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So I had my annual visit with the cardiologist and went to discuss the results of an echocardiogram. Been seeing this Dr. for a few years now. This Dr. is very candid with no bed-side manner but that’s fine as he is supposed to be one of the best. He is also VERY conservative.
He cut to the chase and told me my heart became weaker based on the results of a prior test conducted in January. Said the muscle fibers had become stretched which can create scar tissue. The shocker is that he told me to STOP lifting weights all together. Mind you I’ve been lifting weights since I was 15 yrs. old and I am now 46. However, Dr. said I can do as much cardio as I want. Seemed a bit contradictory so I asked why that is. Dr. told me that when you lift heavy weight your blood pressure can go from normal (which mine is) to over 300 in a manner of 2 seconds. When doing cardio, the blood pressure is a much more gradual increase.
As I mentioned I am 46 yrs. old, 5”11”, weigh 210 with not much body fat and all blood work is fine. Still very physically fit. Have been cycling on-off for over 10 yrs. now so I don’t understand why this change. However and possibly the reason is that I came off a fairly long spring/summer cycle about a month ago. Thinking this cycle had something to do with it.
I do have a follow up with him in two months so hopefully this will change.
Overall this is very depressing and am trying to cope with not lifting and will go nuts if life changing.
Any thoughts?
He cut to the chase and told me my heart became weaker based on the results of a prior test conducted in January. Said the muscle fibers had become stretched which can create scar tissue. The shocker is that he told me to STOP lifting weights all together. Mind you I’ve been lifting weights since I was 15 yrs. old and I am now 46. However, Dr. said I can do as much cardio as I want. Seemed a bit contradictory so I asked why that is. Dr. told me that when you lift heavy weight your blood pressure can go from normal (which mine is) to over 300 in a manner of 2 seconds. When doing cardio, the blood pressure is a much more gradual increase.
As I mentioned I am 46 yrs. old, 5”11”, weigh 210 with not much body fat and all blood work is fine. Still very physically fit. Have been cycling on-off for over 10 yrs. now so I don’t understand why this change. However and possibly the reason is that I came off a fairly long spring/summer cycle about a month ago. Thinking this cycle had something to do with it.
I do have a follow up with him in two months so hopefully this will change.
Overall this is very depressing and am trying to cope with not lifting and will go nuts if life changing.
Any thoughts?
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