Check Your Blood Pressure

[Hyde]

And if it’s high, do something about it ASAP. There’s no reason in this day and age to leave it unaddressed doing constant damage. We aren’t afraid to build muscle unnaturally, so it makes no sense to avoid unnatural solutions to health complications if necessary. You don’t get points for toughing it out - you get dialysis or an earlier grave.

Home BP monitors are more affordable than ever online. If you use an arm cuff, make sure you get one that fits the diameter of your arm.

 

[xR1pp3Rx]

130/80 today au-natural

 

[Jeremyk1]

Yeah fitting the arm is important. I forget the figures, but using too small of a cuff can throw off your numbers by like 10 points or something.

 

[beefyfan]

Yeah fitting the arm is important. I forget the figures, but using too small of a cuff can throw off your numbers by like 10 points or something.

So if I test my BP at say a CVS or drug store and the cuff is small does that mean BP is likely to read higher than it really is?

 

[Smont]

Yeah fitting the arm is important. I forget the figures, but using too small of a cuff can throw off your numbers by like 10 points or something.

I think a standard cuff fits up to a 17 or 18 inch arm

 

[Smont]

I think a standard cuff fits up to a 17 or 18 inch arm

Edit: the adult large cuff fits 13.5 to 17.5in arm

 

[Mikereyn513]

Edit: the adult large cuff fits 13.5 to 17.5in arm

Well we both got arms over 17.5 so that's a little ego boost right there

 

[Jeremyk1]

Bulging biceps register too high blood pressure

If you've been going really hard at your weight training for a couple of years, your arms are probably so thick that doctors can no longer automatically measure your blood pressure correctly. Researchers at the Mexican Universidad de Guadalajara came to this conclusion after studying two hundred...

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Haven’t linked anything in a while, hopefully that works.

Its only one study that I know of, but using a medium cuff caused higher readings for bodybuilders.

 

[ZLB70]

Preach

 

[celc5]

Ugh it's like you guys posted this directly to me. Great discussion

 

[KvanH]

So if I test my BP at say a CVS or drug store and the cuff is small does that mean BP is likely to read higher than it really is?

It's usually going to be higher at anywhere when you've been 'on the move'. The most accurate way to measure is having sat down a few minutes being relaxed.

 

[KvanH]

Looking good = )

 

[Rocket3015]

120/80 last time I donated blood.

 

[LeanEngineer]

Looking good = )

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Right on par! I need to get one and just check my BP every morning.

 

[Hyde]

Right on par! I need to get one and just check my BP every morning.

Even once a week, like a Sunday morning ritual or whatever. Then you never spend a long time not knowing what’s up. You will have no idea if you don’t check.