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VO2 Max and All-Cause Mortality: Your Target by Age

by: Dr. Andreas BoettcherPublished on: 10/09/2026

How do you improve VO2 max after 40? Here are the measured targets for every decade, the mortality data behind them, and the Norwegian 4x4 protocol.

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Medicine In The Right Order: TRT, Peptides And The Core Five

by: Dr. Andreas BoettcherPublished on: 06/09/2026

Not anti-TRT. Not anti-peptide. Pro-medicine in the right order. Why one in three men feel nothing on testosterone, and the Core Five that has to come first.

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Testosterone Prescriptions Hit A Record High: What Comes First?

by: Dr. Andreas BoettcherPublished on: 22/08/2026

Testosterone prescribing just hit an all-time high in the US. But the curve turned in 2022, before the evidence credited for it. What to check first.

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Visceral Fat and Testosterone: Why Low T Is a Body Composition Problem

by: Dr. Andreas BoettcherPublished on: 15/08/2026

New research shows visceral fat — not weight — is what's suppressing your testosterone. And no injection fixes it.

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