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Question regarding medication and training
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 2005-05-12 4:43 PM |
Member  54  Atlanta, GA |  Subject: Question regarding medication and trainingI'm a 40yr old male and take a prescription for Adult ADD with is basically an amphetamine. Obviously, my heart rate is higher than it normally would be if I wasn't taking the drug. When training, the difference between my "resting" heart rate and 70% to 80% of my max hr is not that great. Could this be effecting the results I'm experiencing from my training. I feel like that since I'm starting with an increased hr, I'm reaching my target levels too soon. I can easily chug along at 165 to 175 but I'm not seeing the gains I expected. |
| 2005-05-12 4:48 PM in reply to: #156735 |
Champion 5183  Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Question regarding medication and training Since I started training for tris about six weeks ago, I have actually tapered and am now completely OFF of my Ritalin! It's unbelievable. My doc had always told me that 60 min + a day of hard cardio work could help, but I had no idea how much... this doesn't answer your Q, but like a true ADHD kinda gal, I jumped right in anyway!  |
| 2005-05-12 4:50 PM in reply to: #156735 |
Member 54 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Question regarding medication and training Adderall for me, 30mg. |
| 2005-05-12 4:55 PM in reply to: #156735 |
Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Question regarding medication and training ya, I was only taking 15 mg of Ritalin... so maybe it was easier for me. But it DID make me nervous to think that I was maybe taking what might be considered by some to be a controlled substance... (by "some" meaning there are some people that do not even believe this is a genuine medical condition, and who would begrudge amateurs like us the "privlidge" of being treated, and therefore functional, bc at the Lance level it is forbidden...) |
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