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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: willie mosconi on August 16, 2006, 04:12:31 PM
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anybody get their blood pressure checked recently? I had a routine physical yesterday and it was a little high- something like 130/70. Just curious what other members' BP is.
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...Will somebody please post their blood pressure(s) for this knob, here?
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anybody get their blood pressure checked recently? I had a routine physical yesterday and it was a little high- something like 130/70. Just curious what other members' BP is.
130/70 isn't high, it's actually quite normal. Anything above 140/90 is considered hypertensive, but you are fine.
In this range, you should be fine:
Systolic: 120-140
Diastolic: 60-90
Anything below those ranges can be reasons to be concerned due to the potential of hypotension and anything above can be signs of hypertension.
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You are fine, go suck a xxxxx or something.
knew you'd get that in somewhere.
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130/70 isn't high, it's actually quite normal. Anything above 140/90 is considered hypertensive, but you are fine.
In this range, you should be fine:
Systolic: 120-140
Diastolic: 60-90
Anything below those ranges can be reasons to be concerned due to the potential of hypotension and anything above can be signs of hypertension.
You are fine, go suck a penis or something.
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thanks.
not planning on doing the last part of your advice tho ::)
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P.S. On a serious note, Willie, you are fine, really.
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Maybe you over 'bulked'.
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300/400
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140/80
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My blood pressure changes all the time. One reading will be 115/74, the next one 25 minutes later will be 138/89... there's no consistency to it at all. Even doctors don't get consistent readings. So if someone asks me if I have high blood pressure, I really don't know. :-\
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Mines 140 over 80. Sometimes after a set of some heavy lift a feel like my chest is going to explode.
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135/63
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109/61
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121/61 I was sitting in the recliner. :)
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Dudes, you should all be under 120, that is optimum. You will live longer and the health of your kidneys and liver will benefit. Seriously make it a goal to get under 120 dudes, its harder on gear, but it should be a priority. Just do it.
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109/61
What is that supposed to be your bodyfat percentage?
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Actually the standard was re-evaluated within the last year or two.
Here is the current information from the American Heart Association...
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4450
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Well I really can't explain my blood pressure being what it is since aside from eating a perfect diet as well as exercising and not using drugs, my stress levels are usually low - although maybe that is the issue. I really don't see what I can change because my lifestyle is practically perfect.
You should take an EKG and then a stress test, the one where they put you on a treadmill. You might have some heart damage, valve damage or blockages, There is stuff you can do to fix it if you catch it early on.... you will be happy you did. Not to scare you, but blood pressure is serious business, it is a direct predictor of how long and how healthy you will live. Definitely have it checked out dude.
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130/50
ranges from 120/40 - 140/50
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Maybe you over 'bulked'.
yeah, i decided that i may need to do a bit more cardio and get my weight down a slight bit. i'm natural, so it can't be gear. having said that, my BP isn't extremely high, just a bit above normal. however, there is a history of hypertension and heart disease on both sides of my family, so it is something i should take seriously
of course, the doc thought heavy lifting is bad for you :-\ i don't agree that is the real problem though. i think cardio, diet, and cutting back on drinking is the best solution
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Willie,
Alcohol is a very important factor in blood pressure issues.
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I took an EKG in 2004 for interest sake and everything was fine. As for the rest, I haven't done so yet.
Cool, but EKG's are pretty amatuer. They don't tell much, they can completely miss a blockage in one of your arteries. I never new that and was pissed when I found out. Docs will only give you the stress test if you complain of chest pain or something cause their trying to save money for the insurance companies, fuck them, demand to have a stress test, a nuclear stress test is actually the most accurate so see if you can get that one. No reason to save money for insurance companies.
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There is no way that if your systolic is 120 that you are prehypertensive. That is BS. They just want to sell more meds. Same with your cholesterol.
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Willie,
Alcohol is a very important factor in blood pressure issues.
drinking alcohol gives you high blood pressure?
I haven't had mine checked in a while, but mine has always been right on target. For being a scrawny fat guy, I have been blessed with good health, knock on wood.
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It is well advised that everyone go to a doctor and get a physical every year. High Blood pressure and High Cholesterol are the two biggest factors leading to heart disease, which the physical will check for. A simple pill each day will reduce your blood pressure and/or cholesterol to normal levels allowing you to live to a ripe old age. Otherwise you may have a future of heart attacks, bypass surgery and an early death.
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I once hit 190/150 ...damn dbol.
thankfullly now I'm on diovan :)
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Can anyone comment on this?
I can, didn't mean to scare anyone. What I meant is that the EKG is not the accurate of a test and if you are a roid user you should seriously have the full stress test. This test can help accuratly detect things like blockages, heartdamage, although only superficially. After that you would need a nuclear stress test, angiogram and then an MRI. But hopefully nobody here will need to do that. I just think people should that if you have any blood pressure abnormality and your concerned about your heart you should not rely on an EKG alone.
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119/62
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I have average systolic and below average dialostic. I'll often get readings like 130/54, but it ranges. I always have a low dialostic and systolic is usually 125 or above. Dialostic is usually not over 65 and usually in the low sixties or fifties.
Sounds pretty good to me. The diastolic is more important as that is the pressure your heart pumps against when pushing blood into the systemic circulation. If that is consistently high your heart will enlarge to cope and you get problems. I think talking about EKGs and stress tests and angiograms and MRIs for BP of 130/55 is scaremongering and playing to the hyperchondriacs out there. The only thing I would be curious about is if you ever get dizzy spells or anything like that (as they could be a sign of hypotension from your low diastolic).
I did wonder if the heart association reclassified everything so the drug companies can make more money though. My BP got up to 171/104 when I was in my final year of physio, and my Dr kept an eye on it but didn't prescribe any medication. It came down with some weight loss and stress reduction and is between 115/78-130/85 at present. When you take it, take a few readings as well, especially if you get a bit anxious about things.
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If you don't mind my asking, how old are you and how did you incur heart damage?
I dont have any heart damage, just got a scare when I received a false positive on the stress test. False positives are common. So I was really worried and did all the research, but turns out I did not have any blockages. A friend of mine though has a bad heart and he went through all three stages and is now in the MRI stage. Docs say his heart is not pumping at full capacity, but they havnt found a good reason as to why yet.
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108/60.....it sounded so low I had the nurse check it twice ;D
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...Will somebody please post their blood pressure(s) for this knob, here?
lol
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108/60.....it sounded so low I had the nurse check it twice ;D
Was he gentle?
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I ran up some stairs and then went to a blood pressure machine in a store right a way and posted 168/93--2 minutes later posted 130/80 Im a mind numbing 25% bodyfat though---and this Big Mac is the bomb.
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Readings this AM, also better than BHanks... It appears in "in better shape" than Brian... ;)
116/63 (61 heart rate)
114/67 (66)
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I have a friend who's an expert in cardiovascular physiology and they say unless the systolic is chronically well above 140 it's not really anything to worry much about under normal circumstances.
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Epic near 20 year bump.
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Last I got checked doctor said my pressure was good
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Readings this AM, also better than BHanks... It appears in "in better shape" than Brian... ;)
116/63 (61 heart rate)
114/67 (66)
Almost exactly the same for me when I wake up or just lie down for a bit
That guy you mentioned, his blood has the consistency of strawberry jam or cherry compote.
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its fucking funny when you hear bodybuilders checking their bloodpressure... pointless. Steroids increases blood volume and blood pressure in and of itself. There is nothing you can do about that it's what happens and they wouldn't look as "swole" without it.
so to lower bloodpressure for a bodybuilder is counter effective to their goals.. to get bigger/more swole muscles...
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This video explains how your blood pressure reading should be taken and that so many doctors/nurses/tech do it wrong.
A must watch!
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I have a friend who's an expert in cardiovascular physiology and they say unless the systolic is chronically well above 140 it's not really anything to worry much about under normal circumstances.
Agreed.
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I once had a bad bacterial infection, and my BP dropped to 88/55. While in the hospital I had an awful episode of rigors and it went up to 200/100.
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Almost exactly the same for me when I wake up or just lie down for a bit
That guy you mentioned, his blood has the consistency of strawberry jam or cherry compote.
After 2 coffees and an ephedrine tab (12.5 mg) I was at 123/72...
When I see the "Shitter of Pants" pop up in my feed, I go to 300/200 (probably) :D
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I wonder what Joe's bp is?
He's a marvel.
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This video explains how your blood pressure reading should be taken and that so many doctors/nurses/tech do it wrong.
A must watch!
Is this guy even a doctor? They typically put a 24/48 hour monitor on you to wear at home that records BP readings throughout the day and night before diagnosing high BP and giving medication. Most BP checks done in the doctors office are just a loose guide.
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Is this guy even a doctor? They typically put a 24/48 hour monitor on you to wear at home that records BP readings throughout the day and night before diagnosing high BP and giving medication. Most BP checks done in the doctors office are just a loose guide.
Yes, he's a real MD in Tenessee.
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110/60. It hovers around that. When I was 20lbs heavier doing little cardio and only lifting it was around 130/80.
Somebody on the previous page mentions you can extend you life by using statins if you have high cholesterol. All the studies I can find that are not financed by a statin companies shows an average of a modest 2 year of life extension with those that have high cholesterol. Important but not the panacea I thought it was.
Also some clogged arteries happen with people with low cholesterol. Why and is there some other mechanism at work causing it? Some say HDL to LDL ratio is a key factor instead of total cholesterol. Some say VLDL is what you should pay attention to. One thing I read is that clog heart attacks are an inflammation disease and cardiac inflammation should be measured and could be the most important blood test for heart disease . It's measured with C Reactive protein CRP test.
So it seems heart disease is a combo of a lot of causes. Some are genetics, high blood pressure, triglycerides, high blood sugar, high body weight, inflammation, cholesterol; Lipo protein A, having a heart muscle that's out of shape and all the rest. Bodybuilders forget the heart is a muscle. Since you can't show it off many bodybuilders don't care about cardio exercise. I think it's a mistake. Many guys that do cardio have much slower resting heart rates than guys that don't. It shows the muscle is stronger and doesn't have to work as hard.
I had a conversation through the internet with Casey Viator and he told me his blood work always comes back good. He died shortly after from a heart attack.
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Is this guy even a doctor? They typically put a 24/48 hour monitor on you to wear at home that records BP readings throughout the day and night before diagnosing high BP and giving medication. Most BP checks done in the doctors office are just a loose guide.
He has some good click bait.
When i had high BP the first thing my Doc told me was to buy a blood pressure monitor and track my BP for a week.
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Even doing cardio does not really make a difference in lifespan.
There is no scientific backup.
Doing lots of cardio can even shorten your life.
Intense exercise is not a life extender. It's the opposite since it causes inflammation and stress.
If you enjoy it do it but not for life extension.
A very low heart rate is not an indication of a future long life. It indicates perhaps stamina/endurance.
Walking seems best. Low impact. Low stress.
Avoid the major killers, cancer, heart disease, alzheimers, dementia, diabetes, accidents, etc. and you'll likely live to an old age.
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Plenty of research that cardio is good for your heart. Heart attacks are the number one killer of man. Doctor Cooper alone has studied this for over 50 years and has the stats. The first thing they do after heart surgery for recovery is to put you on a treadmill. True, doing an excess of cardio doesn't extend life. There is a bell graph that shows these guys doing ten miles a day isn't extending life. You have to be careful with years of life and connecting it to a lifestyle because so many other factors play into it.
It seems those that are anti cardio exercise are those who are out of shape and won't admit it. They don't want to put in the effort to do cardio. If you go to a cardiologist for a check up they will put you on a treadmill to do their EKG. If they won't they believe it's too risky because you're out of shape.
If heart attacks are the number one killer of man how will cardio put the odds in your favor?
1. Lowers subcutaneous body fat.
2. Lowers visceral body fat that leads to metabolic diseases.
3. Lowers blood pressure
4. Increases red blood cells
5. Lowers triglycerides (blood fat)
6. Lowers resting pulse rate that indicate the heart muscles strength. Many endurance athletes have a resting pulse rate under 50
7. Increases capillaries of the heart muscle.
8. Lowers blood sugar
9. I will add more at a later date. Late for work.
I could go on but it will never convince anyone that doesn't have the fortitude to put in the work and uses excuses to justify their laziness. In the end the most important life expectancy predictor is genetic. I for one would rather have a shorter life and be in shape and active than what I see all the time. A guy that couldn't run around the block and gets winded walking. I can still out sprint many high school kids so I'm available for a two hand touch game, lol.
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Is this guy even a doctor? They typically put a 24/48 hour monitor on you to wear at home that records BP readings throughout the day and night before diagnosing high BP and giving medication. Most BP checks done in the doctors office are just a loose guide.
Haven't watched the video yet, but my 2 cents (that I've almost certainly posted here before) is that a few years back I bought a pressure cuff - XL for bicep, natch ;) - and immediately started shidding my pants at the readings. Unless I sat calmly and did some breathing stuff I was right up that 140/90 level - sometimes over. Same thing at the medical practice. They suggested my cuff was shite (almost certainly) and I had "White Coat Syndrome" which I took to mean I was being a pussy LOL
Anyway, long story short I spent 24 hours with one of those sling-type monitors and guess what? I was fine...
TL/DR
Don't use a cheap monitor at home
Taffin is a pussy
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Haven't watched the video yet, but my 2 cents (that I've almost certainly posted here before) is that a few years back I bought a pressure cuff - XL for bicep, natch ;) - and immediately started shidding my pants at the readings. Unless I sat calmly and did some breathing stuff I was right up that 140/90 level - sometimes over. Same thing at the medical practice. They suggested my cuff was shite (almost certainly) and I had "White Coat Syndrome" which I took to mean I was being a pussy LOL
Anyway, long story short I spent 24 hours with one of those sling-type monitors and guess what? I was fine...
TL/DR
Don't use a cheap monitor at home
Taffin is a pussy
Yes this is actually a well-known and fairly common thing, lots of people have high BP but only at the doctor's office.
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Plenty of research that cardio is good for your heart. Heart attacks are the number one killer of man. Doctor Cooper alone has studied this for over 50 years and has the stats. The first thing they do after heart surgery for recovery is to put you on a treadmill. True, doing an excess of cardio doesn't extend life. There is a bell graph that shows these guys doing ten miles a day isn't extending life. You have to be careful with years of life and connecting it to a lifestyle because so many other factors play into it.
It seems those that are anti cardio exercise are those who are out of shape and won't admit it. They don't want to put in the effort to do cardio. If you go to a cardiologist for a check up they will put you on a treadmill to do their EKG. If they won't they believe it's too risky because you're out of shape.
If heart attacks are the number one killer of man how will cardio put the odds in your favor?
1. Lowers subcutaneous body fat.
2. Lowers visceral body fat that leads to metabolic diseases.
3. Lowers blood pressure
4. Increases red blood cells
5. Lowers triglycerides (blood fat)
6. Lowers resting pulse rate that indicate the heart muscles strength. Many endurance athletes have a resting pulse rate under 50
7. Increases capillaries of the heart muscle.
8. Lowers blood sugar
9. I will add more at a later date. Late for work.
I could go on but it will never convince anyone that doesn't have the fortitude to put in the work and uses excuses to justify their laziness. In the end the most important life expectancy predictor is genetic. I for one would rather have a shorter life and be in shape and active than what I see all the time. A guy that couldn't run around the block and gets winded walking. I can still out sprint many high school kids so I'm available for a two hand touch game, lol.
Thanks, you just agreed with me.
If you enjoy doing lots of cardio by all means do it. Do you enjoy running or is it strictly something you do for health reasons? You enjoy it, right?
The lifestyle benefits you listed are certainly legit.
However, it won't extend your life by any significant amount, if any.
One of the reasons you gave for doing cardio is you'd rather die younger than be in worse physical shape. That's the same thing steroid users give for using the drugs...they'd rather look great and die younger than live long and look normal.
By the way, I do cardio also. I ride my bike 4-6 days a week for enjoyment. I sprint on it too. Really gets the blood moving. Gets me outside breathing polluted air.
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Haven't watched the video yet, but my 2 cents (that I've almost certainly posted here before) is that a few years back I bought a pressure cuff - XL for bicep, natch ;) - and immediately started shidding my pants at the readings. Unless I sat calmly and did some breathing stuff I was right up that 140/90 level - sometimes over. Same thing at the medical practice. They suggested my cuff was shite (almost certainly) and I had "White Coat Syndrome" which I took to mean I was being a pussy LOL
Anyway, long story short I spent 24 hours with one of those sling-type monitors and guess what? I was fine...
TL/DR
Don't use a cheap monitor at home
Taffin is a pussy
I think the guy in the video is right about a lot of things. It is better to have a resting, relaxed BP reading. (I'm not sure why they have them at some gyms for people to check after they just did a workout - it will be too high) Need to have a properly sized cuff, need to have multiple readings not looking at just one isolated reading etc.
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Some people are just more pressurized.
It’s the way she goes.
Don’t smoke, drink, and get some exercise.
Do your best, leave the rest, angels do no more.
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Even doing cardio does not really make a difference in lifespan.
There is no scientific backup.
Doing lots of cardio can even shorten your life.
Intense exercise is not a life extender. It's the opposite since it causes inflammation and stress.
If you enjoy it do it but not for life extension.
A very low heart rate is not an indication of a future long life. It indicates perhaps stamina/endurance.
Walking seems best. Low impact. Low stress.
Avoid the major killers, cancer, heart disease, alzheimers, dementia, diabetes, accidents, etc. and you'll likely live to an old age.
My grandfather died with Alzheimer’s at 87 and those other conditions take people late in life often too.
I look like him more than any of my 25 cousins so I’m guessing I’m in for it eventually too.
When I took roids back in the day they could elevate my BP and I noticed weight gain gives an increase for me too. I’ve seen my BP as high as 140’s at one time on a cycle and actually anything over 130 gave me a slight anxious feeling I didn’t like.
My range now is in the 115 to 125 area over somewhere in the 70’s for diastolic. I have no family history with heart issues, but it seems like kidney issues are a reason to watch your BP.
I have an Omron brand BP monitor that I like, but since getting quite lean I don’t track my BP as much as it’s usually in optimal range.
It should go without saying, but my heart rate is normal too. I’m not a drug addict like Bhank so I don’t have that problem.
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My grandfather died with Alzheimer’s at 87 and those other conditions take people late in life often too.
I look like him more than any of my 25 cousins so I’m guessing I’m in for it eventually too.
When I took roids back in the day they could elevate my BP and I noticed weight gain gives an increase for me too. I’ve seen my BP as high as 140’s at one time on a cycle and actually anything over 130 gave me a slight anxious feeling I didn’t like.
My range now is in the 115 to 125 area over somewhere in the 70’s for diastolic. I have no family history with heart issues, but it seems like kidney issues are a reason to watch your BP.
I have an Omron brand BP monitor that I like, but since getting quite lean I don’t track my BP as much as it’s usually in optimal range.
It should go without saying, but my heart rate is normal too. I’m not a drug addict like Bhank so I don’t have that problem.
Sounds good.
Avoiding an early death is one key to living long. ;)
The increase in human life expectancy is overwhelmingly due to the great reduction in childhood mortality (because of vaccines mainly).
50% of woman used to die from childbirth back in the mid 1800s. Post-birth infection took most of them.
Live long and prosper!
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This AM:
116 / 67
HR = 57
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110/75
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104/54 bp
49 hr
248 bw
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104/54 bp
49 hr
248 bw
That is amazing especially for that weight. Probably too low on the bottom number. Do you ever feel like passing out when you stand up fast?
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I complained to doctors for many years in my 30s about high blood pressure. They always refused to give medication.
Even when insanely fit i had hypertension and that was with a HR around 47.
When I turned 40 I rocked back to the local medical centre and saw a new doctor who had just started. I told her about a decade of being refused BP meds so she tested me and My blood pressure was 185/130 lol.
She freaked out, gave me BP script straight away.
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104/54 bp
49 hr
248 bw
That is amazing especially for that weight. Probably too low on the bottom number. Do you ever feel like passing out when you stand up fast?
Or after shooting your junk..? Someone who isn't me remembers dropping backwards like a stone when finishing in doggy style after a night on the recs 20 years ago... he thinks he saw Jeebus for a few seconds...
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a little late with your advices for Willie , he hasn't been on here since May of 2016.
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Or after shooting your junk..? Someone who isn't me remembers dropping backwards like a stone when finishing in doggy style after a night on the recs 20 years ago... he thinks he saw Jeebus for a few seconds...
You sure he didn't spike your drink? ;D
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You sure he didn't spike your drink? ;D
;D ;D ;D
You mean 'his' drink, right.... right...?
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