Blood pressure medication

[gethuge]

Just curious guys does blood pressure medication such as lisinopril and hctz10 affect muscle growth or training intensity?

 

[muskate]

Neither will directly effect muscle growth or training intensity.

Don't take high blood pressure lightly. It is a silent killer for bodybuilders. If your blood pressure is high and your doctor writes you a prescription - USE IT!

 

[delhibelly]

Neither will directly effect muscle growth or training intensity.

Don't take high blood pressure lightly. It is a silent killer for bodybuilders. If your blood pressure is high and your doctor writes you a prescription - USE IT!

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[Jay Scott]

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1. Limit your caffeine intake
2. Increase your cardio
3. Listen to your doctor, he is your guardian angel right here

 

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

Make sure to take as prescribed, eat healthy and get some exercise in. The meds won't actually affect muscle growth.

 

[Moto]

Lisinopril reduces your blood volume and this can impact your ability to complete workouts. Talk to your doctor about trying telmisartan. Depending what you do, diuretics can also affect your ability to complete your workouts, but may be needed if ACE or ARB alone can't drop the pressure enough.

 

[Mission2]

Just try to avoid taking diuretics or beta blocker. Ace inhibitors seem to be the best for bodybuilders.

 

[LevButlerov]

If these meds were not prescribed by a doctor for a precise condition, you should not be using them. After all, there is much more to these medications than just lowering of the BP, and you may be getting into trouble. Besides, remember that high BP is quite normal during a cycle, and it can be usually avoided by using an AI from the first day of the cycle.