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<blockquote data-quote="johnpol" data-source="post: 1895431" data-attributes="member: 387645"><p>Hi [USER=492004]@IronLioness[/USER] I have been diabetic for 23yrs and weight trained in one form or another, from bodybuilding to strongman and finally going into Powerlifting. All these with the knowledge and backing of my consultants as in their words " it's one of the best forms of exercise" so I'm not going to argue, if you want to increase your strength with body transformation thrown in, then rep range should be around the 5 to 8 per exercise and the movement chosen is important too, compound movements build the most mass and strength, which is fundamental to building strength. When you get back and have gotten your test kit, test before training and one hour after, this will tell you how much stress the body is under and tells you what responses the body is doing either raised levels or it's dropping until you get a liver dump. Ensure that you have some carbs onboard if training heavy as the body utilises all the fuel from the muscle and liver quickly and then uses muscle for fuel, which you don't want, so moderate carbs is the way to go for your heavy days. I won't be able to comment on your training as I don't know what you want to achieve or what you train and when, but if you are already training then you understand what you need to do. Don't let a diagnosis of diabetes hold you back, I wouldn't have done half the things training wise if I wasn't diabetic, so carry on training and enjoy it. Just remember to test your bloods before and after and good luck [emoji256], but above all enjoy it.</p><p></p><p>Take care</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnpol, post: 1895431, member: 387645"] Hi [USER=492004]@IronLioness[/USER] I have been diabetic for 23yrs and weight trained in one form or another, from bodybuilding to strongman and finally going into Powerlifting. All these with the knowledge and backing of my consultants as in their words " it's one of the best forms of exercise" so I'm not going to argue, if you want to increase your strength with body transformation thrown in, then rep range should be around the 5 to 8 per exercise and the movement chosen is important too, compound movements build the most mass and strength, which is fundamental to building strength. When you get back and have gotten your test kit, test before training and one hour after, this will tell you how much stress the body is under and tells you what responses the body is doing either raised levels or it's dropping until you get a liver dump. Ensure that you have some carbs onboard if training heavy as the body utilises all the fuel from the muscle and liver quickly and then uses muscle for fuel, which you don't want, so moderate carbs is the way to go for your heavy days. I won't be able to comment on your training as I don't know what you want to achieve or what you train and when, but if you are already training then you understand what you need to do. Don't let a diagnosis of diabetes hold you back, I wouldn't have done half the things training wise if I wasn't diabetic, so carry on training and enjoy it. Just remember to test your bloods before and after and good luck [emoji256], but above all enjoy it. Take care [/QUOTE]
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