When it comes to optimizing male hormones, balance is everything. Both testosterone and estrogen play critical roles in your health, vitality, and overall well-being.
If your testosterone is too low or your estrogen is too high, you’ll feel far from your best — even if one hormone level looks “normal” on paper.
Today, we’ll break down whether you should add EC (Estrogen Control) alongside the Aggressive Strength Testosterone Booster (ASTB), using a real-world example.
Understanding Your Hormone Levels
Here are the numbers we’re looking at:
- Total Testosterone: 300 ng/dl (low)
- Estradiol (E2): 30 pg/ml (moderate)
At first glance, estradiol at 30 pg/ml might seem fine — and it would be if your total testosterone were 700 ng/dl or higher, with a free testosterone level over 100 pg/ml.
However, with testosterone at just 300 ng/dl, your free testosterone — the testosterone your body can actually use — is likely 60 pg/ml or lower.
This creates a state of estrogen dominance, even though your actual estrogen level isn’t excessively high.
Factor #1: Body Fat and Aromatase Activity
One of the biggest contributors to high estrogen levels in men is excess body fat.
- Aromatase, an enzyme found in fat tissue, converts testosterone into estrogen.
- The more body fat you carry, the more aromatase you produce — which lowers testosterone while increasing estrogen.
Quick self-check:
If you can’t see your abs without flexing, chances are you have higher body fat levels and elevated aromatase activity.
In this case, EC becomes especially helpful to keep estrogen under control while you work on reducing body fat through clean nutrition, strength training, and lifestyle changes.
Factor #2: Alcohol Use
Even moderate alcohol consumption can disrupt your hormonal balance.
- Alcohol converts testosterone into estrogen, leading to increased estrogen levels and lower testosterone.
- This is one reason many men get emotional or combative after drinking — contrary to popular belief, it’s not high testosterone that causes this behavior, but elevated estrogen.
High testosterone tends to make men confident, compassionate, and calm.
High estrogen, on the other hand, often leads to insecurity, irritability, and mood swings.
If you drink regularly, cutting back or eliminating alcohol is a powerful step toward restoring a healthy testosterone-to-estrogen balance. In this case, adding EC can further protect your progress.
Factor #3: Stress and Cortisol Myths
There’s a lot of misinformation about stress and hormones. Some claim high stress causes testosterone to convert into estrogen, but this is completely false.
Here’s what really happens:
- Excess cortisol (the stress hormone) lowers all sex hormones, including testosterone and estrogen.
- When cortisol is high, your body diverts pregnenolone — the “mother hormone” — to make cortisol instead of testosterone, DHEA, and estrogen.
- This leads to lower levels of all sex hormones, not just testosterone.
So stress itself doesn’t raise estrogen, but the unhealthy habits that often accompany stress — like poor sleep, junk food, and drinking — do raise body fat, which increases aromatase and estrogen conversion.
Why Estradiol Balance Matters
The relationship between testosterone and estrogen is about ratio, not just numbers.
You can have:
- Low estrogen and low testosterone → No sex drive, no energy, and erectile dysfunction
- High estrogen and normal testosterone → Poor mood, stubborn belly fat, and low motivation
For men on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), excess estrogen often comes from too high of a testosterone dose. In these cases, 1–2 caps of EC are typically enough to restore balance.
Example:
One of my TRT clients has:
- Total Testosterone: 1,749 ng/dl
- Free Testosterone: 450 pg/ml
- Estradiol: 24 pg/ml (ideal)
He achieves this perfect balance by taking one cap of EC daily and following a healthy lifestyle.
Your Case: The Best Approach
With your current levels:
- Total Testosterone: 300 ng/dl
- Estradiol: 30 pg/ml
Here’s what I recommend:
- Start with the standard dosage of Aggressive Strength Testosterone Booster to help raise your testosterone levels naturally.
- Add one cap of EC daily to prevent estradiol from climbing too high as your testosterone improves.
As your testosterone increases, estradiol will likely rise as well — but not necessarily in a one-to-one ratio.
For example, if your testosterone doubles from 300 to 600 ng/dl, your estradiol won’t automatically double from 30 to 60 pg/ml.
However, some increase is expected, and EC helps keep your testosterone-to-estrogen ratio optimal.
Lifestyle Optimization for Maximum Results
Supplements are powerful tools, but your daily habits matter just as much, if not more.
To get the best results:
- Lower body fat: Focus on strength training, whole foods, and proper macronutrient balance.
- Eliminate alcohol: Or at least cut way back to reduce estrogen conversion.
- Improve sleep: Aim for 7–9 hours per night to support hormone production.
- Manage stress: Through meditation, walking, breathwork, or other restorative practices.
When combined with ASTB and EC, these habits will dramatically improve your hormone profile over time.
Final Thoughts
Balancing testosterone and estrogen isn’t just about feeling good — it’s about long-term health, vitality, and performance.
By taking ASTB to raise testosterone and one cap of EC to control estradiol, you create the perfect foundation for restoring hormonal balance.
Be sure to retest your bloodwork every 12 weeks to track progress and make adjustments as needed. Over time, you’ll not only see the numbers improve — you’ll feel the difference every day.
