Re: Heart health and weight

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There was a guy on this kick a few years ago, he published some article and I

think he was only age 50 - and died soon after himself?

I think we have to separate the people who are heavy but muscular/strong under

it and those who are not fat as well as big and strong...? I mean, not all

power athletes are shw! I can't believe say, a 114 lb weight class male is

going to predecease from his lifting? Are they just looking at big males?

Likewise, I sincerely doubt that the elite non PEDs athlete is going to have

serious trouble merely from lifting any more than they would from running or

cycling. The other problem we have is the hidden usage of PEDs that greatly

influence your health....despite the denial many still give you when you point

this one out.

And what's this really mean? Are we talking about " early mortality " when we

don't know the family history of everyone who lifts and well, dies at what we

consider an early age? There are athletes in other sports (cardio based ones)

who die at what we consider an early age - and like Jim Fixx - they may have had

some family or pre-existing condition that makes a big difference in heart

health and survival. Some quite arguably extend their lives by vigorous

exercise, even heavy lifting...!

I'd like to see a study of lifelong drug free powerlifters and olympic lifters

in particular - ones we are sure are not doing anything but eating and lifting.

I know exactly three PL right now who have had heart problems and one is a known

user of AAS. (He persists even after 4 cardiac incidents and well, this looks

like he's not going to give up what he perceives as necessary to his ego - even

if it costs him his life.) The other two are tested athletes but at age 70 when

the problem developed, and shw size, one would arguably be a prospect for

potential heart trouble without PL? the other is a former football player in

his lower 60's, again, size may be a factor outside of the sport?

Should see a lot more problems in the master PL population overall if this were

the case...instead you see more master PL lately, not fewer. If their doctors

felt they were at risk doing heavy lifting, they would make it known!

I guess Eddie, and the rest of us PL/OL around here will have to live long

enough to put this one to rest now? Let's see, Eddie's 58 now....what standard

will he have to meet to make the naysayers happy? <With humor> How many do we

have lurking about this forum anyway?

The Phantom

aka Schaefer, CMT, competing powerlifter

Denver, Colorado, USA

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I am curious as to the answer of this question:

Is there any extra strain on the heart from being muscular in the same way that

being obese can strain the heart?

Randy Gordon

Chicago, Il