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@surftohealth88 Yes. I’ve spent 2-3 days/week in the gym for as long as I can remember so, I know my strength levels.
But, without testosterone - due to the ADT - muscle mass, and the strength that comes with them, is impossible to maintain. (My testosterone level dropped at one point to 3.0 ng/dL, but typically remained in the high teens to low twenties.)
The key is to begin resistance-training exercises well before starting ADT, maintain throughout, and continue beyond,
Interestingly, having had just two Eligard injections - one in April 2021, the 2nd (& final) in July 2021 - I recall telling my wife (in late January 2022), that I thought the Eligard was wearing off because I was beginning to lift heavier weights at the gym. Since I wasn’t due for another “official” bloodwork for another couple of months, I self-ordered another PSA & testosterone test, and those came back as 0.13 & 403.0, respectively, showing everything was going exactly as expected - that is, PSA staying low and testosterone slowly increasing as the Eligard was leaving my system. The muscles and strength all slowly returned.