Man 101: The Brutally Honest FTM Guide

Hey guys! Welcome to Man 101. Disclaimer Body Workouts Binding Packing This is a blog for transmen who don't want everything sugarcoated and don't want their asses being patted. The aim of this blog is to help you pass to the highest extent you are capable of. Here we will point out common mistakes that can lead one to being misgendered and give advice on how to look as biologically male as possible. Now some of you may find this blog offensive or pushing the idea of being "stealth". We aren't trying to shame anyone for how they are. You are free as a person to do whatever you want and that's fine, however if you identify openly as trans and don't want to pass as cis then this blog probably isn't for you.

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Idk if anyone else has ever tried this, but my mom gave me a woman’s shaper which she had, and if anyone has then lying around you can turn them into binders by just sinching up the breast pockets a bit in the middle, it works quite well and makes use of something you would have never used again

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whered you go pal?

Lost access to this account but finally got back in!

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Voice Deepening Stretches

Lean your head back until you feel a light stretch in your neck tendons.

Hold for fifteen seconds.

Lightly hum, and gradually bring it down lower as you go.

Center your head.

Now lean your head to the left until you feel a light stretch.

Hold for fifteen seconds.

Center your head.

Repeat this process leaning your head to the right.

Lower your head down and put your hands behind your head.

Try to push your head against your hands upwards, while providing resistance from your hands.

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It’s been a while.

Sorry, I lost the password to this account.

I’m back though! Hello!

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Voice Training Exercises

Take some deep breaths.

Hum low while leaning your head back.

Straighten your posture.

Hum the scales from a normal tone.

Take another deep breath.

Hum the scales at a lower tone.

Deep breath.

Hum the scales again, lower. Don’t strain yourself, know your limits.

You can also try just singing the scales with “aas” or “oos”, going as low as you can.

Repeat this several times a day, maybe alone so you don’t scare anyone.

Remember to stay hydrated. These effects are temporary but if you do the exercises a couple times a day and mind your voice, speaking from your belly/diaphragm instead of your nasal passage, and catch your slip ups and stop them, you’ll be good to go. Practice every day!

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Voice Deepening Stretches

Lean your head back until you feel a light stretch in your neck tendons.

Hold for fifteen seconds.

Lightly hum, and gradually bring it down lower as you go.

Center your head.

Now lean your head to the left until you feel a light stretch.

Hold for fifteen seconds.

Center your head.

Repeat this process leaning your head to the right.

Lower your head down and put your hands behind your head.

Try to push your head against your hands upwards, while providing resistance from your hands.

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Hello, I wanna buy a reelmagik pack'n play prosthetic, but can't decide wich one to get between the 5" model, 4.75 girth and a 3" one,4" girth. I think the bigger one is better looking, but maybe unrealistic to pack with.. What would you recommend?

Larger ones can be unrealistic to pack with but some guys are big naturally, but the real question is do you feel physically comfortable carrying something so large and heavy in your pants, will you be able to have it stationed in your pants properly? Larger ones are harder to harness.

If there’s a middle size go with that, but if 5″ is right for you and you can wear it, go for it!

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Alright so I'm really fucking little like 5'2" with noodle arms but I just started working out again and I know I'll get bigger eventually but are there any little tips about gaining muscle that will keep me motivated until I start to see results?

Lift with correct form.

Do it constantly.

Consume protein but no more than around 25g within a sitting.

Take creatine!

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Hey I have an emergency question... I really hope you can help me with it. My boyfriend is trans and he wears an stp and its unfortunately gotten stained by a certain clothing. It's blue and he's freaking out. I've been searching online all over and it's very hard to find any information on these things as is.. Your blog was the closest thing. If you have any tips or advice please please help me out :( :( thank you!

You can always recolor it with make up foundation powder, human safe silicone paint, and I’ve also seen people use hair dye to color their STP packers but don’t quote me on that I don’t know how safe that is.

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Does anyone know how to repair a packer? I've heard that glue isn't a good option because it could melt it but I watched a video and tutorial on how to use silicone glue and how it is not harmful. However my packer is not silicone it is UR3 so I am unsure if silicone glue will be right for it. Any help would be great, mine it is torn on both sides of the balls :/ and I'm scared it'll become really large. Thanks!

Anyone wanna help this guy out? I know medical grade silicone glue exists but I don’t know too much of it!

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I heard that if you start T before you're done growing, like in your early or mid teen years, it will actually stunt your growth. Do you know if that's true? I'd hate to be stuck at 5'6" forever.

I’ve read it might give you a higher chance at growing taller, if your growth plates haven’t closed yet. If you go on T (and block estrogen) during the time you’re supposed to go through puberty, it should react the way it would in a cis boy and follow the genetics of your family.

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Are there age laws for testosterone. If so, do you know the age for virginia?

In order to get testosterone without parental consent, you need to be over the age of 18.

Otherwise you need a parents consent to let you go on T.

They are, however, trying to pass laws to combat this, as it isn’t fair to trans youth who have non-understanding parents.

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Let me know if you or anyone is interested in buying my REELMAJIK a 6" prosthetic. Please see pics in my page. If you know alternative places I can seek that would be greatly appreciated! :)

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Hey there! I'm a pre testosterone but starting soon trans guy who sucks at eating well. Do you have any tips?

Yes yes! Lemme direct you here:http://man101.tumblr.com/post/71826307418/rotate-your-greens-rotating-greens-can

http://man101.tumblr.com/post/32542936125/got-milk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-oestrogenic_diet

http://man101.tumblr.com/post/24617308404/moveimprovewithjosh-quick-easy-way-to-increase

http://man101.tumblr.com/post/22932901570/t-foods-broccoli

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Hi Im gonna buy my first binder and I have big breasts (circa 106cm chest and 93cm ribcage). Should I take a binder with or w/o the Velcro? Would it be hard to wear without Velcro? What would my size be anyway? Any general suggestions for the binder?

Velcro binders aren’t that good in my experience!

Your size would depend on the brand of binder, most sites like ftm.underworks.com and gc2b.co (yes co, not com) have a size chart and compares your measurements to the size you’re supposed to be for their brand.

I use Underworks, a lot of people recommend gc2b. I wouldn’t reccommend anything else!

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Recently I've been making a decision on STP's. Are they a good product to use or no? They look amazing I'd really like to have one.

There’s a lot of cheaper STPs like the STP-Fitz (an STP and packer), Mr Fenis (not a packer), Number One (sort of a packer?), model A and model D (both STP packers), Pstyle (just an STP), and the Go Girl (if that name doesn’t make you uncomfortable). All depends on your taste! Price range is 10 - 80 bucks.

A nice STP prosthetic on the higher end price is the Peecock, which now has a generation 3 model!

There’s no pictures here but maybe this could warrant a #NSFW ?

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GC2b Binders?

I keep hearing about GC2b binders, and they look wonderful, but when I go to the website it's broken. Any sugestions on how to get to that?

Would love to give one a shot, and write a review.