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Preventing muscle atrophy

Posted by cheriekhan @cheriekhan, Jul 23 7:24pm

My husband has been exercising for a year since his cancer diagnosis with a trainer to ensure and prevent muscle atrophy due to his Orgovyx , Zytega and prednisone regime. He is also following a vegetarian diet with lots of protein. His latest body scan at the gym said his muscle levels have dropped 8 points. He had protein poweder once a day. What else can he do to ensure he doesn’t have muscle atrophy during his one more year hopefully on his medication regime.

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kenk1962 | @kenk1962 | Jul 28 12:01pm
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I am a life long weight lifter, when diagnosed last July with stage 4, and immediately put on ADT, I was told to exercise and lift weights to mitigate ADT side effects. Since this was already my daily routine, I just continued my normal lifting routine. I was in the gym the day after getting Firmagon injections in my stomach. I woke up in a fog that morning, but still went to the gym. It felt strange at first, but after a few exercise sets the fog disappeared. The first two months were hard, fatigue would set in and I had to push myself to the gym, However, the fatigue is very minimal and now, after 9 months. I have actually put on a good deal of muscle and gotten stronger on all my lifts. I am 72 and just about as strong as when I turned 50. I lift 4 days per week and walk about 3 miles each day, I do have weird joint and muscle pains off and on, but they only last a few minutes and disappear with movement. Each morning I psych myself up with positive thoughts and hit the gym. I just keep telling myself that this PC won’t get me down,
My best advice to everyone here is to keep your mind strong and positive.

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Part of my daily gym psych-up involves an energetic YouTube Music playlist I created. I put on my headphones, crank up the volume and find a bit more strength to power through the workout.

You can create your own YouTube Music playlist or scroll through other peoples' playlists that you happen to like. Songs with a decent amount of bass seem to be the most beneficial for an androgen deprivation person like me. It's almost magical, at least while I'm in the gym.

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johnernest | @johnernest | Jul 28 12:50pm
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Part of my daily gym psych-up involves an energetic YouTube Music playlist I created. I put on my headphones, crank up the volume and find a bit more strength to power through the workout.

You can create your own YouTube Music playlist or scroll through other peoples' playlists that you happen to like. Songs with a decent amount of bass seem to be the most beneficial for an androgen deprivation person like me. It's almost magical, at least while I'm in the gym.

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I do the same, works great to motivate me through each set! I created a 1980s playlist, which I love. Speaking of magical, the lifting makes me feel incredible after each workout.

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kenk1962 | @kenk1962 | Jul 28 2:26pm

I certainly have an 80's playlist for my old favorites which I still enjoy. I also have a more modern pop-style playlist that I created by listening to interesting songs from other people's YouTube playlists. They both help me.

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Sicetnon3 | @sicernon3 | Aug 6 10:19am

My treatment regime is similar ( ‘tho I take Lupron injections). My trainer has increased my muscle mass while losing stomach fat with resistance training followed by a minimum of 20 grams of protein. Still, I know everyone is unique and responds differently.

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