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First off, I would like to say that my sincere condolences goes out to Alexander?s friends and family.
Secondly click on the image to the right to get your London 2012 freebies ?
Another fit but possibly sick athlete dies.? Alexander was reported to have suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday the 30th of April, at around 9pm after his training session. Some suspect it could of been from an enlarged heart from years of intense training.
Keep in mind, just because someone is lean, big and muscular, doesn?t always mean that they have a healthy visceral (organ) system.
?Fitness is the physical ability to perform athletic activity. Heath however, is defined as the state where all the systems of the body- nervous, muscular, skeletal, circulatory, digestive, lymphatic, hormonal, etc- are working in an optimal way.? ? Tony Robbins Awaken the Giant Within
Athletes at all levels seem to be dieing from heart attacks more and more often now. Most athletes of any type/level are performing well in spite (not because) of their training and eating programmes.
Don?t forget, it was only over a few months ago the same (or similar) thing happened to Claire Squires at the 2012 London Marathon.
Most athletes in general are either:
Over-trained.
Eating poor quality foods.
Using rubbish supplements and energy type drinks because they are sponsored by companies who make them. So they are paid to use them.
Having too much pressure from a coach (who rarely ?walks the talk?).
Having too much pressure from family members and fans.
Pushing themselves too much, too often.
In some sort of adrenal fatigue.
Are dehydrated.
Unrested.
On drugs to make up for the above (and more).
I?m not saying Alexander was any one of the above. For all I know he could of lived a very clean, healthy (responsible) lifestyle. That is how health can also be defined as: taking responsibility for ones self.
Also, being exposed to a lot of chlorine which all top swimmers are, can lead to heart problems. There?s a lot of research out there linking heart disease to chlorine.
Jumping into a swimming pool now and again for a swim wont kill you, but being in one 15-20 plus hours a week for years-on-end can?t be good for anyone?
Here are two great articles on the dangers of chlorine
Chlorine, cancer and heart disease
Chlorine adverse health effects
It also looks like Alexander may of had a very, very mild case of? pectus excavatum, or should I say, HIS BODY may of had a very, very mild case of pectus excavatum (as we are not our bodies. We are in one).
Maybe if his heart was enlarged the pressure on his chest wall may not of helped. But I am just speculating here. Pectus excavatum rarely, if every, causes any heart problems especially when it barely noticeable on a fantastic, strong body like Alexander?s.
On a side-note, I am the first person ever to put a book together on improving pectus excavatum with exercise. Click here to find out more, and click here to have a read of our blogs posts on pectus excavatum. I have also set up a small website dedicated to improving pectus excavatum with exercise. Click here to check it out!
I just wished all athletes -and people in general- followed the foundational health principles in Paul Chek?s book How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy. Which is, by far, the best book ever written on health. Everyone would benefit from using this book, period!
In the book (which came out in 2005), Paul mentions that health and fitness are not synonymous, and that athletes are keeling over from heart attacks more often now than ever in history!
You can get an overview of these foundational health principles on our health tips page.
If you are an athlete, bodybuilder, gym bunny or even a house wife, always remember: health comes before fitness. And lets hope I wont have to write another blog post about an athlete dieing in the London 2012 games.
Best,
Joe
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