High HR after being being sick

[Runbikeswim]

Was recently sick with a stuffy nose and after a week off, back on the bike my HR was very high the whole ride,

 

after strava upload my results are
23% of the ride in the anaerobic ( over 183)
60% in the threshold (165 to 183)
14% in temp (147 to 165)
2% in moderate ( 111 to 146)
Based on max hr of 189.

Ave hr was 175 and max recorded 199

 

I felt a bit more sluggish than normal but still kept my pace close to what it would normally be, just battling a bit more on hilly sections, we did a 55km and at the end was still fine, could still go, just the HR was high.

 

My question, is this bad for my heart? If read up and seem to get conflicting info ( ps im 35 years old ) Some other back ground info… I commute to work often and ride every weekend, so im rather fit

[Patchelicious]

Can't advise you if its bad or not, not a Doc. (But it doesn't look good)

 

I was recently sick too and had the same exoerience. I was down 10% - 15% on power (measured on PRM) intervals but at same HR.

 

It's been two weeks since I have been sick, and rode the same route I did yesterday to when I was sick. On the climbs where I rode up the same pace, HR was down about 10bpm and on the climbs I went up at same HR I went up about 8-10% faster in time.

 

So there is clearly a direct correlation. Like I said, can't give you a medical opinion, but it didn't feel right for me so I took it easy until I was 100% better.

[Runbikeswim]

So just rest it up?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

So just rest it up?

Yes. If your body is working that hard just to get rid of the bug, you don't want to have to stress it any more... heart attack territory, that

 

It also May have been something more than just a stuffy nose

[The Guy in Pink]

It is normal for me to have a higher heart rate on the first ride after a week off he bike. I love being able to get the heart rate up there without too much effort. Don't worry , just enjoy!

[NotSoBigBen]

Yes. If your body is working that hard just to get rid of the bug, you don't want to have to stress it any more... heart attack territory, that

 

It also May have been something more than just a stuffy nose

 

Heart 'attack' or damage to the heart muscle? #ekvramaarnet

[DJR]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocarditis

 

Warning: Only read this if you want to scare yourself shitless!  Yes, I know Wiki is not a cardiologist!

[Paul Ruinaard]

It is normal for me to have a higher heart rate on the first ride after a week off he bike. I love being able to get the heart rate up there without too much effort. Don't worry , just enjoy!

Is that your opinion or are you saying that with some knowledge of the science behind it?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Heart 'attack' or damage to the heart muscle? #ekvramaarnet

Yeah true. Damage to the heart which could result in a full on myocardial infarction

[NotSoBigBen]

Yeah true. Damage to the heart which could result in a full on myocardial infarction

 

in'farc'tion demmit new it was serious though

[V12man]

So just rest it up?

Yup = another 10 days or so should do it

[BarHugger]

.....and the you apply the training principle of "PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD".

 

(or just read the story of MILO) 

 

[velomonatiCT]

"flu"like illness with aches and pains in your muscles(lots of guys think its not a big deal) ?

 

your heart is a muscle also and if you ignore your body which is telling you to rest your muscles(and heart) you can really wind up in trouble and yes a 'heart attack"is a possible outcome of pushing yourself when you are unwell or insufficiently recovered

 

"death is natures way of telling you to take a timeout"

[Skubarra]

Yes. If your body is working that hard just to get rid of the bug, you don't want to have to stress it any more... heart attack territory, that

 

It also May have been something more than just a stuffy nose

 

I agree with Renaissance Man, from personal experience that underlying flu might be worse than the light symptoms let you belief it to be, and you don't get any special warnings before you tear a heart muscle!!

 

I wouldn't say stop training though, if you don't have any obvious symptoms you can still do light training, just stay away from the high intensity stuff like racing & intervals until you are certain your heart rate has settled back to normal levels.

[devocean]

Two weeks ago I was down for a week with flu, then the following week wednesday I had all of my wisdom teeth removed under general anaesthetic. Before the op (after the flu) the nurses took my heart rate which was 43bpm which is normal. The op went well and I didn't even need painkillers afterwards, slight swelling 2 days later which only lasted 24hrs.

I started commuting again 5 days later (last monday) and then on wednesday I went for a quick ride at a hard pace to see how good or bad I felt and I felt ok.

 

Did a race this weekend and heart rate was high the whole time. Garmin says my average HR for the race was 166bpm (165 - 173 is my zone 4). Even when I was in the bunch and not working hard, it was still high, sometimes around 170. Could that be down to nerves? Unfitness? Or something from having wisdom teeth taken out?

[The Guy in Pink]

Is that your opinion or are you saying that with some knowledge of the science behind it?

My opinion as someone who has trained quite seriously using Heart rate monitors for 20 years, recording morning resting heart rates and variations in training over a number of years. ( I built my own bicycle ergometer in 1998). My observations is that the heart rate varies naturally a great deal and is higher during the first ride after a being off training for a few days for whatever reason. It's normal - no need to panic about natural variations. Enjoy the natural changes in your amazing and remarkably robust machine.