22/04/2026
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A 65-year-old woman with low bone mineral density picks up a barbell. She deadlifts. Five sets of five at 85% of her one-rep max, twice a week. Eight months later her lumbar spine bone mineral density has increased 2.9%, moving her out of the osteoporotic range.
This is the LIFTMOR trial: 101 postmenopausal women with T-scores already in the osteopenic range, doing deadlifts, squats, and overhead press at near-maximal loads. The result held and there were no safety issues. There were no fractures or injuries.
A separate 18-month randomized trial of calisthenics in perimenopausal women found no significant changes in bone mineral density at any skeletal site.
Bone adapts to mechanical load the same way muscle does. The threshold for sufficient strain is higher than most exercise prescriptions for women acknowledge. Yoga, pilates, and low-load resistance protocols can have real value, but building bone isn't one of them. The load has to be close to maximal (not just "hard'), and many programs marketed to women for bone health don't come close.
This matters most during the years women are least likely to hear it. Peak bone mass is largely established by early adulthood. What gets built before 30 is mostly what you have to work with for the rest of your life. The window for building it closes while most women are being told to do flow yoga.
Today's video covers a former powerlifter with osteopenia asking whether to start slowly. Spoiler: she should not. Link in comments.
What exercise guidance have you or your patients received for bone health?
