rusty bodie
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A friend of mine, a 47 year old chap and lifelong cyclist, has recently been having runs of heart palpatations. He went for a check up at the GP's and was told that his blood pressure was also wayyy to high at 140/110. He was put on a commonly prescribed medication to lower his blood pressure.
A few days later, while sitting in his car, his heart started racing again, in intervals and he began to feel dizzy and sick. The ambulance took him to the local hospital where a battery of tests was done. Pre Ventricular Contractions. When these rogue beats run close together you can basically go down like a sack of tatties as there is no blood volume output to the organs for a brief moment.
Anyway, if you're like us and hovering around the 50 year old mark (ie a True Retrobiker!) and have hammered your two wheeled friends your whole life, then this makes for a interesting/ concerning read >> >
http://velonews.competitor.com/cycling-extremes
:shock:
and if you want it from the Clydesdale's mouth, then Mr Yates' book is for you - not only a fantastic read all about his cycling career, but also about his somewhat battered old ticker and how it's affected him in his middle years ..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sean-Yates-It ... SwBahVdv7n
A few days later, while sitting in his car, his heart started racing again, in intervals and he began to feel dizzy and sick. The ambulance took him to the local hospital where a battery of tests was done. Pre Ventricular Contractions. When these rogue beats run close together you can basically go down like a sack of tatties as there is no blood volume output to the organs for a brief moment.
Anyway, if you're like us and hovering around the 50 year old mark (ie a True Retrobiker!) and have hammered your two wheeled friends your whole life, then this makes for a interesting/ concerning read >> >
http://velonews.competitor.com/cycling-extremes
:shock:
and if you want it from the Clydesdale's mouth, then Mr Yates' book is for you - not only a fantastic read all about his cycling career, but also about his somewhat battered old ticker and how it's affected him in his middle years ..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sean-Yates-It ... SwBahVdv7n
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