male pattern baldness and working out

[zeroheat]

I want to know if there's any correlation between lifting weights and male pattern baldness. I was hitting the gym 4-5 times a week, was in a very good shape, then injured my wrist and quit.

I want to start working out again (mostly lifting weights), but I'm a bit afraid because I noticed my male pattern baldness accelerating when I started working out. This could be a pure timing coincidence or there might be some correlation.. can anyone enlighten me please?

I've been on big 3 for about 4 months and have been getting some results, and I'd hate to lose it all again..

 

[Tiger's Bald Spot]

I think that most everyone would say that working out is not going to affect your hormone levels to a significant degree where it would accelerate hair loss. So lift away.

Of course, supplements might have an effect. There was a study about creatine floating around here showing that it might increase dht levels significantly. But if you're not using that, then don't worry.

 

[DHTHater]

I think that most everyone would say that working out is not going to affect your hormone levels to a significant degree where it would accelerate hair loss. So lift away.

Of course, supplements might have an effect. There was a study about creatine floating around here showing that it might increase dht levels significantly. But if you're not using that, then don't worry.

Actually, that isn't necessarily entirely true. They've shown an indirect increase in DHT from weightlifting

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2008...k-baldness-weight-lifting/UPI-84821209238584/

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1092628.ece

Although other reports say that is overblown. I've read two different responses by certified doctors to this very question saying that it wouldn't be significant enough increase in DHT unless you were taking steroids. Whether or not that is just speculation by them or based on some study they are privy to, I don't know. Just how much DHT is created is a mystery with regard to anaerobic exercise/resistance training from what I can tell.

There was a study showing that aerobic (strictly cardio) exercise showed an increase of about 14% over the span of a year in older men doing daily moderate to rigorous cardio training http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/569299 But 14% is like 1.3% per month increase. That's likely from circulating levels being slightly up due to better circulation (their own words). Also SHBG levels were up which would theoretically cancel out the slight DHT increase in cardio exercise.

I personally limited my resistance training, and kept with the regular cardio, given all available information on this subject