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Old 08-01-2008, 10:31 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Leigh can dieting/overtraining inhibit thyroid levels even if someone is on medication? Also, my weight is up from eating too much the last few months. Wouldn't that overeating have been enough of a "re-feed" or does it need to be more structuerd then just plain eating over maintenance for a while?
Contest-prepping bodybuilders often take extra T3 exactly to counter-act the normal metabolic slowdown.

But if you're only on a replacement dose (12.5 to 25mcg/day, give or take), you won't see magic.

Now, double that dose.....
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