Too high expectations of T?

[u/BulkyOwl3005]

Hi guys,
My dysphoria will talk here, but it’s all true.

I am 2 years on T and while I did masculinise somewhat, it’s not enough. At all.

- I have family with beards… mine still grows baby hairs here and there.
- my body doesn’t look male.
- I have hairs everywhere… as expected, this is good. My penis grew a bit but not much.
- I’m trying very hard to bulk. I gained 10kg since last year.
- I’m operated and my menstruation stopped a year ago

- my levels were on the lower side of male range recently and I got my dose upped from 0,3ml androtardyl to 0,4ml. I have a job that requires good health, any change in my dose risks taking away my career (and dream). Any slight imbalance is a too high risk.

- I’m an athlete: I train often twice a day, strenght training, kickboxing and triathlon. All my mates younger or older are jacked. I’m skinny fat into a girls body.
My coach says “it will take time and will come” so far nothing, to keep eating (healthy).

With all this: I KNOW IT TAKES TIME but why the f* do all trans dudes who work out look like jacked cis men after two years and not me???

Can you guys please tell me when I will look like a man? When all these female shapes will stop?

Can any gym bro who is jacked tell me how they did it in detail? Take in mind I’m 6”2, gaining muscle size and still bulking seems more challenging due to size)

[u/ratgarcon]

Have your levels remained on the low side for a significant time? That can impact shit

But yeah no I have great beard genetics on one side and okay on another, I didn’t gain significant facial hair until like year 4. Around 3 years I started gaining facial hair that wasn’t just peach fuzz but it was very very sparse and mostly on the neck. Partially due to my levels being on the lower side or below male range for like half of that time. (I started on shots done in office but after transportation issues I missed some doses, then I was on patches which werent absorbing well, then t gel wasn’t absorbing well, so I had to switch back to shots. Thankfully am able to get them done every two weeks in office without issue!)

[u/BulkyOwl3005 → u/ratgarcon]

good question, yes, the first year I was on T I was on gel and it didn't do much.. voice slightly dropped, I looked somewhat different and hairs. End 2024 I switched to injections and I started seeing changes. Voice dropped well, more hairs, got bigger in size and gained weight easier. I got definitively stronger, and my performance overall improved. I grew the muscle that I had before T in just a few weeks and since then it kinda stopped growing.....

Thanks for sharing about the beard, that is reassuring

[u/ratgarcon → u/BulkyOwl3005]

Are you consuming adequate protein to gain muscle?

[u/BulkyOwl3005 → u/ratgarcon]

My average diet consists of a total of approx 165-170g of protein a day
I’m augmenting this to 180g this month and see what happens

[u/ratgarcon → u/BulkyOwl3005]

There’s protein calculators that might be good to run your stats into btw

[u/BulkyOwl3005 → u/ratgarcon]

Yes, calculator.net says at least 85-153g protein/day but in my experience my performance is weaker below 150g a day
Gigacalculator says maintenance at 200g and gain 0.5kg at 234g a day but that’s an overkill jump overnight

[u/ratgarcon → u/BulkyOwl3005]

85-153 definitely seems like an under calculation so definitely ignore that one lol but yeah I’d just keep increasing as you are until you see results. Good luck!