training/racing with wheezing after a TT??
torico
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I raced a hill climb on monday and felt very wheezy afterwards. it was a big effort and it was a bit chilly and I could have warmed up more. after the tt I felt tight chested and that night was very "loose" in the chest and wheezy.
today I feel fine but you can still hear some looseness in my chest and my wheezing is kind of there. i havent ridden since, tonight is the local club 10 and I wanted to try my new bike but my enthusiasm to ride might be overriding sense to give it a miss.
Do you think this is exercise enduced asthma or possiby a slight chest infection( if I cough up phlegm its slightly discoloured? also I guess im better off giving the TT a miss tonight? bearing in midn I have a week in the alps next week and want to be fit for that?
Am I being over cautious as this is a fairly normal reaction to a very hard effort on monday night ?
today I feel fine but you can still hear some looseness in my chest and my wheezing is kind of there. i havent ridden since, tonight is the local club 10 and I wanted to try my new bike but my enthusiasm to ride might be overriding sense to give it a miss.
Do you think this is exercise enduced asthma or possiby a slight chest infection( if I cough up phlegm its slightly discoloured? also I guess im better off giving the TT a miss tonight? bearing in midn I have a week in the alps next week and want to be fit for that?
Am I being over cautious as this is a fairly normal reaction to a very hard effort on monday night ?
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discoloured = infection most often. But coughing, tickly chest is not abnormal if you give your lungs more stick than they are used to. If the Alp visit is important I would err on the side of caution.0
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From experience of exercise induced asthma, the chest would not be 'lose'. It would be wheezy, tight, and difficult to breath.
If you had a chest infection, you'd be hacking up all the time, I would have thought. Might just be a viral thing.....
I'm not a doctor, so of course do not take this is a diagnosis!Plymouthsteve for councillor!!0 -
I get this after a TT, its worse if its colder, have been told its fairly common, it usally wears off in a couple of days but doesn't stop me riding0
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thanks for the help
I have had it before but the hillclimb was intense so it was worse than previous times I dont thnk its asthma, just a load of cold air in my ill prepared lungs.
still might give the tt a miss which is a shame as its a stunning still day0 -
torico wrote:thanks for the help
I have had it before but the hillclimb was intense so it was worse than previous times I dont thnk its asthma, just a load of cold air in my ill prepared lungs.
still might give the tt a miss which is a shame as its a stunning still day
personally i'd give the tt a miss, rest for your trip... i'm prone to chest infections/colds after big exertions..... i get that over trained feeling pretty easily... the last thing you want is a full on chest infection ruining you trip...0 -
yep Ive been convinced to give it a miss
thanks for everyones opinions and help0
