Mike Matarazzo - Fighting For His Life (RIP 08/17/2014)

[The Abdominal Snoman]

In an interview with Ron Harris posted on MD forums on 23/01/2014 he states that nobody in his family ever had a history of heart problems.  Link to said interview;

http://forums.musculardevelopment.com/showthread.php/78535-Mike-Matarazzo/page2

For the more intellectually challenged amongst us, please see the 4th question and answer, 4th sentence in answer.

'Nobody in my family ever had heart problems'

Awful lot of bodybuilders with a precondition of 'heart problems'   . Nasser, Art Atwood, Mike Matarazzo, Sonny Schmidt,  Momo Benaziza, Munzer, Mentzer brothers, the famous pros with kidney issues, Flex Wheeler, Don Long, Tom Prince the Aussie fella, fuck knows his name Luke Wood. Countless others like Dennis Newman,  Danny Padilla, Ollie Burke, Dan Duchaine. A lot of these men didn't even see 40. Most of them literally not even 50. Very very healthy 'sport'.  

Off course it ain't got nothing to do with taking mind-bending amounts of steroids. Tennis/Golf/Badminton/Squash players die of 'precondition' heart attacks all the time  

Joe Rogan said that when he was doing Fear Factor that a lot of muscle bodybuilder types would try out in casting. And almost every one of them that they picked didn't make it through the physical and stress tests because of heart problems. Most had no clue they even had heart problems.

[latiuss]

Mike had one of the best double biceps pose in bodybuilding and one of the craziest pair of calves around back then......Hope he recovers....best thing is this man is honest rather than say what people want to hear.....

very true.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

I wonder if Victor Richards had the right idea of getting massive but never putting his body through the stresses of getting below 8% and messing with kidney killing diuretics...

[King Shizzo]

Sooooo..... I have skimmed through 8 pages now.

Where is any actual info of Mike currently being ill?

[Royalty]

Sooooo..... I have skimmed through 8 pages now.

Where is any actual info of Mike currently being ill?

Just Wikipedia


(And he friends Facebook pages)


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Matarazzo

[latiuss]

Sooooo..... I have skimmed through 8 pages now.

Where is any actual info of Mike currently being ill?

this is OLD as fuck news. Some fa.ggot posted it like its hot shit

[latiuss]

But i like mike so im keeping it bumped to raise awareness

[Danimal77]

Joe Rogan said that when he was doing Fear Factor that a lot of muscle bodybuilder types would try out in casting. And almost every one of them that they picked didn't make it through the physical and stress tests because of heart problems. Most had no clue they even had heart problems.

Reminds me of the bodybuilder who tried out for the World's Strongest Man, sometime in the mid 90's and he literally turned PURPLE while competing and made a fool of himself. He not only couldn't keep up with the TRUE strongmen, but he looked like he was about to die. Sadly, he did (I believe shortly thereafter).

[Royalty]

Reminds me of the bodybuilder who tried out for the World's Strongest Man, sometime in the mid 90's and he literally turned PURPLE while competing and made a fool of himself. He not only couldn't keep up with the TRUE strongmen, but he looked like he was about to die. Sadly, he did (I believe shortly thereafter).

Curtis Leffler

[Royalty]

In an interview with Ron Harris posted on MD forums on 23/01/2014 he states that nobody in his family ever had a history of heart problems.  Link to said interview;

http://forums.musculardevelopment.com/showthread.php/78535-Mike-Matarazzo/page2

For the more intellectually challenged amongst us, please see the 4th question and answer, 4th sentence in answer.

'Nobody in my family ever had heart problems'

Awful lot of bodybuilders with a precondition of 'heart problems'   . Nasser, Art Atwood, Mike Matarazzo, Sonny Schmidt,  Momo Benaziza, Munzer, Mentzer brothers, the famous pros with kidney issues, Flex Wheeler, Don Long, Tom Prince the Aussie fella, fuck knows his name Luke Wood. Countless others like Dennis Newman,  Danny Padilla, Ollie Burke, Dan Duchaine. A lot of these men didn't even see 40. Most of them literally not even 50. Very very healthy 'sport'.  

Off course it ain't got nothing to do with taking mind-bending amounts of steroids. Tennis/Golf/Badminton/Squash players die of 'precondition' heart attacks all the time  

Don't forget Don Youngblood and Trevor Smith

[michael arvilla]

back in the day.....(worked at a nightclub with Mike's wife at the time/got to know Mike pretty well)

[michael arvilla]

......

[Kwon_2]

back in the day.....(worked at a nightclub with Mike's wife at the time/got to know Mike pretty well)

Who is that huge dude shaking Mikes hand in the bottom pic Mike?

[Royalty]

Who is that huge dude shaking Mikes hand in the bottom pic Mike?

Dorian?

[King Shizzo]

Brutal Zubaz pants and acid-washed jean jacket 

[Bevo]

Dorian?

Kevin levrone

[denarii]

i go on a table tennis forum. they have a death list each year, but its more for sexual deviancy gone wrong than 'heart genetics'

[240 is Back]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aiF7DrQVBmc

Mike is featured in this Weider Principles video. It shows him several times, grocery shopping for vegetables.

most bodybuilders shop for vegetables.  They use them as bait... to lure in cattle, which they then pulverize and devour. 

[Royalty]

I wonder how his arms would've looked compared to Heath's?

[The Scott]

most bodybuilders shop for vegetables.  They use them as bait... to lure in cattle, which they then pulverize and devour. 

 

Most of todays champs are vegetables. Schmoebait.

[michael arvilla]

I wonder how his arms would've looked compared to Heath's?

His arms were ridiculous!

[Primemuscle]

+1

Just for the illustration

That's quite a list. A lot of heart attacks and heart failure deaths, to be sure. Here are some interesting statistics:

America's Heart Disease Burden
•About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 deaths.
•Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.
•Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing nearly 380,000 people annually.
•Every year about 720,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 515,000 are a first heart attack and 205,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.
•Coronary heart disease alone costs the United States $108.9 billion. This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.

Protect Your Heart

Lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol will reduce your risk of dying of heart disease. Here are some tips to protect your heart:
•Follow your doctor’s instructions and stay on your medications.
•Eat a healthy diet that is low in salt; low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol; and rich in fresh fruits and vegetables. Marty Champions (Falcon) may be onto something.
•Take a brisk 10-minute walk, 3 times a day, 5 days a week.
•Don’t smoke. If you smoke, quit as soon as possible.


 

[K1RB]

That is quite the list-!
Think about how many other nobodies like DA bit the dust that we never hear about.
Add all the current idiots like Branch and Ronnie to that list within a year-
Bostin Loyd, are you reading this??? The Grim Reaper is speaking to you loud and clear!

[michael arvilla]

Who is that huge dude shaking Mikes hand in the bottom pic Mike?

Steven Segal?

[michael arvilla]

boom!