Sami (Papacek) Mansfield/LinkedIn
Apr 25, 2025, 07:53
Sami Mansfield: Accelerated Aging and Muscle Loss in Cancer Survivors Highlighted as Urgent Concern
Sami Mansfield, Founder of Cancer Wellness for Life, shared a post on LinkedIn by Jackson Fyfe, Lecturer at Deakin University, adding:
“Let’s Talk About Accelerated Aging in Cancer Survivors of all ages and the critical importance to NOT wait until the ‘real age’ of seniors
Cancer treatments fast-track aging, especially affecting our muscles!
Skeletal muscle loss, or sarcopenia, isn’t just about strength—it’s about independence, quality of life, and overall health. Studies show that cancer survivors, even young adults, can experience muscle decline similar to much older individuals.”
Quoting Jackson Fyfe’s post below:
“The key to getting stronger as you age?
Lifting heavier. Not lighter. That might sound counterintuitive – especially for the frail “oldest old.”
But new evidence flips the script on traditional strength guidelines. Most suggest using 60–70% of the 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) load with slow-to-moderate lifting speeds.
But what if we took things up a notch?
We’re talking Maximal Strength Training (MST) involving:
Just 3–5 reps per set.
Very heavy loads (90% 1-RM).
Max effort in the lifting phase.
And only a few sets per session.
Turns out, not only can this be safe for older adults (including those with chronic conditions). It can reverse decades of decline in strength, rate of force development, and power. This new review outlines how to do it safely AND effectively. Heavy strength training isn’t just for athletes.
It might just be what our ageing population needs.”
Authors: Tiril Tøien, Ole Kristian Berg, Roberto Modena, Mathias Forsberg Brobakken, Eivind Wang
-
Challenging the Status Quo in Colorectal Cancer 2024
December 6-8, 2024
-
ESMO 2024 Congress
September 13-17, 2024
-
ASCO Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 4, 2024
-
Yvonne Award 2024
May 31, 2024
-
OncoThon 2024, Online
Feb. 15, 2024
-
Global Summit on War & Cancer 2023, Online
Dec. 14-16, 2023
Apr 25, 2025, 07:53
Apr 25, 2025, 07:41
Apr 25, 2025, 07:11
Apr 25, 2025, 06:47
Apr 25, 2025, 05:55
Apr 25, 2025, 05:27