Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide, with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to research ...

Overall, researchers found 121 deaths among the over 20,000 professional bodybuilders, with the average age at death of 45 years. Cardiac death accounted for nearly 40 per cent of these 121 ...

A new study reveals professional bodybuilders face over five times the risk of sudden cardiac death compared to amateurs, indicating a problem. Images (c) ConsumerAffairs Share ...

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Bodybuilders spend countless hours in the gym to create a heart-stopping physique. But their efforts place their own hearts at risk of stopping, a new ...

A bodybuilder died suddenly at the gym after going into cardiac arrest. José Mateus Correia Silva, 28, was reportedly working out with his friends when he suddenly went into cardiac arrest and ...

After quitting the bizarre injections that puffed up his muscles, a Russian bodybuilder has become the latest in a long and unfortunate line of pro weightlifters to meet untimely demises ...

Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to research published ...

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 ...

Overall, researchers found 121 deaths among the over 20,000 professional bodybuilders, with the average age at death of 45 years. Cardiac death accounted for nearly 40 per cent of these 121 ...

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 ...