I don't know anything about his personal medical history. But judging off the fact that he needs to wear a LifeVest, something tells me this guy isn't doing well at all. That LifeVest (wearable defibrillator) literally shocks your heart back into proper rhythm when certain markers go off (If you heart goes into Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation or Supraventricular Tachycardia). If this guy is already at the point of wearing a LifeVest, there's a high likelihood that he might need what's called an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD).
I am guessing that this guy has had a few heart attacks during these most recent years, suffers from some degree of congestive heart failure and likely has coronary arterial disease. Any of these individually or in combination with each other can lead to cardiac arrhythmias that can result in sudden cardiac arrest.
If I were him, I would walk away from this lifestyle, start a damn vegan diet, exercise moderately and undergo whatever interventional cardiology procedures (coronary artery bypass grafting, angioplasty w/ stenting or even a rotational Atherectomy) can be had to give my heart a fighting chance.
I know of a number of IFBB pros from the northeastern circuit that are right this moment having to question their past decisions in undertaking this "sport" as a career.
READ THIS CLEARLY:
THIS LIFESTYLE ISN'T WORTH DYING FOR.
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