Blood Pressure Questions??

[~peaches~]

garlic clove extract = 1170mg

hawthorne berry extract = 100mg
wonder if it's too much...

I doubt it is over kill

 

[H_T_]

i need a reliable monitor. and the doctors weren't really worried when my BP was 160/100.

 

[MindanaoMike]

My high blood pressure is well controlled with medication, and I have a very clean diet, body fat around 9%. I enjoy weight lifting, and use a Suunto t6 heart rate monitor which I really like. But it does not measure blood pressure. I sometimes wonder how high my BP gets during a high intensity workout. I never feel any discomfort, even when my heart rate is maxed out. So I don't know what the correlation is, if any, between heart rate and blood pressure. I sure would like to know more about this subject...

 

[guest username]

A prominent cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in aortic aneurysms placed arterial lines in powerlifters in a research study. His findings? Some powerlifters had blood pressures of >400 mmHg systolic and >250 mmHg diastolic during heavy lifts.

This is why any weightlifter with sudden onset chest pain while lifting or immediately after needs to be immediately evaluated by an emergency physician for possible aortic dissection. I've seen five weightlifters who have developed this while lifting.

 

[H_T_]

mine has dropped since taking on a mild water pill. but what SD has just posted is osmething i always wondered about. i've done maximun lifts and then felt extremely dizzy and disoriented. one time it took me about 25 minutes to get my heart rate down to a normal level. that's why i won't hold my breath during lifting as much.

 

[herselftheelf]

Thanks man much k to you!! I have been cutting back alot on things like the salted stuff and the beef. But all my life I have only drank fat free milk. I was told most of the protein I was takeing in might have caused it cause I work at a skilled nurseing facility and I asked some RN/LPN and thats what they said. But for now I have cut out coffee and red meat. Any way please anyone feel free to comment etc... Thanks.
-Gator

The protein is suspect because the average athlete can only use 1.8g/kg of bodyweight. The rest of the protein you take in is converted to fat, just like excess sugar. (More slowly, but it ends up as fat none-the-less. Protein needs for bodybuilders are obviously higher.)

But yes, eliminate saturated fats, and get your good fats: CLA, Flax, Omega 3 and 6. Eat your colors! Eat oatmeal every day. You'll be on track.

You don't smoke, do you?

Start with light cardio, walk at a slight incline, slowly, and check your heart rate every few minutes. You want to be at about 45% of max.
Make sure you stay there for at least 20 minutes, 3 times a week.

Good luck!