Trans Man

"I work out, but not loads. I’d like to do more, I want a bigger upper body, but I need to do the work. I’ve really slacked off in the past 6 months (car accident, then boat loads of stress.) I like crunches (2 sets of 200), push-ups (3 sets of 30-50), chin-ups (3 sets of 10)… lifting your own body weight is a great workout. Bicep curls, shoulder press, chest press with barbells. My dog had a stroke last month, but before that I was walking 5km a day for cardio. Walking is great cardio. I watch what I eat: almost no sugar, no fast food, no corner store snacks, LOTS of protein from multiple sources (hemp rules!) In my experience, T makes building muscle easier, but you still have to do the work. If a guy is on T, but doesn’t exercise and eats like crap, he won’t build muscle and get fit. Hope that helps!" - Trans Man

"Hmmm, that sounds sketchy, I'm pretty sure you have to consent to an HIV test, at least here in Canada. Congratulations on getting to the full dose! I think I got there at month 10. I counted every single day up to then, seemed like forever!!" - Trans Man

"Thanks Rik! The more anecdotal info, the better!" - Trans Man

"Off-hand, no. But check with FTM Australia and A Gender Agenda. They'll know." - Trans Man

"Yeah, I feel pretty lucky to live relatively close to where Gender Odyssey is held. I’d really like to check out the Philly Trans Health Conference sometime too." - Trans Man

"DJ did a great session at last year's Gender Odyssey that he held in the men's room, complete with demonstrations. (Alas, I was working the door and didn't get to check it out.)" - Trans Man

"My sense is that just going through the fly is more common in public, but I’m sure lots of guys undo the button as well." - Trans Man

"I answer those kinds of questions depending on context. Given that you supplied a false email address and asked how big “are your…” (implying two of something, I’m not clear what you’re referring to), I’m going to decline to answer." - Trans Man