Sam Standerwick, 25, was a fit guy who exercised almost every day and followed an extremely healthy diet. He found dead in a hotel room by friends after a night out in Liverpool, with tests later revealing his arteries had blockages that resembled a patient with a significant heart disease.
His heartbroken family revealed he had put off a trip to the doctor before the night out even though he had been recently complaining of heart palpitations. Before he left, he told his parents he loved them and said he would see them the following day but he went to sleep and never woke up.
After he died, the engagement ring was found among his possessions at the Arthouse Hotel – revealing he had been planning to propose to his girlfriend Kim Fisher, 22.
According to CDC 325,000 men die from heart disease each year, making it the number one cause of death for men. Now Sam’s family has been raising awareness and money for heart screening programs and defibrillators to be put in every school, sports club, and gym. Their goal is to have 200 people in North Wales screened by this February.
Adrian Standerwick, Sam’s father, told Men’s Health.
“One in 500 people between 14 and 35 have an unknown heart defect and are literally walking around like ticking time bombs, it seems as if it’s a secret that just isn’t talked or written about.”
‘His heart just didn’t have enough power to keep going and just stopped beating in his sleep.
‘We just couldn’t believe it. We had nine weeks to wait for the inquest, and it was driving us crazy thinking: “What is this? Did someone inject him with drugs? Was it a brain aneurysm?”. He had gone to sleep and just never woken up.
‘It’s heartbreaking. If I knew then what I know now, Sam would still be here.’
Sam worked at his father’s CCTV business and was planning to set up his own firm, had been suffering from heart palpitations for months before he died on December 17 last year.
A coroner’s report later revealed the seemingly healthy young man, who worked out most nights and was obsessive about his diet, had a 70 percent blockage in his coronary artery – something commonly seen in people with major heart disease.
Adrian said: ‘The night before he was suffering from heart palpitations, something he had been saying about for a little while every now and again.
‘My wife said to him: ‘You need to get checked over. I will book you an appointment at the doctor’s for tomorrow’.
‘He said: “I’m out with the lads in Liverpool tomorrow, I will do it next week.”
‘He got ready to go out to Liverpool. He said: “Love you, mom, love you, dad, see you tomorrow” and went on his night out.
‘At 25, you would never think that anything’s seriously wrong. When Sam walked out of that door that night it was the furthest thing from our minds. We never dreamed something like that would happen.’
‘The next day Kim, his girlfriend, phoned us asking if we had heard from him.’
The family became concerned when they phoned the hotel where he was staying, and a manager told them there had been a serious incident and police were on the scene.
Later, officers arrived at the family home in Llanddulas to tell them the tragic news.
Two years before his death, Sam blacked out behind the wheel of his car. Although doctors performed an ECG at the time, Standerwick’s family said they didn’t know what the results were.
“At 25, you would never think that anything’s seriously wrong. When Sam walked out of that door that night it was the furthest thing from our minds. We never dreamed something like that would happen,” Adrian Standerwick said.
Since March this year, Sam’s family have raised the money and looking to have 200 people screened next year. They are also raising money for defibrillators and want to see every school and sports club and gym fitted with one.
‘People are dying from this every single week, but people aren’t being informed.
‘I would never wish what we have been through in the last nine months on anyone. But if it means that people will wake up and smell the coffee and do something about it, then it’s worth it.’
You should be aware of the possible signs of a heart problem. These include heart palpitations, dizziness, blackouts, and swelling around the ankles. We urged anyone who is worried, has experienced these symptoms, or has a family history of heart disease to see a doctor.
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Natty or not?
Aljaz Novak
Steroids
Wtf
Sad 🙁 so young
Anybody it does steroids and dies I don’t feel anything for the person
You dont even know if it was from steroids or a preexisting heart condition. I dont care what the cause, sad to see a life gone too soon.
Jay Streisant I hope you feel the same about people with bad diets, smoke, drink alcohol…
…and lack of empathy is a psychopathic trait.
Shut up Jay you ignorant fuck
Sam Vatani I heard jay is a pedophile
Sam Loya
Bhahaha..i was waiting for first ASSCLOWN to say STEROIDS!!
Yeah, that or he took too much protein lol
So what else could cause “heart blockage” aka cholesterol in someone who exercises daily?
Hereditary ass clown
Could.of been born with it! Put ur thinking cap.on before u open your mouth!!
Some people r born with a fucked heart guess u didn’t read the article
Yeh cause its a total coincidence that bodybuilders disproportionately die early deaths !
Even when cycling properly, steroids are still risky, get your thinking cap on.
Woah, slow down there cowboy bebop. Before you go calling anyone names, it was an honest question. Don’t go jumping to conclusions like you have a flaming bat up your ass, unless thats something you enjoy you dingleberry dick prick.
And I did read the article. But this raises the other half of the question, men that suffer from heart diseases and die at a young age are usually obese. This guy isn’t obese. Secondly, what is blocking the artery “ass clown”? Only cholesterol can do that. High cholesterol is hereditary, but controlled with diet and exercise. Now obviously there’s more to this story.
Was it steroids. This is sad.
I guess im an ass clown then lmao
Maybe it was old age lol
Somw people are genetically fucked heart
True
Maybe im just an idiot ass clown!
Astrid Timmer
Miles Samuel
How the hell you going to stay on gear while having bad hart palpitations AND drinking alcohol ??
Because some people, including educated performance enhancing individuals are fucking idiots, and will disregard all health risks & consume alcohol and other narcotics while on a cycle, not knowing how stressed their body already is… lost a friend that exact same way, hate to see this.
People need to be better educated & get blood work done on cycles regularly.
Once you start having random hart palps it’s time to stop and reevaluate what you did wrong, I got bad info on a cycle about 7years ago and after 2 days of scary hart palps, I was done! … for about 4 months lol
Who cares, at least he went out looking jacked
Yea at 25years old lol that’s a life well spent , NOT!
Heart palpitations can mean nothing they are just a sensation of the heart beating which does Warrant a cheak up for a arrhythmia. a lot of people have Palps due to anxiety ect
Sam Vatani I have extreme anxiety to where I have to go to the e.r. Cause I THINK I’m having a hart attack, but never once had a hart palpitation until I ran a really strong cycle. A heart palpitation means something is a little off..
example
-red blood cell count to high
-hemoglobin to red blood cell count to low or high
-birth defect
-certain medications being taken
-triglycerides to high
Hart palps more then once a day imo should be looked at.
Sam barely drank alcohol even on his last night he was just over the uk drink drive limit! He’s had heart palpitations on and off since he was young! Before he started going to the gym! He’d been taken to hospital and had checks numerous amount of times and nothing was seen about 3/4years before his passing he blacked out whilst driving a car and was tested to see if he could still drive and once again nothing had shown! He very rarely drank probably drank 2 maybe 3 times a year and was very anti drug. So he was checked but clearly not thoroughly enough!
Even if he did have a pre-existing heart problem putting steroids in your body just exaggerated it even more, and then the large amounts of food you eat does not help either. Let’s face it bodybuilders are dying left and right. Wake up!!
Totally agree with u mate.
Thank u, it truly is sad tho..
We don’t know what exactly caused it and I’m pretty sure that you aren’t his coroner.
Most of these guys don’t have the genetics to respond ideally to the drugs either leading to high doses and lack luster gains which then lead to even higher doses.
It’s speculation Logan
Very true.. they are dropping like flies
480 thousand cigarette related deaths and 88 thousand alcohol deaths a year in America! So what exactly shouldn’t we put in our body?
Mick Ridolfi never gonna ban smokes or booze mate government make way to much money out of them…
Shane Brown I know mate that’s the sad truth
How are they dying left and right? I can think of 3 guys this year that were in the mainstream. Compared to how many bodybuilders their are just in the United States alone that’s a pretty small percentage. Especially when one died from a narcotics overdose.
How many have died this year? Rich died of an OD, Dallas died of asphyxiation, what other amazing examples do you have?
Julie Schultz if your ass is natty can I f*** it ??
Don’t do drugs and chew your food
Loop Iosip Marian shut the fuck up, you are disgusting human being.
Dallas mcarver did not choke on food, he was sick prior to him dying he almost fainted on stage at his last show and had to be helped off, the guy was huge he consumed large amount of steroids to get that big same thing for rich piana. Dallas was only 26 and his body gave out. Iam sure every organ was enlarged due to the steroids.
Let’s not forget when you diet down for a show your dehydrated and depleted, your numbers are all over the place and when your sick on top of it it’s a recipe for disaster. I don’t care what age you are the human body can not handle all that abuse.
Dallas mcarver did not die from steroid use. He also did not die from being sick previously. Do your research and keep the uneducated opinions to yourselves.
We’ll never know exactly what killed Dallas, because i don’t think an autopsy was done, and if it was it was kept secret. It’s a good guess he either had an insulin reaction first, then choked, had a heart attack (which i doubt) and then choked, or just plain old choked. I can tell you exactly what was in his mouth when he died, so there was definitely some kind of choking going on.
Another know it all
I did my research, and he was sick prior. I know what iam talking about.
Mitchell Krog you need to educate yourself. I know ppl in the industry.
REALLY ? to much food ? ? gear is harmless if you know what you are doing and being smart ! To this day no one has died because of it !!! If the gear isn’t clean then yea it can , all the more reason to legalize the shit and sell it clean to those who choose to do it so you are not getting junk
Statistically wise there are not an unusual amount of bodybuilders dying. I personally know dozens of people who died very young from heart attacks that never used a steroid. In most cases it was something genetic that went undiagnosed.
Absolutely alot of bodybuilders are dying because of steroid abuse, I have personnel friends who have died, my friend Joanna just 2 years ago went to Vegas to compete died the night before the show, and she had been sick but still decided to compete. Bodybuilders are dying of heart attacks, kidney failure and strokes.
Julie Schultz you have no idea how many of them actually faint during a completion or backstage. It’s from
Being so dehydrated. I don’t think actually competing is healthy at all due to all the diuretics they have to take to look bone dry. A lot of them get IV vitamins after a competition. Most athletes especially weight lifters have enlarged hearts.
I do know.. I have been in the industry for awhile. I just spoke on this topic earlier today.
Evan King supposedly i heard he had issues with his esophagus and was found with chicken stuck in his throat. I have GERD and it sucks I have to take tums and heart burn meds all the time.
And I also know how ppl in the industry is taking massive amounts of steroids and it’s getting out if control. Figure, physique, bodybuilding both men and women.
Jonathan Longley Pipe lol
Evan King you are correct. The first cause is the most likely and is in line with what i have been told.
Julie Schultz the fact you have to say you know people in the industry means you know noone in the industry. I dont argue the fact people in the industry are using more but they are using more then the pros. Its like saying there is alot of mx freestyle riders dying but none are pros… which means they just arnt doing it correctly. Oh and dallas mcarver wasnt sick anymore. And did not die from being sick. He passed away from what evan king eluded to.
mmmm Julie you may have done your homework on people that you know or can read about, however you do not know my son or his circumstances and to sit in judgement casting your opinions about the tragic loss of someone who was my world and the devastation we have felt as a family I find extremely insensitive and hurtful. So I suggest you put your soap box away and go crawl back under the rock you have come from ???
I am 29 never touched drugs smoked etc did 20 hrs a week of football and basket ball in teams etc the heart condition that sam had is genetic he had it from when he was born I’m lucky as I was screened annually like my children are as my mother and her mother both have it maybe you should do some research further instead of blaming drugs protein food you idiot comments of your own limited knowledge screams attention oh and I also have a defibrillator fitted had numerous operations so I am still able to walk this earth sam was unfortunately not seen soon enough to prevent but atleast his family are trying to raise awareness to saves lives unlike yourself just trolling subjects… Now if you wanna do research it’s H.O.C.M hypertrophicobstructivecardiomyopathy now try being the only 16 year old in a room with pentioners or living with sudden death or knowing one of your kids could be affected go look up it and learn
Well said, John-Lee. We know what you have all been through, and are so proud of how you have handled it, xx
Also had to have a sceptical ablation only 8-12 are performed a year in the UK to reduce the one chamber wall that is obstructing the blood flow and extra load on the heart…. Sam if you read from coroner had 1 heart chamber enlarged not his whole heart his kidney etc like you previously stated with your limited research
Adrian Standerwick= when do I get my turn in the hot seat to raise awareness on your radio slot 🙂
nono but it’s ok to take roids it’s good for you ?
Julie Schultz sounds more like weight cut issues than steroids. Sorry about your loss, but your anecdote still only brings 1 possible steroid related death to the convo.
What’s your angle with the statement “let’s face it, bodybuilders are dying left and right. Wake up!!” ?????
What a cunt!!!!!!!
Julie Schultz your fucking ridiculous. This family just lost a loved one and you have to be one of the overly opinionated bitches on here putting your two cents in thinking your smart. My guess is you posted something praising the shooter at Las Vegas massacre? You seem like the type you cunt.
Respect the dead!!! No mather how!!!
for real! no one has respect anymore ….at all prayes to his family n friends everyone else needs to keep there judging mouth shut
Jon Flight
This is yr old
Look at the state of you! You disrespectful cunt
Nick Wilson your next on the line. Lol I’ll be using the same for you.. ?
Ethan Postans
Wouldn’t it be fun if fast-food franchises posted like this > obese person died of…….
You’re giving bodybuilding a real bad rep.
Thats a good point
And what about all the people who die form alcohol abuse millions every year but never here anything about that
It’s not giving bodybuilding a bad name
It’s highlighting that unregulated, uneducated steroid use is killing people.
Everyone knows obesity is unhealthy. No one strives to be obese. The death rate for under-50 obese is lower than for under-50 bodybuilders.
Anyone who’s never heard anything about alcohol related deaths is suffering from serious ADD.
At least it might prompt people to have their heart checked regularly. If you’re taking steroids you’ve probably exceeded your natural potential and are putting your body under stress.
Deep condolance to the family. Tragic it is and please don’t start with the steroid caused this tragedy.. Birth control pills are steroids also and yet I don’t hear woman who die from blood clots from it being in the news all the time. But yet someone young as 25 yup it’s gotta be the gear. Seriously
This is a shitty year to be a bodybuilder.
Amen
Roids everywhere
It’s the pre-workout don’t use it anymore I had the same symptoms as this guy and em the same age I went to the doctor and they told me I had high blood pressure due to supplements containing caffein my arteries were pumping really hard they said I have to stop or I’m going to do organ damage to myself so I did and now feel better nearly normal
Wow Adrian, thanks for that info, I’m heavily into pre workouts, I’m gonna have to stop them
I do two Scoops of mesomorph. I was having heart palpitations. Turns out it was just anxiety and my heart is very healthy after visiting the doctor to get it checked out. I think it’s just genes. You either got shit organs or you don’t ?
I’m using ON 222 mass protein
Just take non stim preworkouts
Just workout without anything Thats what I do now you’ll eventually get used to it and save your health plus money
Non-stims are fine to use.
Or you can have a cup of black coffee before.
It all depends on you. I know people that having been taking 1.5 grams of caffeine a day for 20+ years and have nothing wrong with them. Most pre workouts have 200-300mg. So they have 5x that and are perfectly fine and healthy
Your arteries don’t pump, fact.
Y por qué no públicas las muertes por obesidad borrachearas diabéticos y por qué porvartarse mucha pizza o mucha azúcar y por beber en cantidades ron que morones
Hormones and recreational drugs don’t mix well
Who said anything about recreational drugs you dick??
I did genius
Can you not read?
My brother didn’t take drugs as he was very anti drug! He didn’t even like me my mum or Dad smoking! Helped a lot of his friends steer away from drugs aswell and put them on the right path!
Kayden Condo
Craig Adair
Pito Ketjap Louisa Ricardo Go
Damn bro ?
Its all roids it raises LDL bad cholesterol levels which then cause high blood pressure which then causes micro cuts in the arteries which then plaque up and BAM its a ticking time bomb… sad when will people stop thinking they can inject drugs, lift weights, eat large amounts of food whilst drinking large amounts of booze…
You hit the nail on the head with one word right at the end!
I agree. But roids are safe if you know what you’re doing. This guy overdosed like most guys they take way more than they’re supposed to
Oh so what about Arnie? Mr.olympia injected all the damn time even admitted to it lee priest injected all the damn time ex pro still alive jay cutler ex pro juiced all the damn time still alive you sir are IGNORANT AS FUCK gear doesn’t kill people stupidity kills people pros aren’t stupid they know more than any of us do what so ever hence why they are PRO’S
Ma man! Exactly what I said!
Moe Ayad you’re a fucking nut! He overdosed? That the whole principle of a steroid cycle you nit, supply supraphysiological amounts of exogenous hormones to elicit growth. If one was to not “overdose” one would be on HRT, back to school
Jake Van overdose or not cycle off the shit ur a fukin genius. There’s a lot of ways u can fuk up while cycling. My friends take it and have compete for years I know more about this than u do cunt
Creatine!!
Artiom Fomenko
Luke Joe
Lots of these fuckers dropping like flies but not because of the juice I think we’re starting to see what over/or to early use looks like
Adam Neff this really drives home the point of listening to your body.
Roids and coke…. same fate as Zyzz
Who said anything about coke? You judgemental cunt.
Loool lads out in Liverpool are you joking?
Zyzz was a skinny kunt who does not deserve to be called a bodybuilder, bikini model maybe
No joke. You might not be able to go out without getting off your head, doesn’t mean everybody else does.
Marcus Lawton I was one of the lads out with him that night you cretin, none of us touched a single recreational drug that night, and I know for a fact he never had done in his life being a close mate. Learn the facts before you leave stupid, thoughtless comments.
Odin Odin
Damn man, my heart goes out to his family and loved ones, but man, if you’re gonna live that life, you get bloods, regularly! RIP.
Coke and tren don’t mix
Lek Lek hada 25 ans kho … w raw met crise cardiaque ki kan ra9ed … wa3er el dopage kho
Lah y3afina
Just where did it say he was taking steroids? Bunch of morons! My mother had the same issue. Had open heart surgery at 13-14 years old. She wasn’t on steroids!
If you’re dumb enough to not know he was on gear you should probably just shut your ignorant ass up. Lol
I tell you what…if you want to personally shut my ignorant ass up as you say, by all means get out from behind your keyboard and come try. You can pm me and I’ll give you the address.
Naw I’m good…..why so hostile? You need some D ?? ??? so much frustration
Ate too many trenbaloni sandwiches. Ryan Profresh O’Neill
Doubtful.
Discrespectful cunt.
Ryan Profresh O’Neill
LOL PUSSY
How many times can we refer to bodybuilder deaths as “tragic” before changing to “expected”?
Get off the g
Nikhta Kik
Ishaq Mohammed i dont know man i cant stop laughing
Thanks I can’t sleep now 🙂
Can’t you clowns see this guy was on the juice you don’t build a body like that as ripped as that delts like that.
Like Vince gironda said drugs are for losers and this guy paid the ultimate price period after a while you can recognize the look you dick heads
Have some respect , I knew who Sam was and met him a couple of times , a good decent bloke , extremely sad what has happened , reign your uninformed comments in , he was extremely dedicated to his passion and loved by all his family and friends, all the internet warriors on here assuming alsorts , stand in front of his family and give them your assumption, see what you get!!
Thomas Higgs babe.
makes you wonder if pre-workout and supplements had much to do with it..
Guarantee not
Rizian Bernard
Farrrk that’s scary
Kate Patterson it’s happening too often
Dale Hardy
Y le mentionnent pas clairement mais on a une petite idée han
Funny how there is Hundreds and hundreds of bodybuilders and say like 6 die in 1 year everyone is all “Steriods did it! Wake up, Bodybuilding is dangerous! You will die!” Shut the fuck up. Retarded asses.
Tren, booze, pre-workout drinks and maybe he did recreational drugs as well. Still very sad either way.
Zach the autopsy showed that his main Coronary artery was 70% blocked, Sam was not a drinker even on his last “night out” they found his blood alcohol limit was only just over the UK Drink Drive limit what they did find though was a large amount of quinine from the soda water he had been drinking !! He was totally anti-drugs and hated the fact that I smoked, as for the pre-work outs others have mentioned yes he did use them and this is something I am campaigning very strongly about. If someone with a “perfect” heart takes them they are fine however the fact that 2 of his great grandfathers died of heart disease in their 50’s ( a fact none of us had put the pieces together about because of our lack of awareness) shows that this was something hereditary. What is being over looked here is why we have allowed this story to be published is to raise awareness and for fit healthy people suffering similar conditions get checked and dont ignore the signs and hopefully save lives !!
Xander Coetzee
a fulla i work with, Bit of a poser , had the same symptoms , as it turns out this pre- work out stuff he was into was putting his blood pressure through the roof , hart palpitations etc …Docs said your going to have a stroke just train without it . its putting to much stress on your organs….
Cardio took his gains, and his life
Lack of*
Oh great here we go with all the “experts” that know why it happened. Just idiots being idiots because they’re idiots.
HE DIED BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH STEROIDS CONNOR DONT YOU KNOW STEROIDS ARE BAD? MKAY?
Get out of my thread you troll
Well Connor, Facebook seems to want me to know what you post and when you post it so take up with zuckerberg cupcake.
Look at the ex mr.olympias still alive all used gear yes steroids are soooooo bad no dumbass stupidly is what kills ignorant dumb fucks
Wonder the last time he had blood work and if it could have been seen or discovered by it makes me question my health
If anyone can answer would be appreciated
The guy seems to look pretty dam healthy
Alessandro, se non si tratta di una bufala stiamo quasi tenendo la media di uno al mese.
Assurdo
Brandon Colossus Gonzales
Branden Irwin
Evan King
Really bad genetics
Danial Chew
Jose Lucero lol better not happen to you
All natty ? lol
Was he on sternoids?
Ya it could have been his blood clots to much and causes a big clot that travels to the brain or the heart and kills you ,I had one massive one in my leg because of clotting to much and my stroke saved my life because it made them scan and see it so they could use blood thinners to break it up so it’s to bad they couldn’t catch it for him,so sad ! I agree with you Jim some people should put brain in gear and not their mouth !
Being all natural will do that to yah
I hate when every shithead its called a bodybuilder…
Dódo Stavrev Alx Hahn
Otro Nataly MG
Chochitos man
RIP
Ash Smith you told you had heart pains? get checked mate
Ahh, if I die I die init
Brett Clark another one ☝️
Dang yeah they’re dropping like flies
Brett Clark dude they are on something man
Chase Bull
Is this another roids case? Come on, roids are killing this sport and it’s reputation….
Yes it’s all steroids other things have nothing to do with it like hgh insulin t3 viagra pre work outs clenbuterol ephedrine
Josh Newton
This is fucked
Nick Luke
geee i fckin wonder why
More than likely the effect of legal preworkouts and stimulants forcing his bad heart to work too hard. If anyone thinks they are more educated on the subject tell me what steroids you think he was taking and what mechanisms and functions they perform and how these have effected his heart… Ethan
I really thought the “and all the food bodybuilders eat” comment was a good one ??
Yo bro do you take pre workout?
Jarod Pieters
Let’s not jump to conclusions, there’s only been a hand full of cases so we can’t link it to steroid use. Besides no one will ever publish it due to the legal ramafications. Let’s wait until there’s 100’s or 1000’s more deaths before we have a sign of conclusive evidence that roids could be taken into consideration as a cause.
Correlation vs Causation. It’s almost impossible to pinpoint it as steroids.
Ryan Profresh O’Neill Very good point?? yes that’s true.. causation is hard.. correlation can be proven with significant numbers.. and if all the variables/symptoms match..
its the fat burners…t3…clen…DNP….etc that put pressure on the heart….sad to hear of this death…but basically comes with the terroritory…
In the U.S in 2016 data showed:
cardiovascular diseases claimed 801,000 lives;
heart disease killed more than 370,000 people;
stroke killed nearly 129,000 people;
((about 116,000 of the 750,000 people in the U.S. who had a heart attack died))
about 795,000 people had a stroke, the leading preventable cause of disability;
among African-Americans adults, 48 percent of women and 46 percent of men have some form of cardiovascular disease; and
African-Americans have nearly twice the risk for a first-ever stroke than whites.
((I somehow doubt that all of these people “who died of heart attacks” were Bodybuilders using Steroids))
Newsflash People: STEROIDS AREN’T THE ONLY THING THAT (CAN) GIVE YOU A HEART ATTACK so stop blaming steroids EVERY TIME you hear of a bodybuilder having “a heart attack”!!!!!!!!!
No but they accelerate atherosclerosis, raise LDL and BP and lower HDL. All precipitating factors to …… you guessed it Eisenstein ….. a heart attack
Jake Van BUT….. As my comment more than eloquently pointed out to anyone “With even half a brain” steroid use IS NOT the only reason for ANYBODY on this planet to suffer and die from A HEART ATTACK!!!!!!! Fucking Einstein…
Read NOT THE ONLY REASON fuckwit..
Jake Van other causes of raised LDL and or BP and lowered HDL Einstein:
1) Smoking
2) Excessive alcohol
3) Excessive junk food
4) Lack of exercise
5) Stress
ALL things that 99% of people on this planet either engage in or suffer from…
So Again, and how many times do I have to say this for your ignorant skull to understand it?
STEROIDS ARE (NOT) THE ONLY CAUSE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM HEART ATTACKS!!!!!!
Another one !!Atif Aatar
Adrian Standerwick Debra Standerwick it’s even on American fitness pages!
So very sad reading the comments when not one of them were there to hear the coroners report ? ? xxx
Debra Standerwick tell me about it! I read a few then clicked off it ? they’re all just jumping to conclusions and presuming.. anyway head up we know the truth so just rise above all them xxxx ❤️
Kim Fisher I will most certainly rise above them I’m a better person ❤️ xxxx
I really hope that this Julie woman making these assumptions will never have to go through what we have as a family despite her total lack of respect and thought behind her comments I would not wish this on anyone. There will always be people who think they are more righteous than others and can sit in judgement over others funny thing is its normally those people who have major issues within their own lives and rather than sorting those out would rather add to someone else’s sadness ??
Adrian Standerwick couldn’t agree more ❤️ xxx
Is shocking seeing what people assume, so hard to ignore, hope you’re all doing alright ?
Blaise Collet
Wally Cormier
Sounds like being a bodybuilder is more dangerous than a football player, the fellas are dropping like flies
Go do research everyone it’s not steroids it’s H.O.C.M hypertrophicobstructivemypathy footballer callapsed on pitch from same condition only alive today because he got 40 mins cpr if you want go check my post on Julie’s stupid comment
No fuck wit it was accelerated atherosclerosis bought on from raised LDL triglycerides and hypertension, all of which are caused by ……. you guessed it
??
??????
Vic
Genetics,roids And alcohol.. again.
Chloe Maria Nicholls
Heart attack at age 25 ? Shouldn’t be using steroids to get buff
RIP Standerwick i was a fan my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family….now! we have lost 3 great bodybuilders in a space of three months..these people are our inspirations and we loosing them like chickens we plead for closure we want to know what happens behind the scenes in bodybuilding
insulin
Leigh Lemon Lo Nigro
Fuck no good bro soldier down
Ahmad Iqbal Faiez Tariq
Sad?
So judgemental! The problem with SAMs heart meant the chances are it would have happened whether he was a couch potato or body builder! Either way a family has lost a part of their lives. God forbid it should happen to one of yours!
Extremely health diet ? EXTREMELY ? Really ? Extreme and healthy do not come together at all. Sorry, wrong start of that piece.
Kyle Brownlee
I agree with you Julie Schultz, he was only 25 and died of a heart attack… It’s all these supplements and over excessive amounts of protein and not to mention steroids.
Basti Minga
Hamza Filali Belhadj fuck
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Karim Fakhro
And that’s why folks if you choose to become an assisted athlete, you get bloods done, you monitor your cholesterol and blood pressure closely and don’t forget your check ups. Unless I see a doctors diagnosis of genetic hyperlipidaemia then all red flags point toward uncontrolled high levels of LDL and probably low HDL coupled with high BP causing atherosclerosis, and all fucking jokes aside as a BB we can all draw hypothesis which would more likely than not, be correct. Watch your health boys, there’s more to it than 3cc’s 3 times a week ……
Florencia de la Torre
Haters will say it’s steroids! I hate people who speculate. Fucking rookies!
Drugs kill
Obviously very few of the people on here have any brains!!! Never read such a load of crap in all my life! Sam had a defect that more than likely would have taken his life wherever he was and whatever he was doing. He could have been your average guy walking the dog or sat eating his tea. Can’t believe so many stupid people!
Reading so many of the comments it is incredible that people with no knowledge of my son and no thought to how their comments might upset my family can sit there behind their keyboards spouting all sorts of ignorant unfounded diagnosis. The fact that 12 people between 14 and 35 die every week in the UK due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest of which the majority are fit healthy young men and women and what we hoped that this article would do is inform and educate people so that hopefully lives can be saved, that from reading this people will not put off getting checked but will seek medical advice and that their lives will be saved and that another family wont have to suffer the devastation that we have. So I would ask before the next person makes an uninformed diagnosis of my son that they stop and consider their actions and think “is there anyone I know that might need to get checked” and rather doing something negative try and do something positive.
It’s true what they say, you can’t educate pork! Sad but true. You’re doing a fab job Adrian, keep gong. Xxx
Sorry for your loss man. Fuck what these people are saying. They could say bodybuilder passed away from choking on an apple and they would say something about steroids if the title had “bodybuilder” in it.
It’s the usual crap , every one sees an athlete who dies young and its drug related! Pisses me off , I started lifting weights at 16 and by the age of 21 I was 5 stone heavier and less then 8 percent body fat I trained clean and I had negative responses like being called a juice head and a sted head all the time , nightmare to say the least . Sorry for your loss pal .
Thanks for your support Rob and Mandy such kind words 🙂
Well said Adrian , sorry for your loss, it’s a shame that most people jump the gun with their opinions with little or no information on the subject matter and with little thought about what they say and of whom it may impact upon
Christopher Gesar
I wonder what some of these idiots would have said if Sam was not a bodybuilder? Have some respect. This is someone’s son, someone’s boyfriend, someone’s brother. With people who love him. What if the someone was you? Would you say the same things? Respect humanity please.
My condolences to family and friends
That’s an ugly argument. Don’t even want to put my two cents in.
Otro pelao muerdo y por clenbu ja Miguel Profit
life is about all things in moderationOnce we start pushing tte Boundarie sand exceeding the limits then we have problemsRegular Medicals are also Beneficial irrespective of Age
BodyTek Gym and Joe Decaro
Millions of ppl die everyday but when one person who lifts weights dies it’s because of steroids??
fuck with that, i refuse to be an avarage motherfucker.
Bodybuilding is dangerous its pushing your body to the extremes but that’s with almost every sport people go to far just to win a golden medal
Exercising and eating healthy is good don’t get me wrong but you don’t have to be popeye
+ most (not all) young people train hard try to eat right and then there comes the weekend and they get absolutely smashed
save your words n watch us, thats it.criticizyng bla bla bla , who cares about your opinion? CHALLENGE YOURSELF!
Jack Manchester
Liam Cavanagh
RIP. Sorry for your family
Leona Williamson read this, he lived near us and is my age… of this type of thing is happening why aren’t the doctors helping?
Because they Dont listen do they? Tell the Dr on Tuesday darlingxx