{"id":7662,"date":"2025-06-27T16:38:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=7662"},"modified":"2025-06-27T16:38:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:38:41","slug":"are-bodybuilders-at-higher-risk-of-sudden-heart-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/are-bodybuilders-at-higher-risk-of-sudden-heart-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Bodybuilders at Higher Risk of Sudden Heart Death?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Are Bodybuilders at Higher Risk of Sudden Heart Death?<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Date: June 20, 2025<\/div>\n<div>Source: European Heart Journal, via Univadis Italy \/ Medscape Network<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Simple Summary:<\/div>\n<div><span> 1. A study followed over 20,000 male bodybuilders who took part in IFBB events (International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation) from 2005 to 2020.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 2. 121 men died, and 46 of those deaths were confirmed as sudden heart-related deaths.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Most of the sudden deaths happened around age 35.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Professional bodybuilders had a much higher risk of dying suddenly compared to non-professionals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. Many of the athletes who died had enlarged hearts and thick heart walls.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 6. Possible reasons include:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Very intense workouts<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Unhealthy dieting and dehydration<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Use of steroids or performance-enhancing drugs<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 7. In many cases, bodybuilders do not get regular heart check-ups. Some never see a doctor until symptoms appear.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 8. Mental health is also a concern: some deaths were related to risky behaviors or emotional issues.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 9. Experts recommend:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Better heart screening for athletes<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 More education about safe training and nutrition<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Stronger&amp; tighter rules and more testing to prevent the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs)<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/click.mail.medscape.com\/?qs=d823f6a2bcd692e4a970ec0db0e416ce9f465d66d7f1a8a1d0d3a7f26dc702d21b3166f672e9d5d1d15cf9a9e5d08013bcef2e1665ba6d99b46c81b37d378f7f\">https:\/\/click.mail.medscape.com\/?qs=d823f6a2bcd692e4a970ec0db0e416ce9f465d66d7f1a8a1d0d3a7f26dc702d21b3166f672e9d5d1d15cf9a9e5d08013bcef2e1665ba6d99b46c81b37d378f7f<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are Bodybuilders at Higher Risk of Sudden Heart Death? \u00a0Date: June 20, 2025 Source: European Heart Journal, via Univadis Italy \/ Medscape Network Simple Summary: 1. A study followed over 20,000 male bodybuilders who took part in IFBB events (International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation) from 2005 to 2020. 2. 121 men died, and 46 of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7666,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7662\/revisions\/7666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}