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Thank you!Hey CaraJ,
Here's an article from Cathe's Blog related to your question:
Heavy Weights Not Required: The Science-Backed Guide To Low-Load Training
Studies show that lifting lighter weights to exhaustion can be just as effective in building muscle as traditional heavy lifting.
Hi! I’m 47, will be 48 in 3 months and I’m about a year post menopausal. It’s nice to know I’m not alone in that situation because it was very upsetting when I was told at age 40 that my FSH was consistent with menopause. The only menopausal symptom I ever had was irregular to eventually absent periods. I use natural progesterone cream 21 days on , 7 days off as well as vitamin d3 and K2 for bone density.
Thank you for the reply. Yes that is exactly what happened with me right after I turned 40. Stopped having periods altogether around 44. I do take HRT because I have Osteoporosis in my spine, one reason why I don't want to go too heavy. I will look at the natural progesterone cream option. Also same with the Jari Love, my favorite is Ripped and Chiseled but I couldn't get into the newer workouts either. I did try her membership on her streaming, there are a few workouts similar to the old ones but not enough to make me want to keeping using it.
Good to know! I think I'm going to break out my old Jari Love's and also Cathe high reps
Thank you so much for sharing. I remember in the months leading up to turning 40 in October 2016, I noticed that my periods were getting a bit irregular and finally when I saw my gynecologist in March 2017, I came to his office with a period journal for the entire year. He checked FSH, thyroid and a few other things that I can't remember, but menopause was the farthest thing from my mind. I thought it was stress from work, drinking a bit too much and maybe working out a little too hard because all those were true at the time. When his office called and said your FSH is consistent with menopause, I burst into tears and sunk into a bit of a depression. I was still having periods every now and then and they were wanting to put me on HRT, which I later found out is the worst thing you can because if there's menstrual flow, there's still plenty of estrogen to thicken the uterine lining.
I have the Jari DVDs and like them as well, but there is no one like Cathe!!!
You’re so welcome! One other issue was that I was never able to get pregnant. I was married to my first husband and we weren’t trying to and we weren’t trying not to, at the time I just figured that I was running too much , although I never lost my period due to exercise.
