I'm a 41 year old male, 6'1" and typically 210-220 pounds with BF in the 16-20% range. I exercise regularly, mostly endurance sports (triathlon) with maybe 1-1.5 hours of strength training a week.

The issue is the last few years I've been feeling "down". It may be coincidental, but I've really started feeling my age after my vasectomy 5 years ago. Energy and libido have decreased a bit, BF has increased a bit despite regular exercise. Really when I feel it is during triathlon season when I'm prepping for half-Ironman distance which requires 10-15 hours of endurance work/week. I know that amount of cardio work will suppress Test production and I end up feeling more worn out than I want to, and certainly more worn out than training buddies of the same age/fitness. I'm thinking that T supplementation might help me recover better from my training efforts and just plain increase quality of life.

So I guess I could start looking for an endocrinologist or "anti-aging" doc for a licensed prescription based remedy to my current state of being. To be honest, I'm really only assuming I have a low or declining T since I've had no labs to back up my suspicions.

On the other hand I have guys I train with who use and can get me steroids and it would certainly be a faster and more direct way to see if T supplementation would have a positive impact on my life. It's not like I'm not a miserable wreck or anything close to it, but I feel like I don't feel or perform as well as I used to in the not so distant past. These training buddies have given my positive reports about their own experiences.

In my mind I'd be doing a modest supplementation; maybe 250mg SUST every 7-10 days. I'm sure I'll see an athletic benefit but in the Clydesdale class (200+ pounds) I'll never challenge an elite triathlete. Honestly I just like being fit and having fun training/racing but it's way more fun when recovery is easier and I have more energy. I'm pretty much convinced that T supplementation is something I want to try; what I'm debating is if I really need to go through the whole song & dance with the medical establishment for what would appear to be modest supplementation. Thoughts?