Anyone else run into the issue of being over conditioned? I've run into this twice now. Im super active, I love working out, I love pushing myself. But apparently ive found that line where you can push yourself to much. Chest palpitations and nocturnal afib.
My first time I was in my late 20's doc told me to chill on the cardio. Im turning 38, and here we are again. Its incredibly frustrating because outside of this i feel phenomenal. Barely any joint pain, great range of motion, no major injuries, just cardiac issues. Lmao. Its such a catch 22, "get more cardio" they say, "oh thats too much" they say.
Just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? I know cycling and rowing guys run into this all the time.
Hmmm, any chance you might have sleep disordered breathing? Shot in the dark, but a few years ago I was having frequent palpitations (early 30s) and it turned out to be a mix of high stress levels and poor sleep quality. BJJ to clear the stress and a nose rebuild to keep me breathing at night and it's all cleared up for me.
Sleep apnea is something that can come from a variety of things, only some of which are fat old men issues. They say if you have a deviated septum your nose works only in one nostril and not the other. Not so! I had both a deviated septum and a bone spur, so I was unaware that both nostrils were equally bad. Doc cleaned that up along with some other structural issues and I got a squeaky clean followup sleep study. Afib and cardiac hypertrophy are both linked to apnea, and I would imagine that being in good shape isn't a barrier to the issues that arise when you don't get fresh air into your lungs in a timely fashion.
I started at 40, about to turn 50 in a few days. I normally do between 20 and 25 hours of training a week. My doctors said basically, just keep doing whatever you're doing.
I don't think it's a matter of volume, but as someone already pointed out, it might be a rest issue. High volume but low rest is a recipe for a heart attack.
You can only train as much volume as you can recover from. Recovery is besides a genetic thing, also influenced by lifestyle. Sleep in particular. I'd be looking into that direction to see if you have any gains to make there.
