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WASHINGTON (AP) - Older men with low levels of testosterone can literally haul themselves away from frailty by combining supplemental doses of the male sex hormone with fast-movement weight training, a study finds.
``I wouldn't call it the fountain of youth, but it is a step in the right direction,'' said Dr. Michael O'Grady of Emory University in Atlanta. A colleague, Dr. J. Lisa Tenover, presented data in October at a regional meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Men with medical conditions that preclude prescriptions of testosterone can get some benefit from exercise alone, O'Grady said.
O'Grady and his colleagues looked at 32 men whose average age was 75. Testosterone levels normally fall as people get older, but these men had low levels even for their age, and were showing symptoms. These included weak muscles and impaired memory, as well as low interest in sex. The men were barely able to walk safely around their own homes, he said.
``All of these people had a poor quality of life because they felt they were on a downward spiral and felt nothing could be improved,'' O'Grady said.
Before the yearlong experiment began, all of the men had passed a screening to exclude those with conditions that testosterone could make worse, such as previously undetected prostate cancer. They were divided into groups of eight. One group got two 5-milligram testosterone supplement patches and did exercise. Another only exercised. A third only wore the patches. The fourth, a comparison group, got only fake patches. Testosterone levels doubled in the men with the patches.
The exercisers did eight-repetition power lifts twice a week to strengthen their legs, using heavier weights as they got stronger, O'Grady said. But the point was not only to make the men stronger; it was to have their muscles respond quickly, as they might do to prevent a fall. ``We tell them to explode in their movement,'' he said.
At the end of the year, both exercise groups had improved, but lifters who got testosterone supplements improved more. The exercise-plus-supplement group had raised performance by close to sixfold, while the exercise-alone group had improved by almost fivefold. Some men were lifting 600 pounds - ``weights that young college athletes are doing,'' O'Grady said.
The gains were so striking that men who had walked with canes before no longer needed them, O'Grady said. The exercisers were walking faster and could get out of a chair more easily. And even after the study, the men continue to do their exercises, he said.
The results underscore the value of power training for older people, said researcher William J. Kraemer of the University of Connecticut, who was not connected to the study.
``There is a need for power training in the elderly,'' Kraemer said. ``That's the functional aspect of muscle that's important, especially for everyday lifting things up, preventing falls - a variety o¯ things in which you have to produce force in a limited amount of time.''
Older men can find improvement in quality of life if they get testosterone supplements, said Dr. Richard F. Spark of Harvard Medical School. However, continued use of testosterone requires monitoring for signs of prostate cancer, he said.
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``I wouldn't call it the fountain of youth, but it is a step in the right direction,'' said Dr. Michael O'Grady of Emory University in Atlanta. A colleague, Dr. J. Lisa Tenover, presented data in October at a regional meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
Men with medical conditions that preclude prescriptions of testosterone can get some benefit from exercise alone, O'Grady said.
O'Grady and his colleagues looked at 32 men whose average age was 75. Testosterone levels normally fall as people get older, but these men had low levels even for their age, and were showing symptoms. These included weak muscles and impaired memory, as well as low interest in sex. The men were barely able to walk safely around their own homes, he said.
``All of these people had a poor quality of life because they felt they were on a downward spiral and felt nothing could be improved,'' O'Grady said.
Before the yearlong experiment began, all of the men had passed a screening to exclude those with conditions that testosterone could make worse, such as previously undetected prostate cancer. They were divided into groups of eight. One group got two 5-milligram testosterone supplement patches and did exercise. Another only exercised. A third only wore the patches. The fourth, a comparison group, got only fake patches. Testosterone levels doubled in the men with the patches.
The exercisers did eight-repetition power lifts twice a week to strengthen their legs, using heavier weights as they got stronger, O'Grady said. But the point was not only to make the men stronger; it was to have their muscles respond quickly, as they might do to prevent a fall. ``We tell them to explode in their movement,'' he said.
At the end of the year, both exercise groups had improved, but lifters who got testosterone supplements improved more. The exercise-plus-supplement group had raised performance by close to sixfold, while the exercise-alone group had improved by almost fivefold. Some men were lifting 600 pounds - ``weights that young college athletes are doing,'' O'Grady said.
The gains were so striking that men who had walked with canes before no longer needed them, O'Grady said. The exercisers were walking faster and could get out of a chair more easily. And even after the study, the men continue to do their exercises, he said.
The results underscore the value of power training for older people, said researcher William J. Kraemer of the University of Connecticut, who was not connected to the study.
``There is a need for power training in the elderly,'' Kraemer said. ``That's the functional aspect of muscle that's important, especially for everyday lifting things up, preventing falls - a variety o¯ things in which you have to produce force in a limited amount of time.''
Older men can find improvement in quality of life if they get testosterone supplements, said Dr. Richard F. Spark of Harvard Medical School. However, continued use of testosterone requires monitoring for signs of prostate cancer, he said.
I thought this was a pretty cool article and thought maybe a few of you may like to read it. Just goes to show people that steroids are like people try to make them out to be. And when people tell me that they are this is the kinds of thins i show them and tell them and they shut up pretty fast. Hope everyone has a great
Thanksgiving and a safe holiday weekend. Train Hard and be Safe.
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