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Bunkenmeyer
Hi everyone,
Fantastic to see the addition of this forum since I was a regular visitor to vr.com around the time of my aortic root replacement and valve repair back in December 2002. A year has passed and I'm feeling great. Re-committing myself to getting back in top shape (as opposed to just good shape in the context of just having had heart surgery) I recently joined a masters swim program. Question to the group, part of our workouts include anaerobic intervals (e.g. breathing only every 6th stroke vs. a more natural every 2 or 4). Does anyone know what kind of stress such intervals put on the vascular system? I'm supposed to avoid heavy weight lifting etc. because of my prior aortic aneurysm (addressed by the surgery) and want to make sure that anaerobic intervals don't result in a similar spike in blood pressure.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bunkenmeyer
Fantastic to see the addition of this forum since I was a regular visitor to vr.com around the time of my aortic root replacement and valve repair back in December 2002. A year has passed and I'm feeling great. Re-committing myself to getting back in top shape (as opposed to just good shape in the context of just having had heart surgery) I recently joined a masters swim program. Question to the group, part of our workouts include anaerobic intervals (e.g. breathing only every 6th stroke vs. a more natural every 2 or 4). Does anyone know what kind of stress such intervals put on the vascular system? I'm supposed to avoid heavy weight lifting etc. because of my prior aortic aneurysm (addressed by the surgery) and want to make sure that anaerobic intervals don't result in a similar spike in blood pressure.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bunkenmeyer