How to Become Your Most Androgenic Version

Higher T, stronger DHT, denser androgen receptors, deeper sleep, and lower stress – all start in your gut.

There are a couple of ways to become more androgenic:

• Increase total and free testosterone

• Increase DHT (10x stronger than testosterone)

• Increase androgen receptor (AR) density

• Increase AR sensitivity

• Improve your androgen-to-estrogen ratio and signaling

Most guys chase T boosters, DHT stacks, or exotic AR agonists. But almost no one talks about the one thing that drives all of the above… butyrate.

Why Butyrate = Androgenic Fuel

1. Boosts Testosterone Production

Sodium butyrate supplementation has been shown to increase Leydig cell numbers and testosterone production in roosters (R). Think about that – bigger testosterone factories in your testes, naturally.

2. Enhances Androgen Receptor Sensitivity

You can have sky-high testosterone, but if your receptors aren’t listening, you’ll feel flat. Butyrate increases AR sensitivity via its HDAC-inhibiting effects, making your cells hyperresponsive to both testosterone and DHT.

3. Lowers Estrogen Signaling

Butyrate downregulates estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), making your androgen-to-estrogen signaling ratio far more favorable. Less estrogen signaling = harder, drier, more androgenic look.

4. Slams Endotoxin (The Silent T Killer)

Endotoxin triggers inflammation and aromatase → more estrogen, less testosterone, worse AR sensitivity. Butyrate seals the gut barrier, preventing endotoxin absorption, and directly lowers inflammation, protecting your androgenic edge.

5. Improves Sleep & Melatonin

Deep sleep = high T, low cortisol, insulin sensitivity, and better recovery. Butyrate increases melatonin production and tributyrin supplementation boosted deep sleep by 50% in rats (R). Beauty sleep isn’t just a saying – it’s androgenic.

6. Lowers Cortisol Response to Stress

Cortisol, estrogen, and inflammation are the androgen killers. Butyrate blunts the cortisol response to stress, keeping you calm, collected, and physiologically primed for testosterone dominance.

Why Not Just Take Butyrate Supplements?

Because it’s a short-term band-aid and can backfire:

• Downregulates your own butyrate producers over time.

• Often releases in the wrong gut region, feeding dysbiosis instead of healthy producers.

• Doesn’t rebuild a strong, diverse microbiome that naturally pumps out steady butyrate.

Why Not Just Slam Random Prebiotics?

Because most prebiotics don’t directly increase butyrate producers. They feed Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli, which mostly make acetate and lactate.
Butyrate only rises if cross-feeding works – and in many dysbiotic guts, it doesn’t.

The Best Long-Term Strategy (Butyrate Maxxing Protocol)

1. Keep intestinal inflammation low – anti-inflammatory diet & lifestyle.

2. Lower endotoxin – fix your gut barrier and bile flow.

3. Optimize transit time – faster clearance = less fermentation in the wrong place.

4. TestoShake (gut-focused version) – feeds the right microbes without irritating the gut.

5. Increase the fuel for butyrate producers – acetate & lactate from targeted prebiotics.

6. Directly increase butyrate producers – Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Roseburia, Clostridium butyricum via specific prebiotic + probiotic combos.

My health and gains have skyrocketed after really dialing in these factors.

Bottom Line

If you want higher T, more DHT, denser androgen receptors, deeper sleep, lower stress, and that unmistakable alpha, androgenic look, you need to start butyrate maxxing now.

Skip the hype supplements and rebuild your gut like a pro – because your androgens are only as strong as your microbiome.

Full guide here 👇