.
Low testosterone is an epidemic in the West today. I am sure you have heard the adds on the radio stating that our testosterone levels are less than our fathers’ at a similar age whose levels were lower than our grandfathers’.
Why is that? Well as we have “evolved”, fewer Americans hunt, fish, do physical work, etc. In other words, we don’t do as many manly things as past generations did.
Hell, kids barely play without parental supervision and organization anymore. How many 12 year olds shovel their driveway or even know how to start a lawn mower?
Combine that with fluoride in the tap water, estrogenic plastic bottled beverages, hygiene products containing xenoestrogens and almost all commercial and packaged foods being poisoned with soy, you are left with a nation of near-men. Our lack of everyday manly activities make it necessary for us to get into the weight room and do some functional lifting.
If you suffer from any combination of constant irritability, lack of motivation, inability to find that gear in the gym and/or lack of sex drive (yeah I know you’re all fine in this department despite the fact that the drug companies are somehow raking in billions in profits from ED pills) I would go to your doctor and get your testosterone level checked. However, if you are feeling well and vital, I wouldn’t change a thing.
Chances are if your level is over 300 (low end of “normal”), your doctor will tell you it’s fine (unless you are a woman who wants to be a man in which case you will immediately be given hormone therapy). I wouldn’t buy it.
Some of the men who make up that “normal” range are 80 years old. How many 18-25 year olds do you think are getting their testosterone levels checked?
Personally, I am on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and will discuss this more in detail in Volume 2. Though I am happy with the results, I may not have needed it when I started in late 2012 had I known then what I know now.
I am not a doctor, so I am not giving you medical advice. I am just telling you what I would do and/or have done if unhappy with my testosterone levels:
1-Read https://www.anabolicmen.com/. This site will teach you how to eat like a man (as opposed to bodybuilding magazines which promote soy-laced bars and shakes) and gives all types of tips on naturally optimizing testosterone and minimizing estrogen levels.
2-Read Gorilla Mindset by Mike Cernovich (https://www.cernovich.com/) to adapt a more pro-testosterone mindset. You will also learn some posture techniques which will lower cortisol (stress hormone which interferes with testosterone production). His follow-up: MAGA Mindset is also helpful.
3-Read Atlas: From the Streets to The Ring. This book is highly entertaining while beating you over the head with the concept that facing fear is empowering while taking the easy way out is always a lie that will haunt you. An empowered mindset can raise confidence and therefore testosterone.
4-I would avoid or limit marijuana use. I never liked this drug and I don’t know whether or not it lowers testosterone but stoned men are less masculine and easier to control.
6-I would moderate alcohol consumption. While alcohol in moderation has some health benefits, overuse (especially beer) can raise estrogen levels.
7-I would boycott sitcoms. Almost all of them paint men as dumb**s subservient punch lines who are afraid of the women in their lives. This can poison what we find acceptable.
8-I would get rid of the porn and save it for the real thing. https://www.anabolicmen.com/ reports that masturbating to internet porn lowers testosterone while real sex raises it. It’s also an absolutely satanic industry.
9-Do NOT take anabolic steroids if you are functioning properly, especially if you are under 30. The same applies for over-the-counter pro-hormones from retailers.
If you apply the information you absorb combined with some functional lifting for six months, I would get my levels checked again and assess how I am feeling. If things improve, that is ideal; natural is always better.
However, if you are still unhappy with your overall vitality it may be worth looking into TRT…talk soon.
-Marksman