Originally Posted by
Dydo
I was prescribed medication because my blood pressure was very high, and I have also lived unhealthy most of my life. Then they didn't find a reason - my heart, kidneys and other organs were healthy. The only hypothesis left was that it was related to nerves, as I had a lot of tension in my life at the time. But with years of high blood pressure, a slight hypertrophy of the left ventricle of the heart occurred. But otherwise I have a 100% functional heart according to medical tests. Overall, I feel great and have had no problems. Sometimes I have a little high fasting blood sugar, but I'm not diabetic. After eating, my body copes.
I thought a lot and decided to give the program a try to see if anything substantial would work or not. My only question is what weights to start with. If I find it difficult, I'll just do two workouts a week and alternate between them. Let's see what happens. Right now, I calculated the weights to start with, dropping the weight for 5 reps by about 20 % on each exercise and BP 10%. But I'm wondering if I should reduce them further. At my Gym, the smallest plates are 1.25 kg. each, which is just over 2.5 lbs. Which means that the minimum increase should be about 5 lbs /2x2.5/.