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Earthquakes, Testosterone & Coffee Poo

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The Effects of Low Testosterone on Muscle Growth

Dr Jimmy in Cairns, you got a question about lifting weights. We want somebody who's an exercise physiologist as to why an unrelated muscle will get the shakes when you're pushing yourself with the bench press. Hany Narm is transgender and has been on testosterone replacement therapy for two and a half years. He says he gets hairy like anyone going through male puberty. A lot of people that I get a bit jealous of are very lucky and can just put the muscle on. They don't have to do a lot,. same with cis guys that go through puberty and suddenly without even doing that much, they've got a lot more muscle.

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