Has anyone uploaded their lab work or gotten labs done through Whoop for Advanced Labs and what has been your experience? This will be my first time even having things like my testosterone checked, and I’ve been on a tear in the gym and kitchen, so I expect to see some good #s.

For those lacking context, Whoop has a feature where you can go get labs at Quest or upload your own and it evaluates I believe 64 different biomarkers and uses it to reconcile the measured health data, give fitness and nutrition advice, and otherwise just generally track on different testing frequencies (I’ll do 2x/yr). I received my invite and have my labs scheduled next week, but Whoop suggests no weight lifting or strenuous activity in the 72hrs prior so as not to throw off certain markers, which I’m curious about.

Edit: Welp, got my labs back. High cholesterol and super low T. The Whoop Clinical assessment and the result review from ChatGPT are both consistent that I’m training too hard and not eating enough, causing the low free T

Whoop Clinical: SHBG is bottlenecking free testosterone.
Your androgen axis shows a mismatch between production and availability: SHBG is elevated (62nmol/L), which binds circulating testosterone and lowers the free, biovavailable fraction (free T 30.7pgmL;total T 312ng/dL). Contributing factors can include low fasting insulin (yours is 3IuIU/mL), thyroid tone (TSH 3.1), and hepatic SHBG production. DHEA-S (143 ug/dL) is below performance-optimal ranges, suggesting a lower adrenal androgen substrate.

Contextualizing with WHOOP; training volume is substantial (=249min/week of strength with high overall strain), HRV is improving, and sleep is consistent-great foundations. However, if energy availability (calories, protein, and recovery days) lags training demand, SHBG can rise and free T can fall, making hypertrophy harder even with solid programming. Your goal to add lean mass would benefit from improving androgen availability, ideally by addressing upstream drivers of SHBG and confirming morning testosterone on repeat testing.

Bottom line: increasing the free/bioavailable androgen signal-while preserving your strong recovery metrics-should make muscle gain more efficient and sustainable.

For the sake of comparison, I ran my results through ChatGPT:

From ChatGPT analysis:

?? Conclusion

All objective evidence—low-normal LH, high SHBG, low insulin, high-normal cortisol, low-normal DHEA-S, upper-normal TSH—converges on one explanation:

Functional, reversible suppression of testosterone production caused by caloric deficit, high training load, and low energy availability.

Once you restore energy balance (more calories, moderate cardio, adequate sleep), you can expect LH and free T to rebound within 6–12 weeks.

This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 3:58 pm

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Posted by TigerGman

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Posted on 10/11/25 at 6:22 am to TigerReich

Interesting. How much is it?

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Posted by TigerReich

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Posted on 10/11/25 at 9:18 am to TigerGman

Depends on the testing frequency you sign up for. It’s $199 for 1x/yr, $349 for 2x/yr, and $599 for 4x/yr. The cost covers the labs, analysis, everything.

Edit: Forgot you can also upload your own labs at no cost for free.

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