I'm 68 (~138 lbs) and began heavy lifting after a poor bone scan result in November 2022 (osteopenia with a 6% loss from scan two years prior also at osteopenia stage). My powerlifter husband who has decades of experience serves as my trainer. I've had osteopenia since my 50s and have never been on HRT. The main exercises I do are box squats once a week working up to a last set of ~3 at max (~135 lbs), deadlifts once a week (alternating weeks of conventional and sumo) working up to a last set of 3 at max (~135 lbs), bench press twice a week (max ~75 lbs) and then other assorted exercises such as leg press, leg extension, leg curls, lat pulldowns, rear delts and so on. In November 2023 I had a self-pay bone scan, this one also giving me a TBS score. Findings were: Interval increase in lumbar BMD of 8.2%. Interval increase in total left hip BMD of 2.6%. TBS lumbar score was 1.440, well into normal territory. I'm a heavy lifting convert now, after decades of denying my husband's belief that lifting is the fountain of youth.
I have volunteered at powerlifting meets for years and it always impressed me that there were always 2 - 3 60 - 70 year old women competing. These ladies were squatting and deadlifting more than their body weight and their bench was maybe 1/2 their bodyweight so overall pretty amazing! Suffice to say I'm not at all surprised by this study! Oh and I'm 71 and still lifting :)
This is wonderful! I am a 66 year old female. I weigh 145 and compete in powerlifting. I have a grade 1-2 spondylothesis. I have had six knee surgeries with both acl's replaced and i had a shoulder ac joint resection. I hold some state, national and world records. For anyone my age watching this, PLEASE, find yourself a qualified highly experienced trainer and learn how to do these compound lifts. It is NOT the same as sitting at a machine at a commercial gym and mindlessly pumping out repetitions. These movements teach your body how to coordinate movements that mimic day to day real life. Deadlift: picking up your grandchild. Squat: picking up a large, heavy pot in your garden. Bench press: helping to push your car when your battery dies. 😂 The elevated quality of life real and undeniable. You got this!!!
One year back, knees killing me, go see DR, osto is bad, get shots, replace soon. BS. Started x trainer 6 days week, then lifting, added leg - added lbs each week. Knees are almost back to normal. Pain largely gone. I am amazed.
@@redberries8039as long as you allow muscle groups to heal, eat lots of protein and are getting enough sleep, you can train up to 6 days a week. I’m assuming OP isn’t also going all out and training to failure so they are able to recover from their training easier.
@@redberries8039 to clarify - in that M-Sat I do at least 1 hr. cardio (I use cross-trainer - easier on knees) 1 session 4x4 for APOB, then strength afterwords, rotating through with min 2 days between, abs every 3 days. usually 1,45 to 2 hrs a=day. If I feel really down, I adjust.
I love this study and hearing more about weight training. My parents are healthy and in their 90s. They do Pilates and weight training each week. I’m in my 50s and due to an injury had gotten out of shape. I realized I couldn’t balance on 1 leg to put my pants on or open a jar and I thought, “I better do something or I’m not going to have good health for the next 40 some years.” I started a weight training program and not only did I gain strength and balance, but I also got rid of nagging knee and shoulder pain. I had to be very careful at first and just did body weight squats, for instance, to get my knees to handle weights. But, by listening to my body and progressing only as it felt good, I am well on my way to being as fit as I was 10 years ago. Thanks for the info on bone density, another good goal to have to help motivate me to stay on my fitness program! ❤
I have always been a weak guy with relatively small bones that are not suitable to practice karate or taekwondo. But it sounds like lifting weights can increase your bone density so I shall give it a try.
I'm 35 male with kephosis and fractures in my lower back. Dead lifting has strengthened my back to the point that I no longer feel pain from tiny bumps in a car ride.
64 year old, 59 kgs. Done weights for most of my life. Reduced deadlift from 95kg to 90 because of sore back 8 months ago, but now increased squat to 65kg. Overhead press 40kg. Best left hand grip exercise - classical guitar playing, particularly bar work!
I am 63 and have been lifting since high school. In my twenties I lived in the gym, 30, 40, 50's was sporadic but played sports and was a Dad. In my late 50's and now I lift 3-4 days a week. Add in skipping rope. Skipping rope is great for balance and fast twitch muscles.
Peter, I do the same thing and it also warms my heart. I am a physical therapist and I see this impact greatly on my population. And was miffed by the lack of research in challenging patients enough to stimulate Bone improvements. This is awesome and I have shared it with my patients. I love the ending of your guys's discussion on all the other important impacts. Great episode
I started WLing at 61. DL heavy is the single most effective movement to decrease blood glucose levels, Olympic lifts are good seconds. A1C 5.6, 255lbs at 210 body weight, lost 5 inches on waist 38 lbs less and more muscle. This is amazing, share it with others.
I am 70, carnivore and lift heavy in great health. Taught myself lifting through Mark Rippetoes book Starting Strength (and never had a days injury). The focus is on squat, deadlift, bench press and military press . The secret is incremental increases. I go up 1 kg per lift/session until I hit what is am happy with. Nice app that sorts out warm up lifts etc.
Love this! 76y/o. Was a cyclist for many years too and now osteoporosis. Lifting heavy 3days/week since early 90’s. Yoga And walking. High quality protein/carni-keto diet since 2017. No matter how much or often I lift, Dexa doesn’t improve. 🤷🏼♀️.
I squat daily. and 3x a week its heavy squats maxed out. backpains and knee pains are gone. glucose dropped. try test your glucose before and after heavy squats, you will be surprised. works even better than ice bath to lower glucose.
When I did in person, Personal Training, I trained a bunch of senior citizens. The best outcome I had was in an older gentleman who is in his 70s. When he went to the doctor for his annual check up, he was 3/4 of an inch taller after working out with bee for a while.
64 year female and lifting heavy for 38 years. saved my life 8 months ago when I was run down by a distracted van driver while training on my bicycle! Besides a TBI, whiplash, I only suffered a fractured radius ( now 2 titanium plates) and a few broken ribs. I was completely black and blue on my left side ( helmet dented) as the Van hit me! my SL8 broke in 2. if I hadn't lifted for more than half my life, I would have been dead ....DEXA scan last year showed high bone density except forearms and ribs!!!
I go to the gym twice a week. I do a deaf lift 60 kgs, overhead lift 80 kgs,Chest bench left ft 24 kgs,Leg push press 245 kgs I jump from a small platform,30 jumps.40 bunny hop jumps, Lifting up on to a small platform and a weight in one hand, resistance band slowly moving it. I have a trainer and on November i should have completed a year. Im going for a Rems test in December to see if it has all be worthit. But I enjoy it .
Fantastic info!! Just 50 and recently started lifting weights again. Love how I feel adding this to my exercise routine and hope I can prevent much of what was mentioned in this interview 😊
Peter saying he is grinning when it’s a bare quirk of the mouth makes me grin. Weight lifting is an immensely important part of staying physically healthy. I also do some cardio and balance work. One thing I’ve had to start working on is flexibility. Strength doesn’t always promote flexibility and it’s important not to allow the body to stiffen or tighten too much
Honestly, I’m confused. 63 and “active” most of my life. Two back surgeries that helped a lot for the 10-12 years afterwards / then diagnosed with osteoporosis with T Scores -2.8/2.9 on spine and 15% compression fractures. Told to “STOP” my jogging, lifting, anything with compression. So I try to swim 3-5k per week and walk about 35K per week - is it suggested I get back in gym for some reasonable lifting? Where can I get advice? This video inspires me to hit the gym now! But should I?
Yes, within a professionally supervised program to start. A certified PT if your insurance and/or finances allow to get started. Just be sure you tell them “my goals and being average are irreconcilable!” Nothing against docs, PT, nurses, etc but they deal with people everyday who don’t follow through on lifestyle changes.
Yes. I am also 63 and been barbell lifting for a couple of years. You need a barbell coach. Someone who really knows what they are doing. Many PTs are not knowledgeable enough. There are a lot of benefits to strength training, but poor technique and poor load management can also easily lead to injuries. You will need to start very light. No shame there.
Excelent, I think that Bulgarian 40 years again used lifting weights with elderly!!! But as piezoelectric properties of the bone are responsable for the signal that makes the bone to grow, experiences like the thickening of the skulls by Chinese fighters also show us that low weight high volumen with a lot of repetitions can also do the job.
Belinda, I would be curious if you guys included a single leg strength activity like weighted step UPS if you would see more improvements in femoral neck bone density.
I’m 60 and female and lift 6 days a week almost 2 years now and very post menopause and I can’t sustain a volume workout after deadlifting 135 my weight. I mean maybe one rep at 135 and that’s it…. But 5 sets of deadlifts 10 reps to 8 reps at my weight would just destroy me. I’m not doubting older women aren’t strong, but I’ve never seen a woman my age at my gym deadlift her weight w 5 or more sets at least 2 times a week plus squats and bench and shoulder press w the squat bar mixed w all the other volume of training u need for functioning. I can deadlift around 100 pounds and really feel it and do 8 reps @ 3 - 5 sets and do that twice a week. Am I that weak? I’m imagining that’s a heavy enough load for some adaptations… idk 🤷 I love lifting so I don’t just want strength training … I say do what I can and make sure it’s heavy but sustaininable or I won’t be consistent ❤ and risk injury
Great interview! I am 68, 114 Lbs. 5' - fairly fit because of my regular Yoga practice for years. I am now starting resistance training. Have a hip replacement due to a car accident many years ago, thus I am kind of precacious of doing dead lifts. Work glutes strongly and regularly, but I dream to go further, my bone density is normal. Any suggestions? Any routine I can follow safely?
This is funny because a few months ago Peter had a quack chiropractor on that said you should stop deadlifting if you want to play with your grandchildren in your golden years…
I’m 71 with fibromyalgia lots of fatigue and had bad break of femur 4 years ago from simply stepping on a pebble - leg never got back to where it was. Doc suggested TKR as “it all works together” had grade 4 knee but TKR never on my radar - it turned out to be a disaster just now 2.5 years later thinking it might eventually be ok. Also have a condition superior canal Dehiscence (basically hole in ear one ear required craniotomy) and not supposed to lift over 10 pounds. So yes old people can do it but more likely to have conditions that may make it more difficult. I bought a blood restriction cuff as weights were hard on my knee but now wondering if that is even doing the same thing as actual weight? It may build muscle but not bone? I do wall push ups but that’s not weight either…..humm….. After fall had DEXA it hadn’t changed in 7 years I’m convinced HRT is the reason. Still it wasn’t great -1.9 in 2 spots -2.5 in spine.
I am 70. I have already had three compression fractures in my back. Scared to death to do any lifting, as much as I would like to try. Where, how, with who.. Do I start HRT now? Do I take an Osteoporosis medication? I don’t know what to do.. I’m frozen in place and scared to be crippled by this diagnoses.
Start with your doctor. Then interview some trainers. Start walking. More protein, calcium, Vit D3 K2 in your diet. Don't drink soda, terrible for your bones.
Dr. Beck and Dr. Attia, consider for future measurement of bone using the Echolight Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (R.E.M.S.). The technology doesn’t use radiation. It measures bone mineral density, bone quality and structure, (both trabecular and cortical bone) giving a more complete understanding of bone strength. The administration of the DXA is reported to have frequent technician errors. The R.E.M.S. technology results are more accurate. This device allows for more frequent testing because it doesn’t use radiation. Because R.E.M.S. technology provides a more detailed and sensitive analysis, it can pick up on minor variations in bone quality and density that DXA might miss. This is crucial for early detection of bone issues and for monitoring the effectiveness of treatments more closely. I am a fan of your work and a fan of the more accurate and safer technology.
I'm hoping that more locations will start offering REMS. For instance, in the US, there are about 33 locations. (RUclips won't let me post non-RUclips links in comments, but if you do a Google search for... echolight "find a rems center" ...the first result, with title "PATIENTS", should have a map.)
I hate that she said it should be a clinician, not just a strength and conditioning coach. The concept of compound movements at high percentages of what a person is capable of should be a strength and conditioning coaches bread and butter. A good one, at least. I think it's irresponsible to put out such good information and say that going through a clinician is your only route severely limiting how people could use and apply this information.
I'm 68 (~138 lbs) and began heavy lifting after a poor bone scan result in November 2022 (osteopenia with a 6% loss from scan two years prior also at osteopenia stage). My powerlifter husband who has decades of experience serves as my trainer. I've had osteopenia since my 50s and have never been on HRT. The main exercises I do are box squats once a week working up to a last set of ~3 at max (~135 lbs), deadlifts once a week (alternating weeks of conventional and sumo) working up to a last set of 3 at max (~135 lbs), bench press twice a week (max ~75 lbs) and then other assorted exercises such as leg press, leg extension, leg curls, lat pulldowns, rear delts and so on. In November 2023 I had a self-pay bone scan, this one also giving me a TBS score. Findings were: Interval increase in lumbar BMD of 8.2%. Interval increase in total left hip BMD of 2.6%. TBS lumbar score was 1.440, well into normal territory. I'm a heavy lifting convert now, after decades of denying my husband's belief that lifting is the fountain of youth.
Nice
Thank you for this. So inspiring.
This is so inspiring! Thank you for sharing so many details.
73 and have been lifting since I was 26. I too love looking at elderly people lifting heavy !
I have volunteered at powerlifting meets for years and it always impressed me that there were always 2 - 3 60 - 70 year old women competing. These ladies were squatting and deadlifting more than their body weight and their bench was maybe 1/2 their bodyweight so overall pretty amazing! Suffice to say I'm not at all surprised by this study!
Oh and I'm 71 and still lifting :)
I plan to be one of these women. Currently 54, but hope to be powerlifting at least into my 80s.
This is wonderful! I am a 66 year old female. I weigh 145 and compete in powerlifting. I have a grade 1-2 spondylothesis. I have had six knee surgeries with both acl's replaced and i had a shoulder ac joint resection. I hold some state, national and world records.
For anyone my age watching this, PLEASE, find yourself a qualified highly experienced trainer and learn how to do these compound lifts. It is NOT the same as sitting at a machine at a commercial gym and mindlessly pumping out repetitions. These movements teach your body how to coordinate movements that mimic day to day real life. Deadlift: picking up your grandchild. Squat: picking up a large, heavy pot in your garden. Bench press: helping to push your car when your battery dies. 😂
The elevated quality of life real and undeniable.
You got this!!!
I love my kettlebells. I do at least 30 minutes a minimum 3 times per week. I’m 67 and on my last dexa scan I had added bone.
Love kettlebells too
Awesome stufff
Kettlebells are more functional than barbell lifting mainly giblet squats and Turkish get up. But noting bears barbells for increasing raw strength
He's talking about "heavy" lifting
Paired this with a nutritionally dense diet rich in protein, calcium and Vit D3!!! Gold!
One year back, knees killing me, go see DR, osto is bad, get shots, replace soon. BS. Started x trainer 6 days week, then lifting, added leg - added lbs each week. Knees are almost back to normal. Pain largely gone. I am amazed.
6 days a week seems a lot if lifting heavy (I worry about overuse and not giving time for repair). What's your opinion/experience on that?
Same. Doctor said osto....didn't believe their BS ....started working out with focus on.leg strength....back to normal.
@@redberries8039as long as you allow muscle groups to heal, eat lots of protein and are getting enough sleep, you can train up to 6 days a week. I’m assuming OP isn’t also going all out and training to failure so they are able to recover from their training easier.
@@redberries8039 to clarify - in that M-Sat I do at least 1 hr. cardio (I use cross-trainer - easier on knees) 1 session 4x4 for APOB, then strength afterwords, rotating through with min 2 days between, abs every 3 days. usually 1,45 to 2 hrs a=day. If I feel really down, I adjust.
I love this study and hearing more about weight training. My parents are healthy and in their 90s. They do Pilates and weight training each week. I’m in my 50s and due to an injury had gotten out of shape. I realized I couldn’t balance on 1 leg to put my pants on or open a jar and I thought, “I better do something or I’m not going to have good health for the next 40 some years.” I started a weight training program and not only did I gain strength and balance, but I also got rid of nagging knee and shoulder pain. I had to be very careful at first and just did body weight squats, for instance, to get my knees to handle weights. But, by listening to my body and progressing only as it felt good, I am well on my way to being as fit as I was 10 years ago. Thanks for the info on bone density, another good goal to have to help motivate me to stay on my fitness program! ❤
I have always been a weak guy with relatively small bones that are not suitable to practice karate or taekwondo. But it sounds like lifting weights can increase your bone density so I shall give it a try.
It will do that and so much more
71 Still competing in powerlifting competitions, strong as ever.
I'm 35 male with kephosis and fractures in my lower back. Dead lifting has strengthened my back to the point that I no longer feel pain from tiny bumps in a car ride.
64 year old, 59 kgs. Done weights for most of my life. Reduced deadlift from 95kg to 90 because of sore back 8 months ago, but now increased squat to 65kg. Overhead press 40kg. Best left hand grip exercise - classical guitar playing, particularly bar work!
I am 63 and have been lifting since high school. In my twenties I lived in the gym, 30, 40, 50's was sporadic but played sports and was a Dad. In my late 50's and now I lift 3-4 days a week. Add in skipping rope. Skipping rope is great for balance and fast twitch muscles.
Peter, I do the same thing and it also warms my heart. I am a physical therapist and I see this impact greatly on my population. And was miffed by the lack of research in challenging patients enough to stimulate Bone improvements. This is awesome and I have shared it with my patients. I love the ending of your guys's discussion on all the other important impacts. Great episode
I started WLing at 61. DL heavy is the single most effective movement to decrease blood glucose levels, Olympic lifts are good seconds. A1C 5.6, 255lbs at 210 body weight, lost 5 inches on waist 38 lbs less and more muscle. This is amazing, share it with others.
I am 70, carnivore and lift heavy in great health. Taught myself lifting through Mark Rippetoes book Starting Strength (and never had a days injury). The focus is on squat, deadlift, bench press and military press . The secret is incremental increases. I go up 1 kg per lift/session until I hit what is am happy with. Nice app that sorts out warm up lifts etc.
Love this! 76y/o. Was a cyclist for many years too and now osteoporosis. Lifting heavy 3days/week since early 90’s. Yoga
And walking. High quality protein/carni-keto diet since 2017. No matter how much or often I lift, Dexa doesn’t improve. 🤷🏼♀️.
Have you tried increasing carbs or carb cycling? And are you tracking your lifts and doing compound movements?
I’m 65 and still lift 5 days a week. And run. I’ve never had a Dexa my 92 year old dad lifts but not heavy
is ur pic from 1994 about?
I squat daily. and 3x a week its heavy squats maxed out. backpains and knee pains are gone. glucose dropped. try test your glucose before and after heavy squats, you will be surprised. works even better than ice bath to lower glucose.
When I did in person, Personal Training, I trained a bunch of senior citizens. The best outcome I had was in an older gentleman who is in his 70s. When he went to the doctor for his annual check up, he was 3/4 of an inch taller after working out with bee for a while.
Instead of the spinal discs supporting the back, exercise gets the torso muscles to support the back.
64 year female and lifting heavy for 38 years. saved my life 8 months ago when I was run down by a distracted van driver while training on my bicycle! Besides a TBI, whiplash, I only suffered a fractured radius ( now 2 titanium plates) and a few broken ribs. I was completely black and blue on my left side ( helmet dented) as the Van hit me! my SL8 broke in 2. if I hadn't lifted for more than half my life, I would have been dead ....DEXA scan last year showed high bone density except forearms and ribs!!!
I go to the gym twice a week. I do a deaf lift 60 kgs, overhead lift 80 kgs,Chest bench left ft 24 kgs,Leg push press 245 kgs I jump from a small platform,30 jumps.40 bunny hop jumps, Lifting up on to a small platform and a weight in one hand, resistance band slowly moving it. I have a trainer and on November i should have completed a year. Im going for a Rems test in December to see if it has all be worthit. But I enjoy it .
Fantastic info!! Just 50 and recently started lifting weights again. Love how I feel adding this to my exercise routine and hope I can prevent much of what was mentioned in this interview 😊
Peter saying he is grinning when it’s a bare quirk of the mouth makes me grin.
Weight lifting is an immensely important part of staying physically healthy. I also do some cardio and balance work. One thing I’ve had to start working on is flexibility. Strength doesn’t always promote flexibility and it’s important not to allow the body to stiffen or tighten too much
She just validated Starting Strength
Strength is your ability to interact with your physical environment!
Excellent and thanks for sharing. Remember many gymnast are injured......from the gym this morning
72 year male I’ve been weight training since high school. No bone density problems. And upper 600 range in testosterone 😊
Honestly, I’m confused. 63 and “active” most of my life. Two back surgeries that helped a lot for the 10-12 years afterwards / then diagnosed with osteoporosis with T Scores -2.8/2.9 on spine and 15% compression fractures. Told to “STOP” my jogging, lifting, anything with compression. So I try to swim 3-5k per week and walk about 35K per week - is it suggested I get back in gym for some reasonable lifting? Where can I get advice? This video inspires me to hit the gym now! But should I?
Yes
Yes, within a professionally supervised program to start. A certified PT if your insurance and/or finances allow to get started. Just be sure you tell them “my goals and being average are irreconcilable!”
Nothing against docs, PT, nurses, etc but they deal with people everyday who don’t follow through on lifestyle changes.
Yes. I am also 63 and been barbell lifting for a couple of years. You need a barbell coach. Someone who really knows what they are doing. Many PTs are not knowledgeable enough. There are a lot of benefits to strength training, but poor technique and poor load management can also easily lead to injuries. You will need to start very light. No shame there.
100% yes. But starting out at an appropriate weight is tricky to figure out on your own.
Yes, do it. Now.
Excelent, I think that Bulgarian 40 years again used lifting weights with elderly!!! But as piezoelectric properties of the bone are responsable for the signal that makes the bone to grow, experiences like the thickening of the skulls by Chinese fighters also show us that low weight high volumen with a lot of repetitions can also do the job.
Belinda, I would be curious if you guys included a single leg strength activity like weighted step UPS if you would see more improvements in femoral neck bone density.
Great interview. Well done both.
I’m 60 and female and lift 6 days a week almost 2 years now and very post menopause and I can’t sustain a volume workout after deadlifting 135 my weight. I mean maybe one rep at 135 and that’s it…. But 5 sets of deadlifts 10 reps to 8 reps at my weight would just destroy me. I’m not doubting older women aren’t strong, but I’ve never seen a woman my age at my gym deadlift her weight w 5 or more sets at least 2 times a week plus squats and bench and shoulder press w the squat bar mixed w all the other volume of training u need for functioning. I can deadlift around 100 pounds and really feel it and do 8 reps @ 3 - 5 sets and do that twice a week. Am I that weak? I’m imagining that’s a heavy enough load for some adaptations… idk 🤷 I love lifting so I don’t just want strength training … I say do what I can and make sure it’s heavy but sustaininable or I won’t be consistent ❤ and risk injury
Great interview! I am 68, 114 Lbs. 5' - fairly fit because of my regular Yoga practice for years. I am now starting resistance training. Have a hip replacement due to a car accident many years ago, thus I am kind of precacious of doing dead lifts. Work glutes strongly and regularly, but I dream to go further, my bone density is normal. Any suggestions? Any routine I can follow safely?
You can use dumbbells or kettlebells instead of barbells. Alternatively, use a trap bar to deadlift.
Excellent information, right in the first 3 minutes.
This is funny because a few months ago Peter had a quack chiropractor on that said you should stop deadlifting if you want to play with your grandchildren in your golden years…
I’m 71 with fibromyalgia lots of fatigue and had bad break of femur 4 years ago from simply stepping on a pebble - leg never got back to where it was. Doc suggested TKR as “it all works together” had grade 4 knee but TKR never on my radar - it turned out to be a disaster just now 2.5 years later thinking it might eventually be ok. Also have a condition superior canal Dehiscence (basically hole in ear one ear required craniotomy) and not supposed to lift over 10 pounds. So yes old people can do it but more likely to have conditions that may make it more difficult. I bought a blood restriction cuff as weights were hard on my knee but now wondering if that is even doing the same thing as actual weight? It may build muscle but not bone? I do wall push ups but that’s not weight either…..humm…..
After fall had DEXA it hadn’t changed in 7 years I’m convinced HRT is the reason. Still it wasn’t great -1.9 in 2 spots -2.5 in spine.
72 and starting my 57 year lifting weights. Haven't lost a millimeter in height since I was 15.
I am 70. I have already had three compression fractures in my back. Scared to death to do any lifting, as much as I would like to try. Where, how, with who.. Do I start HRT now? Do I take an Osteoporosis medication? I don’t know what to do.. I’m frozen in place and scared to be crippled by this diagnoses.
Start with your doctor. Then interview some trainers. Start walking. More protein, calcium, Vit D3 K2 in your diet. Don't drink soda, terrible for your bones.
Were the participants on HRT? Was it a disqualifying factor?
20:24 that never crossed my mind that’s real!
Dr. Beck and Dr. Attia, consider for future measurement of bone using the Echolight Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (R.E.M.S.). The technology doesn’t use radiation. It measures bone mineral density, bone quality and structure, (both trabecular and cortical bone) giving a more complete understanding of bone strength. The administration of the DXA is reported to have frequent technician errors. The R.E.M.S. technology results are more accurate. This device allows for more frequent testing because it doesn’t use radiation. Because R.E.M.S. technology provides a more detailed and sensitive analysis, it can pick up on minor variations in bone quality and density that DXA might miss. This is crucial for early detection of bone issues and for monitoring the effectiveness of treatments more closely. I am a fan of your work and a fan of the more accurate and safer technology.
I'm hoping that more locations will start offering REMS. For instance, in the US, there are about 33 locations. (RUclips won't let me post non-RUclips links in comments, but if you do a Google search for...
echolight "find a rems center"
...the first result, with title "PATIENTS", should have a map.)
Can I ask what data base do you use to work out what percentile you are in for basic lifts like deadlift, squat & bench press?
I watched an episode on this very channel only yesterday explaining how heavy lifting is a one way street to snap city. I dunno what to believe now.
Love it
Whatever happened to reading this book, 1997:
Strong Women Stay Young
By Miriam Nelson
??
Amazing
What about results for those on Estrogen Blockers after cancer surgery?
Right. Lots of us out here. And I am being told that my brisk-walking program does not count as weight-bearing exercise! So here I am. What to do?
Whats considered heavy?
"Strong people are harder to kill and general more useful", Mark Rippitoe
Imagine the data if we scanned everyone for a free VO2, dexscan, heart stress test at age 20 and every 10 years after
Videos of elderly ppl lifting weights is also something I can not not look at.
Why?
My bone t score is 2.5
All around , natural means ie food and movement, hands down Trump vitamins, supplements or anything synthetic
I like that autocorrect capitalized trump. AI still has work to do. 😂
want thick bones? lift heavy weights
I hate that she said it should be a clinician, not just a strength and conditioning coach. The concept of compound movements at high percentages of what a person is capable of should be a strength and conditioning coaches bread and butter. A good one, at least. I think it's irresponsible to put out such good information and say that going through a clinician is your only route severely limiting how people could use and apply this information.
Think she was referring folks with preexisting medical problems. Note that she said they were excluded from the initial study.
Frown more for bone health!
Spinecrushing lifts like a fool.
Unfortunately a terrible video .!!! Melinda misleading information .!!!
How?