Aneurisms

[Legion Kreinak2]

I heard that it's possible to have aneurisms from lifting. Is this true, how is it caused, and what are the chances of it happening?

 

[DBCooper]

You can have one at anytime, it is a weakness in the artery wall. I knew a friend in high school that was walking to the basketball court and dropped dead mid-step.

 

[IronLion]

that is it, i am never walking again

 

[c3bodybuilding]

Thanks DB, thank you very much. Now I have something else to feed to my panic attacks. I'll be at the doctor if anyone needs me! lol

 

[JollyRogers]

why would you even bring this up...

 

[DBCooper]

Come on 'You can get killed walkin your doggie!' (Pacino in Heat)

 

[jeremys]

WHY WOULD YOU BRING THIS UP???

I'M A RECOVERING HYPOCHONDRIAC i'm only half-kidding too.

i used to be SO scared. every day, i thought i was going to die

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

Why would I bring it up? Because I was curious how frequently aneurisms are caused from weight-lifting.

Aneurisms can't kill you, an aneurism is a clog in an artery, and you die when it ruptures which is known as a hemorrhage.

 

[jeremys]

Why would I bring it up? Because I was curious how frequently aneurisms are caused from weight-lifting.

i was kidding bro

 

[Legion Kreinak2]

Oh okay haha. So... are they caused more often from weightlifting?

 

[makedah]

I don't know the answer to your question; I always assumed that if one developed an aneurysm, it could get you at any time.

That said, my uncle died of an aortic aneurysm while he was lifting. He was 49.

 

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

I think intense excercise can cause an aneursism to explode. A guy at my gym died from one while deadlifting. I guess he took DEADlifting a bit too literally. However, I don't think you can claim it's actually caused by weightlifting. The way I understand it is that there is a preexisting weakness in the artery and the physical strain causes it to rupture, meaning that it could have happened while he was carrying furniture or anything else that causes a physical strain.

BTW..my great uncle survived the Nazis in WWII but died from an aneurism. He just woke up in the middle of the night complaining of a headache and then dropped dead.