10/10/2023
5 EASY WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR HEART AGAINST A BODYBUILDING LIFESTYLE
The one muscle you’re not training.
Bodybuilding is an interesting sport. You can’t go home and shed your gear and just relax. Unlike cycling, football, and most other sports, your gear is your body. You’re constantly wearing your war suit, it’s a part of you, literally. With that being said, you have to think what that war suit is weighing on. Your heart is the one thing that never stops going. Your brain, your muscles, they all get rest and restoration when you sleep while your heart is left burning the mid-night oil. So let’s just say it’s good to be kind to your coronary – and we’ll show you how, in 10 easy steps.
S*x
Who says save the best for last? A study in American Journal of Cardiology says that men who have s*x once a month or less have a 45 % higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than men who have s*x 2 to 3 times per week. So next time your partner says no – tell them to do it for your health.
Keep The Beat
Logging your beats per minute every morning can save your life. According to Theodore, M.D., vice chairman of the medical advisory board at Grand Rounds, taking a minute every morning to log your beats per minute (bpm) can tell a lot about your state of health. A pulse under 70 (bpm) is healthy. Any more than that you might want to consult your physician.
Hand Grips
Nope, we didn’t make this one up. According to a meta-analysis in the Journal of Hypertension – training handgrips for as little as 4 weeks can lower your blood pressure by 10%. Try four two-minute contractions with each hand. Rest for about a minute in between.
Eggs Eggs Good for Your Heart
With all the talk about eggs (are they good for you? Should you only eat the whites?) brazilian researches have finally put the controversy to bed. according to researchers eggs actually give you clearer coronary arteries.
