ascending aorta dilation. Gym and freediving

[paew3]

I was diagnosed with ascending aorta dilation in 2016, I was 25 years old then, the symptoms that made me pay close attention to it and go to do an echocardiogram were strong tachycardia at rest up to 120 beats / min, before that I had slightly elevated blood pressure 130/90 and at that time it reached 150/100. In general, as a treatment, I was prescribed a beta blocker, the dilation of the ascending aorta root was approximately in the range from 37 to 45 mm, depending on which doctor I do it with, blood pressure and pulse, not to jinx it, seem to be normal. So I decided to go and start working out in the gym with the aim of gaining muscle mass, my arms are very thin like a girl or boy of 12 years old and after the first lesson I realized that it is not for nothing that doctors recommend not to lift and carry weights, I don’t know about others but it seems to me that absolutely any exercise on the simulators if you try to do it to your limit there is a very strong tension in the heart and this is not good. If anyone knows if there is a method for gaining muscle mass without bringing strength exercises on the simulators to the limit of your capabilities or without this the muscles will not grow at all. And I would also like to ask this question in the future if I manage to do freediving, how dangerous and harmful is it in my case. Before this problem in 2013 I independently tried to do dynamics in length in bi-lasts and the maximum that I could do was 50 meters but this was without insurance after.

 

[7BDiver]

In general the best means to stimulate muscle growth is by inducing the buildup of lactic acid and less by how much weight one is lifting. This is obviously something to discuss more with someone that knows your condition on a professional level. Generally this is done by increasing reps rather than weight and does not require one to push themselves strenuously. The use of steroids is regulated and medically studied/administered vastly different in Europe than in the U.S. and your doctors may consider that if prudent.

 

[Mr. X]

Anything related to Aorta sounds serious to me. Be careful and glad to hear that you are taking medical advice from qualified professional doctors .

As for gaining muscle I would personally suggest trying to include a little protein in every meal. I'm currently trying to limit carbs. (Especially starch and sugars but not fibre). I'm also eating more eggs, fish of course, and fat.

Fat is more controversial as seed oils are getting a lot of scrutiny currently (all those reactive unsaturated bonds) and if you eat fat with carbs you just keep wanting more apparently . I think raw virgin olive oil and fish oil are still generally considered healthy . I'm carefully experimenting with some saturated fat, lard currently - and soon tallow - (I get regular check-ups and blood-tests currently). Opinions about seed oils versus saturated seem to have changed, reversed even, in recent years - led by USA research & doctors.

 

[Mr. X]

BTW Danno at Mako Spearfishing gear looks like he knows how to gain muscle @MAKO Spearguns