Do 'high T activities' actually raise testosterone levels?

What did @macro.daddy actually say?

The video assigns everyday behaviors to "high T" or "low T" categories with zero clinical basis. A few examples: "drip dry" after urinating is "high T," wiping is "low T." Drinking from a straw lowers testosterone somehow. White Monster energy drinks are "high T." Bubble baths, initially flagged as "low T," get a last-second pardon. None of these claims reference physiology, endocrinology, or any actual measurement of testosterone levels. The whole thing is a masculinity-policing bit dressed up in hormone language.

To be fair, the creator never explicitly says these behaviors raise or lower serum testosterone. The framing is more social signaling than medical claim. But with 2.7 million views and TRT hashtags attached, a lot of people in the comments are going to take this literally. That matters.

Does the science back this up?

No. Not even close. Serum testosterone is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, not by whether you use a straw. Testosterone levels fluctuate based on sleep, stress, body composition, age, and underlying health conditions. Remes et al. (2021, Andrologia) confirmed that lifestyle factors like chronic sleep deprivation and obesity correlate with lower testosterone, but farting loudly and skipping toilet paper are not in the dataset.

The beer belly claim is the one place the video accidentally bumps into real science. Visceral adiposity does correlate with lower free testosterone. Adipose tissue converts testosterone to estradiol via aromatase. Grossmann (2011, European Journal of Endocrinology) documented this relationship clearly. But the video frames it as a cosmetic issue, "can't see your dick," not a metabolic one. So even the one defensible data point lands wrong.

What did they get wrong (or right)?

Wrong: linking beverage choices to testosterone. White Monster contains caffeine and B vitamins. There is no peer-reviewed evidence that energy drink consumption raises endogenous testosterone in healthy men. One frequently cited study by Cribb and Hayes (2006, International Journal of Sport Nutrition) looked at creatine timing, not energy drinks. The "high T" Monster claim is pure branding mythology.

Wrong: the straw and urination hygiene claims. These are invented rules with no hormonal relevance whatsoever. Wiping after urination actually reduces infection risk, particularly for men with urethral anatomy variations or post-void dribbling. Telling men to skip basic hygiene is not edgy endocrinology. It is just bad advice.

Right, accidentally: beer belly as a problem. Obesity-related hypogonadism is real and clinically documented. If the video had stopped there and said "lose visceral fat to support healthy testosterone levels," that would have been defensible. It did not stop there.

What should you actually know?

Testosterone is not a personality trait. It is a hormone with measurable serum levels, typically assessed via total testosterone and free testosterone, interpreted alongside luteinizing hormone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and clinical symptoms. The American Urological Association defines hypogonadism as total testosterone below 300 ng/dL with accompanying symptoms. No behavioral checklist diagnoses that.

If you are genuinely concerned about low testosterone, the evidence-supported interventions include resistance training (Kraemer and Ratamess, 2005, Sports Medicine), improving sleep quality, reducing visceral fat, and addressing underlying conditions like type 2 diabetes or obstructive sleep apnea. Those are boring compared to TikTok masculinity content, but they are what the literature actually supports.

• Loud farting does not raise testosterone.
• Straws do not lower testosterone.
• Visceral fat does suppress free testosterone via aromatase activity.
• Energy drinks have no documented effect on endogenous testosterone production.
• Real hypogonadism requires blood work, not a behavior audit.