Giving CPAP another try but need help

Hoze-Zay wrote:

sifr wrote:Welcome! I just joined myself after being diagnosed, and I'm also working on powerlifting (though I just started a bit over a year ago, and am rather late to the game, being 40). I wonder how many other weightlifters suffer from apnea?

I would think almost all of the super heavies will have it eventually. I often wonder if building up my neck and traps might have something to do with closing my throat.

Could be. Then again, I suspect I've gone undiagnosed for many many years, so I can't blame my lifting for it. Besides, I'm not developed enough yet to point a finger at my traps and say they're at fault. Heck, I'm still struggling to hit a 500-lb deadlift.

Then again, powerlifters have a tendency to pack on mass, both lean and fatty, so we're probably predisposed to it.

I'll join in. I was once a powerlifter. I think I still hold USAPL state records. Of course, since there are not many women competing in the 40-49 age group, that's not saying much. I also doubt that it had much to do with my OSA.