I did a long run last year and later in the day had a doc appointment, I had a quite small breakfast, my BP was extremely low and my pulse was also quite low, the nurse was pretty convinced the machine was jacked up until i told her I was a runner.
Just curious, what type of BP/HR you guys have? Also whats a healthy BP for a very fit marathoner? I've seen my BP regularly at 90/55 - 40-43 BPM.
Anyone ever alarm your doctor with your low vitals? If so what were your vitals and what did the doc say?
Training Advice/Discussion
Marathon
Report Thread
You are reporting this thread to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum.
-
-
Dude, you need to see a doc ASAP.
-
My resting pulse is usually around 40, always sends a younger nurse looking for another to check it.
-
I never go to doctors.
-
I have naturally low cholesterol. After my NSTEMI I was put on a statin drug--until a following round of blood tests, when my total was maybe 90. My doc's immediate response was "Oh that's too low!" Was glad to stop taking that drug--all I'm on now is the tiny aspirins.
My pulse, even as a runner, was never lower than 45 (that I know of). There were guys on my college team with pulses much lower. One was at 28. -
kibitzer wrote:
One was at 28.
Among healthy people that would be among the lowest ever record then. -
Among healthy people that would be among the lowest ever record then.
Maybe not typical, but not unheard of in endurance athletes. Cyclist Indurain and racewalker Schwazer reportedly had 28 bpm at rest, many cyclists are/were in the low 30s. -
Kit-Kat wrote:
kibitzer wrote:
One was at 28.
Among healthy people that would be among the lowest ever record then.
It's low, but not otherworldly. I'm at about 35 and run with a lot of guys the same or a few beats lower. Ironman athletes and cross country skiiers are quite often around the 30 mark. -
I had a guy giving me the insurance mini-physical try twice with the machine and not believe the low 40's reading, try by hand, got a similar number then just wrote down 50. Not sure why he decided 50 was any more believable than a 43 or so.
I recall Bjorn Borg, in his day, reportedly having a sub-30 pulse. -
Low vitals are not always a sign that you are in tip top shape. My vitals are incredibly odd and have been for years. My Resting Heart Rate is not kidding at lowest 19-25 BPM, and my BP has been 110/190 before incredibly high while at the same time carrying a very low heart rate. As I type this in a high stress job it is right now 39-40 BPM sitting in my cubicle doing logistics. I have a very dangerous heart condition that is monitored and has been corrected. Always get checked if your numbers are off.
-
My dr has a sarcastic nurse...the first time she took my BP and pulse, she sits back, pauses a few seconds, then says "so, how many miles a week do you put in?"
-
As they were putting me under for a colonoscopy, I heard an alarm going off. A nurse scrambled over, but the doc in the room told her to just shut the thing off... "he's a runner." When I came to I asked the doc about it. He said my heart rate was 34. From what I've heard, that's not an unusual resting heart rate for someone who is into running or endurance sports but apparently it was enough to set the machine off.
-
Low resting heart rate = early death
-
Trump says the heart only has so many beats, running increases heart rate and so you are taking those beats away and shortening your life. That's why Trump doesn't exercise and his doctor says he's maybe the healthiest septuagenarian he's ever seen. I quit running after hearing this.
-
No, but I did alarm them with my abnormally small dong; however, that’s hardly my fault.
-
Prior to a surgery a few years back the doc wanted a resting EKG. So I go to my family doc and warn him that I have mild left ventricular hypertrophy--this is a slightly enlarged heart that is a common side effect of endurance training (running 35+ years will often do this). It shows up on a resting EKG.
Doc made note of it and that it is from years of running. No biggie. -
May I ask what you were diagnosed with and what the intervention was? This doesn't sound too far off from what has sent me to the doctor before.
-
Above post @RealityCheck
-
Doesn't matter how fit I am, my resting heart rate is always way higher than others. There were guys on my college team who were slower, and guys that I raced against after college who were also slower, but all had way better sounding stats like resting hearts that were lower, better blood pressure that was lower and they were leaner like around 5-6% body fat.
Around the first time I ran a 65:xx HM, my heart rate was 56 at doctors. Fell asleep with heart rate monitor on one time on accident and it got down to a whopping 50. My bp is 130 over 80 and my Iron is always low like in the 15-20 range unless I dose regularly to get it beyond that. Additionally my body fat % is always closer to like 9-10%. Even at best racing shape
I also had similar numbers in college when I was a 14:30s/3:50 guy. -
I laugh at everybody thinking their healthy with a 30s RHR. Later in life when you need a pacemaker and have heart failure from athlete induced LV hypertrophy you won’t be thinking your healthy. Nor will the doctor or nurses taking care of you.
