4 Months on Tongkat Ali: Mind-Blowing Testosteron Results

Let’s start with some useful context. I’m 23 years old and live a “healthy” lifestyle.

I watch my diet, and sleep schedule and I’ve been working out regularly for over 6 years.

Despite doing all the “right things”, I still had to take a nap every day, because I got super tired.

My drive to achieve my goals in life didn’t feel optimal, even though I’m a fairly disciplined person that loves to progress.

Oh, and I felt like my libido could be doing a lot better.

All these, let’s call them problems, are directly influenced by the level of testosterone in your body.

I have no interest in taking steroids, so I researched natural ways to boost testosterone.

I came across Tongkat Ali, read the limited research available, and decided to give it a shot.

Grab some popcorn, and get ready for the mind-blowing testosterone results 4 months of Tongkat Ali gave me.

The science on Tongkat Ali and Testosterone results

In contrast to supplements like creatine, there hasn’t been an insane amount of research on Tongkat Ali in humans.

However, clinical trials and research have been showing growing evidence that Tongkat Ali can boost testosterone levels.

It does this by increasing the release of free testosterone in your body by splitting it from its binding hormone, the sex hormone-binding globulin.

The percentage of free testosterone in your body is what has the biggest impact on your life quality in general because this dictates the testosterone your body can use.

Science is great, but I had to put it to the test.

Time to find out if Tongkat Ali does indeed increase testosterone levels naturally.

My 4-month Tongkat Ali plan for boosting Testosterone

I made an appointment to get my blood tested before starting to supplement Tongkat Ali, to know my base testosterone results.

After four months I would make a new appointment, and see what happened with my testosterone values.

Both times I got my blood measured in the morning, before eating and drinking, to get the most accurate comparison possible.

I accounted for variables, by making sure there were no major lifestyle changes during the four months of using Tongkat Ali. My diet, training, etc. all remained the same during the experiment.

Note: I’m only one person, so it can never be an acceptable scientific study. Even though I try to account for as much as possible, you can’t make general assumptions based on one case. Always do your research.

My Testosterone expectations from Tongkat Ali

Based on the growing scientific literature on the effect of Tongkat Ali on humans, I had the following expectations for my results:

• An increase in total testosterone.
• An increase in the percentage of free testosterone.
• A decrease in the sex hormone-binding globulin.

Besides a positive change in testosterone in my blood, I expected it to improve my life quality in the following ways:

• More energy, so I didn’t have to take a nap during the day.
• More strength in the gym.
• A better body composition, so a better muscle-to-fat ratio.
• A higher libido.

All of these expectations are based on the fact that these areas of life are directly influenced by the levels of testosterone in my body.

But all of these are merely expectations. The real question is, what happens in real life?

My blood results before Tongkat Ali

Let’s take a look at what my blood results looked like before starting with Tongkat Ali:

As you can see my testosterone for my age and lifestyle is pretty low, which makes sense because I didn’t have optimal energy, libido, etc. That’s why I was looking for a natural way to boost testosterone in the first place.

Starting testosterone levels:

Overall testosterone: 466 ng/dL

Percentage of free testosterone: 37,9 %

Sex hormone-binding globulin: 42,6 ng/dL

Tongkat Ali Brand / Dose / Cycle

Turns out it isn’t easy to find a trustworthy, reliable Tongkat Ali product. There are many things to consider, such as

• What type of Tongkat Ali you’re buying? You have extracts of 1:50, 1:100, 1:200, etc.
• The percentage of eurycomanone, which is the active ingredient of Tongkat Ali and provides the benefits (most extracts, even 1:200, contain very little).
• Is it a safe source to buy it from? It’s not a well-regulated supplement, such as creatine.

Eventually, I stumbled upon Nootropics Depot. The Tongkat Ali had great reviews and claims to be the most potent one on the market. It seemed safe, so that’s the brand I went with.

I ordered the 100mg 10% eurycomanone and 200mg 2% eurycomanone pills. I’ve been taking one of each in the morning right before breakfast.

For the first 3 weeks, I took it daily. After that, I started to cycle it 5 days on (weekdays) and 2 days off (weekends).

This is what I decided to do based on my research. There isn’t a specific dose for Tongkat Ali, so you might want to start with just one of them. Or switch them every other day.

Click here to read the in-depth review on Nootropics Depot Tongkat Ali supplements.

How did I feel during the 4-months on Tongkat Ali?

I go more in-depth on this in my Tongkat Ali review, which you can read by clicking here.

In short, I started to notice the effect of Tongkat Ali after about a week of taking it.

Benefits

• My daily energy got way better and I didn’t have to take naps anymore during the day.
• I could deal with stressful situations a lot easier and started to think clearer when things would normally have freaked me out.
• My strength in the gym went up faster than my usual rate of progression.
• My muscle-to-fat ratio improved at a higher body weight than I could maintain before. I went from normal weight, relatively lean (estimate of 12% body fat) of 86-87kg to around 90-91kg.
• I had more drive in life to pursue my goals, such as working entire days end on end to create this blog from scratch.
• Sex related: my libido improved substantially, the amount of sperm went up and my erections last longer and are harder.

Side-effects

• I wake up more during the night. This is not optimal, because sleep is very important for your body to repair, process thoughts, etc. I always aim for 8 hours of sleep and previously really needed this to feel somewhat good. However, even though my sleep is less optimal, I still feel way more awake and alert during the day. So, I find this rather strange.
• If I take it in the morning without having breakfast right after it, then I will start to feel very sick. However, when I do have breakfast I don’t notice any problems at all.

My mind-blowing final blood results after 4 months

The question remained, what were my blood results like after 4 months?

Were all the benefits and the side-effect I noticed just placebo, or did my testosterone levels improve?

I felt better, so I was pretty convinced it wasn’t a placebo effect.

I made a new appointment, lost some more blood for the sake of science, and waited for the results.

This is what my testosterone levels looked like after 4 months of Tongkat Ali:

Final testosterone levels

Overall testosterone: 567 ng/dL

Percentage of free testosterone: 51,3 %

Sex hormone-binding globulin: 38,3 ng/dL

Tongkat Ali Testosterone Expectations vs Reality

Did Tongkat Ali meet my expectations? Well, yes it did exactly what the science suggested.

My total testosterone increased from 466 ng/dL to 567 ng/dL, which is an increase of 21,67 %.

My free testosterone increased from 37,9 % to 51,3 %, which is an increase of 35,36 %

My sex hormone-binding globulin decreased from 42,6 ng/dL to 38,3 ng/dL, which is a decrease of 10,1 %

My doctor who previously said “there is no natural way to boost your testosterone”, admitted that these results were impressive.

I did not have any negative side effects shown in my blood whatsoever and he said I could continue taking Tongkat Ali.

Conclusion Tongkat Ali and Testosterone levels

Supplementing Tongkat Ali turned out to be a really good experience.

I’ve noticed an improvement in many areas of life such as energy, sex life, striving for goals, strength, and my physique.

My overall testosterone levels and free testosterone increased pretty significantly as well.

Overall I’m really happy with the results and I plan on continuing to cycle Tongkat Ali 5 days on and 2 days off.

If at any point my perception would change then this article will be updated.

If you would like to try the Tongkat Ali supplements I take:

I take one 100mg 10% eurycomanone pill and one 200mg 2% eurycomanone pill daily.

I take both pills in the morning right before breakfast. Make sure to eat food close to taking it, because otherwise, you might feel very sick.

Final words

In this article, I did my best to share my experience with Tongkat Ali.

I love researching and testing new supplements that could potentially have a big improvement in my life.

The testosterone results after 4 months of Tongkat Ali were mind-blowing to me.

You have to be mindful that this is only my experience. I’m not a doctor and one person is not enough to be scientifically viable.

However, by sharing my blood results and experience, you might have an idea of what Tongkat Ali can do for you.

In these two cases I believe Tongkat Ali can be worth a shot:

• If you’re struggling with low testosterone and experience negative side effects.
• If you have normal levels, but simply want to maximize testosterone for bodybuilding or life in general.

If you decide to try Tongkat Ali or have already tried it, feel free to contact me and tell me about your own experience!

I've written a review on Nootropics Depot because they have so many lab tested, high-quality supplements. If you're interested you can find it by clicking here.

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