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It seems information dense, but I don't see their point. Glad they talk about arythmia. This slowly killed my endurance and sleep training (I wanted to be a sk

by orwin 3y ago

It seems information dense, but I don't see their point. Glad they talk about arythmia. This slowly killed my endurance and sleep training (I wanted to be a skipper) and it was too late to do anything about it. Still got the memo in time to change course without trouble, but young people should always get their heart checked. Still have no idea why I developed arythmia though.

voisin 3y ago
How did you find out you had an arrythmia?
- flubert 3y ago
  Can't speak for the OP, but I can feel it. It can be disconcerting when trying to fall asleep.
  - vladslav 3y ago
    That's how it started for me too. Noticing it when trying to fall asleep. It slowly got worse until I had an ablation procedure done.
- jstarfish 3y ago
  Not OP, but this is the sort of thing that should surface from yearly physicals. Ask your doctor to give you an EKG if this is something that you're concerned about.
  - vladslav 3y ago
    In some cases, when EKG shows some signs, the cardiologist can prescribe wearing a Holter monitor for a day that records your heart activity. It will show how many beats are abnormal and the overall state.
- orwin 3y ago
  I experienced light-headedness when going to sleep (3 time a day, for 2 hours, and I trained 45 minutes rest too at the time, so quite often). I could have felt something was wrong. But truly, I had to get a physical check to get my sport license (it's mandatory and free in my country), and I had a new doctor who really checked me, told me about it and to stop intensive efforts, weird sleep patterns and keep doing endurance sport. Sadly I forgot about the last part after a while.
algoatecorn 3y ago
The relationship between certain endurance training and arrhythmia seems to follow a J-curve. No activity = higher risk // Moderate activity = lowest risk // Extreme activity = higher risk that increases with # of training hours There's a few mechanisms: cardiac remodeling due to pressure and load, fibrosis, and vagal tone This happened to me after years of 60-100 mile weeks combined with competitive weightlifting and rock climbing. Symptoms showed up, I got diagnosed, then received an ablation which solved the issue. I'm back to a high level but don't push it like I used to. Was probably doing >1500 training hours/year. Now I'm closer to 800-1000/year

by orwin 3y ago

voisin 3y ago

How did you find out you had an arrythmia?

flubert 3y ago
Can't speak for the OP, but I can feel it. It can be disconcerting when trying to fall asleep.
- vladslav 3y ago
  That's how it started for me too. Noticing it when trying to fall asleep. It slowly got worse until I had an ablation procedure done.
jstarfish 3y ago
Not OP, but this is the sort of thing that should surface from yearly physicals. Ask your doctor to give you an EKG if this is something that you're concerned about.
- vladslav 3y ago
  In some cases, when EKG shows some signs, the cardiologist can prescribe wearing a Holter monitor for a day that records your heart activity. It will show how many beats are abnormal and the overall state.
orwin 3y ago
I experienced light-headedness when going to sleep (3 time a day, for 2 hours, and I trained 45 minutes rest too at the time, so quite often). I could have felt something was wrong. But truly, I had to get a physical check to get my sport license (it's mandatory and free in my country), and I had a new doctor who really checked me, told me about it and to stop intensive efforts, weird sleep patterns and keep doing endurance sport. Sadly I forgot about the last part after a while.

algoatecorn 3y ago

The relationship between certain endurance training and arrhythmia seems to follow a J-curve. No activity = higher risk // Moderate activity = lowest risk // Extreme activity = higher risk that increases with # of training hours There's a few mechanisms: cardiac remodeling due to pressure and load, fibrosis, and vagal tone This happened to me after years of 60-100 mile weeks combined with competitive weightlifting and rock climbing. Symptoms showed up, I got diagnosed, then received an ablation which solved the issue. I'm back to a high level but don't push it like I used to. Was probably doing >1500 training hours/year. Now I'm closer to 800-1000/year