Hello!
I got my mechanical valve, no aneurysm, in July 2023, so after a year, I started hitting the gym again. For six months, I did a bit of weightlifting 9 exercises, 3-4 series for an exercise, 10-12 reps, I did a full-body workout three days per week plus cardio. My heart rate was in range.
Before starting to go to the gym, I asked both my surgeon and my cardiologist if I was allowed. They both agreed as long as I didn't overdo it. Six months ago, my ventricle's volume was 160 ml, but it is now apparently 180 ml. How and why did it increase? Is weightlifting the cause?
May I do something so I can both go to the gym and stop the increase of the ventricle? Or did something different happen?
I got my mechanical valve, no aneurysm, in July 2023, so after a year, I started hitting the gym again. For six months, I did a bit of weightlifting 9 exercises, 3-4 series for an exercise, 10-12 reps, I did a full-body workout three days per week plus cardio. My heart rate was in range.
Before starting to go to the gym, I asked both my surgeon and my cardiologist if I was allowed. They both agreed as long as I didn't overdo it. Six months ago, my ventricle's volume was 160 ml, but it is now apparently 180 ml. How and why did it increase? Is weightlifting the cause?
May I do something so I can both go to the gym and stop the increase of the ventricle? Or did something different happen?
