I’m becoming to fatigue to read more or write more. Here’s something new. The cause may be due to a number of issues – yet one stands out to me. An over active thyroid.

Yes, I’m skeptical that it’s over trained now as well. Other’s are too. This article mentions how Jim Vance and elite coach and three-time world champion triathlete has, “never seen it”

Plus, yes, the jumps are strange.

I base my rationale that I am overtrained off of the following,

1.changes in heart rate at rest, during exercise, and during recovery (increased heart rate a night, general oddities)
2. increased frequency of respiration (higher than usual during exercise)
3. increased oxygen consumption at submaximal exercise intensities (see #2 )
4. decreased lean body mass (seemingly a bit more pudgy that usual)
5. constant fatigue
· 6. reduced appetite (not eating as much)
· 7. changes in sleep pattern (staying up later)
· 8. general apathy (I’ve a research presentation due in 8 weeks that I have been unable to focus on and exercising even for an hour seems like a lot of work)
9. loss of coordination (this happened during the last cx race that I had as well as two nights ago when I was out with the local fasties)
· 10. difficulty concentrating (see #9 )
· 11. reduced capacity to correct technical faults (see #10 )
· 12. plus all below
· constant fatigue
· headaches
· nausea
· complaints of muscle and joint aches and pains
· gastrointestinal disturbance
· muscle soreness tenderness
· one-day colds
· swelling of lymph glands

I may have thrown myself into high intensity workouts to quickly. This may be the reason for the above occurances. And some rest with a start with prep, base, into next year’s training maybe the cure.

The heart spikes are still strange.

The spikes in heart rate are very strange indeed. These heart spikes maybe what one site calls, This site calls it irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation). Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat. Symptoms of atrial fibrillation include:

• Heart palpitations. “Palpitations are feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing. They can be felt in your chest, throat, or neck.” Definitely getting this on the spikes that I experience on steep parts of the hills I was climbing
• Irregular pulse.(yes)
• Shortness of breath, especially during physical activity or emotional stress. (yes)
• Weakness, fatigue. (yes)
• Dizziness, confusion. (yes)
• Lightheadedness or fainting (syncope).
• Chest pain (angina). (yes)

Common causes of atrial fibrillation include:

• Alcohol use (especially binge drinking) (none)
• Coronary artery disease (have been told by doctors my heart is good on recent occasion)
• Heart attack or heart bypass surgery (none)
• Heart failure or an enlarged heart (possible)
• Heart valve disease (most often the mitral valve) (possible hard to believe)
• Medications (none)
• Overactive thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism) (THIS MSAY BE THE CAUSE, MORE BELOW)
• Pericarditis (very possible)
• Sick sinus syndrome (this is possible as well, I hope it is not the cause)

Case for overactive thyroid gland

One thing that I did a little more reading on way the overactive thyroid. it seems that an overactive thyroid or Hyperthyroidism can be brought on by excess iodine. Last week I hiked the Adirondack wilderness (which is a magnificent broad wilderness in northern new York) for three days. There I used iodine tablets to clean my water. A total of 4 tables were consumed in the second half of the last day and the first half of the third day (about 24 hours). Each tablet contains 8 mg of iodine or 8000 micrograms. The daily recommended amount 150micrograms for a health adult. so I consumed over 213 times the daily recommended amount. Complications linked to hyperthyroidism include, irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation).

I’m not doctor nor do I have access to proper sources. It’s just a theory. I may have to much iodine in my system. Here an article states, “The new study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, revealed that study participants taking relatively higher doses of supplemental iodine — 400 micrograms a day and more – paradoxically began developing subclinical hypothyroidism.