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Article: Bodybuilding & blood pressure
- Article from:
- Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Weider Publications Feb 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Does bodybuilding boost blood pressure? If it does, is it therefore unhealthy? Actually, many activities boost blood pressure. The health question is the effect on overall blood pressure. The great news is the bodybuilding lifestyle can help normalize blood pressure in many ways.
As for the old myth that weight training can increase your resting and exercise blood pressure beyond acceptable levels, old myths die hard. Many men and women still pass up weight training because of this myth. However, solid research is accumulating to demonstrate that weight training does not adversely affect your resting blood pressure, and some evidence suggests that it reduces the peak pressures during ...