[quote]JR249 wrote:
[quote]mertdawg wrote:
If you get a positive test for liver enzymes post the full results. Hard weight training can mimic liver damage for several days (some studies found false positives up to 14 days after weight training) and doctors don’t have a clue about this usually, however there is a difference in the proportion of the 2 enzymes if it is muscle damage versus liver damage.
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I’ve consistently had elevated liver enzymes on almost every blood test since I started lifting again. They’ve had me retest several times and it’s always the same, so I just said enough is enough and asked the doctor to research the link between liver enzymes and a consistent strength training regiment.
Here are two that I have copies of from last year:
Albumin/Globulin Ration - 2.6 (H) and 2.7 (H) one month prior; AST (49 - H) and (36 - N) one month prior, and ALT (91 - H) and (55 - H) one month prior.
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I don’t remember the exact numbers. I will have to check, but if AST is high and ALT normal then there is no reason to believe it is related to the liver, and could be explained completely by muscular training. Training produces the greatest uncrease in AST 3-7 days after intense training.
CORRECTION! ALT and AST both go up with training, but if you have a normal biliruben, then the ALT and AST are not indicative of liver function.