Working out and DHT

[need_hair04]

when working out your body creates a greater amount of Testostorone and thus must create more DHT right??
Then can this cause more hairloss(accelerated) to someone that is already experiencing hairloss or could it spark hairloss among someone who is not experiencing hairloss while working out??

 

[Goingat20]

When i look at body builders there hair seems to be fine.... So i dont think it could spark someone to suffer from hair loss...

 

[donkdidonk2]

Look for studies by Kramer (or Kraemer) on http://www.pubmed.com

From what I remember those on a lifting programme of 2 years or more do have a higher baseline T level.

 

[chewbaca]

When i look at body builders there hair seems to be fine.... So i dont think it could spark someone to suffer from hair loss...

only for those who dont have male pattern baldness..what abt those with male pattern baldness?

 

[Greg1]

Hmmm, Governor Arnold comes to my mind when I think about hairloss and body building...he DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM

 

[gonna_win]

Hmmm, Governor Arnold comes to my mind when I think about hairloss and body building...he DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM

he got a hairtransplant

 

[oni]

Arnold liked to do roids lol! do you think he had a hair problem!!

 

[Axon]

It does nothing. I was badling before I began working out, I'm balding less now that I work out consistently.

Enough junk science.

 

[Slartibartfast]

I was badling before I began working out, I'm balding less now that I work out consistently.

Which proves irrefutably that working out slows balding.

How's that for junk science?

Or, for something more relevant to the question, read this:

what is the limiting factor in the production of DHT. is it the amount of testosterone available for conversion or the amount of enzymes (5AR) there to catalyse the reaction.

Excellent question! Castration reduces serum testosterone levels by 90%-95%, but serum DHT is reduced by only around 70% or so, according to one study I've seen. That suggests to me that maybe the amount of 5a-reductase is the limiting factor in the production of DHT, although I certainly wouldn't consider that to be the final word on the subject.

Slarti

 

[Full Head of Hair]

So if I started woring out again, or weight lifting for that matter, it wouldn't have a negative effect on my battle against male pattern baldness?

 

[BadHairDecade]

more test does not mean more DHT. If working out causes more production of the 5aR Enzyme, then yes it probably would.

 

[Full Head of Hair]

I'm gonna lay off bulking back up untill I have done more research on the topic. If I find out that it does increase hairloss, I'll stay off he weights untill I get HM done in 5 years.

 

[drinkrum]

The key here is significance. Weightlifting probably doesn't increase your T levels high enough to significantly change 5-AR II levels. In any case, many things increase T levels. Staring at a pair of boobs, eating red meat, etc. all affect testosterone levels. At some point, you just gotta live your life. If you are that paranoid about six sigma events relating to hair loss, just inject a few grams of estrogen into your body everyday. That will drive your T and DHT levels to 0. Or cut out your hypothalamus through your nose with a butter knife.

D.

 

[Brandon Mthson]

No one can really say, though I think Drinkrum sums it up really nicely. Even if it were to accelerate hair loss slightly, which is currently unknown, and maybe unlikely, I don't think it would be worth it to avoid working out.

Mental behavior has also been shown to reduce testosterone levels in men, such as falling in love, getting married, and having children. (Ask me for the studies if you want them). Maybe this happens because the individual in these activities becomes less interested in conquering-like activities. I think calm mental states, whatever that means to you, could decrease testosterone levels also. The body reacts very fast to what's going on in the nervous system.

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4 months Revivogen
3 months Cut out my hypothalamus through my nose with a butter knife, having good results!

 

[not me!]

Or cut out your hypothalamus through your nose with a butter knife.

D.

This sounds really fun. I think I'll do this right away!