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ADT, maybe not? Anyone opted out of ADT?
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@jime51 thanks.
I see there's a previous message posted here on the topic:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/weight-lifting-and-adt/
I remain somewhat skeptical.
Perhaps extensive exercise will slow muscle loss but build it back, without testosterone? SMH. Built strength, possibly, but muscle mass?
On older men who already have a hard time with this even without ADT?
And who are short of energy generally because of ADT?
Still I have no doubt that it's best policy to at least try and do what you can. Sitting around and snoozing can only make it worse.
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@carbcounter All I can say is that when I reduced exercise, I felt like “death warmed over,” and by adding weight training and some moderately vigorous exercise, I have better energy for at least a few hours daily. At nighttime, I’m exhausted regardless.
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I was 77 when I started going to the gym three times a week because I couldn’t get off the floor without pulling myself up on something. I had been on ADT for eight years. After four or five months, I had no problem getting off the floor on my own. I know I built up some muscle because I started using heavier weights for my arm and legs. The weights I originally started using weren’t heavy enough, and I could still do the same number of reps with the heavier weights. Didn’t go up a lot, but it went up.
My testosterone was less than five during this time.