Testosterone is more of a signal than a number to chase… Chasing the number for the sake of it is a huge mistake because you end up disregarding foundational habits that do so much more than just boost your T. Your body produces testosterone based on one question: “am I fit to reproduce right now?” Bad sleep, chronic stress, under-eating, a fried nervous system. Your body reads those as “not a safe time” and downregulates accordingly. It’s not broken. It’s responding exactly the way it’s supposed to. A lot of guys get stuck pushing leaner, training harder, lowering carbs, and ruining their sleep quality in the process and wonder why their T keeps dropping. The pursuit itself becomes the stressor. Before you consider TRT, give your body a reason to make more on its own. Prioritize quality sleep, dial in your nutrition, regulate your nervous system, and train in a way that builds you up instead of grinding you down. Get the foundation right first and the number takes care of itsel...