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Abnormal Heartbeat right as I'm falling asleep
Hi, I am a 23 year old male, I am a VERY active, and fit person, I work-out 6 times a week, not much cardio manily just lifting weights, I get my cardio from other sources. Anyway my question is I started having a weird "flutter" in my chest a while back. Basically what happens is when I'm right about to fall asleep or my body is starting to wind down I feel my heart beat once very quickly and a little more powerful than usual, once it does it my heart rate goes right back to normal, I never experience any pain, but I do kind of cough after it does it. This used to happen when I was younger but it would happen randomly maybe once a month but it wasn't when I was about to fall asleep. I have always played full-contact sports, and never had an issue with shortness of breath, rapid beating heart, and have always had near perfect physicals. I'm just concerned and have no idea if it's normal and something I shouldn't be terribly concerned with. When ever I got to the doctor I have never had a heart issue... any kind of information would be wonderful...
That really makes sense... and No I rarely ever do any kind of cardio before lifting, but I suppose if I just do some light cardio to get the blood pumping then it won't steal any strength or energy from my workout... thank you bud, I'll start doing that and see what happens!
Do you make sure you eat at least an hour before exercising and not just before?
I take it that you perform lots of anaerobic exercises for your sports, which I endured
for years in martial arts. Weight lifting is not very good for the heart due to the sudden
explosive requirement of oxygen. I hope you warm up with aerobic exercises before
lifting weights. Weight lifting builds muscles but strains the heart rather than exercising
it, this is the first thing I learned in cardiac rehab. Just walking on the spot for 2 mins
followed by a couple of minutes of star jumps will gently get the heart pumping. Sudden
spurts of exercise with no warm up can cause the heart to go out of rhythm.
If you are concerned about your heart, you should visit your GP and get your blood
pressure checked. Also ask for a blood cholesterol lipid check. From what you
describe, millions of people also experience. Most people don't think about it but if you
lock your mind onto the sensation it seems to automatically cause anxiety.
I take it that you perform lots of anaerobic exercises for your sports, which I endured
for years in martial arts. Weight lifting is not very good for the heart due to the sudden
explosive requirement of oxygen. I hope you warm up with aerobic exercises before
lifting weights. Weight lifting builds muscles but strains the heart rather than exercising
it, this is the first thing I learned in cardiac rehab. Just walking on the spot for 2 mins
followed by a couple of minutes of star jumps will gently get the heart pumping. Sudden
spurts of exercise with no warm up can cause the heart to go out of rhythm.
If you are concerned about your heart, you should visit your GP and get your blood
pressure checked. Also ask for a blood cholesterol lipid check. From what you
describe, millions of people also experience. Most people don't think about it but if you
lock your mind onto the sensation it seems to automatically cause anxiety.
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