Endor Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I'm interested to hear from someone in the know if this statement from an Aussie government health site is true or not? "Some types of exercises, such as lifting heavy weights and body presses, can actually raise your blood pressure. These should be avoided if you have high blood pressure." I don't have high blood pressure so I can ignore this, but I was surprised to read that advice and wondered if there is any truth in it? Endor, LVL 45 Half-Elf Ranger PR and Motivation Log | Current Battle Log Feb-March 2022 Challenge Link to comment
I-Jo Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 that's like saying laying out in the sun will burn your skin.I don't get what's the point of the study. <scratcheshead> Link to comment
This is Seth Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 That statement is completely accurate. Lifting heavy weights will in fact raise your blood pressure temporarily because of the increasedstress placed on your body. It's why we see squat ffairies, wonderful wonderful squat fairies.Give this article a gander. I'm a big fan of the mayo clinic's studies.http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weightlifting/AN00637 You ever see those guys who look like they totally used to be in shape? I'm working to get back to that... Link to comment
Endor Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 That statement is completely accurate. Lifting heavy weights will in fact raise your blood pressure temporarily because of the increasedstress placed on your body. It's why we see squat ffairies, wonderful wonderful squat fairies.Give this article a gander. I'm a big fan of the mayo clinic's studies.http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weightlifting/AN00637 Interesting article, thanks for that, it's cleared up my confusion. I was reading the statement to mean weightlifting could increase your resting BP, which would be bad! This statement clarifies it:"Regular exercise, including moderate weightlifting, provides many health benefits, including helping to lower blood pressure in the long term." Endor, LVL 45 Half-Elf Ranger PR and Motivation Log | Current Battle Log Feb-March 2022 Challenge Link to comment
Waldo Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Weight lifting over time is also known to raise your pulse pressure (difference between systolic and diastolic). With a high pulse pressure you can have a systolic into the warning area (>120) and a diastolic that is low (<60); meaning you technically have high blood pressure, but it isn't considered bad high blood pressure and even if it was its untreatable anyway since medication will lower both numbers. A high pulse pressure is a sign of a strong heart (when young). If you read about pulse pressure keep in mind that all the bad stuff written about it pertains to old people. (I've studied up on it quite a bit since I have a fairly high pulse pressure, 130/55 is a totally normal reading for me, and was freaked out about high blood pressure for a bit, here's a study on it related to weight lifters:http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/33/6/1385.full). currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
UberTumbleweed Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks for the info, Waldo! I've had some pretty scary blood pressure readings in the past. I'm consistently in the normal range now, but this is good to know. Lately my systolic has been going up somewhat, while my diastolic remains the same/decreases a bit. So that's really relevant stuff. Level Four Mandalorian Assassin | STR: 8 | DEX: 7.5 | STA: 12 | CON: 8 | WIS: 7.25 | CHA: 6.75 | | First Challenge | Second Challenge | Third Challenge | You can't look dignified when you're having fun Link to comment
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