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c/glp1muscle·submitted 4 months ago by u/bilal_adebayo

help me understand sarcopenia, I have read the wiki twice

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The title is the whole question — help me understand sarcopenia, I have read the wiki twice — but here is why I am asking. Some lean mass loss accompanies weight loss in any deficit. Resistance training and adequate protein intake are the two interventions with the best evidence for limiting the proportion. On…

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u/greta_lokken57 points·4 months ago

Tracked grip strength and three lifts monthly. Cheaper than scanning and directionally the same answer.

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u/ahmed_fonseca24 points·4 months ago·edited

Protein was the whole problem. Appetite dropped and I was eating well under target without noticing for a month.

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u/bilal_adebayo20 points·4 months ago

I would not change the programme on the strength of one scan. The measurement error is larger than the effect you are reacting to.

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u/annika_fonseca-2 points·4 months ago

lean mass loss during weight loss is expected, the question is how much

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u/plain_titration1 point·4 months ago

Started weighing protein rather than estimating it. The gap between what I thought and what I ate was embarrassing.

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u/constipation_clubside effects1 point·4 months ago

resistance training first, cardio if there is time left

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u/lift_heavy_thingsMOD40 points·4 months ago

Removed a prescriptive nutrition target aimed at another member. Describe your own intake instead.

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u/bilal_adebayoOP30 points·4 months ago

Removed a prescriptive nutrition target aimed at another member.

lift_heavy_things is right that protein becomes a logistics problem when appetite drops.

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