
Originally Posted by
MisterMaster
Forget the morons here who are all about trying to get a cheap laugh.
The basics of your question have already been answered though.
You do NOT need testosterone to look lean. Testosterone is not a fat burner and will not make fat burning easier. It is a strength inducer and thus makes it easier to pack on weight, hopefully good muscle weight when it is a part of a serious strength program.
Now, what's the best way to look lean? You'll have all sorts of suggestions because everyone has something that works best for them. Low carb for one, low fat for another. No matter which one you choose to follow, the essence is the same - you need to take in less calories than you spend. The best way to do that is to join an on-line calorie counter (fitday, calorie-count, etc). Judging by your weight and build, I'd say keep to <2200 kcal per day.
Aerobic exercises will help you increase the amount of calories you can get away with. Most agree that aerobics on an empty stomach gives more bang for the buck than otherwise (you'll hit your fat reserves earlier when there's less glucose/glycogen in your system) - so exercise in the AM after waking up. You may burn a bit of muscle in early-AM aerobics, but you'll make up for it with your pumping later in the day.
There is no easy "pill" (legal or otherwise) that will work without diet and exercise. Caffeine will increase your metabolism, and the combination with ephedrine has shown to be beneficial to increase weight loss - but only when combined with good diet and exercise.
Good luck.