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Date: 16 May 2006 08:04:47
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Subject: Why Did My Heart Rate Just Rocket?
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I am a fit, healthy 37 year old male. I have a high (210+) HR Max, so
my training HRs are normally pretty high. I was just training on a
treadmill, having done 20 minutes at 80% - 90%, I brought things down
to a moderate final 10 minutes, which for me equates to a HR of
150-160bpm. However, after about 5 minutes, my HR rocketed within a
few seconds to 200bpm, though I didn't feel any different. I put this
down to interference with my Polar HRM, and continued for my last 5
mintes at the same effort, though my HRM suggests my HR actually
reached 219bpm. I then sat down, having moved to a different area of
the gym to get away from the interference, but even sat down I coudn't
get my HR under 160bpm. I took off my HRM chest strap and took a
reading from some of the "grip" HR testers on other gym kit, and they
all showed a similar HR; once it was slow enough to manually take it
from the pulse in my neck, it was still about 120 - this was in the
shower by which time I would normally expect to be sub-100. It's down
to about 80-85 now, some half an hour later. My nomral HR at rest is
about 65bpm.
If I hand't been monitoring my HR I'd have been totally unaware of this
- I just feel like I've had my normal daily workout - any ideas please?
Neil
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Date: 16 May 2006 13:14:55
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: Why Did My Heart Rate Just Rocket?
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You probably saw a picture of Derek Jeter.
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Date: 16 May 2006 19:26:35
From: Dan Stumpus
Subject: Re: Why Did My Heart Rate Just Rocket?
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<neil.j@virgin.net > wrote
> However, after about 5 minutes, my HR rocketed within a
> few seconds to 200bpm, though I didn't feel any different. I put this
> down to interference with my Polar HRM, and continued for my last 5
> mintes at the same effort, though my HRM suggests my HR actually
> reached 219bpm. I then sat down, having moved to a different area of
> the gym to get away from the interference, but even sat down I coudn't
> get my HR under 160bpm. I took off my HRM chest strap and took a
> reading from some of the "grip" HR testers on other gym kit, and they
> all showed a similar HR; once it was slow enough to manually take it
> from the pulse in my neck, it was still about 120 - this was in the
> shower by which time I would normally expect to be sub-100. It's down
> to about 80-85 now, some half an hour later. My nomral HR at rest is
> about 65bpm.
Get yourself to a cardiologist. You may have some kind of tachycardia. Not
that uncommon among athletes -- 1-2%. I had a type called SVT that was
cured with RF ablation about 7 years ago. Bobby Julitch (sp?) a top cyclist
had the same thing. One of my friends at work also has a different type,
but he still can run. And I believe Trailrunner (on this list) had it and
was successfully treated.
Most TC's aren't life threatening, but you'd do yourself a favor to check
everything out.
-- Dan
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