About this episode

Jay Campbell discusses the role of hormones in fat loss and muscle building for those over 40.

Over 40 and suddenly struggling to lose fat or build muscle? It must be your hormones... right? Not so fast. Jumping straight to TRT, HRT, peptides, or GLP-1s could be solving the wrong problem. Jay Campbell, author of The Testosterone Optimization Therapy Bible and co-founder of BioLongevity Labs, breaks down where hormones actually fit into fat loss, muscle building, metabolism, and longevity. We cover why testosterone boosters usually disappoint, what free versus total testosterone can tel...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Pape

Guest: Jay Campbell

Topics covered

• hormones
• fat loss
• muscle building
• testosterone
• metabolism
• longevity

Keywords

• testosterone
• fat loss
• muscle building
• GLP-1s
• HRT
• TRT
• peptides

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BioLongevity Labs

Books & works: The Testosterone Optimization Therapy Bible

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