"Coyoteboy" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>Coyoteboy wrote:
>> I thought you were only supposed to have a low resting heart rate if
>> you are fit? I'm not what id consider fit but my RHR is average 49,
>> dropping to 42 at times. Now im worried lol. When i used to be really
>> fit it would drop to 50, average at 55.
>
>Just to add to that, that was taken sitting down watching TV at about
>11:30 at night.
I've found that as you get fit, your RHR drops quite a bit. As you
maintain fitness for years and years, it drops even lower. Keep in
mind I'm talking about cardiovascular fitness, not necessarily 2% body
fat and legs that would shame Lance.
FWIW, I was at a doctor once for an intestinal problem (must be the
hot food...) and he did a quick "vitals check". He was listening to
my heart, and got a concerned look on his face. He had me lay down as
he probed around my chest with the stethoscope, wrinkling his brow
(something you don't really wanna see). "I'm scheduling you for an
immediate EKG" sez he. "What's wrong?" I asked, thinking about the
heart disease that's taken out my paternal ancestors. "Your heart
rate is abnormally low" he replies. I told him "Doc, that's a
feature, not a problem - I work really hard to keep it there".
That said, I can only guess at your true situation, and it's never a
good thing to ignore potential problems. But in my case (and in the
case of normal endurance athletes, if there IS such a thing...),
training your heart to pump more blood with every stroke means it
doesn't have to beat as often to move the same amount of blood. Your
"condition" could be just an indication that your hear is "getting
it".
Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $695 ti frame