Elevated HR after training (HR increases over MAX HR!)

[V12man]

If you going back to cardiologist try go to someone that is a specialist in arythmias.

Dr Faizel Lorgat in Cape Town is very good.

Personally I am a fan of Dr Wouter Basson in CT

 

For many reasons (including working under him as a youngster).... but he is a brilliant cardiologist - solved an interesting case for one of my brothers patients that was not even a cardio issue but a seriously obscure bit of genetic physiology when it manifests in adults.

[Help.Me.]

If you going back to cardiologist try go to someone that is a specialist in arythmias.

Dr Faizel Lorgat in Cape Town is very good.

My ablation procedures has been booked for 10th September with him...i really cannot wait!! Stringbean did you have the procedure done?

[Paddaman]

Maybe you just broke your Garmin HR band, and your body was crying out in sympathy?

[ColinMTB]

My ablation procedures has been booked for 10th September with him...i really cannot wait!! Stringbean did you have the procedure done?

Sounds like the same issues i had. My heart rate would go up to 230 to 240 beats per minute. Very freaky. It is caused by rouge cells in your heart causing extra heart beats. Called arterial flutter. I had the ablation in December where they cauterized the the rough cells. It was a total success. Heart rate now well behaved at 180 to 190. [emoji38][emoji38][emoji38]

[Guest Ratchet road]

maybe its the hr monitor, once my hr monitor gave me 96bpm average during a mtb ride

[shaper]

maybe its the hr monitor, once my hr monitor gave me 96bpm average during a mtb ride

When you HR monitor goes on the blink, do you get a pain in your chest and get light headed as stated in the OP?

 

Maybe try reading the context of the thread first...

[JohanC]

Quick update:

Going back to the cardiologist on Tuesday afternoon to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hours just to check if they can pick something up. Also did U+E, Iron and Calcium blood test on Thursday, all normal.

Been training easy/lightly (under 155HR)  Thu,Fri and Sat. HR normal and recovery normal as always. 

As mentioned the two incidents happened when I went into a 15/20min block (+170HR) consistently and suddenly stop to recover.

[Paddaman]

When you HR monitor goes on the blink, do you get a pain in your chest and get light headed as stated in the OP?

 

Maybe try reading the context of the thread first...

At the cost of a new HR band, yes my heart does on a flutter and I get light headed......

[V12man]

Quick update:

Going back to the cardiologist on Tuesday afternoon to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hours just to check if they can pick something up. Also did U+E, Iron and Calcium blood test on Thursday, all normal.

Been training easy/lightly (under 155HR) Thu,Fri and Sat. HR normal and recovery normal as always.

As mentioned the two incidents happened when I went into a 15/20min block (+170HR) consistently and suddenly stop to recover.

Typically you will see an increase in incident frequency over a period of time - perhaps as much as 2 - 5 years before the node is properly identifiable - if it is what I think it is.

 

Good luck - hope its identifiable early.

[cbdcaffie]

I had weird heart issue last year which precipitated a few days in hospital to investigate.

 

My only advice is that you see a cardiologist that has experience with athletes, I suffered a few frustrations with this and my cardio was quite old school.

[JuliBoB]

Hi Hubbers

 

Last weekend at Around the Pot something strange happened for the first time. Due to some mechanicals in the first 20km we chased back to the main waterpoint at 100km to try and make up some time. The last 20km I did a lot of the work in front with a head wind, and didn't drink and eat enough as I usually do (my mistake). As soon as we stopped at the 100km waterpoint and I climbed off my bike, I felt something strange happening inside my chest. 

 

Personal info:

- 32 years old, fit

- Training consistently 10 hours p/week (2 x HIIT sessions p/week for the last 2 years) with recovery in between (training balance)

- Avg 6 rides p/week

- Max HR 197

- Resting HR 49

- 165cm, 64kg

- Don't take any medication (haven't been sick in probably +9 months)

- Logged 7274 km to date (2018)

 

Back at the waterpoint I started feeling light headed. As soon as I looked at my HR monitor, my HR was around 192 - 201. It didn't want to come down. Chest felt weird as like the Heart was in a panic mode. 10min later we went over the river and on the other side as we went out with a easy group, the HR went up to 209. Told my partner something is definitely wrong and we stopped, standing still for around 5min next to our bikes. In that 5min the HR didn't come down lower than 182. We pulled the plug right there. Went back to the waterpoint to our support and in total it took about 20min for the HR to calm down and return to normal.

 

Last week Friday I saw a Cardiologist, Dr Corbett in Panorama. They did a ECG and sonar of the HR. The conclusion: Heart is perfect with no damage to muscles/chambers. The effort might have just been to much with dehydration etc playing a role.

Did some easy HIIT classes again last week which were normal, and HR recovering normal in between sets.

 

This morning went for a ride outside (in the wind) and one section pushed HR between 170 -181 for around 15min consistently. As soon as I stopped in Stellenbosch it happened again, HR up for about 10min before calming down.

 

Has this happened with anybody else?

Any idea what would cause this?

I also had a similar experience 3 years back. It started when I took a GU during a road race and I haven't used this type of GU previously. So I thought it might have been the GU that didn't work well with my system (or heart). After that it would happen randomly, on the trails, road or Spinning bike. One day it happened in the Gym, so I just got off the spinning bike, shaking and HR sky high. I called my GP and scheduled a appointment, GP referred me to a Cardiologist. All was normal and no issues could be detected after various tests. The Cardiologist did mention that it could be various factors contributing to it happening, but I was in tip top shape. A contributing factor (he alluded to) could definitely be stress & anxiety, which we all experience daily. After the incident happened a few times, it probably became a "mental thing" and kept on happening more frequently.

 

Trust me, if it is in your head, it will take some time to go away. It took months to get over it. Everytime I would push really hard, I would often start to stress and think, "what if it happens again and I get a heart-attack, I am only 29 years old!!!. Long story short, it took months for my head to faze out the negative thoughts. It hasn't happened in over 2 years and I have pushed my limits on various occasions.

 

I am sure that medical fraternity would have better explanations then a random weekend warrior, however, I feel a incident like yours (and mine) is often mainly due to stress and easily leads to anxiety. BUT, better safe than sorry, so rather keep on seeking medical advise and guidance if it would make you feel more comfortable. Your training schedule seem a bit "full", maybe a chill here and there might do you good as well

 

Good Luck!

Edited August 6, 2018 by JuliBoB

[Tothehills]

Anyone know a good sports physician in JHB area? I need to have my ticker checked out. Have been struggling with a higher hart rate for some time now.

Thanks

[seven]

Anyone know a good sports physician in JHB area? I need to have my ticker checked out. Have been struggling with a higher hart rate for some time now.

Thanks

I would suggest seeing a cardiologist, rather than a sports physician, if possible.

[Tothehills]

I would suggest seeing a cardiologist, rather than a sports physician, if possible.

Is it possible to make an appointment at a cardiologist before seeing a physician?