# @andrespreschel on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZ0-rAk2gw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71648269-andrespreschel-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T18:00:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Andrés Preschel, BSc, MSc(c) | Health & Performance Coach (@andrespreschel) — https://gondola.cc/andrespreschel

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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 itself.

Comment “SLEEP” and I’ll send you my evidence-based sleep efficiency guide to get your T up naturally.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The more you #KnowYourPhysio…

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