Comments on: Heavy Lifting with High Blood Pressure (hypertension) http://www.drclay.com/2009/08/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/ Your home for accurate, unbiased information on fat loss, building muscle, nutrition, weight training, and more Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Is it OK to do Heavy Weight-lifting with Diverticulitis? | DrClay.com - Bodybuilding, Fat Loss, Weight Training, Building Muscle, Nutrition http://www.drclay.com/2009/08/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Is it OK to do Heavy Weight-lifting with Diverticulitis? | DrClay.com - Bodybuilding, Fat Loss, Weight Training, Building Muscle, Nutrition Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:53:27 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/official-drclaycom-blog/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/#comment-429 [...] If you do lift, just make sure to avoid creating excess internal pressure by excessively holding your breath.  Instead, use the Valsalva maneuver as it was intended as I describe in this Q & A on Lifting with High Blood Pressure. [...] [...] If you do lift, just make sure to avoid creating excess internal pressure by excessively holding your breath.  Instead, use the Valsalva maneuver as it was intended as I describe in this Q & A on Lifting with High Blood Pressure. [...]

]]> By: Max http://www.drclay.com/2009/08/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Max Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:03:38 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/official-drclaycom-blog/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/#comment-362 Dr. Clay I agree with you about not lifting weights if the MD didn`t give the clearance. What I would like to comment is that even some people with mild hypertension can benefit from some weightlifting, not all weightlifting is equal. Using heavy weights cause more compression on the vessels than light weights, when that happens the heart has to pump stronger to get blood delivered to the body (just as happens when hypertension hasn`t been diagnosed); on the long run this is the basic mechanism to pathological left ventricle hypertrophy. Dr. Clay
I agree with you about not lifting weights if the MD didn`t give the clearance. What I would like to comment is that even some people with mild hypertension can benefit from some weightlifting, not all weightlifting is equal. Using heavy weights cause more compression on the vessels than light weights, when that happens the heart has to pump stronger to get blood delivered to the body (just as happens when hypertension hasn`t been diagnosed); on the long run this is the basic mechanism to pathological left ventricle hypertrophy.

]]> By: Alfredo E http://www.drclay.com/2009/08/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Alfredo E Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:56:49 +0000 http://www.drclay.com/official-drclaycom-blog/heavy-lifting-with-high-blood-pressure-hypertension/#comment-332 Hi All, when I was young and hypertensive it was forbidden for us to lift any kind of weight. As many things in medicine it was a prejudice, several years later the recommendation changed and now we can do anything. Nevertheless, we have to try to take the least amount of medicine by having good eating and exercise habits, taking 3.000 of fish oil everyday and add some natural remedies for high blood pressure. Please read more information at http://www.omega-3-fish-oil-wonders.com/high-blood-pressure.html Thanks, Alfredo E. Hi All, when I was young and hypertensive it was forbidden for us to lift any kind of weight. As many things in medicine it was a prejudice, several years later the recommendation changed and now we can do anything.

Nevertheless, we have to try to take the least amount of medicine by having good eating and exercise habits, taking 3.000 of fish oil everyday and add some natural remedies for high blood pressure.

Please read more information at http://www.omega-3-fish-oil-wonders.com/high-blood-pressure.html

Thanks,
Alfredo E.

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