Today, I'm taking you through my latest blood testing with Vitals Vault and sharing the biomarkers I pay the most attention to for health and performance.

I explain why I track triglycerides-to-HDL ratio, fasting insulin, vitamin D, and especially testosterone, free testosterone, and SHBG—and why I've tested my testosterone about 30 times over the past six years.

I also break down how training stress can affect testosterone, why chronic cardio can work against testosterone optimization, and the lifestyle factors I focus on to keep my levels in a healthy range. Plus, I explain why total testosterone, free testosterone, and SHBG all matter—and share one surprising factor that can affect testosterone and longevity: your love relationship!

TIMESTAMPS:

Brad talks about the ease and importance of getting blood analysis regularly to maintain your health. [01:01]

Triglycerides should be under 100 and you usually have to request fasting insulin and Vitamin D. Also important is the overall sex hormone level. [04:34]

If you're metabolically unhealthy and you're carrying around visceral fat, and you take outside testosterone, you are likely to aromatize that extra testosterone, and that means converting it into estrogen. [07:30]

Sleep is a great way to elevate the testosterone level. You have to get the junk food out of your diet. Make sure your exercise is in the best way.  Chronic cardio is known to tank testosterone. [11:49]

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• Vitals Vault

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