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@roseincalifornia please fact check. The study had post menopausal participants with DEXA scores ranging from 0.0 to -3.9. At the start of the study 43.6% were osteoporotic and 56.4% were osteopenic. It is a fabulous program whether you are on drugs or not.
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@cobb You are just citing numbers. Where are they coming from ????
The most well cited study is the Liftmor study. This study shows that people with different severities of osteopenia and osteoporosis can improve their bone density at their spine and hips with weight training.
Watson, S. L., Weeks, B. K., Weis, L. J., Harding, A. T., Horan, S. A., & Beck, B. R. (2017). High-Intensity Resistance and Impact Training Improves Bone Mineral Density and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: The LIFTMOR Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 33(2), 211–220. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.3284
READ the study:
1. Participants were only selected after having undergone targeted blood and urine tests to uncover underlying hormonal and metabolic imbalances. Those who failed were NOT ALLOWED in the study. If someone has one of these disorders, (which are not uncommon) they are not likely to gain bone mass even when lifting heavy. And there is no way to know if you have one of these disorders if you do not see an endocrinologist (or another medical specialist) and get the battery of tests completed,
2. Participants in the LIFTMOR trial worked out with PROFESSIONAL supervision. Someone with a T-score of -3.9 has lost upto 45% of their bone mass. An ordinary person with no 1-1 professional supervision with bone mass that low may fracture while doing heavy deadlifts.
3. Study participant with osteopenia improved much more than those with severe osteoporosis.
4. The exercises used in the study were chosen to target the hips and lumbar spine - places that DEXA scans measure. Bone loss is SYSTEMIC disorder which means it affects ALL your bones. What about your wrists, arms and ribs? Those are common fracture points too. Drugs target ALL your bones.
For those of you who are have already decided to try only working out and supplements (no drugs), just go ahead. I don't know why people who are dead set against drugs are even need to talk about it here.
Those with severe osteoporosis (T score -3.0 or less), since u must lift very HEAVY to get gains, I hope you have a professional trainer watch you so u do not injure yourself, or worse yet, fracture. Also know that your gains (average 3% in spine in LIFTMOR ) will not match those provided by anabolic drug therapy (9% in spine average via Tymlos).
Good luck.