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@brianjarvis If anyone is interested in doing a deep dive into what a resistance training program for cancer might look like, Dr. Newton's book, My Exercise Medicine for Cancer is a good place to start. There's a lot to absorb but the first 5 chapters and the the appendices at the back where Dr. Newton gives examples of initial programs was enough to get me started. He also spoke at last year's PCRI conference and you should be able to find that talk or others on Youtube.
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@drewlevine Yes, that is a useful resource. If someone is unfamiliar with exercise regimens, that certainly is helpful.
In my case, I didn’t need exercise due to my prostate cancer, it was due to the hormone therapy and the desire to minimize/avoid side-effects.
When my medical oncologist recommended that I do resistance-training exercises to minimize/avoid side-effects.by promoting lean muscle mass, being a gym rat myself I knew what to do — multi-joint exercises that utilize the largest muscle groups: squat, deadlift, bench press, row, overhead press, and lat pulldown exercises for a total of 1-1/2 hours each day. On alternating days, I would also add some cardio - either jog 3-4 miles or swim 35-45 minutes. On the 7th day I rested…..
For me that worked, and I was able to maintain it throughout my time on Eligard,