A recent study found that bodybuilders are facing a great danger to sudden heart attack, especially those who compete in professional competitions.
The study was conducted by researchers led by Dr. Marco Fishato, a sports medicine expert from the University of Badova in Italy, and published in the European Heart Journal.
The researchers examined the records of 20 thousand and 286 bodybuilders who participated in at least one official event between 2005 and 2020.
After analyzing the data, they found that 121 athletes had died, with an average age at the death of 45 years.
The researchers found that those who built high levels of muscles throughout their lives were more likely to die due to the sudden heart attack twice, compared to the general population.
The sudden risk of sudden death among the participants in regular bodybuilding competitions, such as holders of the “Mister Olympia” title, has increased 5 times compared to their amateur counterparts.
It is worrying that about 40% of deaths among all bodybuilders who underwent study were surprising and linked to heart disease.
The authors indicated that their numbers may be less than reality, as many deaths have been classified as “unknown”.
Anatomy reports
Dr. Fishyato said that the analysis of anatomy reports indicates that a group of factors are responsible, according to the British Daily Mail.
He added: “Bodybuilding sport includes many practices that may affect health, such as intense force training, rapid weight loss strategies, including severe nutritional restrictions and dehydration.”
He also pointed to the dangers of “broad -ranging use of stimulants”.
The risk was higher for professional bodybuilders, such as the title holders of “Mister Olympia” Arnold Schwarzenegger, who were 5 times more likely to be more likely to have a surprising heart death compared to their amateur counterparts.
“These methods can cause great pressure on the cardiovascular system, increase the risk of irregular heartbeat, and may lead to structural changes in the heart over time.”
Previous studies have indicated that up to 3 out of every 4 bodybuilders used improved performance drugs, such as steroids, known for their additional strain of the heart.
Dr. Vikiato said: “While seeking to achieve physical excellence is worthy of admiration, the pursuit of a fundamental change in the body at any cost may carry significant health risks, especially on the heart.”
He added, “Awareness of these risks should encourage safer training practices, improve medical supervision, and follow a different cultural approach that strongly rejects the use of improved materials for performance.”
He also encouraged tightening anti -doping rules in competitions, as well as launching campaigns in sports circles on the risk of using improved performance materials.
Dr. Vikiato added that the research states that no matter how good the person is good, he may practice behavior that endangers him.
He said: “The research doubts the idea that the appearance alone is an indication of health, and highlights the hidden risks that may even lie behind the most graceful bodies.”
However, he added that the results should not be considered evidence that bodybuilding, or any other type of fitness is harmful to its nature.
He added: “Regular physical activity and strength exercises can be very beneficial to health, quality of life and the risk of death.”
Surprising heart death is not a specific medical condition, but rather an unexpected death due to a hidden heart problem. This may be a sudden heart attack without previous symptoms, or a birth defect in the heart that has not been discovered from birth.
It has recently highlighted the impact of doping on bodybuilders and gyms in general through the case of Zach Wilkinson, 32.
Complications
Mr. Wilkinson, like other young people, resorted to steroids, which mimic the role of the natural testosterone hormone, to enhance the growth of its muscles.
However, this had a high price for his health, as he began to suffer from epileptic epileptic, prolific and sweating, and at some point, he led to his entry into a coma.
Doctors said he was likely to suffer from complications throughout his life.
Androgenic anabolic steroids are the most common types of steroids. These medications are usually injected directly into the muscles, and can also be taken orally in the form of tablets or even cream.
Common side effects include acute acne, kidney failure, high cholesterol, and even stroke.
Another results of the new study is that a large number of deaths among bodybuilders classified by the researchers as “sudden deaths caused by shock.” This includes accidents such as car accidents, suicide, murders, and excess doses.
Dr. Vikiato said that this data indicates the need to increase awareness of mental health and support between the bodybuilding community.
He said: “These results emphasize the need to address the psychological impact of bodybuilding culture.”
He added: “These challenges related to mental health are sometimes aggravated with drug use, and can increase the risk of impulsive or destructive behaviors.”
The team is now planning to conduct a similar study on bodybuilding players to verify whether they are also at risk of sudden heart death.
Information about sports steroids
Sports steroids in general are hormones and materials that are naturally produced in the body and stimulate the construction of its tissues and development, but its users provide their bodies from an external source, through injection, for example, and with a very high concentration, thinking that they thus stimulate the construction of their muscles. Although some stimulants may increase the size and strength of muscles, the price of this is precious.
Setter steroids are testosterone, Androstinaidone and Gundarobin.
Some may also take diuretics that, although it is not considered steroids, but some may use them for the purpose of losing weight and losing urine to hide the effects of sports steroids, which also leads to serious health consequences.
Testosterone
A hormone from the “Anabolic Hormones” hormone, which is a constructive hormone, that is, the body secretes it to stimulate the construction process. Testosterone has two main effects, the first stimulating muscle building process, and the second is its responsibility to develop male qualities, such as facial hair and roughness of sound.
Testosterone is one of the hormones that are excreted in the body of the testes in males and ovaries in females, and it is the main male male hormone. Because of its characteristics, it has medical and therapeutic uses, but there is absolutely not among them to stimulate mathematical performance, and therefore its use is illegal.
There is also an industrial group of hormones designed specifically for sports activation, and it is called “the designed structural estroids”, which are not materials that have been manufactured for medical purposes such as the aforementioned testosterone and therefore were not subject to tests at all, and this means that there is no way to assess its risks that may be dire.
Testosterone risks and structural steroids:
- Feeling nausea and vomiting.
- Increased risk and tender infections.
- Liver problems and tumors.
- young love.
- The high concentration of bad “LDL” lower “LDL”, and the low concentration of the good density “HDL”, increases the risk of heart disease.
- High blood pressure.
- Mood problems such as depression, anger and violent behavior.
- Asthetic addiction.
- Growth problems.
- Increased risk of some types of cancer.
- Baldness.
- Difficulty urinating.
- Infertility.
- The testes atrophy.
- The curse.
Andosinidone
A hormone secreted by the adrenal, ovarian, and testicular gland, and is converted in the body into testosterone. Some people use this hormone, believing that it helps to improve their athletic performance, but scientific studies indicate that the majority of Andostinide, which is used, does not improve mathematical performance and turns into estrogen, which is the primary sexual hormone of females.
The risks of Androstinaidone:
- young love.
- Decreased semen production.
- The testes atrophy.
- Breast enlargement.
Human growth hormone
A constructive hormone is excreted in the body, also known as gondaatropin. Athletes take it to increase the size and strength of their muscles, and although there is no conclusive scientific evidence for the effectiveness of the human growth hormone, its risks are fixed and confirmation on the health of a person, and include:
- Joint pain and muscle weakness.
- Liquid retention in the body.
- Problems of regulating glucose in the blood.
- Diabetes.
- High cholesterol in the blood.
- High blood pressure.
- Heart disease.