one of the benefits i received after getting into masters after a 20 year retirement was meeting a new doc (not only does he swim he's placed at nats) and getting a solid understanding of my triglycerides and cholesterol.
with my current shoulder issue i've been unable to train at all. while i have cut back my diet some prevent becoming a balloon, i still love my Blue Bell ice cream.
however, even taking the best meds like Tricore 150 and Crestor, my blood work from last week showed that
*N O T H I N G* !!!
beats going 4k a day 6 days a week.
taking the meds exactly as i should (i cant even remember the last time i missed just 1 day) my levels are right back up to where they were.
my cholesterol is borderline bad. between 195 and 205.
my triglycerides are another story. always have been. think of a number that is high and well double that. or triple it.
but with swimming, i seem to burn it all off. both the cholesterol and the triglycerides.
with swimming my numbers are low. 150chol and 120tri
i have now direct proof that swimming is good for me! well, at least my blood and heart. i kinda seem to tear up other parts of my body as i train to race these other guys that arent as short as i am. :D
steve
This is last years blood report:
Cholesterol - 175
HDL - 86
Triglycerides - 70
LDL - 75
Chol/HDLC ratio - 2.0
Non-HDL - 89
My Doc said it was good. I never eat fast food and my sugar consumption is very low. Raw vegetables and fruits 2 times a day (broccoli makes this convenient) unless we run out.
I do eat red meat several times a week and consume about 2 gallons of 2% milk a week (but I'm planning on tapering to 1% milk). My wine intake might be considered excessive to some.
I compared a few numbers to a ten year old report before I was a swimmer and they significantly improved since then, but so has my diet.
This is last years blood report:
Cholesterol - 175
HDL - 86
Triglycerides - 70
LDL - 75
Chol/HDLC ratio - 2.0
Non-HDL - 89
My Doc said it was good. I never eat fast food and my sugar consumption is very low. Raw vegetables and fruits 2 times a day (broccoli makes this convenient) unless we run out.
I do eat red meat several times a week and consume about 2 gallons of 2% milk a week (but I'm planning on tapering to 1% milk). My wine intake might be considered excessive to some.
I compared a few numbers to a ten year old report before I was a swimmer and they significantly improved since then, but so has my diet.
