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The abs that shook the pillars of civilization (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Moldy Monday continues.

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[–] norimee 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Interesting. I wasn't sure if it gets harder for trans women, when they are on estrogen. Do they loose the abs?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is absolutely some muscle loss when on hrt. A study suggests transfems are comparable to cis women after about 2 years on hormones. Dunno if transfems have an easier time having visible abs, though.

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/55/11/577.full?ijkey=yjlCzZVZFRDZzHz&keytype=ref

[–] StaySquared 0 points 5 months ago

Ah... so the transfem loses lung capacity and bone density?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

depends on the order. if you build abs on testosterone (t) then go on estrogen (e) then you just can with relatively easily upkeep them. if you went on e before working out, its just as hard as for cis women. so hardcore cis women body builder go on t for a short time (some weeks) to get big muscles easier before retuning to e.

[–] garbagebagel 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna ask for t for totally cis reasons now. I'm definitely a body builder and absolutely not an 🥚.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

So, it’s not exactly easily available for workout purposes, but, much like antibiotics, aquarium and fish farm suppliers are not bound by the normal laws of pharmaceuticals but are bound by food safety to make sure the stuff is pure and uncontaminated.

(source: I have family who work in fish farming)