The Training Protocol That Maximizes Natural Testosterone Release
Not all training produces equal hormonal responses. The difference between a training session that spikes your testosterone and one that suppresses it comes down to specific variables that most lifters never think about. After a decade of designing training programs optimized for hormonal response alongside muscle growth, here are the protocols that produce the most […]
Connor Murphy’s Natty Plus Transformation: From Steroids to Natural Optimization
Connor Murphy’s journey from steroid use to the natty plus approach represents one of the most public and dramatic transformations in the fitness space. His willingness to document the process honestly, including the difficulties of coming off exogenous hormones, provides invaluable real-world data for anyone considering a similar transition. After working with Connor and observing […]
The Complete Guide to Preventing Hair Loss While Optimizing Hormones
Hair loss is the number one fear that prevents men from pursuing testosterone optimization. After coaching many men who delayed addressing low testosterone for years because they were afraid of losing their hair, I can tell you that the relationship between testosterone and hair loss is more nuanced than the simple equation of more testosterone […]
Intermittent Fasting and Testosterone: The Window That Changes Your Hormones
Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular dietary strategies in fitness, but its effects on testosterone are more complex than most people realize. The relationship between fasting and testosterone is not simply positive or negative. It depends on the duration of the fast, your body composition, your training status, and whether you are […]
The Beginner Natty Plus Stack: Five Supplements for Your First 90 Days
If you are new to the natty plus approach and wondering where to start, this is the stack I recommend to every beginner client. It is designed to be the minimum effective protocol that produces meaningful results while you learn how your body responds to each compound. After coaching many first-time users through their initial […]
The Complete SARMs Guide: Every Compound Ranked by Risk and Reward
Selective androgen receptor modulators occupy a complicated position in the natty plus framework. They interact with androgen receptors and at higher doses they suppress natural testosterone production, which places them on the far edge of what the natty plus approach considers acceptable. But at microdoses, some SARMs may provide tissue-selective anabolic effects without meaningful suppression. […]
Estrogen Management for Men: Why Blocking It Completely Is a Terrible Idea
The bodybuilding community has spent decades demonizing estrogen in men, treating it as the enemy of masculinity and muscle. This perspective is not just oversimplified. It is actively harmful. After coaching many men through hormone optimization, I have seen more damage done by excessive estrogen suppression than by elevated estrogen. Understanding what estrogen actually does […]
The Complete Guide to Quitting TRT: How to Come Off Testosterone Safely
Walking away from testosterone replacement therapy is one of the hardest decisions in hormone optimization, and it is made harder by the fact that most doctors who prescribe TRT have no protocol for discontinuation. After coaching numerous men through the process of coming off TRT, some after five or more years of use, I have […]
How Peptides Fooled the Entire Internet: The Marketing vs the Science
The peptide industry has a credibility problem, and it is not because peptides do not work. It is because the gap between what is marketed and what the science actually supports has become so wide that legitimate compounds are being undermined by overblown claims. After watching this space evolve over the past decade while coaching […]
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Peptides: What They Are and Why They Matter
Peptides have gone from an obscure biochemistry topic to one of the most discussed categories in health optimization, yet most people who are interested in them have fundamental misunderstandings about what peptides actually are. After a decade of coaching clients through peptide protocols, I want to provide the foundation that makes everything else in this […]