It’s “a sport that has been operating under the light of health and fitness for years.” washington post Reporters Jenn Abelson, Nate Jones and Radka Bauerova found themselves extremely unhealthy and often fatal after delving into the world of bodybuilding. We interviewed over 70 people as we delved into the deaths of over 20 bodybuilders, most of whom were in their 20s to 40s. They focus on the relationship between athletes and coaches. Many of the coaches have experience in the sport but lack formal education and medical licenses and advise prescribing steroids, diuretics and other drugs.
Bodybuilding federations participating in the contest do not routinely drug-test athletes, saying, “Bodybuilders and coaches have complained in recent years that contest judges have increasingly rewarded athletes with almost unattainable physiques.” increased risk,” the authors wrote. These natural ‘freaks’ are what the industry wants to see and not motivate reps to take safety measures. connects the plans some had made before their deaths with the long convulsions, dyspnea, and palpitations they experienced. One of his bodybuilders, who was prescribed six steroids by his coach, was told to seek emergency treatment by a nurse his practitioner he knew. “I’m 23 days away from the show and I don’t want to pump her fluids or ruin her body to avoid a heart attack,” he texted her the next day. By then he was dead. (Read full text.)
