Shout out to Adam Mock. There are many ways to judge the quality of a man. But watching Adam during his group rides sweeping for stragglers back and forth and chatting with the people in the back tells me everything I need to know. And it's in our moments of need that those people matter most. I'd be half the man I am today without the influence of my mentors from surfing and BMX growing up.

"Things don't bounce back as they use to". Boy, that's an understatement lol. I'm a bit past my mid-forties but came to terms with that statement in my early 40's after many mtb wipeouts. I feel that as a routine rider we tend to forget that we're still susceptible to common things that non-riders are.... regardless of how fit we are. Good your heart is normal and you're still able to hit the trails. Good stuff!

I deal with anxiety about my health on a pretty regular basis. It sucks how quickly your mind can take you to a really dark place. Glad to hear you've checked out to be all good. Also, the vloggy travel stuff will be great. Plus depending on how you make your TN's you might get some people thinking it's a new Casey Neistat video! LOL

Thank you for sharing your story and very scary! I have heart issues myself and diagnosed with AFIB and SVT. Brushing my teeth in the bathroom one night, I got dizzy and woke up in my Wife's arms. My heart-rate went through the roof, my blood pressure dropped, passed out and feel backwards hitting my head on the wood flooring. I was concussed and taken to the doctor to find out my AFIB and SVT issue. I had 2 unsuccessful heart ablations and a heart monitor implanted in my chest. I'm on daily medication to treat my AFIB/SVT and see my cardiologist regularly to monitor my condition. Watching your video brought back these memories and puts everything in perspective. I'm fortunate to be a husband and a Dad of an amazing daughter and son. Just seeing and being with my family is a daily gift I don't take for granted and fuels my motivation. Good luck and thank you again for your video.

I can relate to what your going thru. Colon cáncer at 43. Liver cancer at 45 with 60%liver removed. Just turned 51 this Feb and still kickin. Hiking and biking has helped me thru out my remission. I live each day fuller now. Life hits us with surprises but it’s how we deal w them that makes us stronger. Thanks 4 sharing.Maybe c ya at one of socal trails soon. Onward n Upward Tony 🙏🏼

I have to admit I do not like Alcohol. It's poison. I know everything in moderation but the drinkers I know don't get that rule. Glad to hear everything turned out good for you man. At 58 I feel your struggle. Like someone else posted, eat right, sleep at least 7 hrs a night and stay active and most of all stay hydrated! LMNT in your water really helps with that. Take care and enjoy your life!🙏🏽 Great video!

Staying hydrated, getting enough sleep and minimizing stress are all important to your health. You already do the fitness so that’s a huge benefit to heart health. You don’t have to give up everything but just moderate drinks and food. Glad you are back on the bike.

This was a very compelling video. Thanks much. I can relate. I'm a very much older rider. my first MTB ride was 1987. In those near 40 yrs I've had a few 'take stock of life' moments but few as harsh as weeks ago during a beautiful Good Friday afternoon MTB ride. Luvin' life, scooting down a fave but unremarkable trail in the mountains near Vancouver BC. Full speed over a modest drop only to be de-biked by an invisible, fist sized rock followed by massive slam into rocky sidehill. Broken ribs, smashed shoulder, slammed head and a right hand destroyed by the brake lever. A delerium filled self rescue to the trailhead where my wife waited + picked me up as I collapsed. Fast drive to ER, bones dangling from the hand, unable to breath from busted ribs, nurses carried me into triage. IV fluids, tetanus shot, ER Doc + Medical students with portable U/Sound looking for internal bleeding + pneumothorax, CT scan for brain bleed ... 4 weeks on I'm doing a lot of rethinking, but in truth, it's not the first time. Peace + healing to you Bro'

it's not going to change you, but wearing a sportswatch in the long term has helped me understand my heart and fitness more. healthy diet, healthy weight, sleep, and plenty of aerobic zone 2 exercise :)

Glad you're feeling better and bring on the vlogs 🤘

Yeah, I was getting dehydrated without being aware of it until I fell waking up one morning. Ended up in the hospital too. My heart was ok too. Now I try to drink more water and gave up coffee (cause it’s diuretic) and found green tea to do better (though they say it’s diuretic too). God bless you, you are an inspiration. I’m now in my 50’s and can’t do the mountains I used to do. Recently I restored a vintage touring bike and now I kind of use it as a gravel, and I’m really enjoying it. I feel like a kid again.

Take care of yourself Tony! You're a good dude and you have a lot of loving fans!

I had a very similar experience a few years back. They glued that heart monitor on me also. Turns out everything was fine but that experience is what got me into mountainbiking. So there was a silver lining.

I'm glad to hear you are OK. Thanks for talking about this, we men usually just stick it up and do not get the support we need from each other ,right on and ride on brother!

Glad you're doing alright, dude! Seriously, wax philosophical all day long. Just be you. With age comes some wisdom (we hope at least :D) I can completely understand. I'm a little older than you (54) and have had several major health scares since 2020. After the first (several metabolic disorders), I got determined to get healthy and lost a bunch of weight and really started to put the miles in (mtb, road, gravel). Then last September, I got invited to the club that no one ever asks to join--cancer. Thankfully caught early but I needed major surgery and radiation treatment after. I've recovered well and back ridingl, but dang, your getting philosophical and recognizing that you've changed just resonates with me. Anyway, again, glad that you're alright and back in the saddle. Really enjoy your vids and since I live in the IE, the list of places to go ride continues to grow each time you post a vid :)

Tony, I am so glad to hear you're doing better and are back on the bike. It was wild listening to you talk about this, as tomorrow April 9th will mark 7 years since I had what is called a widow-maker heart attack right in my own driveway, just washing my wifes car. Pretty much the same thing, just go, go, go, not drinking enough water, the only difference was I was also smoking, along with stress from life. You have a great plate form to continue to share your story about your wake-up call and help others avoid a heart attack. Life is very short and tomorrow is never promised. Stay healthy, keep riding, and enjoy every day like it's your last!

I'm glad to see you back on the bike. I know that restless feeling when you are not riding. I'm glad to hear you are using this incident to make positive changes in your life. I can tell from personal experience that the healthier of lifestyle you live, the happier you will be. If you need any motivation, any tips or anything, let me know

Glad u are doing ok now. I've had some health issues the last couple years and it is very scary. Hope u continue to feel better and continue your healthy lifestyle. See on the trails buddy.

Thanks for bringing light to men's health! I had a similar situation, glad you're taking steps to take care of yourself!

Thanks for sharing your story. I had a similar event around 6 months ago and it definitely left a lasting impression. As a healthy 30 year old, I had random bouts of elevated HR, palpitations, and heartburn. I never have more than 1 cup of coffee a day (even stopped for a few weeks) and only 1 beer a week. I found myself in the ER for the first time where they told me the same thing (you aren't dying and your heart is fine). Since then, I've had random stints of anxiety and panic attack symptoms that I definitely did not feel before! It was important for me to realize these feelings are a vicious cycle of the mind feeding the body and the body feeding the mind. Things can spiral quickly. I have gotten help through daily guided mediations (10 mins), breathing exercises and focusing how to better respond to stress.

Thanks for sharing. It’s important for people to hear these stories so it’s less scary if it happens to them. I’m 46 and had a very similar fright last year (including the overnight er stay.) Not fun, and I also wondered if I’d be able to ride again. But i also made some changes (physical and mental) and it really helps. Now I really enjoy every ride and realize what a gift it is. Thanks for the honesty and good vibes as always Tony!

Glad you are feeling better. I’ve had cardiac issues (chemical exposure as a Firefighter), so I can totally relate. Hydration is CRITICAL for a normal heart rhythm. As you know, alcohol and caffeine will cause dehydration, and when your electrolytes get out of control, you will feel weak and faint. Drink water first thing in the morning and throughout the day. Add a small amount of creatinine to the water and you’ll be good for a workout. I will add you to my prayer list. Take good care of yourself, you’ve got a lot time left on this earth.

Thanks, I need the reminder! I went through a similar situation a year ago. Results came back good, caught it in time and will keep an eye on it. Gratitude everyday is important and doing the things you love. It's easy to fall back to having wine on the couch once in awhile but I keep a check on it. I never forget. I would love to see you do a travel vlog!

Wow. Thanks for sharing your story. Glad you’re ok & making positive changes.

Good stuff buddy thank you for sharing. We all have been there at some point and if you haven’t like you said it’s part of life probably will the good thing is you are humble enough to recognize what’s needed to adjust. I do videos myself that connect me to nature, bike rides, etc. helps the mental state great content.

Hey Tony, glad everything checked out, and you're good. Sometimes, we need a little scare or reality check to make the positive changes in our life. I love your videos and have been watching them for a few years. I'm excited to see more bike videos and now additional content. Keep up the great work!✌🏻

I really appreciate hearing a conversation around health anxiety. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac and unfortortunately, one with some heart problems himself, it's a combination that spirals quickly. I'm glad to hear your doing well and everything checks out. I had to go back for several halters and a lot of ekg's before I was able to get a diagnosis and since then I've basically stopped drinking (maybe 1 or 2 a month) and significantly cut back on coffee (2 cups a day). It definitely helped inspire me to take better care of my body, even though it may not change outcomes, it helps with the anxiety. Feeling like I'm doing as much as I can gives me a sense of control over outcomes, even if it isn't necessarily true haha.

Glad you're ok, Tony. Getting older sucks. Happy to see you back on the trails! I'd love to see content of other things around the different places you can bike (restaurants, hotels, etc.). That's a lot of the fun on those trips.

Thanks Tony and ,I feel for you too.I'd been watching your videos (and journey of life)since I got interested exploring Orange county and nearby cities.I lived in DTLA and I really appreciate you,a lot!You are a blessing to others in this channel .And that’s continue to do what we are destined to enjoy which is ,mountain biking!Keep on sending !Stay healthy,brother!Godbless!!

Glad to hear you are doing well. Health scares are definitely life changing. I spent a year waking up gasping for air and not being able to breathe. Finally a doctor actually listened and did some looking into it and discovered itwas a fairly severe case of untreated asthma. That year of stress changed my outlook in a lot of ways.

Thanks for sharing Tony, glad to hear you're okay and making positive changes.

Yeah beers are fun, but riding your bike in your later years will be so much funner. Sounds like these positive changes will get you there 👍

Bro. Been following your channel for a few years. We even crossed paths once at cooks corner parking lot. I’ve always been healthy, grew up playing hockey and picked up mountain biking as a Covid rider in 2021. Been loving it ever since. But in January this year I had a gnarly health scare after eye surgery, had a bad reaction to medications that were prescribed to me off label, had gnarly panic attacks and sleep anxiety, didn’t sleep for days at a time. I had an ensuing kidney infection from it, did the whole heart monitoring thing for a couple weeks, and tons is anxiety and ptsd like you describe in regards to uncertainty of my health. Had to take a ton of medical leave from work. I’m still dealing with it to this day. But I’m back to exercising and back to work and things are slowly getting better. But what I realized is yeah we have to share our experiences. I shared with all my friends and family what I went through and it’s been helping a lot. Started therapy for the first time in my life, (because I’ve been through a lot of trauma but just kind of always brushed it under the rug). I’m sorry to hear you had a health scare too, but we got this bro. We’re all in this together and I’ll never again take my health for granted. We’ll put this all behind us and be stronger for it. Hope to see you out on the trails sometime. Peace and love 👊

Thanks for getting deep. Much appreciated! Looking forward to more non-bike content. (Also made me realize I haven’t done FLoop in forever. Might do it before dryness sets in.

On man. Happy to hear you are good man. Those scares suck but like you said they are there for a reason. See on the trails my man 👊🏽

Glad you're ok Tony and still making Rad videos man!

Good ol’ Fullerton loop. One of my favs for that kick back weekend ride.!

Thanks for sharing Tony. Glad to hear you are ok. I was in the ER for my vertigo (did not know then) a couple months ago. Every day is a gift as we get older. I am in my mid 50. I hope to keep riding for many more years….

Thanks for sharing brother. I feel ya on the not bouncing back as quick anymore. I just turned 63 and the less I drink the better for me but I still drink socially.

Thanks Tony! I’m 48 and I had a cancer scare back in 2021. Same thing, now I appreciate everyday like it’s my last. I stop more now while out in my rides, and take in the nature, views, wildlife, etc.

I have the same experienced with you long time ago. It’s gonna keep coming back, hope you overcome it sooner. Riding MTB helped me get better actually. Now working as an RN gave me a better understanding of the situation.

I think you're on the right track. Stay positive!!

I'm glad to hear your ok. I get everything you said. And trust me, life goes by way too quickly. Miss ya, Bone!!!! Happy belated birthday, kid!!!!

Nice local loop and Good to hear that you’re ok Every one needs a friend like Adam ❤ Keen for travel vlog: Best local rides accommodation restaurant and bike shop bike hire Praying 🙏 for you Ride or die live life to the fullest. 1 beer 🍺 per week only after a big ride ✅ Health is wealth Strength in venerability 💪

I switched over to Non-Alcoholic Beer and have felt so great! Save the regular beers for special times. Athletic makes great NA IPAs and other kinds of styles! Glad you're doing better and on the bike!

Love you Tony, I'll be praying for your full recovery and that you can take charge of your health! You can do so much. My favorite books lately that have made a huge difference..."The Glucose Revolution". "Metabolical". And why not "Sickening". Read those, you'll get a good grasp of things you can do to change things up, what to avoid, and why not throw in a little distrust of big pharma while we're at it. All come in audio books you can listen while you ride!! All these authors have great You Tubes as well, and a balanced approach. Will help you make sense of the 'diet wars that are still raging... Best regards.

Scary looking thumbnail pic, glad to hear you're on the mend! My slightly critical suggestion - less time on the e-bike, more time on the regular bike. Also, next time you do a Central coast trip take a stop and check out Suicide trail in Oak Park, epic trail!

Get well soon. Hope to see you soon on the trail.

I’m 65, ride a Decoy and analogs. Good that you’re cleaning up things at a young age. I found a non alcoholic beer group on Facebook that is amazing and that’s all I drink now. The craft NA beers are amazing now. And they hydrate! Also decalf coffee is better too now so I’ll have that. Glad you’re ok. I’ll be doing the GDMBR this July .. could use some help editing video and posting ..maybe we could split the $. Anyway glad you’re ok!

I feel for you man. Be well. 👊

Glad to know you’re doing well Tony 🖖🏽

Glad your OK and back on the bike. Thanks for the reminder to drink more water and probably less beer.....

Glad your doing good and the Vlog would be great. Live can be hard sometimes for everyone easy to go to the dark side .Focusing on being heather and positive will make you happier! keep up the great work.

Being honest is hard sometimes, especially when you are sharing personal info. Glad it seems to have passed. I think one of the crazy parts is when you're an active person you really don't consider the fact that you could still have heart problems or serious health concerns.

Health scares are definitely a wake up call! I'm a 61 year old heart attack survivor (2017), titanium hip (2021), and am now probably in the best shape of my life! I ride as much as I can all over the country and do the same thing. A few brews after a few days of riding is not necessarily a bad thing, in moderation. I still do downhill, XC, and recently picked up my first emtb just for the fun of it. Nice video and gave me some things to think about for my channel. Ride on!

Good to hear from you. Sorry you had to deal with this. It's fine to "air out" your thoughts on here. I am familiar with the loop, being a Huntington Beach resident. Not to one up you at all... 2017 at 58 years of age, I was DX with (what the fuck?) MS. By 2019 my legs were too weak to ride, let alone walk much any more. I have had a couple of spinal fusions since then as well. So, there's that. I am happy to hear you are healthy and aware of your needs. Stay strong my friend.👊🏼 God bless.

Yeah one of my issues is remembering to drink water if it wasnt for the pills I need to take I wouldnt get much. I can relate to the coffee drinking and then drinking a few beers and not drinking any water . Happen this past weekend realized havent really drank much water last couple of weeks. when weather is cool or cold more coffee than anything else and alcohol. Time to switch up gets some healthy liquids in and start riding again. Prbly gonna do that Monroe trail bfr it rains on sat. Appreciate you sharing your personal experience. I remember when I was in my forties saying I have to get in shape bfr my 50s. I did. then stopped . Been A fan of the old videos of showing us the trails APRECIATION STATION ! Thanks again

Glad to see u r doing better and back on the bike. We all have something going on in our lives and a wise man once said it’s just another speed bump and we all know u will keep pushing forward ! U got this ! Side note: we would love to get a ride with u and the boys (AAboys ) if u r free at Santiago Oaks since it’s close by for the both of us ?

🙏 for your health and your life

back on the bike...my bro, bro in law had the same...around 40 yrs. old...It's pretty common according to my bro. who's a nurse, but very scary. My dad almost died after 3 heart attacks years ago....5 stents later he made it past 70....Diet, stress, hereditary..Good to see you're feeling better

I couldn't agree more on your pesrpective about Aging, same situation here..Keep shredding man.

Been thru exactly what you described. Went to the ER and they ran test. They and I came to the conclusion I was under stress, fatigue, and anxiety. I was a total mess. Chest pains, shortness of breath, dizzy….. I had to take a few steps back and not let stuff get to me. Feels so much better. Riding is the only thing that keeps my anxiety in check.

Had a very similar experience with drinking a venti every morning and not hydrating leading to weird heart palpitations/ double beats at random times. Switched to home coffee where I can control the caffeine and sugar and started being better about hydration and all good now. It’s definitely a reminder to be a more mindful of what you’re taking in

I lost my brother 2 years ago. He was 32. Same situation, bad lifestyle, bad nutrition and alcohol

I was told by my GP during a physical that I had had a heart attack in the past. It took me 2 months to get an appt. with a cardiologist and he told me I was fine but the whole time until then the waiting created a lot of anxiety. The dehydration is no joke, took a 30+ mile ride with no water and had a fasting blood test the next day - those results came back bad but were wrong because of the dehydration. I am over 60 and have a resting heart rate under 50 bpm because of my fitness level, that freaks doctors out too. Good luck on your health journey, small changes over time lead to big results. Big changes quickly usually don't take.

Hope to ride with ya some day

Yeah, replacing the morning caffeine with a water chug and backing off the daily alcohol is an excellent idea ! I’m post op aortic valve and triple bypass surgery . Love my riding and want to keep it going as long as possible! Enjoy 😎

Based on what you said, you probably had a ZioPatch or some other form of telemetry. First of all, to wear that device, deserves huge props cause it is not easy to use. You should ask your M.D. to send you for a CT-Calcium Score of the heart just to make sure. that study measures any calcification of your artery's.

I’ve had a few problems and to get back on any bike is therapeutic ,just ambling along is just fine ,better than sitting on your arse looking out of the window ,get better get faster and soak up nature 👍

Tony ,I would talk to your cardiologist and request an Angiogram. To check for any calcification of the arteries. To see if they are fully open.

many many years ago, the morning after a hard bike ride, i got out of bed to shut off the alarm clock across the room. immediately after shutting off the alarm clock i passed out, fell to the floor and hit the side of my head. i didn’t lose consciousness or anything but later that morning part of my ear turned black. i was so worried that i was going to have cauliflower ear, i made an appointment with my dr the next day. i told her how worried i was about my ear getting disfigured.. she asked for the story… and stopped me at the “i passed out part” … she said “you passed out??” “that’s the part you should be worried about” 😂 every thing was fine, that was 15 years ago when i was in my mid forties

Can relate. I'm 59 and recently diagnosed with AFIB. Did the treadmill test at the doctor. Doc said alcohol significantly increases heart problems with afib. Did you do the afib test on the treadmill?

Went through almost the exact same thing a few months ago. 48, in decent shape, ride 3-4x a week plus gym. Had heart palpitations, went to the ER…ekg, bloodwork, etc. Cardiologist also says everything checks out. Havent had em since but it freaked me out.

That's crazy... About 2 years ago, I had the same problem but I never passed out. I would wake up in the middle of the night with my heart pounding. Same thing, I had to wear the heart rate monitor for a couple of weeks, but the doctor was ok with me riding. In the end, there was nothing abnormal with my heart. Stay positive and I hope you stay well.

Hey Tony, I know the feeling. I am 56 and just got into mtbing last August (nothing like what you do). By the end of September, I had my first wreck. I ended up at the urgent care with a torn meniscus in my left knee and a sprained left wrist. Obviously, I had to take time off from work. During that time, my head went to the exact same place as yours did. What if I have to have surgery, what if I don't heal 100% and the Doctor puts me on disability, how would I survive? and on and on and on. By the grace of God, my knee healed pretty well, not 100% but good enough. I was able to get back to work fairly quickly and I still enjoy riding my mtb (along with my city bike). These events are just another part of life. Take care of yourself, because nobody is going to treat you as good or bad, as you treat yourself.

Less E bike, more leg powered bike will help. Hikes and jogs up some trails will help even more, at least with the blood pressure. Gotta really push it a bit at a time of course. Ain't judging or hating, but I see too many really overweight and out of shape dudes up all over on their E bikes and then drinking brews after the ride 😂. All good, but idk man. Just in my case, the grind up makes the DH so much more rewarding and I'm healthier overall. I'm 37,work graveyard, get out at 6am and on Sundays go directly to the trails on no sleep from the previous day since Saturday night is my Monday. Been doing that for years now. I struggle, especially after a whole night of hard work, but I still keep up with the homies, albeit, I'm usually one of the slowest up hill, but always make it and pushing it harder every day. Ride safe brother! 🤘🏽💀🤘🏽Oh, drink a lot of water 🤘🏽

Had a very similar experience last year. Was having palpitations on the couch late at night watching TV after having a beer with dinner. At times I felt like my heart would stop. Went into a doom spiral, and was suddenly terrified I might die any moment. My mother takes high blood pressure meds and I have a dozen aunts and uncles I never met because they all died before 60 of heart atrack or stroke. Went to my GP, had full blood work, everything came back within tolerances. Blood pressure elevated a little, not enough to be considered high blood pressure though. Referred to cardiologist. He was concerned about my family history, so he ordered another blood workup, because cardiologists look for things GP's don't. Found 4x the amount of lipoproteins and alipoproteins as usual. That's bad, those cause plaques. HDL was off the charts for my age though, 55, that's good, it's what a retired athlete might have. Ordered a heart monitor; only found one irregularity in 2 weeks. Ordered a 256 slice, a highly detailed MRI of your heart in 256 planar slices. Surprisingly, it came back with 0% plaque. Cardiologist described my heart and lungs as "perfect". In the meantime, I had been "scared straight" and no longer drank at night and was hydrating more, and eating more veg. The symptoms had by now disappeared already. Moral of the story: when you get old, things that used to be suggestions become mandatory for good health. Don't brush your teeth often enough, you could die. Don't hydrate enough, you could die. In my case, I found stretching reduced symptoms as well, which apparently is a thing because when you are stiff, it's harder for your heart to move blood. So don't stretch, you could die. But if you do all those things, everything's peachy.

A bit past middle age, have avoided doctors as much as humanly possible all my life, never had a physical, (blood work decades ago for life insurance purposes) no longer checking my blood pressure or heart rate but doing everything I can to maintain and increase my health and fitness, conducting myself like I’m fighting off diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease whether I am or not.

At 65 I fully understand not bouncing back like when we were younger. Lot's of water and clean eating most of the time. Pumped there is no major issue for you!

Glad it's not serious. I have Fibro muscular dystrophy, deformed arteries leading to my kidneys. Blood pressure was so high it damaged my kidney to the point of dialysis. Luckily I had a transplant in 2020 and I'm back baby! Now I need a beer and my couch! 👍

You have not posted in a while. Just checking in to see how your health is. Hope you are doing ok.

Agree!

I know this experience all too well. Glad it turned out to be a false alarm. It was a big reason why I completely cut out alcohol outside of special occasions. I highly recommend Athletic Brewing to replace your normal beer intake. Scratches the beer inch, with basically no alcohol. Nonalcoholic beer has come a very long way in the past 10 years.

I stopped using caffeine about 10 years ago. You should really consider the effects of coffee and caffeine in general on your health. Not only did I stop getting headaches but now I sleep much better.

I think I only fainted once, it was when I was a kid, had no idea why, but probably cus cus I went too fast from the floor. Sometimes my heart races, but it usually is if I'm overtired, muscles might pulse too. So if you had that it might be you were overtired.

Glad you're better and nothing serious. I blame the ebike ;-)

Happy Birthday! Here's one beer not to be consumed on the couch.

Once you get the medical bill from the hospital ….verify it thoroughly. Hope it’s not a shocker Tony. Take care.

Sounds like arrhythmia. You should see an Electrophysiologist. It sometimes takes a trigger to utilize an accessory pathway, but once your does it will continue to utilize it. We put catheters in the heart to try to mimic what triggers the accessory pathway. Not saying you have one, but don’t dismiss what happened as a fluke. Keep seeking answers.

9:26 interesting I didn't know beer and coffee dehydrated. But I dont like beer anyway. And coffee is torture to taste and smell. Even worse smoking I get coughing and have to spid out, so much it hurts. Too much alcohol is also bad I hear, but hear some alcohol can be good. Buy never overdo it I guess.

Bro, I get it it’s the electrolytes and water 100% BUT you should be looking at the diet, we in the mtb community fuel with the worst ultra processed stuff. You gotta get a fasting glucose AND a fasting insulin, chances are you are pre diabetes and you don’t know it. Frequent snacks, Gatorade, big carb dinners catches up with everyone and if you’re already on BP meds it’s even more important. I’m 58 years young been low carb since 52 and I’m still riding the TWE, Palisades Plunge and doing enduros for fun, just went carnivore and my labs are stellar but you gotta start now. Get a CAC to make sure you are no forming calcium in the arteries. Time to get on it.

Tony, I'm a few laps ahead of you in life. Let me tell you this, if you sat at home for weeks wearing a monitor and not doing much it doesn't surprise anyone that nothing shows up. You should insist on a stress test and if it shows anything ask for an angiogram. You have to be your own patient advocate, I am and it may have saved my life. My past work in the medical equipment engineering field gave me a little more insight that I'm passing on to you. Good luck and limit the Ebike to 1 in 7. Art

Glad you are OK, coffee is so controversial, however I know it is not my friend. it does deplete minerals including potassium that has an impact on the heart

Meh, you're fine. If you're on a diuretic type anti-hypertensive, then yeah, probably it's a good idea to hydrate more. You probably passed out due to orthostatic hypotension from standing too fast, and the heart palpitations probably made that worse because the blood was pooling in your heart ventricles and not getting pumped out.

For some reason I get a silly ad on this video, it says don't drink water, then talks about tinnitus. 🤦Bad advice. You talk about dehydration being an issue while ad wants us to dehydrate. 🤦

Like me (cardiac event in October,) God has given you a second chance. What you do with it will decide your eternity (which is what I was expecting for myself... death.) There are no second chances on expiration. Sorry, I have to be truthful.