Resting heart rate of 90?

sfiximo · 04-18-2005, 08:11 PM

I just noticed my resting heart rate is 90. I asked my school gym teacher and she said its just normal, but Ive read it should be 40-80...
Is this because i have no good endurance? Im thinking of starting to do 20 min of cardio every off day because i dont want to get a heart attack...

Some information about me that could be helpful to answer the question:
Age 17, Height 5'6,5, 161lbs, I eat 3000-4000 calories and its not always clean foods. I take multivitamins, creatine, whey protein and amino acids. I weight train and go for a long walk (~1 hour) once every 1-2 weeks with some friends.

K_muscle · 04-18-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrenaline Rush

90 seems kind of high to me, im not 100% positive but i remember mine being in the 60's at 17.....ill let some others comment....i dont think extra cardio would hurt you at all, in fact its a good idea cause it allows you to eat more muscle building calories

Mine is 64 as of right now. Im 17. As Khan said, cardio is good for not only bbing but for general overall health.

sfiximo · 04-19-2005, 05:54 AM

Thought it was something like that

Thanks for the help guys, i was pretty worried.

Dan · 04-19-2005, 08:14 PM

Mine is that high I actually talked to my doc he says no worries ....

chris2489 · 04-21-2005, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Khan

Yes need cardio, that's an unfit heart.

BBers not only need cardio for body-fat's sake, but for heart health.

So true.

Actual Size · 04-21-2005, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by chris2489

So true.

Yup thats the truth.

Pj-Macx · 05-12-2005, 04:39 AM

In-Human is right... there are alot of things that could be causing a high resting heart rate.. the others are right too... cardio will help, with the bodybuilding.. along with your over-all health..

DarkFalcon · 05-12-2005, 06:33 AM

I have a clean bill of health, low cholestrol, excellent BP and I've always had a higher resting HR. I've almost always been around 78bpm. Part of it is just genetics.

04-18-2005, 08:11 PM	#1
sfiximo Pro Stature Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: a Posts: 303 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Resting heart rate of 90? I just noticed my resting heart rate is 90. I asked my school gym teacher and she said its just normal, but Ive read it should be 40-80... Is this because i have no good endurance? Im thinking of starting to do 20 min of cardio every off day because i dont want to get a heart attack... Some information about me that could be helpful to answer the question: Age 17, Height 5'6,5, 161lbs, I eat 3000-4000 calories and its not always clean foods. I take multivitamins, creatine, whey protein and amino acids. I weight train and go for a long walk (~1 hour) once every 1-2 weeks with some friends. __________________ check out my journal (its somewhere in the workout log section)

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sfiximo Pro Stature Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: a Posts: 303 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Thought it was something like that Thanks for the help guys, i was pretty worried. __________________ check out my journal (its somewhere in the workout log section)

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Pj-Macx Pro Stature Join Date: May 2005 Location: 632 HP SS Posts: 3,337 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 68	In-Human is right... there are alot of things that could be causing a high resting heart rate.. the others are right too... cardio will help, with the bodybuilding.. along with your over-all health.. __________________ Co-Owner @ BodyBuildingXtreme 2002 Navy Blue Metallic Camaro SS "The Blue Ghost" # 10354 -=LME LSX 454ci built for N20=-

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04-19-2005, 08:14 PM	#4
Dan Unpaid Trash Collector Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,725 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 26	Mine is that high I actually talked to my doc he says no worries ....

05-12-2005, 06:33 AM	#8
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	I have a clean bill of health, low cholestrol, excellent BP and I've always had a higher resting HR. I've almost always been around 78bpm. Part of it is just genetics.