Author Topic: Matt McLaughlin RIP (Read 2666 times)

SweetDaddySiki · « **on:** January 09, 2024, 11:29:53 AM »

Good dude.

https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/legendary-bodybuilder-dies-from-complications-at-51-years-old

njflex · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2024, 11:34:37 AM »

HE had a sick build as a kid,,had good balance ,disappeared off scene early .kinda like jorge betacourt built well at teen level and magazine coverage,,

michael arvilla · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2024, 11:50:38 AM »

He was a friend …R.I.P….

wes · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2024, 11:52:01 AM »

Way too young.

RIP

gib · « **Reply #4 on:** January 09, 2024, 11:53:41 AM »

Very sad to hear this news.

wes · « **Reply #5 on:** January 09, 2024, 11:54:31 AM »

IroNat · « **Reply #6 on:** January 09, 2024, 12:25:47 PM »

Has anyone ever died from "un-complications"?

Royalty · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2024, 12:28:09 PM »

OMG I remember him.

BigRo · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2024, 02:08:05 PM »

McLaughlin...an Irish surname. Pose in Peace.

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #9 on:** January 09, 2024, 02:41:17 PM »

NarcissisticDeity · « **Reply #10 on:** January 09, 2024, 03:16:19 PM »

Royalty · « **Reply #11 on:** January 09, 2024, 03:21:48 PM »

Back in 1991 & 1992 Flex Magazine had a lot of smaller articles with Matt.

Albrect, Yates, Haney, Labrada, Ray, Taylor, Levrone, Cotrell, and Matarazzo had lots of covers and big articles.

But Matt and Tommy Varga had some good coverage despite being amateurs.

wes · « **Reply #12 on:** January 09, 2024, 03:31:29 PM »

Another guy from Massachusetts.

Tennisballz · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2024, 05:20:57 PM »

Sick build. Rip.

Mothballs · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2024, 09:11:44 PM »

At least he gave up BB relatively young to get a real job. Otherwise we’d be mentioning him and Matt McCarver in the same breath.

falco · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2024, 01:14:47 AM »

Quote from: BigRo on January 09, 2024, 02:08:05 PM

McLaughlin...an Irish surname. Pose in Peace.

He has am italian look though. RIP.

US MUSL · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2024, 07:28:01 AM »

Quote from: Royalty on January 09, 2024, 03:21:48 PM

ut Matt and Tommy Varga had some good coverage despite being amateurs.

I trained with Tom Varga when he was a teenager. Crazy strong kid.

BayGBM · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:17:51 AM »

They are calling him a legend, but I never heard of him until his passing. What big contests did he win?

njflex · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:21:17 AM »

Quote from: BayGBM on January 10, 2024, 08:17:51 AM

They are calling him a legend, but I never heard of him until his passing. What big contests did he win?

hw won the north america wt class young maybe 21 at the time,teen nationals ,had that polished national level look early on.

falco · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:25:44 AM »

Quote from: BayGBM on January 10, 2024, 08:17:51 AM

They are calling him a legend, but I never heard of him until his passing. What big contests did he win?

To win he would have to ~~suck cock~~ pay dues.

BayGBM · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:26:22 AM »

Quote from: njflex on January 10, 2024, 08:21:17 AM

hw won the north america wt class young maybe 21 at the time,teen nationals ,had that polished national level look early on.

Pix or it didn’t happen…

oldtimer1 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:30:55 AM »

Problems of the heart are the number one killer of man. Exercise helps like cardio because it lowers the risk but no one is immune. Just heard for a marathon friend of mind that just had heart surgery. Another friend said his cholesterol was 131 and he had to have a stent put in for a clog. Nobody can explain why lowering cholesterol lowers the risk of a clog but then why do people with low cholesterol have clog heart attacks? I don't think it's as easy as saying high LDL and low HDL's. Might have to do with inflammation as in C reactive protein.

GymnJuice · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:41:06 AM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on January 10, 2024, 08:30:55 AM

Problems of the heart are the number one killer of man. Exercise helps like cardio because it lowers the risk but no one is immune. Just heard for a marathon friend of mind that just had heart surgery. Another friend said his cholesterol was 131 and he had to have a stent put in for a clog. Nobody can explain why lowering cholesterol lowers the risk of a clog but then why do people with low cholesterol have clog heart attacks? I don't think it's as easy as saying high LDL and low HDL's. Might have to do with inflammation as in C reactive protein.

I think most of it is genetics. There are also obviously other factors like blood sugar levels, smoking, and diabetes which over time play a role.

When I hear about the example of someone with a cholesterol of 131 that had to have a stent, I do wonder how long was their cholesterol at 131? Did they live a bad lifestyle for 20 years, and then lower their cholesterol after decades of a high fat or high sugar diet? I think that person would be at a different risk than someone who kept a low cholesterol throughout their adult life. That said, I do agree that it isn't all about LDL and HDL.

falco · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2024, 08:56:17 AM »

Covid vaccine has sent many to the ER. Heart problems.

MajorDomo · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2024, 10:01:42 AM »

Quote from: oldtimer1 on January 10, 2024, 08:30:55 AM

Problems of the heart are the number one killer of man. Exercise helps like cardio because it lowers the risk but no one is immune. Just heard for a marathon friend of mind that just had heart surgery. Another friend said his cholesterol was 131 and he had to have a stent put in for a clog. Nobody can explain why lowering cholesterol lowers the risk of a clog but then why do people with low cholesterol have clog heart attacks? I don't think it's as easy as saying high LDL and low HDL's. Might have to do with inflammation as in C reactive protein.

Forget cholesterol and instead concentrate on fibrinogen:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8745133/

"The risk of coronary events, including sudden cardiac death, increased with fibrinogen plasma concentrations, which remained low in the case of high cholesterol, as long as the fibrinogen concentration remained low "