Very Interesting Exercise Phenomenon

Hello Helen:)

Sorry for the late response. Life's has been busy for me, but in a good way. I take my pulse at my wrist. I have been doing some more research, specifically on the meridians, and i came across something in the "energy medicine" book that shed some light on the subject for me. In the chapter on meridians, Donna Eden mentions that each meridian has a two hour period during which it absorbs energy and a two hour period during which it is dormant.

Each meridian can be checked on the pulse on the wrists, according to what i've come across in in Touch for Health in my research.

I think i might have been accidently checking the pulse of meridian that may have been in it's high time or I might have had a effect on some meridians, either overenergizing them or weakening their flow, during my wieght bearing and cardiotraining sessions.

As i mentioned previously, my pulse during cardio training sessions is very noticable, and during weight training sessions, the pulse on the same point, usually the left hand, decreases noticably.

However, I have noticed something interesting: During a weight training session, my pulse on my left hand gets weaker whereas the pulse on the right hand stays the same.

Very interesting.

Kind regards,

Thomas--- On Sun, 18/10/09, Helen Driscoll <helen wrote:

Helen Driscoll <helenRe: Very Interesting Exercise Phenomenon Date: Sunday, 18 October, 2009, 18:05

Are you taking your pulse at the wrist or neck? I used to have a hard time distinguishing the pulse in my fingers from the pulse in my wrist, say when my heart rate was at about 145 - 150. Pulse in the neck was easier to feel and count.Helen DriscollOn Oct 17, 2009, at 11:00 AM, greenstuff26 wrote:> Greetings everyone,>> I've been noticing something very peculiar whilst exercising.>> I exercise 2 -3 times a week, and I usually do so until i feel > energized. I keep the workouts (weight bearing) to under 40 > minutes, as mounting research is all pointing to the fact that when > exercise is kept under this time frame, growth hormone is released > more readily.>> Being a newly certified personal trainer, i've started to practice > what I preach, so to speak, so I take a baseline heartrate before I > begin my routine(Truthfully, I

do the five mintue routine before > exercising, as Mrs. Eden mentions that it is a excellent warmup > routine in her coauthroed book "The promise of energy psychology), > I take the pulse during my rest periods, and I take the pulse after > I'm done working out.>> I've noticed something that seems odd:>> My pulse starts out very strong, and then as I continue to work, > the pulse becomes more difficult to find. My thinking is that the > opposite should be the case or in other words, My pulse should get > stronger as i continue to work.>> I'm curious as to whether or not anyone here who exercises > frequently has noticed this or something similar occurring?>> As I mentioned before, my pulse is initially strong and very easy > to find.>> I'm not sure what is going on here, however, After my workouts, I > am quite

energized and I make sure to do the five minute routine as > a warmup, as per "the promise of energy psychology">>> One thing that occurred to me recently is the possibility that > exercise is having a relaxing effect on my heart.>> Something else may be going on, I'm looking to eastern medicine to > shed some more light on this situation. I know that in kinesiology, > the "pulse" of each meridian can be checked on the wrist.>> Many of those meridians seem to be in the same place where western > medicine practitioners check the heart rate, which is where I was > trained to check the pulse of clients.>> Can anyone shed some light on this situation?>> Kind regards,>> Thomas>>

maybe u r not exercising to full capacity as far as cardio is conc,wrt strength

if u load heavy wts heart rate increases so probably u r working with lesser wts

increase reps in that case