Its Studies Like This That Make Me Want to Stop Reading Studies :(

[Viking Dan]

Pumping Iron Can Lead to Male-Pattern Hair Loss, New Research Found (http://www.stopnowhairloss.com/2008/06/14/pumping-iron-can-lead-to-male-pattern-hair-loss-new-research-found/)

[Hank_Z]

I was skillful enough to lose my hair without pumping any iron!

- Hank

[Greg Newton]

You have to ask whether or not in that study they took steroid consumption into consideration and how it artificially raises testosterone levels. This is purely anecdotal, but in my years in gyms and in the gym business I noticed the guys who were steadily on the juice year after year tended to the ones to start balding earlier. Too, Steve Reeves, Jack Lalanne, Paul Anderson and a lot of other guys from the pre-steroid era had full heads of hair until the day they died.

But, take a laugh at this. I lifted heavy for several decades, and at 48, after years of buzz cuts, I am sporting a Swayze mullet. So maybe scientists aren't always right, but maybe I'm also thankful I never juiced and have good genetics for hair. Although, it is starting to gray a bit.:laugh:

[Kevin Nickerson]

Maybe gym memberships should come with a supply of Rogaine lol

[kelbiz]

And yet another reason not to lift weights!

Thanks Viking Dan.

Jack

[MikeNY]

Greg the Mullet will return and you will be in style again! Just hold on and tough it out, your on the cutting edge of the new Mullet revolution! Style be damned, your a trend setter lol. At least you gor hair Greg. Made me wonder the guys on this forum have hair, except for hank he is setting a new style too.

[kenpopaul]

My Father never trained in his life and went bald at 20. his father also.

I've trained for the past 15 years and have a full head of hair

Studies are just that, studies. They usually come up with claims then a few years it's "actually we were wrong" then years later "No, we were right" etc.

Ironically I shave my head most of the year anyway :)

[palomayombe]

Two things should be noted in the article:

The study says "can" not will. Thus, it is incorrect to infer that baldness is caused by pumping iron.

We are looking at the journalist's representation of the study.

I did not see a single reference to the actual study so I could determine if it was a double blind random clinical study, the gold standard of studies.

There is no doubt in my mind the journalist relied on someone's representation and did not even read the study. Besides, journalists usually are not trained to critically read and interpret studies.

The bottom line is we need to be skeptical of studies cited in the media, whose intent is to sensationalize and scare people, not to inform the public on relevant health topics.

[Kevin Nickerson]

I'd like to refer to Donna's ealier post on surviving a natural disaster on the discovery health channel with with researchers on it"You only have four seconds to get out of the building-researchers in building I think we have to research this further as the building blows up from a gas leak.How many researchers does it take to change a light bulb?I don't know they still doing research!

[tony84]

Well its not pumping iron, its resistance training that makes you go bald, or at least thats what the artcle claims. Bodyweight exercises are no different in the release of hormones then pumping iron. But so many people who pump iron are not bald. Even Arnold still has all his hair and he used steroids for a time. So i would take it with a grain of salt.

Tony

[b38]

Hey Viking Dan - looks like that study comes from a site dedicated to selling hair loss cures. Nuff said.

All the Best!

B38

[Viking Dan]

Hey Viking Dan - looks like that study comes from a site dedicated to selling hair loss cures. Nuff said.

OK. But why would they care if you lift weights?