I finally have my follow-up with my cardiologist tomorrow so I'll discuss this with himResting EF or Exercise EF is not the full story. Check out these link for more info:
Familiarize yourself with this topic....heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
Importance of Cardio for Heart Health
Read it. Then you’ll at least have some idea where that potential diastolic dysfunction / hypertrophy came from and whether it’s physiologic CH (athlete’s heart - hard cardio) or pathologic (e.g., fibrosis related - AAS). Light or Hard cardio ain’t going to ameliorate AAS-induced interstitial...forums.t-nation.com
Importance of Cardio for Heart Health
Well worth the read. Multiple times to let it sink in.
Ideally I'd like to keep taking 50mg ND for my joint pains and general collagen synthesis, but if I have to stop, I have to stop
I've been doing HIIT twice a week with the aim of really hammering my heart and trying to get my RHR down to 70 or under. Work stress is insane though and I've been having chest pain sporadically which is concerning. Cardiologist neighbor told my wife I'm fine but we'll see
Also REALLY need to quit caffine but man it's hard
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