Good Afternoon:
This is probably a really silly question, but here it goes…since I have been underway with novice linear progression for about 3 months, I have been experiencing what I think may be heart palpitations during sleep. I always have these episodes in the middle of the night (never in the day, or least I don’t notice them), and not generally on the days I Iift, but on the days in between. Could this in any possible way be related to my heart ‘adjusting’ to strength training? I have absolutely no prior, and no known current, heart issues. I realize this is probably totally unrelated, but just wanted to rule it out as a possibility, so I can move on to finding out what is causing these palpitations (or whatever it is going on). Of note, when I lift, I feel GREAT! I don’t notice any irregular heart rhythms when lifting.
Maybe some more background information that might help: I am a small person (i.e. have never been overweight); have always been active my entire life; at 35 I began peri-menopause and now at 45 I am 100% menopausal (yay for me!), thus I have been taking HRT for the past year (of which I am wondering might be a culprit of palpitations as well); and I have mild hypothyroidism.
Additionally, I have always had low BP, and I wonder if maybe my resting heart rate is getting too low when I sleep due to my heart ‘adjusting’ (if there is such a thing) to strength training.
Thank you for your time!