TRT After Two Months — My Honest Thoughts So Far | Episode 555

  TRT After Two Months — My Honest Thoughts So Far | Episode 555

Good morning, it’s James from SurvivalPunk.com, and it’s a crisp 54 degrees on this Thanksgiving Eve. You’ll be hearing this long after the holiday, but today we’re diving into something that’s been a huge part of my personal health journey these past two months:
TRT — testosterone replacement therapy.

I’m still early in the process. A lot of the deeper changes take months to fully kick in, but even at this stage, I’ve got plenty of real-world experiences, lessons, mistakes, and wins to share.

Let’s get into what TRT really is, who it can help, what signs you should watch for, and what happened when I started my own protocol.

What TRT Actually Is (and Why It’s Exploding in Popularity)

TRT — testosterone replacement therapy — is exactly what it sounds like: medically supervised testosterone for men whose levels have fallen too low to live optimally.

Forms include:

• Injections

• Gels and creams

• Oral options (we’re not covering those today)

And whether people want to admit it or not, we’re living through a low-testosterone epidemic.

Modern life is hammering men with:

• terrible diets

• endocrine disruptors

• lack of sleep

• constant stress

• environmental toxins

So when guys say they feel tired, foggy, unmotivated, weak, or “not themselves,” it’s not a moral failure — it’s biology waving a red flag.

Signs You Might Have Low Testosterone

These are the symptoms men ignore the longest:

• Brain fog

• Low motivation

• Excessive tiredness

• Low libido

• Trouble losing weight

• Irritability

• Poor focus

• Loss of confidence

If you’re a woman listening, yes — if you hear these in your husband or boyfriend, gently push him to get checked.

Men hate admitting this stuff.
But suffering in silence doesn’t make you tough — it just makes you suffer.

My Numbers, and Why I Pulled the Trigger

When I got my bloodwork done, my total testosterone came back around 461.
Technically “normal,” since the medical range is 300–900.

But here’s the truth:
“Normal” doesn’t mean optimal.

My free testosterone — the usable T — was way low, around 4.7.
That explained everything I had been experiencing:

• mental fog

• poor recovery

• lack of drive

• weight struggles

• zero libido

• irritability

I wasn’t functioning like myself.
And that’s when I knew TRT wasn’t optional — it was necessary.

The Injection Journey: Subcutaneous Disaster, Intramuscular Victory

Like many new TRT patients, I tried subcutaneous injections first.

And let me tell you…

Absolute.
Fucking.
Disaster.

Massive walnut-sized oil lumps in the stomach that lasted a month.
Pain.
Heat.
Misery.

I warmed the syringe, massaged the site, tried every “hack” on the internet.
Still garbage.

Then I switched to intramuscular.

Night and day difference.

• Smooth

• Easy

• Reliable

• No lumps

• Barely any pain

The deltoid worked great.
The thigh worked even better.
But the glute?
That’s king — low pain, big muscle, no issues.

Right now I’m doing three injections per week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
And honestly?
It’s perfect.

The First Big Changes (Weeks 2–3)

At first, nothing.
Totally normal.

Then suddenly — two major shifts:

1. Brain fog vanished.
For the first time in over a decade, my mind felt clear.
The mental veil I had lived behind disappeared.

That alone made TRT worth it.

2. Random teenage-level erections returned.
Yeah, it’s awkward to talk about, but it’s real.
Healthy testosterone = healthy physiology.

Energy, Mood, Strength — Everything Started Moving Up

Other benefits started stacking:

• more steady daily energy

• better focus

• less irritability

• better cardio and gym performance

• increased confidence

• faster recovery

• fuller-looking muscles from glycogen and water retention (the good kind)

My mile time dropped dramatically.
My endurance popped back.
I wasn’t dying on the treadmill anymore.

And mentally?
More stable, more positive, more driven.
Not aggressive — just present.

Body Composition Is Changing Quickly

At my lowest, I got down to 165 lbs and looked like a dehydrated scarecrow.
Now I’m around 174 lbs and my muscles look:

• fuller

• rounder

• more vascular

Not 10 lbs of muscle — let’s be honest — but the visual difference is huge.

Looking good helps you feel good.
Feeling good helps you train good.
And training good helps everything else.

Should You Consider TRT?

Ask yourself:

• Are you constantly tired?

• Are you unmotivated?

• Is your libido gone?

• Do you struggle to lose weight?

• Do you feel mentally dull?

• Do you feel older than you are?

Then:
Get. Your. Blood. Work. Done.

That’s the only real first step.

If you’re 20?
Try lifestyle changes first.
If you’re 40+ and struggling?
TRT might be a literal lifesaver.

No shame.
No stigma.
Just biology.

Final Thoughts

After two months, here’s my honest take:
TRT gave me my life back.

Not because I wanted bigger muscles or gym PRs.
But because I wanted:

• clarity

• motivation

• energy

• stability

• health

• the old me

And I’m finally feeling that again.

If you’re suffering like I was, go get tested.
There’s no point living at 50% when you could be at 100%.

This has been James from SurvivalPunk.com — DIY to survive, and take care of the machine you live in.

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