Fat azz to lean thread.

[ChickenLips]

that's reassuring I've been taking time off running and was worried to start up again —seriously think I was lucky to catch this because a month or so ago I didn't have this with my pulse

I was doing my cardio today and sweating buckets. It made me remember an issue my mother had that screwed up her heart and got her in the hospital. It was an electrolyte imbalance, well and being old.

Some gatorade or something a little fancier might be in order.

[redo75]

To the guys worried about the irregular heart beats here is what my hot shot specialist at London Cardio told me last Friday after 9 months of testing.
Don't worry it is not an irregular heart beat.
Sometimes the heart "appears" to be irregular but what is happening is the heart does a "double beat" one after another so fast it appears to be skipping, but most doctors can't detect it with there stethoscopes.
There is some blood flow problems associated with the double beats but nothing to be worried about. Doctor feels I am in better shape than most guys my age.

[Snaketamer]

Some gatorade or something a little fancier might be in order.

As long as the gatorade is sugar free...

[ChickenLips]

As long as the gatorade is sugar free...

I use Skratch labs and just checked, there is sugar. This stuff qualifies as "fancier" and of the various brands this stuff is one of the better choices. I don't think sugar is for flavor, but could be wrong. I imagine a home brew without sugar is possible

https://www.skratchlabs.com/products...39682984017991

[hammerhead]

To the guys worried about the irregular heart beats here is what my hot shot specialist at London Cardio told me last Friday after 9 months of testing.
Don't worry it is not an irregular heart beat.
Sometimes the heart "appears" to be irregular but what is happening is the heart does a "double beat" one after another so fast it appears to be skipping, but most doctors can't detect it with there stethoscopes.
There is some blood flow problems associated with the double beats but nothing to be worried about. Doctor feels I am in better shape than most guys my age.

Thanks for the re-assurance - I did have a short ECG that revealed some concern I feel ok and the doctor thinks there may be a valve in my heart that is not functioning properly —the EKG that is scheduled will maybe confirm this with my sugar levels high and my cholesterol high "High Normal" the doctor I guess is just taking precaution —being a runner checking my pulse is a compulsive disorder LOL two months ago I could get an accurate reading today I can't but other than that I'm not too worried

[hammerhead]

I was doing my cardio today and sweating buckets. It made me remember an issue my mother had that screwed up her heart and got her in the hospital. It was an electrolyte imbalance, well and being old.

Some gatorade or something a little fancier might be in order.

I did think of this but not a fan of these drinks and will be seeing a nutritionist in the coming weeks

[ChickenLips]

I did think of this but not a fan of these drinks and will be seeing a nutritionist in the coming weeks

I used water for years but do notice a difference now that I'm using "hydration" products. I wear a chest strap heart rate monitor along with a smart watch to monitor my progress during and compare performance afterward. For me there was a slight difference. Didn't make me into super man or anything. Yesterday during and after if I licked my lips I got a lot of salt. I suspect I lost 4-5 pounds during even with hydration. If anything the salts probably need replacement. I see potassium is in the mix too, which will reduce cramps. I'm doing HIIT and trying to maintain or expand my max HR. I hit 166 yesterday which is above my projected max according to the standard formulas.
with re
Anyway I'm rambling. WRT heart irregularities it could be as simple as electrolytes. It's cheap and easy to supplement and a simple A/B test doesn't seem too difficult.

I don't have any heart irregularities so i can't say that it helped or hurt and if a placebo is helping me with my fitness, I'll take it.

[hammerhead]

I used water for years but do notice a difference now that I'm using "hydration" products. I wear a chest strap heart rate monitor along with a smart watch to monitor my progress during and compare performance afterward. For me there was a slight difference. Didn't make me into super man or anything. Yesterday during and after if I licked my lips I got a lot of salt. I suspect I lost 4-5 pounds during even with hydration. If anything the salts probably need replacement. I see potassium is in the mix too, which will reduce cramps. I'm doing HIIT and trying to maintain or expand my max HR. I hit 166 yesterday which is above my projected max according to the standard formulas.
with re
Anyway I'm rambling. WRT heart irregularities it could be as simple as electrolytes. It's cheap and easy to supplement and a simple A/B test doesn't seem too difficult.

I don't have any heart irregularities so i can't say that it helped or hurt and if a placebo is helping me with my fitness, I'll take it.

to be honest I don't intake too many process foods —before I received these results from the doctor I began to alter my diet and cut out some things I craved daily like a huge bowl of cereal and about a half ltr of milk before bed. By the time the doctor called with the results some of my complaints have subsided —In regards to the prediabetes I think it was more about my eating habits then anything - ate very little in the day and crammed a ton of food in before bed —she said my prediabetes could be from aging. For about the last month I've almost completely cut sugar out of my diet and with the heart threat cut almost all saturated fats and fats too. Since then during the past two nights I've been able to sleep on my side - I can't remember the last time I could do that without pain in my hip. This could be merely from cutting out sugar. I'm looking forward to seeing the nutritionist for a few reasons —as for energy drinks I use to drink Gatorade occasionally when it had sugar since sugar has been dropped and replaced with some sort of sweetner I will not drink it —I just can't and won't eat any processed food that causes me to raise questions eg. what is that cream in a flakey that has a shelf life of forever lol

[ChickenLips]

to be honest I don't intake too many process foods —before I received these results from the doctor I began to alter my diet and cut out some things I craved daily like a huge bowl of cereal and about a half ltr of milk before bed. By the time the doctor called with the results some of my complaints have subsided —In regards to the prediabetes I think it was more about my eating habits then anything - ate very little in the day and crammed a ton of food in before bed —she said my prediabetes could be from aging. For about the last month I've almost completely cut sugar out of my diet and with the heart threat cut almost all saturated fats and fats too. Since then during the past two nights I've been able to sleep on my side - I can't remember the last time I could do that without pain in my hip. This could be merely from cutting out sugar. I'm looking forward to seeing the nutritionist for a few reasons —as for energy drinks I use to drink Gatorade occasionally when it had sugar since sugar has been dropped and replaced with some sort of sweetner I will not drink it —I just can't and won't eat any processed food that causes me to raise questions eg. what is that cream in a flakey that has a shelf life of forever lol

a bit of a mish mash of stuff there. Feeling better and better labs are the real indicator.

IMO fats are not the problem. BTW the carb heavy government issued food guides are the result of lobbyists not optimum health but I'll avoid going Alex Jones here.

Fats are healthy, trans fats mucho bad. Processed foods, also mucho bad. A food processor must cater to flavor, not health. If it tastes like shit, or is just more bland than the next product it won't sell. The current model of human machine was designed about 200K years ago when fats, sugars and salts were scarce but of high nutritional value. We were designed to gorge on these scarce, high value items when we encountered them. There's a reason you're not satiated until about 30 minutes after consuming food.
That's a design feature to gorge and get as much surplus on board and into storage as there was no telling when the next opportunity would arise. We still crave and respond to them, but operate in an environment of abundance and consume excess amounts.

I'm prone to inflammation and avoid gluten, dairy, and sugar. I still have a slice of pizza or the occasional ice cream but I have reduced that frequency to months in between. Total elimination is hard to do, reduction and avoidance easier (for me).

BTW the normal human condition is lactose intolerance. Humans normally don't consume lactose after being weaned from mothers milk. Lactose tolerance is a genetic defect that has become "the norm" as thousands of years ago humans that were able to make use of the calories in lactose have a physical advantage over those who didn't. Side effects be damned, life spans were short and reproduction was paramount.

If you're lactose intolerant you're normal. If you're lactose tolerant you've got an inherited genetic defect.

[Snaketamer]

I use Skratch labs and just checked, there is sugar. This stuff qualifies as "fancier" and of the various brands this stuff is one of the better choices. I don't think sugar is for flavor, but could be wrong. I imagine a home brew without sugar is possible

https://www.skratchlabs.com/products...39682984017991

Yeah, sugar works against hydration. Home brews are very easy using lemons/limes, salt, stevia for sweetness etc.