Weight training with HOCM

[chillipepper173]

Hi,

I am a 32 year old male and have been diagnosed with HOCM. O have an ICD unit implanted and am on 100mg Disopyramid and 50mg Atenolol per day.

I understand that strenuous exercise (weight training) is not recommended in my condition. However I am a personal trainer and have been training daily with controlled weights i.e no valsalva manouver; deap breathing through each rep; a 1 minute rest between each set; and a maximum of 2 sets per muscle group, 2 muscle groups per day

During my training I do not experience any symptoms

Could somebody please explain to me what 'no intense exercise' means relative to what I am doing as this is frustrating me.

Many thanks

chillipepper173

[EchoJames]

Hi, not sure, what the answer is quite frankly. We have two brillian cardiologists. One an interventionalist, the other my mentor smarter than any doc I have worked with. I had the most extraordinary case of HOCM with an intracavitary speed of 7.5 meters per second. !.0 is normal. The brilliant interventialist talked of seeking out some to kill the tissue with alcohol. The other said, that's the problem when you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
He said I am going to poison the Sh*t out of it. That worked and it was three months later only 3 meters/second.

So the answer is, "I dunno"

I dont think anyone knows. If I were a doc and I am not and not in access to my doc who could answer this. I would say not to ever give up cardiovascular exercise. And weighttraining is great. It is different though than CV exercise. Meaning you generate tremendous abouts of pressure in the system when you strain with weights.

I actually wonder if one the cleveland clinic wondertards could answer this? Kneejerk, technician reaction (former bodybuilder) says to do high reps lol.
I dont know sorry. People can die of HOCM rarely. Its one of the leading causes of death in young athletes. And I cant give advice with such grave scenarios involved.

My best advice I guess is to seek out, find referrals to the best HOCM experts in the country. Be it at Cleveland Clinic or Mayo clinic or, well where your research and referral asking gets you.
Find an answer, dont risk it!

[joyceraymer]

HI,  I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN.  SEE MY POST TODAY ABOUT SEPTAL THICKNESS AND EJECTION FRACTION.  I CANNOT BELIEVE TAKING DRUGS TO SLOW YOUR HEART AND NOT EXERCISING MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL. I FEEL FINE TOO