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Why the athletics have bradycardia?
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Acclamatization.: Sympathetic system tone is lowered, training enables their muscles use less O2 for any activity and they can do same job with slower HR
Answered 9/23/2014
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When conditioned: the heart may pump more efficiently and thus may not need to beat as often.
Answered 9/22/2014
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