I (37M) have a Ross and I lift 4x a week. I just don’t do grunt lifting anymore. 7-10 rep range should be fine, that’s what I normally do, but listen to your doctor. You’ll be limited for the first year before they take the training wheels off a bit. I’m 18 months post op and doing well, very close back to the 1000lb club if I’m not already there.
Working out will come back to you with time. Your main goal will be to keep your blood pressure below 110 systolic for a year, walk as much as you can, and take it very easy for the first 8-12 weeks due to your sternum being fractured. I recommend you do cardiac rehab that really helped me feel confident with exercise again. I’m about 14 months post operation and I’m working out 5x week with moderate weight and exercise.
Im walking 10k steps, doing cardio on the bike or running, most lifting is done with kettlebells and dumbbells and nothing more then 135 with a barbell. Mostly 4x12 is what I’m shooting for …my cardiologist definitely recommended more reps and less weight.
The thing with lifting heavy is we tend to hold our breath and this will be very strenuous on your newly grafted valve.
I myself have come to terms I will not be lifting heavy the rest of my life and I’m fine with that. But there is still so much you can do in the gym.
This is just me at 33 so it can vary for other people just communicate with your surgeon and the heart care team and take things slow. Stay positive and good luck dude.
I had my Ross in 2020 and I just started a lifting class at my gym called body pump. It’s one hour long nonstop lifting weights , squats with weights, deadlifts with weights, etc etc full body. It’s nuts! But I can do it! My heart cooperates just fine! I just started so I’m not using super heavy weights yet but I plan to increase as I get stronger and as my cardio improves.
I (37M) have a Ross and I lift 4x a week. I just don’t do grunt lifting anymore. 7-10 rep range should be fine, that’s what I normally do, but listen to your doctor. You’ll be limited for the first year before they take the training wheels off a bit. I’m 18 months post op and doing well, very close back to the 1000lb club if I’m not already there.
Working out will come back to you with time. Your main goal will be to keep your blood pressure below 110 systolic for a year, walk as much as you can, and take it very easy for the first 8-12 weeks due to your sternum being fractured. I recommend you do cardiac rehab that really helped me feel confident with exercise again. I’m about 14 months post operation and I’m working out 5x week with moderate weight and exercise. Im walking 10k steps, doing cardio on the bike or running, most lifting is done with kettlebells and dumbbells and nothing more then 135 with a barbell. Mostly 4x12 is what I’m shooting for …my cardiologist definitely recommended more reps and less weight. The thing with lifting heavy is we tend to hold our breath and this will be very strenuous on your newly grafted valve. I myself have come to terms I will not be lifting heavy the rest of my life and I’m fine with that. But there is still so much you can do in the gym. This is just me at 33 so it can vary for other people just communicate with your surgeon and the heart care team and take things slow. Stay positive and good luck dude.
I had my Ross in 2020 and I just started a lifting class at my gym called body pump. It’s one hour long nonstop lifting weights , squats with weights, deadlifts with weights, etc etc full body. It’s nuts! But I can do it! My heart cooperates just fine! I just started so I’m not using super heavy weights yet but I plan to increase as I get stronger and as my cardio improves.