🛑 STOP Buying the Lie: Low Testosterone Is Not Inevitable as We Age
By Dr. Andreas Boettcher, D.C., Functional Medicine, B.S. Health/Exercise Science
3x Ironman Triathlete, Master's Men's Physique Competitor
There is a powerful narrative in modern medicine that has quietly shaped the health and identity of men for decades:
“Your testosterone will naturally decline as you age. It’s normal. There’s nothing you can do. When it gets bad enough, we’ll put you on TRT.”
This message is delivered with confidence, repetition, and the weight of authority — and because of that, most men simply accept it. They assume the slower mornings, the stubborn belly fat, the lower energy, the loss of drive, the fading confidence, the decline in performance and muscle and strength are all just part of “getting older.”
But this is not true.
And accepting this belief has cost millions of men their vitality, their health, their energy, their purpose, and their identity.
What we are experiencing today is not biological aging.
It is a modern health crisis.
And the data prove it.
The Historical Reality: Men Today Have Lower Testosterone Than Their Grandfathers
If testosterone naturally declined with age in a predictable way, then men today would have similar testosterone levels to men of the same age in the 1950s and 60s.
But research shows the opposite.
Studies published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism examined testosterone levels across generations and found that:
A 30-year-old man today has significantly lower testosterone than a 30-year-old man in 1980.
In fact, research shows that testosterone levels have been falling dramatically over the past several decades. Modern men are now experiencing an average decline of 2–4% per year, and this drop is occurring across all age groups— including men in their20s and 30s.
To put that into perspective:
Before the 1970s,the natural age-related decline in testosterone was less than 1% per year. Meaning, what was once a slow, gradual change later in life has now become a rapid, widespread collapse in hormonal health across an entire generation of men.
In other words, this is not aging.
This is environmental and metabolic disruption.
It’s not your biology.
It’s your environment, your nutrition, your stress load, your exposure to chemicals, your sleep patterns, and your modern lifestyle.
And when those conditions are corrected?
Hormones normalize — at any age.
See my article: The Silent Chemical Castration of Men
The LabCorp Range Was Lowered — Because Men Became Sicker
In 2017, LabCorp lowered the reference range for what is considered “normal” testosterone.
Not because science discovered lower testosterone is healthy —
but because the average man had become so metabolically unhealthy that most men no longer reached the old normal.
Instead of addressing the cause of the decline, the medical system redefined normal downward to match the sickness of the population.
This is like moving the finish line because most people can’t finish the race.
It does not make men healthier.
It simply makes decline appear acceptable.
Decline is common.
But common does not mean normal.
The Australian Study That Changed Everything
One of the most important studies in the testosterone conversation comes from Australia:
The Florey Adelaide Male Aging Study (Sartorius et al., 2012).
This study followed men as they aged — and discovered that:
Testosterone does not inevitably decline with age.
Men who maintained:
Healthy body composition
Low inflammation
Good metabolic health
Lean muscle mass
Adequate sleep
Low toxin exposure
maintained strong testosterone levels well into their 60s, 70s, and beyond.
Meaning:
Low testosterone is not aging.
Low testosterone is dysfunction.
And dysfunction can be corrected.
For thousands of years, men aged — and kept their strength, their drive, their clarity, their capability.
The decline we see today is not nature.
It is modern life.
See my article: How to Optimize Testosterone Naturally
The Lie Men Are Sold
When a man presents with low testosterone today, the most common medical response is immediate and predictable:
“You need testosterone replacement therapy.”
But TRT does not solve the cause of low testosterone — it bypasses it.
When you inject testosterone, the brain reduces its own production. Over time, the testicles shrink. The body forgets how to produce testosterone naturally.
And once you're on TRT long enough, you can’t stop without crashing.
You become dependent.
A lifetime subscription.
Profitable for the system.
Disempowering for the man.
But here at It’s Only Halftime, we hold a different philosophy:
The purpose of healthcare is not reliance — it is independence.
Doctor, in Latin, means “to teach.”
So ask yourself:
When was the last time your doctor taught you how to be healthy?
What I Know to Be True: Your Body Can Come Back
At 47, my testosterone tanked to 217 ng/dL. I was told I would need TRT for life.
Today, at 55, my testosterone is consistently above 800-900 ng/dL.
I have never taken:
Injections
Pellets
Creams
Patches
Clomid
HCG
Enclomiphene
Nothing.
I restored my own production — and I’ve helped countless men do the same.
Not athletes.
Not fitness influencers.
Not celebrities.
Men with jobs, families, stress, and real life to manage.
Men like:
Christopher — The Story That Should Not Have Been Possible
When Christopher came to me, he was overweight, exhausted, inflamed, depressed, on blood pressure medication, and told his body “couldn’t produce testosterone anymore.”
He had been sold the lie.
But he chose to question it.
He chose to own his health.
Over the course of his journey:
He lost nearly 100 pounds (NO GLP-1's)
Cut his body fat almost in half
Came completely off blood pressure medication
And quit TRT entirely
While restoring natural testosterone production
He didn’t just change his body — he changed his identity.
His story is proof that the body is not broken.
The body responds to leadership.
Jason — Stronger at 60 Than at 30
On the eve of 60, Jason decided it wasn’t too late.
He was on TRT.
But he didn’t feel alive.
He wanted to feel like himself again — not like he was being kept functioning by a pharmacy drip line.
He rebuilt his insulin sensitivity.
He rebuilt his mitochondrial health.
He rebuilt his foundational physiology.
And he not only came entirely off TRT — he entered his 60th year:
Lean
Strong
Clear
Energized
Confident
Fully alive
He didn’t decline into his second half.
He rose into it.
These Stories Should Make You Feel Something
They should challenge you.
They should wake something up in you.
They should stir your spirit.
Because if you believed for one moment that decline was your destiny — you were misled.
And it’s time to reclaim what was always yours:
Strength.
Drive.
Clarity.
Power.
Vitality.
Leadership over your biology.
Your second half is not a slope downward.
Your second half is an invitation.
The question is simply:
Will you answer it?
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Finish Strong,
Dr. Andreas
Still Kickin' A** Medication Free at 55 Despite What the "Narrative" Would Like You To Believe!
Medical Disclaimer:
The information provided in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It should not replace professional consultation, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health regimen or lifestyle.
Scientific References
Travison TG, et al. “Declining Testosterone Levels in Men.” Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2007.
Sartorius G, et al. “Testosterone and Aging in Healthy Men.” European Journal of Endocrinology. 2012.
Zarrouf FA, et al. “Testosterone and Mood.” Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 2009.
Harman SM, et al. “Longitudinal Effects of Aging on Testosterone.” Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.2001.
LabCorp. “Testosterone Reference Range Update.” 2017.
Swan SH, et al. “Sperm Count Decline Since 1973.” Human Reproduction Update. 2017.
Andersen HR, et al. “Endocrine Disruptors and Reproductive Function.” Environmental Health Perspectives. 2012.
