Hey /fit/ I'll make this snappy >have repaired congenital

Why can't you lift?
Specifically what do you have to avoid?

>>35501154
I have a repaired aortic coarctation (google if interested)

Anyways I can't do weightlifting because the process of weightlifting requires us to somethings do the Valsalva maneuver (when you breathe against a closed throat), which raises blood pressure and increases potential damage to my blood vessels

It's not a end all be all kind of thing, but its a general consensus among doctors that it should be avoided, even though my repair procedure went OK when I was 5 (24 now)

>>35501197
Well you won't ever pull heavy ass deadlifts or squat the moon, but lighter weights (while breathing normally) shouldn't be a problem, right?
And there's also static exercises (like wall sits) where progressive overload doesn't come from more weight, but longer holding times or different angles.
Then there's all kinds of cardio, which won't make you big, but you can still get impressively fit and healthy.

>>35501123
>tfw have bicuspid aortic valve
I still lift though, including deadlifts and squat. Should I worry..?

You can lift without doing the valsalva. Just don't squat or DL

>>35501123
Cardio

>>35501294
Just stay away from saunas.

>>35501327
can cardio only make you aesthetic?

>>35501327
>>35501277
OP here, my point exactly
Yeah cardio can help me lose weight, but to pack muscle it's not that really helpful, unless I trail run like a motherfucker
Guess I can't be picky and just be glad I'm alive

>>35501294
So and so mate, BAV is fairly common, and there's association between BAV and increased risk of aortic diseases or valve disease aswell, and only in those case weightlifting can be harmful.

>>35501552
You could hop on the gear, do some jumping jacks and get better results than someone who busts his ass natty.

Not sure if that's such a good idea with a pre-existing heart condition, though.

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>>35501385
a bit

>>35503041
>In 2005, when he decided to run an ultramarathon to raise money for charity, he "weighed 280 pounds from years of power lifting...Eight months later, when I ran Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon, I weighed 177 pounds."

no