General Discussions > Health, Fitness, Nutrition, and Medicine

Is there a link between playing sport and sudden cardiac arrest?

<< < (2/6) > >>

Tatyana:

--- Quote from: Karyn on Apr 23, 2012, 04:25:49 PM ---Effedra did it for a lot of athletes until it got banned.  It wouldn't surprise me if there was a black market for it still.

--- End quote ---


Yes, people use it for fat loss.

Link about the Italian screening program:

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199808063390602

Screening for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Young Athletes

Karyn:
I used effedra for a few months before they banned it and dropped from 135 to 105lbs.  The 'recommended' dose gave me chest pains, and I would average over 100bpm.  I could see how it would cause heart problems with prolonged use.  I found I could take 1/4 of the recommended dose and do all I wanted to do, like lift weights for 2 hours.  I loved that stuff.

lonely moa:
Tom Simpson carked it on le Ventoux near the finish... amphetemine.  I'd be surprised if there wasn't a few more.

Plastique:

--- Quote from: Karyn on Apr 23, 2012, 06:14:37 PM ---and I would average over 100bpm.

--- End quote ---
Shit, that must have been quite alarming in itself.

Jolimont:
Even if professional soccer players stayed away from steroids and boosters of all sorts (and they don't), prime time for a heart attack is when the body is stressed, like, say, when late for work on a Monday morning or for a big meeting. The stress of a critical game must be overwhelming. Still, most professional sports people, even those who run a lot, don't drop dead, so it's probably bad luck.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page