Re: Strong Women, Strong Bones: my book report

"czf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Art S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > What are your goals and restrictions as far as exercising goes?
> > (access to a gym? no gym, but can have equipment at home? Have someone
> > who can check what you are doing and make sure you are doing the exercise
> > properly? etc.)
> >
> > Art
>
> Up until I was diagnosed with osteoporosis via a "oh, by the way, let's do a
> base line bone density test on you since you are two years postmenopausal",
> I didn't have any restrictions at all.
>
> I go to a pumping iron type of gym, not a "ladies aerobic" type of gym.  I
> work out with prison guards, cops, professional weightlifters.  At 5'2 and
> 100 lbs, I've been told that I look like Linda Hamilton in T2, except with
> dark brown hair.

Hmm.  Now how do I get you to post in MFW, where the standard response
is "post jpegs"?

>
> I eat right, I exercise, while not in the gym, I hike, rock climb, a lot of
> ocean activities.  Since I opted not to do HRT (not my kind of thing), I
> took a soy estrogen/calcium supplement (Estroven).
>
> Despite all that, I have -3 T scores.
>
> (throws up hands in disgust)
>

Have you seen an Endocrinologist that has a lot of Osteoparetic
patients?  If not, there are probably some tests that should be
done to see if they can find a specific cause.

> I was put on Actonel, received literature that told me not to walk on ice,
> careful going down stairs, etc.  What bullshit.  I'm keeping up my normal
> regimine.  I have a personal trainer at the gym that keeps my form in check,
> and rotates my workouts every six to eight weeks.  I have changed my
> supplements to the Usana brand of vitamins - The Essentials, PhytoEstrin,
> and Active Calcium.  I already eat tons of yogurt, and also take probiotics.
>

What is your exercise routine? (day, exercises, sets, reps, weight?)  How often
do you increase the weights you are using?

And why does your trainer have you rotate exercises so often?  Right
around the time you've learned how to do the exercise (so the fast gains
stop and your body is using the muscles efficiently), you go and change
the exercise and your body needs to start learning all over again.

I don't know how easily you can view web pages.  If they don't
cause a problem, take a look at http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html

I'm not sure that these will have much information that you need, but they
may provide information for some of the others who are reading this post:
http://www.stumptuous.com/bonebuilding.html
http://www.stumptuous.com/personaltrainer.html
http://www.stumptuous.com/old.html

>
> I'm trying as hard as I can.  I am curious about one thing - does the book
> mention anything about using a trampoline?  I am getting my children a 12
> foot outdoor trampoline (with padded safety cage) for Christmas.  Would
> trampoline work help with bone density?
>
> (please tell me yes so that I have good reason to go out there and whoop it
> up ;-)

Sorry - you need activity that will cause (microscopic) compression of the
skeleton.  This happens either by lifting more weight than your body is
really adapted to (so it compresses) or through impact (your foot stopping you
from "falling" when you walk, jog, run, or jumping) that your body isn't adapted
to (If you've been walking a couple miles a day for a year, walking probably
won't add much).  A trampoline is designed to absorb almost all impact by
stretching to absorb the energy.

If it is fun, then do it by all means.  Fun is reason enough <g>.  I just wouldn't
expect it to be very beneficial for your bone density.

Art