In November 2021, a 29-year-old professional bodybuilder collapsed onstage during a regional competition in Europe. He died a few hours later. His autopsy would reveal a massively enlarged heart and ...
During the study period, 121 bodybuilders died. Nearly 2 in 5 bodybuilders (38%) died from sudden cardiac death, a condition in which the heart stops abruptly. Disturbingly, 11 of those sudden cardiac ...
Bodybuilders have a higher-than-usual risk of sudden cardiac death Nearly 2 in 5 bodybuilder deaths are linked to sudden cardiac arrest Professional bodybuilders have five times the risk of amateurs ...