Why My Testosterone Is So High At 37 Years Old
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 พ.ค. 2023
- I recently had bloodwork done and the results came back that my testosterone was at an extremely high level. In this episode I go over the supplements and daily life practices that I believe have gotten me to that point.
"everybody on somethin" - Mr. Diaz
While it's true that alot of fighters probably do take steroids, you can't just stay on steroids and get away with it. So that means they would have to come off of it, and what happens when you come off of steroids? Your hormones CRASH hard for months. So if you're saying chandler is taking steroids, he would have to be taking steroids now, but he will have to come off soon, making his hormones crash hard, and to be honest I don't think chandler takes steroids. And if he does/has it honestly doesn't really help you much the way you'd have to take it. You'd be in bad shape much more often then you was in good shape, because how hard it is when you stop taking them.
@@DukesUp1ok
@@DukesUp1cool story bro
Diaz is vegan. He's basically castrating himself everyday.
@@DukesUp1yes, pro athletes go on steroids actually to give themselves a disadvantage…
01. Lift heavy weights 2:40
02. Sleep and recovery 4:20
03. Cold therapy - sub 60-degree water 4:32
04. Red light therapy -TrueLight 5:08
05. Sauna 5:24
06. Diet - high protein / lower carb 5:46
07. Creatine 8:50
08. BCAA 9:10
09. Electrolytes - lmnt / ultima 9:46
10. Vit D, Magnesium, Fish Oil, Beta Alanine, Beet (BeetElite) 11:17
We're missing something here .. 🤔
@@Notion3D Semon retention 😄🧐
Proper 12
It doesn’t look like he lifts heavy weights 😅
Low carb diets always reduces my testosterone
Dude is ridiculously coherent for not only a UFC fighter, but one of the most violent ones as well
His body makes him scary
Hes not that violent when put in to context. You kids just fall for every single dana white hype job promotional stunt.
Watch and listen to him in ten years time
some people just have a good resistance towards CTE
commonly seen in boxers
George foreman
Oliver mccall
david tua
roberto duran
chavez sr
these fighters have been in wars(slugger boxer) but are coherent in their old days
@@Rick-bi9fw one thing in life I know for certain, there will always be guys who hate on those more successful. Congrats Rick
Thanks, Mike. Absolutely a great video without any commercial product promotion. Truly appreciate your time and energy to motivate people towards good health. I wish you all the very best
You can't believe that this well spoken intellectual man is the same guy who goes into a blood bath every single fight. I subscribed with zero hesitation, this man is a gem.
TRUMP 2024
Bro people that achieve positions of power in society rarely they are not intellectual, I don't expect less from chandler or other top fighters
@@burnsburnsburnsburns 😂😂🤦🏼♂️…..but yes..and let’s go Brandon
@@burnsburnsburnsburns Who cares your country is a dead end either way !
Likewise!
wink wink nudge nudge
😭😂😂tbh im not surprised if it’s genuinely just his natural test I mean he’s a fucking tank
Everyone in the top of the ranking is on something…. Just not Mike, he’s all natural 👍🏼
He’s off the sauce
@@Maxpoww Testosterone used to be double on average what it is today 70+ years ago so being in the thousands is not impossible naturally
@@Maxpowwzip up his pants when your done 😂
All great advice Champ! I’m 44 and been focusing on lots of sauna and recovery after training as well as almost all those supplements you mentioned! Thanks for the video! 🤙🏼
Iron Mike, great advice! This is one of the best TH-cam videos I’ve seen in a while. Great info and enthusiasm on this topic, it was beyond extremely helpful. Keep putting out this type of content. You are helping so many people get on the right track to improving health and wellness.
"I don't say that to impress anybody, but I do say that to impress upon you" such a great phrase man. Thanks for sharing
I liked that too
time stamp?
my ceo uses that phrase all the time, I believe he got is from les brown
That was a line I heard from Tony robbins in the 90s.
I would like to hear you talk about concussions, brain damage, CTE, how you personally think about the risks, why you still talk so well while others seem to decline etc.
I find it interesting how you can have such a long career with alot of damage, but still seem to be the same, like neither age or damage makes you decline like Tony Ferguson for example.
He likely takes long breaks between brutal fights where he takes a lot of head damage. Guys that start getting knocked out easy usually try to jump back in hard sparring or fights too quick before the brain recovers.
I also would like to know more about that
I wondered it too, but also a thing I feel people don’t consider is how fighters spoke in their early days. Nate diaz always sounded like he had cte, chandler on the other hand did not.
Yes I would love to hear his thoughts on this
Genetics plays a slight role in
chandler is such a stand up guy. solid content. tons of good info. no nonsense, no fluff.
This guy is one of the most kindest and caring people out there
Didn’t expect this to be so motivating. Thank you chandler you are a gem in todays age and society
Thanks Mike, you're great guy with great advice. Checked out your walkonfit and saw in big type 'humility' and that's what I've always respected about you. In the fight world you don't trash talk others and have a genuine, respectful demeanour!
SOLID testimonial. We appreciate this.
You broke this video down so well Champ! Thank you. 🙏
You’re a good example for the sport. I dig your style man 👊 All the best. Great vid
Please keep making content like this. It’s extremely valuable coming from a top-tier athlete. Thanks!
i agree
Thanks Michael!! I appreciate you taking the time to teach us!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to break this down. I believe the body works best when supported by naturally occurring vitamins and minerals. In today's day and age there are a lot of synthetic options for kids and I think that is the wrong route to take.
I am pretty good with taking the supplements you mentioned, but I did forget about beets and beta alanine something I used to be more diligent with and certainly helps with blood flow and quality.
It means a lot for you to go out of your way to do a video like this, especially when so many of us are struggling mentally because we are trying to be our best selves but sacrificing on the recovery part
Literally only watched like 2 mins so far but ik im gonna learn a lot from this video! You need to promote the channel more because you can definitely get more eyes on it!
Mike is always very well spoken and real, nice channel
You gained my subscription just from this video. I would love to see you go into much more depth with each of these topics. More videos help more people help fill those pockets, win win.
Great vid Mike, appreciate the information from an athlete as yourself!
Iron Mike is definitely top 5 most well spoken/articulate UFC fighters. Glad to see he is making some solo podcast style content!
Definitely likes to hear himself speak.
See you at the top
Mike Tyson is Iron Mike.. are you good in the head?
@@Qwerty-ex2id Ohhh I see! Thanks my guy!
Unfortunately his fight IQ in the cage doesnt always seem to be on par with the IQ he shows when he's talking. But maybe he just chose being entertaining above maximizing his chances to win. Either way great fighter and indeed very articulate
Hellz yeah! I’ve been rocking the LMNT for while and now I can’t imagine going without it. But I’m grateful to know I’m not all that far off on what you’re talking about. Respect Mr. Chandler.
I don't know you in person but based on how you appear I think you're a really cool guy - besides of being one of the most exciting athletes to watch!
Thanks for sharing and being transparent with this stuff. People like you inspire me to live a healthier lifestyle. All the best Michael!
This is just great sensible advice from an athlete who has trained and worked with professionals for years...nothing over the top. This is a great podcast and easy to listen to.
Bro MPMD is going to have a field day with this, then again no disrespect to Chandler he is an elite Athlete through and through.
But anyone that is interested in the subject knows what goes on in EVERY sport, the testosterone cap imposed by USADA is pretty lax to begin with, plus by injecting you would stay at a set level all the time compared to a natural whose level are going to drop with kack of sleep/ bad food/ stress etc...
Respect to Mike for all of his accolade and for being a respectable guy.
MPMD will never teach you how to kick ass or how to properly train. He has zero credibility in that field
This whole video reminds me of the Rogan podcast with TJ Dillishaw and he talked about all of his "all natural" health techniques/methods, then popped for EPO right after lol.
@@Artofwavetv what relevance does that have to the main comment? U & mpmd both have no credibility in that field
Especially if fighters are fighting in Vegas... AND, considering Mike came into the USADA pool after competing for a while so his baseline is set at where he was when he came into the UFC.
Idk I’ve never done steroids and when I don’t eat right or get what I need in my body I can tell my testosterone gets lower especially when I drink a lot so idk I think your off with that one, testosterone does change depending on how you live your life, that being said I still know forsure chandler has used steroids at least once
Thanks Mike, glad I found this video. I needed a little motivation to get back on track with my diet and exercise routines. I've been eating like crap lately and feeling like crap. Back on track asap, thanks.
I like this guy. Intelligent and real humble. Im from the UK always supported Conor, but id be happy for this man to get the win.
Such an insightful and useful video Mike 💪🏽 Didnt know you had a youtube channel till now… Long time fan right here!
1. Resistance training ( ex. lifting weights )
2. Sleep
3. Cold therapy
4. Red light therapy
5. High protein and carbs come from vegetables. 80-85% clean, other can be cheat food.
6. High quality protein, 20-25g per serving protein
7. Creatine
8. BCAAs before practice
9. Electrolytes
10. Vitamin D - very important for T production
11. (I will add Zinc to Magnesium ) - very important to T production
12. Magnesium is good for sleep also.
13. Fish oils
14. Beta alanine
Excellent breakdown-of the video. Thank you!
Great to see you putting out content!
thanks bro! excited to see your youtube channel
This was a great video with highly detailed supplemental information. It's not often that you get such a high level athlete sitting down and explaining what they do to get where they are physically.
I'm not into UFC/MMA, but I am 50yo and take health, longevity, and readiness seriously, have for a long time, and I can say that there is a lot to learn from this Michael Chandler video. Good job keeping it simple and highlighting the top priorities of keeping the God-given "unit" on the hunt.
How'd you stumble upon Chandler video without being a UFC fan? That's cool his video reached non fan by the way Im just curious
@@Bmorefan I used to be a sports fan, like football, etc, but I don't follow any of it now for various reasons anymore. I do have respect for discipline and the growth in craft that they have to have to win.
Awesome mike informative session bro
All of the above and GEAR
Didn’t think you’d be this good at podcasts, I can listen to this kind of stuff all day! Hope you continue to keep it up, would be cool to see you bring some guests on as well and have longer episodes as well
He's had a TH-cam channel for 11 years.
@@jacobshexladder he just got recommended to me. Also, Tate is alright 😊
Thanks Mike!
Good Empathetic generosity in your attitude. Appreciate it!
Thanks Chandler!! Needed this Real talk from a real dude at the top of his game.
Dude, lots of nice info! I admire you as an athlete! Never lazy and always in good shape! Greetings from Brazil
Fucking love this so much dude….the way you said giving a gift to yourself mentally and physically with the cold therapy even though it can suck but the reward far outweighs the pain is literally my life every morning and just my entire regime/protocols/diet is exactly this 🙏💪
Incredible video Mike! Inspirational as always!
Chandler! So glad to see you here mad props to the person you are, before this gets submerged with comments.
Respects and thank you Mr. Chandler!
Hey Chandler great content. Could you talk about balancing your grind and hard training with chores and family time? Much appreciated.
you are a walking billboard for elite performance, each persons body needs different things, but your information is on point, thank you!
Thank you. unfortunately there is just no substitute for basic principles applied consistently to attain results. LIFT WEIGHTS. EAT WELL. SLEEP WELL.
@@mikechandlermma I'm 47, and the struggle is real, I feel I peaked at about 44, it's been downhill since. I still compete in karate, mostly point sparring. I have friends and competitors who tell me I should step up to the next level of competition (amateur karate combat or kickboxing) but the recovery time after a fight makes me nervous.
You spelled PED wrong
@@AlexJiroOkun ???
@@MikesDadvice he’s saying michael is on steroids
You’re the man Mike Chandler! Big fan 🙌😊
Great video brother
You should definitely keep this channel up. Reviewing fights, health and everything MMA-related. You are so well spoken and great to listen to!
Thank you so much Michael for taking your time to share your experiences im a big fan and am always excited for one of your fights can't wait to see you compete against Connor.
Awesome video, love the positive mindset
Yo keep it coming and be consistent! You are a super amazing communicator. Keep doing these videos and podcasts!! Will have an amazing career after UFC
This guy comes off as very sincere and genuine. He is very generous with his knowledge and experience. Hope he continues to succeed in his sport.
I am honestly surprised how well spoken and articulate you are Michael, as well as informed/educated on the matter of diet and general health. Well done mate!
@brucerosin4884 not at all. Many professional athletes don't care about in depth knowledge, they have their coaches, nutritionists to do the job for them, so they just get on with it without much understanding behind.
Many fighters on the other hand sound like half brained thugs, where the likes of Chandler, Izzy and some other, sound very articulate, intelligent and thought through.
So basically all compliments and 0 reason for anyone to be insulted.
Show us the labs!! Maybe Derek from more plates more dates will make a video and offer some insight! Love your channel!
“I don’t say this to impress you, but to impress upon you” beautifully said. Feeling positively influenced from this content. Thank you brother 🙏
This was informative and Michael made it easy to understand. I wish he would do a full daily break down on what times he takes these supplements
Since his first fight in the UFC - nothing but love for MC. But watching this video just made me appreciate him so much more. Knowledge gems from a legend.
When was the last time he won a fight 😢
Awesome video bro!
Really well spoken and knowledgeable, subbed man thanks for this information!
Big fan Mike. I'm in your age bracket as well and constantly working on improving myself. Thanks bro
they are all on peds, dont kids yourself. Everyone is at the highest level.
To say ‘everyone’ shows you’re a very ignorant person with almost no thought process
Thanks for sharing Mr chandler
Great to see you're open minded about everything as well. Take a look into taking EAAs instead of your BCAA because of it's impact on serotonin uptake.
I’m a huge McGregor fan but you’re incredibly well spoken and very likeable. Subscribed! All the best in the fight and for the future mate.
McGregor's supplements.... Whisky & cocaine.
lmao what fight are you on about. do not think for a second conor and michael will fight. its sad but its true
@@mickwous2795 what about noew ret4rd
I just found your channel-I didn't know you were on TH-cam-I love this sort of content! I'm always interested in fitness nutrition, specifically for high-level athletes!
I feel like you would make an AMAZING personal/athletic trainer post-fight career!
Thanks for this insight champ.
Great video! Thanks, Mike
I'm 38. Started working out about a yr ago. Cleaned my diet up. Lifting heavy has my testosterone feeling higher than it has in years! I eat alot of spicy foods. I also hit the sauna several times a week. I'm writing this as I'm watching and you're saying the same things lol. It works!
"Feeling higher"? Do you have before and after testing? I'm guessing you're just feeling better due to exercise and diet changes.
Are you also on gear?
@@spenserphoenix I am on TRT so I know how great you feel with an injection every 10 weeks... 🤣
What was your T score before and after?
How you gonna claim any of it works without testing your testosterone levels? You can have low/average test levels and still see good newbie gains and positive lifestyle changes. Sauna and spicy food do not affect your t levels.
Mike can we get more mma training/ drill videos. Love your work always! Good luck with your McGregor fight. SEE YOU AT THE TOP!
Quality content mike
Good video man it was awesome to watch
Your 40 is going to be most people's 30. You are a beacon of health and an inspiration. Keep it up champ!
Yup and lets be honest 40 years old is not that old tbh still have a long life to live
I'm away to be 40 this year. I feel I'm doing good health wise and look. I eat what I want through winter and eat 900kcal diet for 10weeks then high protein diet for 5-6 month.
Never thought of getting skin cream or anything to make myself look better. I have 1 or 2 grey hairs full beard full head of hair non receding etc... genetics play its part aswell. My brother went bald at 20 my old man lost his hair by 40 he was in great health 165lbs just dropped dead 1 day. He lived to 60 like that's 20 years off me. If I'm happy aslong as I can and have a good 20 years I'm good with it. Bit I won't change because I've seen many healthy people around me die I've seen abusers, drugs, drinkers and smoker live longer. My five best 5 all lost our dad's 1 at 39 my dad 60 and the rest were early 50s. We can't stop ot or change it we can make better choices but as my grandfather told me (he's 96) everyone has a number and when it's up its up. Just the circle of life I guess
@@shaunmacready701 Yup I am the same but 46. I still do JJ and hike 30 miles in the mountains in the summer. I never drink never smoke and no pharma drugs.
This is high value information that you are generously giving to the people, thank you sir!
If this high value information I have a timeshare in reno to sell u
Big Mike! props for attributing the number one reason to WORK, I thought you were going to use this as some getfit easy sales gig.
Thank you for putting out this content, Michael!
Top man, Mike.
To be fair it's easy to get in the top 99% considering most don't work out, drink, and sleep 5-6 hours a day.
its very true...not to mention environmental toxins and a food system that has failed us, coupled with the normalization and encouragement of being out of shape.
@Michael Chandler Chandler, you will defeat Conor✊️
@@FredrickHoxinville nope
@@diosgamingyt8732 easily lmao sorry too say
Here's the secret ladies and gentlemen: if you want high testosterone, take testosterone.
What if also want my balls to work?
2 times a week 🫶
But Mike doesn’t do that .. does he 🤔
@@gizmorepairsno, but he has to jump into 40 degree water for a 5 minute minimum every morning as well as all the other strict disciplines etc. It's either that, or eat /do what you want and let the doctor just give you the testosterone etc. The choice is yours lol.
Great stuff mike!
Suscribed!!! Michael... YOU’RE DA MAN! Not only as an athlete, but also as an example of a quality human being, ReSPeCT! Btw you are also very eloquent, please start your podcast when you get a chance 👍🏽 (Have been a fan since the Eddie Alvarez fights) Congratulations hermano!
Hey Champ I'm about 3 mins into this video and I already wanted to thank you. Earlier this week I watched another respected MMA guy talk absolute crap about working out and supplements.. it was astounding how little this guy knew. You are a fountain of knowledge and inspiration Mike.. win, lose or draw there is no one that can touch your work ethic, dedication to healthy lifestyle and dominance in sport.. I'm gonna say it again.. thank you Champ. #blessedalways
No matter if he’s on steroids or not this is great info for those that are active and want to be better
He ain't on steroids bud
Great role model & one of my favorite fighters
Great video brotha
Definitely send all your blood work to Derek at MPMD and let him do a natty or not
Big facts only the Delt Lords teachings can cast all doubt aside
Risking a career is a bad idea
He wont do that. Don't get me wrong, these guys are awesome, great athletes, really tough dudes. But if someone believes their are natty and think its possible to have really high test levels training 2x or 3x a day is completely delusional.
@@zequinha340 yup your right.i competed in amatuer sports and dudes were juiceing . Now not all athletes use peds for strength or mass .most use it for recovery, when u on this shit ur body can take more damage and not phase it like it would a natural body
Iron Michael Chandler, I have been a fan of yours since before your war with Benson Henderson. I am glad you always seek to be explosive and finish every fight. Glad you are still healthy. Keep fighting hard, I would enjoy seeing you throw more flying knees with the explosive power in your legs you will definitely get some more highlight finishes that way. You put it in the line in the cage and out of the cage everytime and I enjoy your story as it continues, I like to see you come back from defeat and still fight on. God bless see you at the top.
@TK hmmmmm
Great stuff man. Thank you for putting these up.
Amazing content! Thank you for such a useful and knowledgeable video 💪🏼
Why is my testosterone at such a high level 😂 I’ve got no idea 🤷♂️ 💉 💪
Got to be honest and admit I never known much about you as a UFC fighter as I lost my eyesight in 2014 and came across your Channel today listen to the video was very impressed and inspired and really became a massive fan I will be supporting you from now on what an amazing guy a great athlete and great martial artist I loved all the stuff you said it is great to hear someone who is so much Awakened aware and conscious of how important health and supplement in and eating healthy is you and even care for on telling people what sausages to take I really appreciate the content you put out and hope you put out a lot more I am based in Scotland and was a martial artist right up until I lost my eyesight in 2014 each and everyday I think about reaching out to famous people athletes etc to try and get someone to follow my story and help me get over to America to see Dr Joe dispenza and Dr Bruce Lipton to get my eyesight restored again so I can see my little boy's face once more and train with him in martial arts and compete again thank you
Just ask everyone for help bro someone with the dough will eventually help keep trying. I hope you get what you need, brother.
Did you lose your eyesight through mma
Giving out gems 💪🏽
U gave me great inspiration bro well said and well spoken champ
Diet and lifestyle definitely make a difference, advice is solid. But it's also important to note that natural high testosterone is somewhat uncharted territory in medicine. I tested way over the range (total T of 1300-1500 ng/dl from multiple tests) completely natty with a bad diet 😂. It freaked me out (ball cancer?), then freaked out my GP who sent me to an endocrinologist. After a year of tests, everything kept coming back normal except T. The endo said that when he started, he used to be alarmed by high T results, but has had multiple random normal people come in with similar results over the years. Hormones are incredibly complex, unique to the individual, and the references ranges can vary a lot the more you dig. It's important to view the big picture (total/free/bioavailable, estradiol, shbg, lh etc.). For me, everything ends up balancing out pretty well aside from total T outside the range.
Yup, genetics are the most important factor.
Guys with very high total testosterone almost always have high SHBG, which binds-up all that extra testosterone and makes it unavailable… meaning your free testosterone (which is what really matters) ends up being totally normal. Like you said, the body is pretty good at balancing this stuff without our help.
💯% facts. My uncle was tested multiple times after the age of 57 and had tested @ 1100 testosterone level but his free test was very low. His estrogen were normal levels, etc. His prolactin was low. He did countless years of semen retention after his wife divorced him in his low 40s, which was obviously before he checked his testosterone levels. Semen retention combined with herbal supplements and a good diet will restore those (unlike you) who have imbalanced hormones (including low T).
I’m sure dude… put the fedora down and chill
@@FreedomFox1 Yep, results indicated high SHBG (within range) which keeps my free T at high but within range levels.
Electrolyte BALANCE is underrated. Research sodium to potassium ratio, very important for heart health and blood pressure.
People should be eating a minerally dense diet anyway.
Thank you Michael i really appreciate this information i been looking for something just like this and im glad i came across your video..i been of the grid for a while but im back tuned in God bless brother and again thank you...your the man
Thanks buddy. Great video