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Regarding weight training. Rob Newton is a leading exercise oncologist who I've studied. His recommendation is to start at 85% of what you can lift in any particular weight training exercise, and do it three times a week until it isn't hard to repeat 12 times. Then increase the weight until you can only do 6 reps. You want to keep a few reps in reserve, i.e. stop at 6 if you could, with maximum effort, do 8. Etc.

He usually is reluctant to issue general instructions, but in one video recorded by P.C.R.I. he was pinned down on a routine for anyone who was not in danger of breaking fragile bones or who was in serious trouble in other ways.

He listed six pin machine exercises:

Chest Press/ Seated Row/ Lat Pull Down/ Leg Press/ Leg Extension/ Leg Curl. I.e. upper body and lower body exercises, 2 or 3 sets, 6 to 12 reps each, 2 or 3 times a week.

Youtube vid: The Power of Exercise for Prostate Cancer https://www.youtube.com/watch

Newton lays out a concise description of what exercise oncologists have discovered in this article: Prostate Cancer Treatment with Exercise Medicine https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/tre.884

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@climateguy I’ve been doing those six, two sets of 12 (5 minutes rowing) twice a week for several months and it definitely makes a difference.

@climateguy The Power of Exercise for Prostate Cancer by Dr Newton is the same presentation @jime51 referenced and it is excellent. Thanks for outlining excercises to do. He said when you are doing these excercises it is best to be doing them vigorously. From what you describe I have my work cut out for me but this excercise slows down prostate cancer growth at all stages of the journey. If I had this before I should have been exercising right before getting each radiation treatment and if you get chemo you should be exercising right before and after getting the injection.
Thank you for giving me the excercises. I have my work cut out for me Best wishes to you