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Dude, Are You Shaped Like a Woman?​

Men can have a womanly fat distribution pattern, and it's not pretty. Here's what can cause it and how to fix it.​

Generally, women store more fat on their hips, butts, and thighs: the gluteal-femoral region. This isn't a bad thing. A healthy amount of fat in the right places, combined with resistance-trained muscles, looks feminine and sexy. These curves work for women; they do not work for men.

It's called gynoid fat distribution, and yes, men can have it. While a man normally stores excess fat in the abdominal region (android fat distribution), several factors can cause it to shift into a lady-like pattern. Instead of looking like an apple, he looks like a pear. Here's what can cause it and how to prevent it.

Dude Looks Like a Lady?​

How does a man develop female-pattern obesity? Well, first, he overeats and doesn't exercise. Excess fat increases aromatase activity, which converts testosterone into estrogen. This hormonal shift encourages fat accumulation in areas associated with female fat patterns.

However, even if they're lean, some men store small amounts of excess fat in the womanly pattern instead of on their bellies and love handles. Here's what can cause this problem:

1. Genetics or Medical Issues (Rare)​

Some men have a genetic predisposition to store fat in a gynoid pattern. However, they probably won't notice if they avoid gaining weight. This is extremely rare anyway. Klinefelter syndrome (having an extra X chromosome), androgen insensitivity syndrome (a condition where your body can't properly respond to androgens), and Cushing's (extremely high cortisol) may also lead to gynoid obesity. Again, all pretty rare.

However, liver disease can also contribute to the problem. Chronic alcohol use affects liver function, leading to increased estrogen and reduced testosterone. That's something you can control.


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2. Hormonal Imbalances (More Common)​

It's all about the interplay of two sex hormones:

• Testosterone: Low T can lead to fat storage patterns resembling those typically seen in women. Testosterone normally suppresses the development of fat cells (adipogenesis) and encourages fat breakdown (lipolysis), particularly in the lower body.
• Estrogen: Estrogen is responsible for the typical female fat distribution pattern. Men with elevated estrogen levels, relative to testosterone, develop a more feminine fat distribution. Combining too-high estrogen with excess body fat is bad news: fat cells produce estrogen via the aromatase enzyme.

How to Prevent Gynoid Fat Distribution​

If you're already built like a pear, lose fat. While you're doing it, get your testosterone and estrogen levels checked. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can certainly help, but this can get tricky if you have other underlying conditions, so talk to a progressive doctor.

Gynoid fat distribution often occurs in middle-aged men, but not always. Any male with low T and high estrogen is at risk. Here's what you can do supplementally:

1. Boost Testosterone​

Keep your testosterone levels in the high-normal range. Take Longjack (Eurycoma longifolia) to stimulate your body's natural production. Longjack, if you use the right form, synthesizes testosterone by blocking its aromatization into estrogen while simultaneously stimulating testosterone production in testicle Leydig cells.

Use only the patented LJ100 form in a formula containing a delivery technology called "caprylocaproyl polyoxyl-8 glycerides." This increases bioavailable.

Men need some estrogen to maintain cardiovascular health, but excess estrogen is one of the primary contributors to female body fat distribution. The problem is that chemical estrogen mimickers are everywhere in today's world.

Keep estrogen balanced by taking resveratrol. This natural polyphenol acts as an aromatase inhibitor, preventing the body from converting testosterone into estrogen. It also acts as an antagonist (blocker) by occupying estrogen receptor sites so estrogen mimickers can't "park" and activate the receptor.

Take 600 mg of active pure trans-resveratrol daily.