Does intense exercise and heavy lifting strain the kidneys?

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Sean Hashmi, MD, MS, FASN

Michele Crosmer, RD CSR

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[akewah]

Thank God for this because my nephrologist actually went to google after i told her i do strength training and told me to stop. I have never felt better in my life 💪🏾

[ashleysolomon]

Thanks a tonne. This is so liberating. 4 years ago I climbed my last peak in the Himalayas and attended my CrossFit class, after which I came to know of CKD and then was asked to only walk to present an escalation of creatinine. I was in tears as I love working out. Will start again slowly!

[CousinEddy]

I have CKD and weight training is an essential part of my life!

[Pfc]

This doctor is amazing. I dont know him but God bless you🙂

[jimomalley]

Good to hear that exercise doesn't negatively affect kidneys. I have been followed by a nephrologist for 24 years, and before I quit work (I am 66) my creatine was 1.5 ish. Once I quit work I started working out 6is out of 7 days, 30min mile swim, 30 min elliptical, 300 inverted sit-ups, 10 mile bike ride and a few other bits, I always make it strenuous. I don't want to build big mussels, but I do like swimmer mussels My creatinine went to 2.2 in about 9 months and the BUN followed the creatine number up; none of my other numbers are bad, everything is normal. Before I quit work and started exercising daily, my proteinuria was 305 mg/dl. But since I started a plant based diet (that I stick to like religion) it went to 30 mg/dl. I have always been a exerciser, but once I was freed of work I had time to exercise daily instead of 2 or so days a week.

[moragmacneill]

I love my intense exercise as it helps my mental health so this is good news for me. None of my doctor could give me an answer to this question so thank you so much :)

[davidperchinsky]

Completely changed my dialysis sessions and blood work! Workouts are life Affirming!

[seensiinz]

Powerlifter here, I’m over 1 point in the higher end of creatinine but I’m currently taking 5g of creatine daily along with a high protein diet and really heavy weightlifting. Great explanation.

[Kathy_Is_Blessed]

Yaay!! I was wanting to work with free-weights, so this is great news! Thanks so much.

[Safekrkr]

Thank you. Always was on my mind and just need the exercise to my stressful job. Plus it makes me feel great.
Awesome news.

[ranjitgovindaraj]

Excellent. I’ve been wanting to know the answer for a while.

[taquilo]

Great advice on exercise. It’s rather hard to find the info on what is the right amount of exercise when you have a kidney concern. All I could have found was “go easy”, but I need high heart rate exercise for other health benefits. The key is to take sufficient rest, I gather.

[stefanosxenoudakis]

I have a weird thing goin on with my kidnies.
My left is like 32% and right 68%. I love weight lifting i cant imagine my lif without deadlifts. I try to not eat a lot of red meat for protein i prefer pea protein isolate and fish sources .the weird thing is a never get sore or most of the times i get over a heavy load training in 2 days. I hope god will give me nore years ti train. Glad to find your channel.

[markopolo]

Great video.I've been trying to get an answer to this question for a while.. 👍

[mikemike]

Great answer... Doctor has already scared me because my creatinine level is 103. But i do sports from my age of 6 so thats what i have assumed exactly. thanks for the confirmation :)

[agentfalafel]

I lift heavy 6 days a week. My creatinine level is 92. GFR 66. Doctor started panicking and not taking into consideration my life style. I feel great.

[agustinreyes]

My creatinine was high (200 pounds, 15% body fat) so I requested a Cystatin C test and came back solid.

[hoebeng]

I am happy to hear that!
Takes a load off my mind. Thank you

[UCMReckle]

Ok this makes much more sense now! I recently had a check up with my oncologist and she saw my creatinine went up and the only thing she could say is to drop the whey protein and drink more water. But at the time frame from my last blood test to the recent one I have also been working out 6 times a week lifting weights. Even thought I’m sure maybe the protein has something to do and will stop taking those supplements. It makes much more sense now why my creatinine was so high and why my doctors were worrying. Since it went up from 1.5 to 1.7-1.8 but it elevated at the same time I started working out! I am planning on getting a kidney doctor (not sure what they are called) and ask him more about my protein since I know I wasn’t getting that much protein in my body to do any damage in the first place but this very much makes sense why my creatinine was higher than before at the same time I was working out! Thank you!

[hughie]

I love this channel. Thank you both so much for your invaluable advice.