Weight lifting causes skipped beats

[marko1960]

I am a healthy male, but I can get premature or skipped heartbeats sometimes when I am lifting weights. I know this is probably because I strain hard while lifting or possibly my breathing, but I do not get these while doing aerobic types of exercise, why during strenuous lifting and is this something to worry about?

[Zachs]

I don't lift heavy weights, but I do get a skipped beat if I do a deep laugh or chuckle, which is when I strain my abdomen muscles or chest muscles.  Weird that it does this sometimes.

Have you discussed this with your Doctor?  If you become really concerned about it, you may want to have it checked out just for piece of mind.

I'm not a doctor, but I can pretty much tell you that these things are benign in nature, and it could be that you are over-stimulating your vagus nerve when you over strain while lifting.

Same thing happens to be when I laugh really hard..

Zach

[jaspers]

Hi,

I too get these beats when lifting weights or working out. I have worn a holter monitor while working out and the Dr says as long as the heart is not damaged, then PVC's are quite normal during exercise.

The same as when I laugh, sneeze or hiccup I too get a missed beat.

I just wished I did not feel it, I would not care so much then!!!

Regards

Tracey