GEORGEP
09-15-2005, 12:49 PM
I take Diovan for my hypertension. I do alot of aerobic exercise that includes walking on my treadmill and rebounding ( jogging in place on a minitrampoline). I do aerobic exercise at least 5 times a week for 45 minute intervals. I also have been strength training using dumbells. I do bicep curls using 25 pound dumbells, overhead presses using 12 pound dumbells and the other exercises I go lighter on the weight ( 5 to 7 pound dumbells). I asked my doctor if it was ok to strength train and he said yes. I have read conflicting reports some saying it is good and can lower blood pressure and others saying to keep it very light with high repetitions. Am I using too much weight and should I go lighter? I do 15 reps with 3 or 4 sets for each exercise and I do about 12 different exercises and it takes about one hour to complete the whole session. I do this 3 times a week. I am just trying to tone my muscles and not build bulky muscles..
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redherring
09-15-2005, 07:08 PM
I take Diovan for my hypertension. I do alot of aerobic exercise that includes walking on my treadmill and rebounding ( jogging in place on a minitrampoline). I do aerobic exercise at least 5 times a week for 45 minute intervals. I also have been strength training using dumbells. I do bicep curls using 25 pound dumbells, overhead presses using 12 pound dumbells and the other exercises I go lighter on the weight ( 5 to 7 pound dumbells). I asked my doctor if it was ok to strength train and he said yes. I have read conflicting reports some saying it is good and can lower blood pressure and others saying to keep it very light with high repetitions. Am I using too much weight and should I go lighter? I do 15 reps with 3 or 4 sets for each exercise and I do about 12 different exercises and it takes about one hour to complete the whole session. I do this 3 times a week. I am just trying to tone my muscles and not build bulky muscles..
I'm a female who has weight trained for 15 years and did heavy weights for a long time. I did builk up (140lbs at 14% body fat, could've done a competition) quite a bit. The last several years I keep it light to medium with medium to high reps. I don't want the muscles that I used to have. Plus my joints can no longer bear the heavy weights.
I'm a female who has weight trained for 15 years and did heavy weights for a long time. I did builk up (140lbs at 14% body fat, could've done a competition) quite a bit. The last several years I keep it light to medium with medium to high reps. I don't want the muscles that I used to have. Plus my joints can no longer bear the heavy weights.
GEORGEP
09-16-2005, 09:08 AM
Do you have hypertension? I have just noticed that on the days that I strength train after work when I check my blood pressure later my systolic is always in the high normal or high range but the diastolic number is 75 or 80. I was just wondering if lifting the weights makes your blood vessels constrict? On the days I walk or do aerobics my systolic number goes way down (105 and sometimes lower while my diastolic stays around 75 or 80. I guess aerobic exercise causes the blood vessels to dilate which would lower the pressure.. I was just wondering if maybe I am lifting weights that may be too heavy and should I go lighter with high repetitions?
redherring
09-16-2005, 09:19 AM
Do I have hypertension? That's been the million dollar question for me for the last year. :confused: My BP is always high at the doctor's office (both reg doctor and cardiologist). They seem to think if it's high at there office then there is a propensity to develop hypertension in the future. So I monitor mine closely. It averages 122/78 at home even with spikes. On my heavy cardio days, my BP can drop to 110/65 within a few hours of exercise. I can have spikes to 150/90 though when I'm stressed.