High Blood Pressure

Jay has mentioned a few times that he's been keeping his son company in
the
weight-training room. Now, my doc tells me that weight training won't do
anything for blood pressure or cholesterol, but it *does* build muscle
mass. And
muscle weighs more than fat.

My doc told me that weight training may actually *increase* blood pressure.

Which really sucks.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

That probably depends on what kind you're doing.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Jay has mentioned a few times that he's been keeping his son company in
the
weight-training room. Now, my doc tells me that weight training won't do
anything for blood pressure or cholesterol, but it *does* build muscle
mass. And
muscle weighs more than fat.

My doc told me that weight training may actually *increase* blood
pressure.

Which really sucks.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:10:43 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

My doc told me that weight training may actually *increase* blood pressure.

It lowers mine!

My doc says this is impossible, but I often take my BP three times
during a workout. I might go in there and have it read 135/75. After
20 minutes on an ellipitical trainer, it might drop to 120/70. Then
after half an hour on the weight machines, it will drop to 110/60.

It was so predictable that when I took my flight physical, I would
drive to the doc's an hour ahead of time. Then I would walk away from
his office for 30 mins, turn around, and walk back. I was sweaty for
my physical, but my BP was low.

Now I am NOT lifting my own body weight! This is weight training I'm
talking about, not weight lifting. And I use the machines, not free
weights. I choose a weight with which I can do 8-10 repetitions.



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Now I am NOT lifting my own body weight! This is weight training I'm
talking about, not weight lifting. And I use the machines, not free
weights. I choose a weight with which I can do 8-10 repetitions.

Same here. I go for maximum reps, not maximum weight.

With bench press I do 100 reps every other day, in 5 sets of 20 -- but it's
only 70 pounds. The idea is to build stamina and cardiovascular, not bulk.

Lower body (which we do on the "off" days from upper body) is a bit more
strenuous, but we're still talking 50 reps of all exercises, in 5 sets of
10 -- which tells you that we're not lifting the max weight possible.

And I walk a mile every morning, briskly.

And my BP is still high, dang it. :-(
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Cub Driver wrote:

Now I am NOT lifting my own body weight! This is weight training I'm
talking about, not weight lifting. And I use the machines, not free
weights. I choose a weight with which I can do 8-10 repetitions.

According to a weight-training course I took in the dark ages for college PE,
this is the perfect weight for any exercise.

George Patterson
Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.

I have a dog.
Some studies have shown that pets help reduce one's BP.

jsmith wrote:

I have a dog.
Some studies have shown that pets help reduce one's BP.

Those studies obviously didn't involve my cats. MEERCAT, STOP THAT!!!!!!

George Patterson
Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.

("George Patterson" wrote)
Those studies obviously didn't involve my cats. MEERCAT, STOP THAT!!!!!!


There are any number of lines...


Montblack :-)

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 02:31:36 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in ::

MEERCAT


You keep these? http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azmeerkat.html

Larry Dighera wrote:

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 02:31:36 GMT, George Patterson
wrote in ::

MEERCAT

You keep these? http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azmeerkat.html

Nope. My stepson had just seen some of those at the Philly zoo when Elisabeth
found a kitten in a culvert - hence the name. We have a total of six cats, all
of which were strays. We also get to yell at our coonhound sometimes (the
neighbors are used to hearing "G*dammitt Ruby" at odd hours). Our conures yell
at us.

None of which leads us to believe reports that keeping pets reduces blood
pressure. Unless the pets are fish.

George Patterson
Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.