Lately ive been searching about some of the side effects of lifting weights, not because i dont enjoy it, i go to the gym 6x pe week, but i was just intrested.
The thing that i found that scares me the most is : Dilated Aorta - Aortic Disease - Aortic Aneurysms - Aortic Valve Enlargemen
From what ive heard, lifting only 50% of your bodyweight on any barbell exercise puts (damage) on your aortic valve because of the preassure on your body + the bracing that you perform, that causes aorta enlargement and it is a silent killer, you mostly dont know and it can kill you instantly.
but almost everyone within a few months of barbell training can lift more than 50% bodyweight.
And the higher percentage of your 1RM on the weight the more damage it causes and we all love lifting heavy weight, is this even true at all, should we be worried ?
Well i just got scared of it and decided to ask you guys, since you are medical proffesionals and coaches i tought you could tell me if i should worry or not, because i tought you would have heard of this already or have experience with this ?
im not really so well educated on this, have you never talked about the aorta and heavy barbell training ?
i also heard it gets bigger because when you lift weight because blood needs to go to the muscles, and the aorta is responsible for that in the lower body (squats, Deadlifts)
How does this indicate that barbell training causes aortic pathology?
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This also does not suggest that barbell training causes aortic pathology. This is a discussion on the clinical management of athletes with aortic dilation - which is often due to connective tissue diseases, which is discussed in the talk.
My dad died of a ruptured AAA at 69 in 2017 so I have read a lot about these albeit not in the last year. I think drs generally advise to avoid heavy lifting if you currently have an aortic aneurysm for fear of causing a rupture. If anything I would think heavy lifting in the absence of an aortic aneurysm would be beneficial for the Aorta. The main risk factors for AAA and other aortic diseases besides connective tissue diseases are tobacco use and high blood pressure. I say tobacco use because all forms of tobacco have been linked to increased risk for aortic aneurysms. My dad was a pipe smoker for 40+ years.