Another physique competitor dead

[The Italian Lifter]

got to love the rocket tits

Man I love rocket tits. Could be because I'm almost old as WES.
ALMOST

[ProudVirgin69]

isnt it the salt imbalance that shuts the organs down?

The heart's electrical activity depends on there being a gradient between the potassium inside the heart's muscle cells and the blood.  If the level of potassium in the blood is too low, the heart becomes too excitable and will develop a dangerous arrythmia, ie: one that doesn't pump blood through the body.  If the level of potassium is too high, the heart is unable to beat, hence the use of high dose potassium in lethal injections.

Potassium wasting diuretics (eg: lasix) combined with an unbalanced pre-contest diet can easily result in dangerously low levels of potassium.

[pellius]

The heart's electrical activity depends on there being a gradient between the potassium inside the heart's muscle cells and the blood.  If the level of potassium in the blood is too low, the heart becomes too excitable and will develop a dangerous arrythmia, ie: one that doesn't pump blood through the body.  If the level of potassium is too high, the heart is unable to beat, hence the use of high dose potassium in lethal injections.

Potassium wasting diuretics (eg: lasix) combined with an unbalanced pre-contest diet can easily result in dangerously low levels of potassium.

Bingo. Mentzer used to bring potassium tablets with him to a show and once probably saved a life of a bodybuilder who was showing symptoms. Lasix and dehydration is asking for trouble.

[rocket]

Probably a textbook case of HMB poisoning.

Got to cycle it brahs

[denarii]

Mineral imbalance isn’t good.
Very high potassium levels can cause cardiac arrest - Death.
From sodium depletion / Diuretics- Potassium sparring / High potassium intake,
All of these are common for competitive Bodybuilders to Do.

The Shawn Ray talked about prep, and Dorian, they talked about slowly dieting in to the last week and then dehydrating themselves for the show. No diuretics or fat burner drugs. I dont know if Shawn will see this post and comment or not.

[joswift]

The Shawn Ray talked about prep, and Dorian, they talked about slowly dieting in to the last week and then dehydrating themselves for the show. No diuretics or fat burner drugs. I dont know if Shawn will see this post and comment or not.

Dorian used to drink up until the evening before the show and then drink some wine