My doctor thinks I'm on steroids, part 1

Dr Tim: Soooo I reviewed your test results

Me: Great! What did think?

Dr Tim: There was some interesting data

Me: Oh?

Dr Tim: Mr Zaru, can I ask you a question….?

Me: Of course, Doc, go for it

Dr Tim: Are you on steroids?!?!

I got my testosterone tested a few months ago, and it turns out my T levels are off the charts. I’m 35 and apparently I have the testosterone of a 20 year old. The convo above is actually how it went down and it was pretty funny to see Dr Tim try to be diplomatic with his questioning. He was legitimately concerned that I am on steroids.

To be honest…

I wasn’t going to talk about this at all here on Pointman. This is personal, and it feels like a humblebrag. Not my style. But after speaking with multiple friends about my test results, they all had a similar reaction: they want me to talk about it. They are intrigued and want to learn about how they can increase their T. So I decided to share.

I think this is indicative of a larger tragedy, that many many millions of mens are struggling with low T, and the consequences can be serious. Some men work for decades and/or spend ungodly amounts of money to boost their T. I am blessed, to be sure.

Do you want more of this kind of content? Please send me feedback and let me know if you would like to see Part 2.

Here are my top two insights. Disclosures are at the bottom.

1) Goals are useless. Habits = progress.

“Testosterone makes effort feel good” - Andrew Huberman

I’ve never thought about “testosterone optimization” at all. Literally never. But I do think about how I can become more jacked and powerful every single day, and I have done so for most of my adult life. I focus my effort on building habits rather than thinking about the outcome. My favorite book on the subject is The Score Takes Care Of Itself, I highly recommend reading it.

Here are the important habits I have cultivated as an adult that contribute to testosterone production.

• Full body workouts, as much as possible. I write about this all the time and is the primary directive of Pointman.
• Sunlight and play outside, as much as possible.
• Pure healthy unprocessed food, as much as possible. I write about this too.
• Healthy uninterrupted sleep.
• Intimate relationships with only feminine, healthy, beautiful women.
• Eating lots of eggs, because cholesterol is the building block of testosterone.
• Doing hard things just because they are hard things.

2) Eliminate poisons and toxins

This is not just about my productive habits. My T levels might just as much be a consequence of what I have eliminated and what intentionally choose not to do. I’m a human and I’m not perfect, of course. I party and bullshit all the time. But I am ruthless at eliminating stupid useless poisons and toxins from my life that don’t give me any benefit.

• I don’t watch sports
• I don’t play video games
• I don’t watch the news
• I don’t use sunscreen
• I don’t use shampoo
• I don’t use conditioner
• I don’t use anti perspirant
• I don’t use cologne
• I don’t wear plastic or synthetic clothes
• I don’t wear plastic or synthetic shoes
• I don’t cook with chemicals or plastic
• I don’t eat processed foods
• I don’t eat packaged foods
• I don’t use hair products
• I don’t shave
• I don’t cut my sleep short
• I don’t wake up early for work
• I don’t have a boss
• I don’t do things for people that I don’t like
• I don’t try to change nature
• I don’t mess with toxic women
• I don’t associate with soy boys
• I don’t respect people who don’t respect themselves
• I don’t accept negativity into my life

If you are free of stupid useless poisons and toxins, many things are possible!

I hope this is helpful for you, please let me know via email or the comments. I’ll do Part 2 if this resonates.

Stay up.

Disclosures

These are the supplements I take:

• I don’t take steroids or TRT or any other kind of testosterone boosting supplement, and I never have. Though I am not opposed to them at all for the right people in the right context.
• I don’t take any weightlifting or muscle building supplements, though I used to take some when I was younger. I didn’t do anything weird. In fact it’s been 10 years since I took even basic protein powder.
• Supplements I do take regularly: magnesium, theanine, zinc
• Supplements I take sometimes: vitamin D, boron, shilajit, glutamine, fish oil

Other important notes:

• I studied math and physics in undergrad. So I do know a-lot about actual physics of movement, how to understand force upon objects, how to stimulate responses, and how to quantify these things. This is partly where my insight for Pointman comes from.
• I don’t know shit about the actual biochemistry of the human body, and I don’t claim to. This stuff is complicated. The last time I took chemistry or biology was high school. I don’t talk about this here at all, but feel free to do your own research.
• I had my T results independently verified by a different doctor who actually specializes in this kind of thing. He said it’s legit and that I am “less than 1 in 100”.
• This is my first time getting my T tested. I wish I did it 10 years ago so I could have a baseline. I recommend you all go get tested this year so you can have a baseline of your own. The best time to start is now! I used Marek Health because I did a full blood panel and I do think it was a good experience. I also recommend Maximus Health if you are interested in testosterone specifically. Here is my interview with the founder of Maximus.