On monday I showed up for my workout at the SAN, put the heart-rate monitor on (taping the tabs on again, *sigh*) and hit the treadmill.
Part-way into my workout, the nurse came over and asked what was wrong with the monitor or my stats. Previously, I had a resting heart-rate around 105-115 and after a short walk on the tread mill would bump up to 130-140 pretty easy, reaching 160+ before the end of a 20 minute run.
She noted that the personal trainer had recorded my resting heart rate at 75 and after 5 minutes on the treadmill my heart rate was about 115.
I reminded her I was on my 3rd day of the beta-blockers and she was very impressed. "Well, they work!", she said.
I completed the whole workout with most levels or weights pumped up and really felt great. Reviewing my heart rate on the monitor, I peaked at around 135 but mostly kept well under 130. Indeed, the medication is working.
All in all I feel great. I've had a few dizzy spells and discomfort in the stomach, but when I get those feelings seems to be around 10-12 hours after first medication, so my theory is it's when the benefits are wearing off. I need to check that with the doctor.
Anyway, no specific runs for the 7km at this point, but I'm keeping up the SAN trainings and feeling good. In general I feel relaxed on the new medication, so I think things are good right now.
All that on top of a very stressful week at work - long hours, lots of meetings, lots of new things to deal with. Two days until Christmas holidays, woohoo!
I just took a few steps back from the front of the heart attack line.
Cool.. interesting to read. Doesn't sound like you're really losing that much by missing the 7km training -- the SAN trainings seem good. I expect trainings would be easier now, if HR was maxing out before. Maxed out HR ain't no happy place in my experience!
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