Building Muscle, Protein, & Kidney Disease 

Great as usual. A remarkable roadmap to building muscle not only for CKD individuals but also for other people who wants to avoid sarcopenia.

Your videos are an important service to all people experiencing CKD- what ever stage they’re at. Love your passion for the subject- both of you.

Thank you so much doc. Today marks the 10th anniversary of my kidney transplant back in 2013. I have been wanting to safely gain muscle, and you gave me the insight that I needed.❤

I have been following you guys since 2 years and being a kidney disease patient i must say u guys doing the best job. I have learned a lot from you guys about how to manage kidney health and good nutrition. Thank you so much.

You really opened my eyes. I'm on my 2nd kidney transplant and losing a lot of muscle tone. I do wat protein. I am getting older, but my muscle tone is almost gone. Thank you.

New subscriber here in November I was told that I am 3A CKD I am 71 years old 6’2” 245 lbs but active I still lift heavy weights throw shot put,discus,hammer and javelin in the Senior games. I don’t intend to give it up and I am glad you say lifting weights is a good thing even with CKD.

Michelle, just a comment: kudos for keeping this video brief. Concise is nice - and more effective. Health video creators are making long, wordy RU-vid vids that are so full of babbling that it makes them unwatchable to me. Less is more. God bless you and your work! 💛🙏🏽

I just want to keep the few little muscles I have

Dr. Hashmi thank you for your advice I am 73 and need to built my muscles. I am the weakest come to lifting weight. And I will try harder…! Thanks much appreciated.😊

I just finished watching this video and it was so helpful for me and I enjoyed listening to both of you. I was just told that I have stage 3 kidney disease so I'm trying to educate myself in this so I know what's going on with my body and hopefully try to stop any progression possible. I am really interested in the complex cyst that I have in my left kidney which the doctor is a little worried about.. what exactly is complex cyst?

Thank you so much Dr Hashmi and Michelle for explaining and helping so many people.

I'm a plant-based bodybuilder on dialysis. For reference, my kidneys failed over 25 years ago. I worked out hard even when they told me not to. In my experience, the frail die early. BTW, plant-based eating has wonderful effects on diabetics. I've never been diabetic though. I never have done less than 4 hr. treatments. I'm very muscular so I need longer treatments.

Best video on the web today. Now any trainers with experience in this field

You are so knowledgeable, I have become your fan dear sir

Very timely info for us. Thank you, Dr Hashmi.

Good morning, I am a 24 year old female with kidney disease and a few autoimmune diseases. I have exceeded the limit of Vitamin D I'm supposed to be receiving (56.4 ng/ml) therefore my doctor asked me to refrain from taking it. Can I still supply my body with sunlight? Is there such thing as taking too much vitamin D (Wouldn't it cause thyroid problems?)? Thank you for providing your audience with such good information. God bless!

Hello dear teacher and tvreporters Thank you so much for your interesting information about Health,i do appreciate your job.I wish you peace and happness under the sky of prosperity. Take care and have a good time. All the best. Your Student from Algeria.

Very informative. Thank you!

Dr Hashmi, Michelle, thanks for more great info! I suppose this is related to this video's topic of muscle building.. My question has a twist on your topic here. I had been reading specifically, isometric type exercise is both good for building muscle, but ALSO, if one uses a hand dynamometer at about 30% of your maximum strength, it can help you get stronger, but ALSO in time, reduce blood pressure as much as 10 points Systolic with doing just about 8 minutes a day, every other day. As high BP is obviously bad for CKD have you heard of this isometric type exercise actually really lowering BP? as it helps to build a bit of muscle too? Another words a win win...Thx.

Thank you both so much for giving me direction on the plant based diet, your sound CKD advice and flavor-filled recipes. You are my go to resource as I begin this journey at stage 3. Any recommendations on working out with small weights or RU-vid videos on beginner weight workouts? Right now I’m just using the bike and elliptical and infrared light.

Very informative and to the point. Dr said soy soy soy. It is best protein for kidney patients. But soy increases uric acid. Wat about that.

Oh man I’m stage 3B and I been consuming more protein than ever trying to gain strength and muscle to help with my spinal degeneration issues… protein has been mostly chicken and eggs 😞 I really didn’t realize I am shooting myself in the foot so to speak. I just got some labs done and am hoping for the best but I think I know already subconsciously that what I been doing is not good 🫤 but at this point in my life working out and building muscle is all I have to look forward to. Time to re asses

exceptional segment

Thank you for making these very helpful videos for us!

Hi Dr. Hashmi and Michelle. I am 55 years old bodybuilder with stage 3 ckd. I eat 200 grams of protein a day. Will it be easier on kidneys if let’s say splitting those 200 gm of protein from 4 portions to 6 ? Thank you. I love your videos.

I would have liked to see the creatinine issue being addressed. You lift weights and creatinine goes up, so you're left with poorer GFR readings. How do we resolve that?

Hi. Are plant essential amino acids ok? Thank you. Will you dive deeper into their use please.

My wife 48 yrs old has lost body weight and muscle and experience body pain. She has PLD and PKD with hypothyroidism. She is getting thinner day by day and i dont wana see her like this. Pls guide me what to do? 😢

Its really helps me a lot, Its really My situation that i have kidney function reduce

So is there a safe level of plant protein, to stay low enough but at a level to maintain it and grow muscle mass? .6 grams would be sufficient? I want to do low protein but still maintain or grow muscle

Omg so much contradictions around the food and medical industry people always make things up and say you need to eat this or that. But then say soy have goitrogens that mess up hormones smh

Dear Dr. Hashmi and Michelle, thank you so much as usual for your very useful explanations. I would have a question for you. I am a 17 year old male and I fell in love with lifting weights, I love doing sports in general and over the years of training a built an athletic body, 1.90 m x 88kg, with a bodyfat probably around 10-15%, did sports beside weights all year round (track, wrestling). But unfortunately, from an early age, I was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease. At the same time I would love to continue lifting weights, and I also would like to introduce protein powder in to my diet. Do u believe that a daily intake of protein of about 1.6-2 grams per kg would be appropriate and healthy for my case? I am very active, lift weights 5 times a week and do lots of cardio as well. Thank you very much for your attention and dedication.

Great video as always... how about EAA supplements?

On lifting weights, will it affect the fistula for patients on dialysis? Is there other way to build muscle that are considered safer for those with fistula? I've been told by doctors that I'm not supposed to carry heavy stuff with my fistula hand.

Thanks so much for this! I have stopped training since I started dialysis due to all of the confusion with advice, this had really helped! I’m going to train tomorrow! 🙏🏻

Can taking antibiotics ( longer than 1 week ) damage kidneys? Are certain antibiotics more kidney friendly than others? Also why doctors more commonly test creatinine level instead of cyctatin c for kidney function?

His last sentence that he said sums up the whole video. I wish a lot more videos ended like that 😊

A question about fitness and common gym supplements like creatine (ATP system, cognitive functions) and l-citrulline (pre-workout for nitrous oxide cycle). The more plant based a diet become the less creatine is available in the diet. In some places it is recommended that vegetarians supplement with creatatine. The NO cycle in athletes also drops in efficiency as they age so l-citrulline helps with that. Any thoughts?

What about Pea Protein like in a lot of those plant based protein powders

Thank you so much guys ❤

hi and thank you for this video. how can you tell the difference between weight loss due to fat loss and weight loss due to muscle loss? is there any way to prevent further or even reverse any muscle loss if it has started?

I have endometriosis and lost my kidney due to endo, my doctors said I have to avoid soy as it has high levels of estrogen

Hello doctor How much protein should I be taking daily? I am a healthy individual aged 42, 172cm, weigh 70kgs, male I do weight training (moderate to intense) 4 times a week, walk 10000 steps daily and on a vegetarian diet (consume dairy) My trainer says I should be taking around 160-180g of protein per day. Can you advise if that is too much ? I am concerned I don’t want to damage the kidney from overconsumption Thanks in advance.

My blood pressure is 101 over 66 ,should I take Ace inhibitors, I have stage 3 ckd and I'm 76 years of age

I was taught in Med school that soy protein was incomplete with respect to amino acids and as such led to muscle loss not muscle building when used exclusively for protein. Was that incorrect? Is there studies on that proving that incorrect?

How long should wait before I start training and workingout after donating a kidney

Can a plant-based diet prevent kidney failure from worsening in CKD patients?

is resistance training being used interchangeably with weight training like for hypertrophy or mean more of a higher reps type of workout?

What about supplementing with BCAAs and essential amino acids? Please respond.

So plant based protein is just as good as animal protein?

Youre saying to utilize plant based protein like soy protein, but there is much research showing high estrogen associated with soy and plant protein. This would not be ideal for young men and men in general...

Hi, ive been diagnosed with acute kidney injury since i was 17yrs old and my creatinine level (normal 0.7-1.3) has been fluctuating (my levels: anywhere from 1.5-1.9) for 4 years now. I've tried everything; medication, change of diet and more water intake but still no difference. I am desperate for change and I want to gain muscle. Would plant based protein work for me?

I'm new, having proteinurea and other indicative symptoms, I stop muscle building Bcos I was worried that the broken down muscles could worsen my kidney condition. One time I did and the fatigue and illness I felt afterwards was just to much. It was then I learnt the muscles break down and kind of over work the kidney. I Luke what hear now but I am not still sure where the balance is.

What about essential aminoacids? For those with high protein requirements if you want to reduce the strain on the kidneys, you could have half of the protein dose from chicken, soybean whatever and the other half with essential aminoacids?

What’s your opinion on plant-based protein isolates (plant protein powders), with regards to kidney health? I consume a moderate amount of protein - 65-100 grams per day - much comes from these types of powders.

Liftning to heavy is not good when you have kidneydecease right? Can it not make protenuria worse?

I thought soy was the worst protein source. It is high in oxalates, which will increase kidney dysfunction, no?

* cough * i sent an sos question to you on 3 platforms regarding low muscle, kidney disease, protein and exercise yesterday / today ❤

Guys, what about sardines, tuna, salmon, cod...

Alkaline water is good for CKD patient or not . CKD patient start alkaline water to drink or not ?

I have IgA Nephropathy: I wonder if i can add 25g of soy whey into my meal on my 100g of protein and eating creatine mono hydrate

what kind of soy protein? like tofu, tempeh, what else? how about black beans, black lentils?

With soy , still leak the protein in urine test?

Is there an email address I can write to this doctor? Thanks

I'm 43, got 2 kidney stones, just found out today. The problem is that if you are a skinny man and want to put on mass, you are gonna need a lot of proteins. ....And if you got candida and limit you calories from Carbs, you gonna need even more proteins.

Im 37yo with one kidney and stage 2 kidney disease, im so scared..

Can I take Plant Based amino essential acid?

Isn't soy rich in sodium?

As an innocent bystander a contradiction in my mind is, with any kidney damage wouldn't you need a so-called complete protein for any possible repair to take place? I'm mostly vegetarian apart from fish a few times a week but don't have any real kidney problems. I should have watched this before saying anything.

Can you guys make a show about the side effects on kiddney from Sexual Enhancer Herbal Supplements ?

Alot of times you can't enough calories from a plant based diet like some patients need.

Great. I’m allergic to soy.

But making more Muscle makes more creatine in the blood 🩸 which is bad for kidneys 😮

Hello

Please listen to the video. The lady sounds like she’s in a tunnel or cave. It’s hard to hear and understand her. Please fix it so we can hear you easily. Please.

Maybe this doctor could try speaking English

What is your email address and thank you for doing these RU-vid videos❤