Optimize protein intake for testosterone, thyroid and muscle growth

[Hans]

Optimize protein intake for testosterone, thyroid and muscle growth » TESTONATION

Is meat bad for testosterone and thyroid hormone production? ————- ———— ————- TLDR: Protein doesn’t negatively affect testosterone or thyroid function. The different amino acid profiles of different protein sources can differently affect thyroid hormone-binding proteins, which can modulate the...

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What's your guys' experience with eating lamb (you have to read the article to get what I'm talking about)?

 

[76er]

I just had a homemade gyro last night (and will again tonight) with local lamb meat.

Delicious but at $14 a pound those gyro dinners are few and far between so I can't give any
testimonials (plus I'm not hypothyroid).

I'll say my testosterone is doing well (via morning wood test) on 20%-25% total cals from protein.
Fat is 35%-40% and carbs come in usually at 40%-45%.

 

[Hans]

I just had a homemade gyro last night (and will again tonight) with local lamb meat.

Delicious but at $14 a pound those gyro dinners are few and far between so I can't give any
testimonials (plus I'm not hypothyroid).

I'll say my testosterone is doing well (via morning wood test) on 20%-25% total cals from protein.
Fat is 35%-40% and carbs come in usually at 40%-45%.

Noice. Yes lamb is pretty expensive. I'm doing beef stewing meat and tripe. Lots of collagen. I might also experiment with lamb tripe and trotter. Maybe going to get lamb stewing meat if I can source it.

 

[VitoScaletta]

Thankfully I live in the ME and lamb is a traditional food here so its less expensive.

 

[76er]

Noice. Yes lamb is pretty expensive. I'm doing beef stewing meat and tripe. Lots of collagen. I might also experiment with lamb tripe and trotter. Maybe going to get lamb stewing meat if I can source it.

Yeah I source a good amount of beef stewing cuts and beef soup bones from our local rancher.

My wife regularly makes me a collagen rich Vietnamese-style Pho broth (basically just beef broth cooked with anise).
The broth is a by-product of stewing chuck steaks for Mexican-style gorditas.

I have some oxtail in the freezer. Need to see how I can make something tasty out of it.

I'd like to source tripe too and give it a whirl.

 

[76er]

Thankfully I live in the ME and lamb is a traditional food here so its less expensive.

Nice. Yeah, lamb in most (or all) of the US is not mainstream at all.

 

[Source Code]

Do you thinks it's bad that I pretty much eat Red meat every meal? I have been taking 12mg cypro daily and have a coffee with about a table spoon of gelatine and a bit of sugar with the meals. I feel and look strong, just wondering if it's sustainable lol... From your article I feel more confident.

 

[Beastmode]

Good one @Hans

We eat lamb shank, my toddler and I, about 4 times per month. We slow cook it in the crockpot with veggies, etc and drink the gelatinous soup for days.

Definitely has a positive effect on me and the little monster :)

 

[Blossom]

Optimize protein intake for testosterone, thyroid and muscle growth » TESTONATION

Is meat bad for testosterone and thyroid hormone production? ————- ———— ————- TLDR: Protein doesn’t negatively affect testosterone or thyroid function. The different amino acid profiles of different protein sources can differently affect thyroid hormone-binding proteins, which can modulate the...

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What's your guys' experience with eating lamb (you have to read the article to get what I'm talking about)?

60-80% of my meat intake is lamb. It’s the meat I feel best consuming.

 

[Hans]

Do you thinks it's bad that I pretty much eat Red meat every meal? I have been taking 12mg cypro daily and have a coffee with about a table spoon of gelatine and a bit of sugar with the meals. I feel and look strong, just wondering if it's sustainable lol... From your article I feel more confident.

I can't see any reason why it would be bad. Perhaps just make sure you also get enough calcium in the diet.

 

[Hans]

Good one @Hans

We eat lamb shank, my toddler and I, about 4 times per month. We slow cook it in the crockpot with veggies, etc and drink the gelatinous soup for days.

Definitely has a positive effect on me and the little monster :)

Haha nice. Gotta feed the beast.

 

[Hans]

60-80% of my meat intake is lamb. It’s the meat I feel best consuming.

Cool, have you noticed those pro-thyroid effects?

 

[Blossom]

Cool, have you noticed those pro-thyroid effects?

Yes, that’s why I make it such a big part of my diet. I have not isolated my diet to lamb or other meat and tracked temps, pulse or labs and compared them though.
My choice of lamb is purely just based on my feelings of well being overall when I eat it. Local grass fed beef is a close second. If I’m out of either then my third choice is organic and grass fed from the supermarket.

 

[Source Code]

Ok thanks man

 

[GeoX]

Locally grown lamb sold at farmers markets in the northeast US is $20-$30/lb depending on the cut.

 

[Neeters 27]

There's nothing more delectable than tiny little loin lamb chops - sprinkled with good coarse salt, flame bbq, enjoy with a nice shiraz and rosemary potatoes...I get lamb if its on sale and then freeze it. its about 25 bucks for a lamb leg then, otherwise these days a leg can be 45 or 50 bucks. 1 leg roasted after marinating in red wine rosemary and garlic, does us several meals. dinner first night. second day we shave some leftover meat and make gyros on pita. I might freeze the rest and the bone for a nice soup. we also like buying lamb and beef Cevapi , those are European skinless sausages, they are deelish!

 

[A.R]

Noice. Yes lamb is pretty expensive. I'm doing beef stewing meat and tripe. Lots of collagen. I might also experiment with lamb tripe and trotter. Maybe going to get lamb stewing meat if I can source it.

What is your recipe/method of cooking for beef tripe?

 

[Hans]

What is your recipe/method of cooking for beef tripe?

I just boiled it similar to ox tail.

 

[cillianB108]

Very funny the timing of this article, I’ve just switched my meat consumption from beef to lamb. Day 3 today, feel quite good, is this from lamb, I don’t know, but look flat, feel good and have a lot of energy.

 

[A.R]

I just boiled it similar to ox tail.

How do you manage to get rid of the tripe odour