These folks do stuff the human body was never intended to do while using synthetics to obtain that ability and then folks are surprised when their body conks out. Play stupid games you win stupid prizes. Good friends son got into the “iron man” stuff a few years ago. Lifted massive weights. I told him “James you are going to pay for this-your body won’t be able to hold up”. Now at 40 he has major back issues and last month he tore a tendon in his leg….
The only performance enhancer I use is caffeine. The article did not mention steroids, but everybody assumes. Anabolic steroids do grow muscles. Your heart is a muscle too. It's sad that ego can cause such tragedy.
Chinese steroids, what could go wrong. Co worker was heavily into the body building scene decades ago, healthy as a horse. Heart problems caught up with him too. Just like smoking, the health problems aren’t coincidental.
I hear about a sad case like this and ask myself "What if you had died at 30?". Good Lord. I knew nothing by then. Now that I am twice 30, I am so grateful that I was granted the opportunity to learn so much....