Hi Guys,
I have a question. My dad is 64 and has Rheumatoid arthritis. 3 Years ago he damaged his back (pulled muscles due to favoring one leg) and was pretty much bed ridden for over a year. He has now recovered but has lost all his muscle. He was on large doses of corticosteroids (for 14 years) which also did not do him any good. I have got him to switch to a Ketosis diet due to its low inflamatory nature and as a result he feels much better and has been able to reduce corticosteroids down to a low dose. He has also lost the weight he had gained on the steroids. He was very fit and active before the back injury and now he is struggling to build muscle. It has taken him a year to get up to walking 2 miles without rest. He is slowly getting there but his muscle mass is taking a long time to come back.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199607043350101#t=articleResults
I read the article above and I was wondering if anabolic steroids would help my dad regain his lost muscle at a faster rate. Given his age I would suspect his testosterone levels would be low and this is why his muscles are taking so long to recover. His exercise at the moment consists of walking and swimming. Heavy weights would not be possible due to the arthritis but a light weight routine could possibly be added.
I am asking because I would like my dad to get back to being fit and active again and at the current rate it will take many more years(if he ever gets there), his progress is so slow. Doctors have not really been able to suggest anything to help. I am not aiming for him to be a bodybuilder but I am wondering if there is suggested protocol that would get him back to where he was. He lives in Europe and I visit him once a year and I was shocked at how much muscle he had lost. He has gained some back in the last year and a half but he is nowhere near what he used to be at.
In the article above the no exercise group gained a significant amount of muscle. If he could gain some that would help him with his quality of life immensely.
I put it out there to see what you guys think.
I have a question. My dad is 64 and has Rheumatoid arthritis. 3 Years ago he damaged his back (pulled muscles due to favoring one leg) and was pretty much bed ridden for over a year. He has now recovered but has lost all his muscle. He was on large doses of corticosteroids (for 14 years) which also did not do him any good. I have got him to switch to a Ketosis diet due to its low inflamatory nature and as a result he feels much better and has been able to reduce corticosteroids down to a low dose. He has also lost the weight he had gained on the steroids. He was very fit and active before the back injury and now he is struggling to build muscle. It has taken him a year to get up to walking 2 miles without rest. He is slowly getting there but his muscle mass is taking a long time to come back.
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199607043350101#t=articleResults
I read the article above and I was wondering if anabolic steroids would help my dad regain his lost muscle at a faster rate. Given his age I would suspect his testosterone levels would be low and this is why his muscles are taking so long to recover. His exercise at the moment consists of walking and swimming. Heavy weights would not be possible due to the arthritis but a light weight routine could possibly be added.
I am asking because I would like my dad to get back to being fit and active again and at the current rate it will take many more years(if he ever gets there), his progress is so slow. Doctors have not really been able to suggest anything to help. I am not aiming for him to be a bodybuilder but I am wondering if there is suggested protocol that would get him back to where he was. He lives in Europe and I visit him once a year and I was shocked at how much muscle he had lost. He has gained some back in the last year and a half but he is nowhere near what he used to be at.
In the article above the no exercise group gained a significant amount of muscle. If he could gain some that would help him with his quality of life immensely.
I put it out there to see what you guys think.
