All - just came across another article that could explain my elevated AST and ALT levels. I was NOT exercising super hard prior to starting my cycle. I was lifting weights but have increased the intensity quite a bit. From what his article reads - AST and ALT can elevate due to muscle damage (from intense lifting) in healthy people and still NOT be a sign of liver issues. They even go on to show that there are ranges that show you can be 2-5x the high end of the range and still be OK. Now many of you may not experience this as you had been training pretty intense for quite sometime. But I wasn't. Might be a possible cause. The way to rule it out is a GGT test (which is not included in the blood tests I've been getting). The article states:
"The simplest blood test that should be included when examining liver health in people engaging in regular intense resistance exercise is GGT (gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase). The reason is that GGT distinguishes healthy people with resistance training induced elevations in ALT and AST from patients with hepatitis.[17] One notable study found that bodybuilders (both anabolic steroid non-users and users) both had a GGT level around 30 U/L (normal range for this assay; 8-78 U/L), while hepatitis patients had GGT levels of 212 U/L (i.e. a 2.7-fold elevation above the upper end of normal range)."
So I'm going to request this to see what's really going on. Just thought I would share.
Here is full article:
http://www.agelessforever.net/anti-...-s-how-to-interpret-your-liver-function-tests
As well as this one:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/scri...ticlekey=93641#elevated_levels_of_ast_and_alt
"The simplest blood test that should be included when examining liver health in people engaging in regular intense resistance exercise is GGT (gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase). The reason is that GGT distinguishes healthy people with resistance training induced elevations in ALT and AST from patients with hepatitis.[17] One notable study found that bodybuilders (both anabolic steroid non-users and users) both had a GGT level around 30 U/L (normal range for this assay; 8-78 U/L), while hepatitis patients had GGT levels of 212 U/L (i.e. a 2.7-fold elevation above the upper end of normal range)."
So I'm going to request this to see what's really going on. Just thought I would share.
Here is full article:
http://www.agelessforever.net/anti-...-s-how-to-interpret-your-liver-function-tests
As well as this one:
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/scri...ticlekey=93641#elevated_levels_of_ast_and_alt