Heart Hurts After Each Set.

[chevymeister]

I've recently come back from a 2 year break and wanted to get back into it. I started trying out the full body beginner routine listed in the top of the forum (sticky).

One thing I noticed it around the barbell bent over rows I'm doing (maybe my 8th set or 4th exercise) when I finish it my heart is beating so hard it floors me for a minute til it stops beating so fast/hard and I sorta feel lightheaded. After it goes away if I do another set, it repeats itself. I've had this problem the first time I went back AND the second.

Am I just pushing myself too hard since I am newly back, or is this something I should see a doctor about?

Thanks.

[StuffedSwine]

see a doctor. Might be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angina_pectoris. Sorry, I'm dutch so I can't explain much more .

Is it real pain or just discomfort?

[chevymeister]

It just beats really hard and since I'm lifting my heart rate is a bit higher. It's more of discomfort than pain but it's enough for me to keel over haha.

[StuffedSwine]

It just beats really hard and since I'm lifting my heart rate is a bit higher. It's more of discomfort than pain but it's enough for me to keel over haha.

Ok, probably not angina pectoris then. Try to see a doctor anyways, better be certain.