So I had an echo and nuclear stress test done this week. I won’t have the nuclear interpretation until Monday or Tuesday but got a preliminary interpretation that showed heart enlargement (no surprise) and an ejection fraction of around 45%.
Lower EF is somewhat normal in athletes and had a few people tell me it isn’t immediate cause for concern but obviously not a good trend since I’m 26 years old.
Diet is immaculate now due to having ulcerative colitis and exercise is frequent. My plan is to increase my HIIT frequency to ~3 times a week and also include more steady state/moderate intensity cardio as well.
On top of that, I’m going to add an ARB and increase my curcumin intake which I’ve been taking now for several years.
There are some threads on PM and elsewhere where guys went from 30-35% back up to 60% so I know it’s doable.
Growth hormone is out and I’m going to keep gear low-moderate from here out the rest of my life.
Got some intelligent guys here so I’d like to hear additional thoughts on lifestyle and also on the most productive form of HIIT and duration.
I see some guys say they’re doing HIIT for 20min but to me I’m dead after 5-10 if it’s true 100% sprint intervals and my heart rate will be over 200 for 50% of that time.
Lower EF is somewhat normal in athletes and had a few people tell me it isn’t immediate cause for concern but obviously not a good trend since I’m 26 years old.
Diet is immaculate now due to having ulcerative colitis and exercise is frequent. My plan is to increase my HIIT frequency to ~3 times a week and also include more steady state/moderate intensity cardio as well.
On top of that, I’m going to add an ARB and increase my curcumin intake which I’ve been taking now for several years.
There are some threads on PM and elsewhere where guys went from 30-35% back up to 60% so I know it’s doable.
Growth hormone is out and I’m going to keep gear low-moderate from here out the rest of my life.
Got some intelligent guys here so I’d like to hear additional thoughts on lifestyle and also on the most productive form of HIIT and duration.
I see some guys say they’re doing HIIT for 20min but to me I’m dead after 5-10 if it’s true 100% sprint intervals and my heart rate will be over 200 for 50% of that time.