Milos-
A few things:
Firstly WOW you look f'ing amazing compared to JAY who is now the best bodybuilder in the world! You certainly still possess a top 10 physique that is for sure!! I am amazed at how in shape you are in year round!!!
I have read on NUMEROUS occasions that you never do cardio... Have you in the past and found it to be detrimental to your goals of maintaining size, putting on size etc? Also you have said that you have 99% blockage of 1 or more of your coronary arteries due to the synthol mistake, do you not think cardiovascular training could help with that?
Lastly how exactly did synthol cause your heart problems, i know it was injected into a vein which went up into your heart, but then what? It caused an embolus? Could this clot be removed via a thrombolytic drug?(eventhough blood is not what is causing the clot), angioplasty- whereby the balloon could push all the crap to the walls of your artery freeing up the lumen? or will you need a CABG down the road?
I know this might be a touchy subject, but you are normally no stranger to answering personal questions.. so I ask only in an effort to gain knowledge(i am a first year, first semester medical student), not to make fun of you like some idiots on this forum! I think you turned a horrible mistake into a learning experience not only for yourself but also anyone else who may make the same mistakes...
Respectfully,
FOR REAL
THANKS
As far as cardio - I highly reccomend it for cardiovascular health and as aerobic activity needed to speed up metabolism and burn fat (needed for today's competitive bodybuilder).
However - some bodybuilders that have elevated metabolism and have a hard time eating enough calories daily (my case lately) simply might have to avoid it - as their caloric expenditure will greatly exceed caloric intake - hence they would loose much more than body fat...
My weight resistance training is highly aerobic - as I combine heavy compound moves with free weights with high volume giant sets (non-stop action with sometimes 20 different exercises done one after the other without any rest in between...)
I found that this kind of training does wonders for muscle maturity, "polishment"...(muscle separation, tie-inns and striations...)
As far as my synthol accident - you are correct...injected substance went through the heart (as doctors believe it happened) and created coronary artery blockage...
Certainly it is not 99% blockage as I would not be corresponding with you right now if that was the case...
Few years ago several bodybuilders (me included) did some cardiovascular testing in Orange County and at the time I was diagnosed with that blockage...
Year later however - that one (out of three arteries) that was somewhat blocked was pretty much completely cleared...and I do believe that chelation sessions + specific EDTA supplements I used helped me greatly with this issue...
[For interested - EDTA is ethylenediamine, tetraacetic acid and it is successfully used in chelation treatments...Also it is available as dietery supplement - and I used "Complementary prescriptions" Oral ChelatoRx product for couple of years...]
As you are medical student - I do appreciate your interest to learn and as you said - I have no problem discussing even embarrassing personal issues...
I made horrible mistake with synthol and I only hope that some people did get the message and used my example to learn from it - and never touch synthol AGAIN...
I honestly think that synthol usage is rare these days...and I am approached constantly by numerous athletes thanking me for speaking so openly about it.
In few instances I did have calls from some bodybuilders contacting me from the hospital as they were rushed to emergency rooms with identical problem to mine...
