I’m also getting more smaller, yet higher quality channels in my feed. I’d attributed it to me spending a lot more time looking for channels like this, or other education channels (specifically politics and philosophy in my case), and watching a lot more smaller channels. Ever since I switched away from the bigger channels (like FBE), my feed has rewarded me for it.
Just sharing my experience with this. My dad was a hard charger and an avid cyclist who loved to work outdoors in the yard and around the house. He'd regularly go on rides between 80-100 miles in the scorching southeast Texas sun. About a year ago now his heart suddenly just stopped in his sleep. They managed to restart his heartbeat in the ambulance as he was rushed to hospital but his body had been starved of oxygen for just too long. They took him off life support but to the astonishment of the doctors he stayed stable for almost two weeks until his organs finally failed him and he passed away. He was 61 years old but he was in absolutely phenomenal shape and none of the doctors could explain to us why it just happened like it did. Most likely a combination of electrolyte imbalance, exhaustion and very low sleepinh heartrate as hed ridden all morning and worked in the yard the entire day prior. This was very interesting for me personally to watch. In the Army I've also seen what insufficient electrolyte intake can do to even the strongest, fittest, and outwardly healthy soldiers. The human body has such a bizarre duality of strength and fragility. It's like a constant balancing act.
take steroids if you want to, but dont take the stuff these guys use bodybuilders who dont abuse steroids can live a full life after ending their steroid use. first winner of mr.olympia lived to 75, and most notably is arnold who won 7-8 year of the mr.olympia, hes 71 now and still kicking
Im just going to remember what my parents always said, extremes are never good in anything in life. As a former runner and cyclist my body was shot by 40, hips knees large heart and lungs spine all deteriorated. Even now in my 50s i still ride but nothing extreme , it hurts too damn bad. If i could do it all over knowing what i do now, i would never have pushed the limits in my youth.
Did finding this video made you realise that you can live longer by qonserving your heartbeats on the couch or did finding this channel give you a reason to binge watch youtube videos on your couch? :)
@@ghenulo If you're still fat while riding bikes each day, if you change your diet, like better portion sizes and way less sugar, you'll shed pounds like crazy.
"Can you be so fit that you die?" No, but you can be so insane that you think that you can be so fit that you die. Speaking of insanity, the cure for cancer and the answer to the coronavirus are so simple that it's insane how this information is kept from people. Want to know more? Give me a 'click".....
Wow, my grandpa is 86 ad is going to cycle 170km tomorrow. His hart rate was 40 beats per minute a long time ago but it’s now back to a healthy 60 in rest. (He has been casually cycling at least 100km a day for the past 16 years. And before that he probably cycled more.) (I started going to the gym to get some muscle of course. And I told him I went to the gym. And he told me I should focus on getting tired while exercising, to increase my stamina. That man can only see from one perspective, and I love it.)
yes, theoretically you can die being "too fit" indeed. Taking myself as an example, I used to do sports (running, cycling) on a daily basis for decades. Now, being 50 years old, still having a great stamina, I have (developed) a heart condition, similar to what's mentioned, my doctor calls this a "sportsheart". Few months ago I ended up in hospital after heartfailure. X-ray and echoscopic test showed my left heart chamber is aproximately 75% bigger than a "normal" heart, my lung capacity (volume) is a -measured- 8 litres. I had a holter registration device monitoring my heart rate for 48 hours, and it showed my heart rate dropped to ~25 to ~30 bpm while sleeping, and (while sleeping) it incidentally flatlined for a few seconds every now and then. Take into acount that I quit "real" sports for more than a decade (on a daily basis that is) so the long term effect is there and irreversable. Now I need to be on medications for (most probably) the rest of my life, otherwise there's a (higher) risk of me dying in my sleep. Note: I never did performance enhanching anything in my entire life. I'm convinced if I ever did, I wouldnt be here.
yeah most of these dudes will be dead before 50 also, people dont understand the drugs do not make regular people super human, they make super human people more super human, i can take all the drugs there is in the world, i would never ever run as fast as Hussein bolt, period, i'm sure he's on a number of drugs, they all are, tbh, you simply cannot compete on that level and be natural it's not enough even with freakish genetics, they always need that "extra" bit to stay in the game, i personally think they should stop hiding it and just let everyone juice up and die when they are 35, maybe then people would just do sports naturally again
Thank you for your story. My daughter is a talented runner. I have told her that she can do it for the love of running but I have sat her down and we have talked about the health dangers of extremes. If she has more questions, I now have more information to tell her :)
Well you can but what doctors don't tell you is you are going to become very slow. Do you want to ride a bike at 80 with 70% less of strength. Give it up and find something more suitable.
When my dad was a competitive distance runner, his resting heart rate was 35bpm. Now, about a decade after he stopped running ten miles a day, and his resting heart rate still sits around 45-50bpm.
he tried to imply that it's the drugs but actually exercising in extreme is equally dangerous whether or not you take drugs. Humans are very different from gorillas, tigers or horses. so don't try to be one!
@Nitin Yadav, You have no idea what it feels like to be squeamish do you? It really sucks, mainly because you can’t stand most of the bodily liquids and sometimes vomit because of it.
@@NitinYadav-wi9vo Fair point, but it's probably due to a lack of exposure. If they had to skin/eat raw meat from an early age, they would have no issues. I personally don't really mind how they look, but it's the smell that gets me.
I have a friend who was born with "athletes heart" who has to constantly take blood thinners and is at high risk of dying due to his heart stopping in his sleep. He constantly wears a heart monitor and will be given a pacemaker if anything gets worse. He is only 21 years old and has no history of drug abuse. The medications seem to be working though and he is improving although he is very sour and negative these days, probably due to living in constant fear of dying every time he goes to sleep.
If you are a natty cyclist, it's impossible to get your resting heart rate low enough to die just from cycling. All these people you mentioned were on high doses of PEDs which let them train harder and longer than a human should be able to which definitely threw off their biological safety measures.
It's still possible, depends on genetics. Takes a long time of extreme conditioning that is very unlikely for a natty to sustain. There are stories of ancient long distance runners (messengers) dropping dead after engaging in rest post-run. They didn't have performance enhancers.
Those ancient runners most likely died of cardiac arrests, they were good runners but that doesn't mean they were genetic freaks. They would also generally strain there heart more by the excessive amounts of running and so any cardiac issue would be worsened till failure.
"... back in the 90's when performance enhancing drugs were everywhere..." And after that everyone stopped and no one was caught using them ever again.
I run 5-6 times a week and sometimes my resting heart rate is as low as 46 bpm. My resting heart rate usually doesn’t go above 55 bpm. I don’t have chest pains or shortness of breath or anything so I assume I’m fine, just in good shape I guess.
As a fresh doctor myself. This feels so good and a fresh and pretty cautious and scientific perspective of breaking down things I am not sure of All the things but it's freaking awesome
My dad is 55 the doctors said his heart is like a 20 year old because he runs so much, one day he fainted just because he got up too fast, the doctors said that it was because his heart rate was pretty low compared to the average 50 year old and thats why he got so light headed so easily.
@@reanetsemoleleki8219 actually in their early twenties plenty of people suffer from low blood pressure due to the change of the body from puberty to adult. I'm one of them
@@leolego2 yup. the older you are the more your bp is meant i think. when i was in the nicu once my bp was 120/80. thats completely good and normal as an adult (last i checked mine was 118/55), but as an infant your bp should be like 80/60 or something i think. and if youre older then 120/80 could even be too LOW. currently my mom is 40 and does workout stuff for a living and hers is like 90-100/60 something and her heart rate when sleeping is 40-45 i think but she seems to be doing fine
I’m also a runner, but when I have “postural hypotension” (when you get light headed when you stand up), it was mainly due to being a bit dehydrated (so I always made it a point to drink lots of water until my pee was clear.)
@@tfwthelsdkicksin6083 , Essentially, computers only allocate a limited amount of memory to each number variable that it stores. As such, any number will have a limited representable range. Without going into details, if you increment a number that is at the upper bound of that range, the number will flip to the lowest number in that range (the opposite can occur as well). This is basically an integer overflow error (A memorable example of this is in the civ games, whereby how pacifistic a nation is is determined by a number with a small range. `Ghandi started as a high degree of pacifism, but when the India civ becomes democratic the pacifism number is incremented past the range, and you suddenly get nuke-Ghandi).
I cycle 3 to 4 hours a day and my resting heart rate is 46 to 48. I am 73 years old and I feel better now than years past. Enjoyed your video and look forward to future videos. Thank you Ben
The father of a friend of mine who was well into his 30s was biking every day to work and back, and I'm not talking a small distance here, I'm talking different cities. He was found deceased by another cyclist after what the doctors presumed to be a striking hearth attack. Rest in peace, Etiennes.
Oh god. I think I love you. I need you as my cardiologist (mitral valve regurgitation and arrhythmia). I’d be laughing so much during consultations and not crying 😂
You're a ridiculously funny guy. You've seriously got the perfect tone/pace of speech for this medium and a penchant for being entertaining and informative. I'm pretty sure you'll be teaching me and many others the answers to questions we never even thought to ask, for a long time.
I am 78 years old and Bradycardia was recorded on my medicals many years ago. I was very fit in my late teens and up to 30 years old but deteriorated to middling fitness (at best) after that. I then took up reasonably serious exercise after that to control my weight as I put on weight at an alarming rate if I did not exercise. One of my employers had a cut-off heart rate at 60 - so I had to run up the stairs immediately prior to walking into his rooms to ensure a pass and continued employment. Double LAD open heart surgery nearly 13 years ago for blockage levels that would not qualify for surgery these days. I have had worse trips to the dentist. My heart rate right now is 53 although early morning checks are often in mid to high 40's About 6-8 years ago I had to wear a halter for 48 hours on Cardiologist request and recorded a minimum of 34 overnight. I have done numerous Stress Echo Tests with no surprises - the most recent last May - I always run out the clock I actually hate exercise but if I stop - which I do periodically - I resemble a golf ball in a distressingly short period of time - and have to fast and start all over again. Probably because I regard cold beer, Tbone steaks with home-made hummus on home-made French sourdough bread with the same reverence the good Doctor on this site regards the essential amino acids
Hi Rohan, delving back into history here. Hope you are still cycling. And doing some hills. 60 years a cyclist, but only two years of watching your vids. Keep up the good work. Stay as safe as possible during the pandemic, you are certainly at risk in your work. Best wishes, Andy
Wow! Imagine being so fit, that you’re forced to exercise just to survive. I think I’m okay with being average fitness for now lol. One of my favourite soccer players died from heart failure and he was extremely fit
Thanks Tom Scott for sharing this channel. Since I am too a road cyclist and I thoroughly enjoy your humour, I found this video to be super interesting and entertaining.
That's quite reassuring. I became a pro cycling messenger at the age of 44, having always enjoyed cycling, (and realised one day as I ride through France that "life doesn't get any better than this") and for the following three years, I rode 60 miles a day, five days a week. After about three years I burned out and reduced my cycling, and now ride around 45 miles a day, four or five days a week. I'm not an endurance rider, or a climber, or anything much, an all rounder really. Though when I choose to sprint, only other professionals have a hope in hell of catching me. Thanks for the video, I'll take that as "The doctor says you can carry on cycling." I became a professional because I found cycling to be the only effective treatment for depression. I'm 49 now, have practically the same build I had at 18, just more athletic, and I intend to cycle until I drop.
Thanks, Im 62, 21 marathons, cycle in the summer, this summer did my first 300 km ride, and this is something which people have asked me. Now I can keep going...
I recently learned F1 engines are seized solid when cold because the tolerances are so tight. They have to warm them up to operating temperature before they even crank them over. so when they're "resting" they're basically "dead"
A work colleague who was a fanatic cyclist used to boast that he would outlive me by decades. He was 4 years older and I am obese with type 2 diabetes. Unsurprisingly within 6 months of us discussing life expectancy he died of a heart attack not even reaching retirement age. What might be surprising though is that he was the third coworker (as in adjacent desks) who died of heart attacks/thrombosis and all were 'very athletic'. My secret is having parents who are both in their mid 90s and going strong. Genetics counts for a lot.
It was a friend who recommended me this channel. He described it as a rigurous doctor's channel who investigated and gave the figures, without any personal opinion. I think he was right, but I have missed one little thing in this video. It would have been interesting to know the average life expectancy professional cyclists have. Adn even better, compare it with normal people's avarage and other elite athletes (football players, tennis players, swimmers, etc.).
You can't reliably measure this. Athletes live an "athlete's life" for about 15-20 years. How they spend their time after their athlete careers will have an impact on life expectancy. Also drug abuse during their career can impact life expectancy (and quality) later in life. The VO2max comparison painted the best picture. Although, I have read that this is largely genetics and can't be impacted that much by training.
@@MrProzacky LMAO,....which STILL qualifies them as having lived an athletes life which most never do. It's about the averages, and if you start making excuses before you even bother doing the research to establish any of this, then you're just as ignorant as you were before you started, and making comments like you just did.
@@MrProzacky Actually you can and it has been done. The studies concluded that typically long distance runners live shorter lives. Excessive endurance training does irreparable harm to your heart and shortens your life span.
I was checked by a doctor recently and she was concerned my hear rate is 55bpm. I told her I'm concerned too, it's not low enough! Used to be 38....so anyway, I started running every day. Going to see how concerned I can make my doctor over the next few months.
Ahhhh.... how far you've come. You seem like such a child in this video, slinging witticisms left and right. Your rising star was evident from the start.
I'm 54 10 yrs ago my life changed , When I started taking charge of my life I found myself homeless and had turned to drugs other than marijuana. When I got into a shelter and started working on my issues I developed hypertension. I never smoked never had any type of addiction of sort before. Forward a few years later and managing my HBP I was able to get a job and start moving forward as time went buy and unable to keep up with my meds I found myself in the hospital trying to get my BP down . After that night the next morning a cardiologist came in and started asking questions about my lifestyle , one question was if I was actively involved in sports. I was at the time riding a bike for my transportation and that was it. He then starts explaining to me that my heart rate was low when I was sleeping and suggested that a pacemaker would be helpful at night because of my low heart rate. I chose not to take it. At this point I haven't had any meds for several months haven't had the headaches that come with HBP.
Yes you can. I'd cycled 3,000+ miles during last year, was very fit and healthy until I had a Cardiac Arrest during a Charity bike ride. I didn't have ANY warnings, no pain in the chest/arm/shortness of breath etc I had a blood test 6 months before the ride and all was fine. In the mean time, due to the 3,000+ cycling I had lost weight etc and was SUPER fit. My resting heart rate was around 50 bpm & I wasn't on ANY meds Suddenly, 10 miles or so into the 56 mile ride, BANG, I was gone. Lucky for me fellow riders stopped and gave me CPR until 3 Dr's also on the ride, came to my aid. and took over until the Emergency team came and "restarted" me & air lifted me to Hosp I ended up needing a Triple heart by pass and they put in a Defibrillator (pacemaker ) type device under my left collar bone. I DID NOT have any heart problems /no family history or any issues with my health until this happened. I guess that's why its called a "Sudden Cardiac Arrest" which BTW, is THE biggest killer (silent) of men over 40. BTW, most HA happen in the early hours for some reason
Everyone should get a “cardiac calcium score” radiology test, tells you what’s happening in the cardiac arteries before it’s too late. Insurance generally doesn’t cover it but only costs around $100.00 here in USA.
I had 33bpm and the doctor identified it as Athletic Heart Syndrome. At 50, I was under huge stresses and relieved it by cycling, hard, 50 miles every other day. I came down with Gullain-Barre', destroying my health and nerves to my heart . . . and the bicycling and taking a lot of anti-oxidants contributed . . . . . . and, long distance high cardio can artificially increase your Cortisol levels . . . causing new problems.
