why does body fat % matter when powerlifters…

Estrogen, the classified "female hormone," is a fat-storing hormone that is also naturally present in small amounts in men. But when you gain weight, estrogen levels rise and other health problems ensue.

Although estrogen is necessary in men, as it regulates a healthy libido, improves brain function (especially memory) and protects the heart, when the levels are too high, testosterone levels are reduced, and many men experience fatigue, muscle tone loss, decreased sexual function, and in some cases, enlarged prostates. In other words, there are no good side effects to increased estrogen levels in men.

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I dont think he meant you. Wait is that a belly I see? lol j/k bro.

Talk to doc sus. Being fat will give you more sides but maybe he will be able to clarify more.

yeah, powerlifter doesn’t care about aestetics. i never saw a shaved powerlifter hehe. more food, more strenght, more fat store. to loose fat or maintain 10% BF, you have to diet, so you loose strenght, it goes against the powerlifter rule.

good question, would like to know the answer as well…

my guess would be that the AI (arimidex ) would only stop the conversion of test to estrogen, if you have lots of fat on you (15%+ is whats considered fat around here anyways..), you could already have high estrogen levels, which when taking an AI when your estrogen levels are already high, will not lower it…

You’re a powerlifter?? what’s your BF? what would be the best BF for a powerlifter IYO??? what’s the difference between a powerlifter and a strongman??

That’s not what the typical powerlifter looks like.

And, if that’s what you really want to look like, there’s nothing that we can say here to convince you that it’s a bad idea.