Fuel the Fire – Part 1

By Saint Dirty Face

Disclaimer from The Wounded Sentinel (also known as Saint Dirty Face):

This ain’t medical advice. This is life advice with calluses and scar tissue. If you’ve got real health issues, get your labs done and talk to a pro. If you’re just looking for a magic gummy to fix your life, go buy candy — it’s cheaper.

Why This Series Exists

Because I’m sick of the “male vitality” supplement circus that clogs up the internet.

Every week I see another glossy ad promising to turn you into a Greek god with the sex drive of a pornstar — for the low, low price of $69.99 a month.

Here’s the truth:

Most of these “formulas” are just overpriced sugar, pixie dust amounts of herbs, and marketing copy stolen from a Men’s Health cover in 2004.

Hell, I saw one the other day bragging about 200 mg of Tongkat Ali — sounds spicy, right? Until you realize you’d need about 3x that dose to even sniff a clinical effect. But they don’t care. They know most guys won’t check the science — they’ll just swipe their card and pray their jeans feel tighter by Friday.

That’s how this series was born — from watching the supplement industry pimp lies to men who don’t know any better. I’m here to cut through the bull, name names (politely… sort of), and give you a real game plan to raise testosterone and libido that doesn’t involve flushing your paycheck down the toilet.

The Foundation No Pill Can Replace

You can’t “out-supplement” a broken lifestyle.

Before you even think about popping a capsule, gummy, or powder, you have to fix the three horsepower-killers that choke your T to death:

1. Sleep Like You Mean It

7–8 hours. Same time every night. Dark, cool, phone out of arm’s reach. Sleep debt is a testosterone killer — a week of crap sleep can tank your T by 10–15%.

Saint Dirty Face says: “If you can binge Netflix until 2 AM but complain about low energy, your problem isn’t hormonal — it’s stupid.”

2. Lift Heavy Things

3x a week: squats, deadlifts, bench, pull-ups, overhead press. Keep reps in the 5–8 range, rest 2–3 minutes. This tells your body, “We’re in the fight — bring the big guns.”

Saint Dirty Face says: “If you’re only curling in the mirror, your testosterone thinks you’re a 14-year-old on summer break.”

3. Lose the Gut, Drop the Crap

Belly fat turns testosterone into estrogen. Cut processed sugar, beer binges, and fast-food grease traps. Drop 10–15 lbs and watch your free T climb without touching a pill.

Saint Dirty Face says: “If your abs are buried under a keg, you’re sending your testosterone an eviction notice.”

The Point

The supplement industry wants you to believe that a bottle fixes everything.

But without sleep, training, and diet in check, you’re just a healthier couch potato with expensive urine.

That’s why Phase 1 is all about building the engine.

In Part 2, we’ll talk about the Core Stack — the only 6 things worth swallowing that actually move the needle.

Until then, fix your foundation. The rest will hit harder.