Cyclists' hearts: can you be so fit that you die?

Why have dozens of endurance athletes died in their sleep over the last few decades? How can a cyclist's heart rate be slower than an elephant's?
Elite cyclists have such extreme physiology and such abnormal cardiovascular systems that their hearts beat less than 30 times a minute. Combined with performance-enhancing drugs that makes their blood thick and gloopy with red blood cells, this spells a recipe for disaster.
The legendary 'Il Pirata', Marco Pantani, had to wake up in the night and cycle on a stationary bike to make sure his heart rate didn't drop too low and cause a heart attack. During the day, he lived to ride...but at night, he rode to stay alive.
This is my 2nd video so all comments (good or bad) are welcome! If you do like it, please subscribe and like yadda yadda. Let me know any ideas you would like for future videos.
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Ross Tucker's blog scienceofsport....
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[@alextwist8]

I would end up snoozing the heart monitor and dying

[@yurandeveloper6958]

😂😂😂😂

[@carnagedogg4294]

@Mark Tassi i dont understand,why are you stating the obvious to a humorous post

[@creaky2436]

Me too. Lol, i already want to sleep forever it would be nothing different.

[@challengeroverlord-3517]

Now that's what I call "ride or die"

[@mustang19ms]

exactly what I was thinking about :))))

[@jeova0sanctus0unus]

me: **Jogs for the first time in 10 years.** KZbin: "Can you be so fit that you die?"

[@DavidSamuel5549]

haven't jogged in months now...

[@nabilcars5981]

Here's u r 700 comment

[@gabrielkellar1935]

You know me youtube

[@niloot.8816]

Lololololol😂😂😂 Can relate.

[@mardy3732]

Better not run the risk.

[@TheBoostedDoge]

"can you be so fit that you die" Me Eating chicken wings: That sounds like a *you* problem

[@tashikrtv6878]

Doge unfunny.

[@tashikrtv6878]

True garbage.

[@ratbitch5125]

This made mad wheeze 💀💀

[@ratbitch5125]

*me

[@thj_4623]

This gave me a good chuckle

[@trevord.6545]

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.

[@miyagikai617]

Does he have bad prostate. I heard bicycling hurts prostate

[@taniasaezbarra]

I'm sorry for your lost, and indeed, human bodys are so bizarre and amazing at the same time. Thank you for telling your experience.

[@lakumetiz283]

Sorry my dude

[@rekietabeatslc9980]

I'm sorry for your loss. He sounds like an amazing man who took full advantage of every day he was given on this earth. Thank you for sharing.

[@IvySnowFillyVideos]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Cyberhugs...ur father sounds like he was amazing

[@thepencilcunts]

It's good to see my recommended is filling up with less and less clickbait and smaller, obscure, yet high quality channels.

[@asafvirin2181]

couldn't agree more

[@Miquelalalaa]

The Pencil Cunts Yes, but alongside that is politically curated content. KZbin is using recommended as a tool.

[@thepencilcunts]

@@Miquelalalaa Whatever it is you're implying KZbin is probably doing it

[@katherinemorelle7115]

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.

[@michealbay1290]

Couldn't agree more

[@haadess]

Can you be so fit that you die? Me: sipping cola at 2am "hmm i dont have to worry about that"

[@uniqhnd23]

New question "Can you be so fat that you die?"

[@Theoanim]

Next video: "Is obesity a superpower?"

[@daly5297]

Theo hmmmmmmmm

[@BradleyCoopertest]

hades Same here, almost spit out my coke laughing

[@31redorange08]

Yeah, it's much more likely that your heart fails due to a caffeine overdose. Good luck.

[@dbrown2430]

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.

[@christrudell7966]

"Run, stay fit, die anyway." George Carlin 🤣

[@morkiethuglife2195]

Le haha

[@user-rk6me1ek5t]

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.

[@christrudell7966]

Point taken

[@krejziks3398]

i'd rather die outside running, than on a couch with a beer in a hand in front of a tv.

[@christrudell7966]

@@krejziks3398 good point

[@Xnothen]

wouldn't it be more poetic to say "during the day he lives to ride but at night he rode to live"?

[@jeoffrygeff886]

i was waiting for him to say that but then i got blueballed

[@FunZies.]

Yeah, what he said was a little melodramatic.

[@WhinedUp2004]

Was literally like, ahhh c'mon, when he didn't say it.

[@SweetSourPickle]

Maybe that's why he's a doctor.

[@WhinedUp2004]

@{Delete this} what? no. He was close to saying this but he needed to say it to make it sound nice

[@ordinarythings9864]

this guy: "why have so many cyclists died in their sleep?" cyclist: what?

[@hassan903]

Ikr im a bit concerned haha

[@hassan903]

@@sratnatozmrde ohhh

[@crowhaveninc.2103]

3/4'th of the Netherlands: "Sweating intensifies"

[@vladdimpalerputin987]

freddy kruger is the culprit, i know.

[@paimei2339]

@@crowhaveninc.2103 I read that as 3/4 of Neanderthals

[@emiyamark5762]

Me: Maybe I'll start exercising. KZbin Recommendations: I'm gonna stop you right there.

[@saker147]

😂

[@user-md3oe7iw9t]

But dude the video concludes that it won't kill ya. I think you should train🤔💪

[@sarthakkolhapure]

@@user-md3oe7iw9t you didn't get the joke, did you?

[@AnUnknownPlayer.]

Video literally states you’re fine as long as you don’t abuse steroids,

[@MDaggatt]

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.

[@Bajalifestyle]

6 GHZ overclock on your heart

[@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS]

In this case it's more an underclock isn't it? XD

[@Avalan666]

@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS power saving mode

[@royk7712]

@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS no, its like overclock with power saving mode that lower the voltage, it'll crash when certain voltage is reach and it die

[@WorldKeepsSpinnin]

They didn't have a Noctua NH-D15 and overheated

[@SezzesStuff]

@@TheGreatBackUpVIDEOS GIGA hertz, 6 GHz is 6 million Hz

[@grayolsen8769]

"however if you're an Etruscan shrew" ah yes thank you so much for including my kind, we don't get a lot of media attention

[@randomuploadsism]

Please change your username to "Etruscan Shrew"

[@juno4127]

Oh please do

[@5daboz]

About you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4a6hnucYtetodU&t

[@Lina_al_j]

LMAO

[@madeline569]

Queen

[@wesselbeer8722]

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.)

[@kittenmimi5326]

Wow. That's really admirable

[@AB-bc3vi]

wow

[@rabidsminions2079]

170km at age 86? Whooooah I've done 200 in 1 day but that was at 18 years old.

[@arnolddavies6734]

Amazing fitness, especially for someone of that age. I’m envious.

[@bathedinshadow]

40 was healthy. So he's not "back" to healthy. 60 is him aging, and thus less efficient than he was at 40bpm. Still healthy, but not as efficient.

[@ren137c]

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.

[@andykay8949]

Long story short: dont take steroids, dont take performance enhancing drugs and you'll be fine.

[@jaggeriscoughmedicine]

But you wont win

[@MistRVertexZ]

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

[@guestimator121]

And don't do coke as well

[@mindbreak666]

Tbh you should have an expert develop a custom protocol adapted to your needs and monitor everything constantly. And don't do coke.

[@lukeappleby5292]

JDM Viking although he also has had several heart surgeries

[@samchen9951]

My grandfather's heart rate is the slowest in the world, his is 0bpm

[@yellowusbrickus4821]

Seems to me like his heart's beat

[@sakki8889]

You should help him schedule a Doctors appointment. His heart is a bit slower than usual. Shouldn't worry though.

[@CHEEDSICLE]

@@yellowusbrickus4821 hahahahahaha

[@talaverajr391]

Not really.

[@MUSHROOMONTABLE]

Mine's like that soon

[@kshitizgupta3264]

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

[@antontrukhanov1150]

Great job. I would love to see more videos on this: athletes health in general is a very undeveloped topic on KZbin.

[@sikerow3180]

Finaly a reason for me to sit sown in my couch for 12 hrs a day

[@Hi_Brien]

Well, not really... just a reason for you to not take performance enhancing drugs

[@CuulX]

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? :)

[@sikerow3180]

@@CuulX bingie watch ofcourse

[@Lolimaster]

You can actually lose weight as long as you eat less than what your body burns.

[@sikerow3180]

@@Lolimaster indeed that way i save money too

[@tonederf6419]

Commenting just to help promote you in the algorithm. KZbin needs more of you!

[@bacon.cheesecake]

Replying to a comment to show further viewer interaction, therefore giving him an extra boost in the algorithm

[@peterslegers6121]

@@bacon.cheesecake Have you tried a Bacon and SPAM CheeseCake? The algorithm might like it more than just bacon...?

[@noobingame9291]

@@bacon.cheesecake I'm also here to show great interest.

[@bacon.cheesecake]

@@peterslegers6121 The youtube comments section is not a place where you expect to find geniuses, but here you are.

[@lucidcatnap]

Stopping by to influence the algorithm

[@tobeytransport2802]

My heart felt like it was beating strangely when I was watching this

[@kgkomrin]

Bruh same. I actually felt my heartbeats in a while.

[@shouryajain8847]

thays because some people focus on their heart too much and get anxious while watching these types of videos

[@blendrestelica967]

@@shouryajain8847 cardiophobia , anxiety makes it worse.

[@shouryajain8847]

@@blendrestelica967 yeah

[@Earadon]

@@blendrestelica967 Fuck it's like stacking debuffs...

[@tristanandersen4105]

Your dry sense of humor in weighty and complicated subjects like these is perfect!

[@jdizzle3627]

"Can you be so fit that you die?" A problem I'll never have to worry about lol!

[@ghenulo]

Neither will I. I bicycle nearly every day, but I'm still fat af.

[@Gojira_Wins]

@@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.

[@theworldoverheavan560]

@@ghenulo change your diet

[@Alex-1750]

@ghenulo Quit bicycling and buy a bike then.. If nothing changed in your body weight at least you’ll save some time

[@tomrhodes1629]

"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".....

[@GTI1dasOriginal]

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.

[@dylanpowell3183]

hopefully you get better soon

[@seanc8054]

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

[@mikeoconnell9237]

Is that the one that I've seen described as "feeling like a fish flopping about in my chest"? Apparently some cyclists in their 50s have gotten it.

[@sleeplife752]

How much did you excersize per day?

[@orioleaszme3415]

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 :)

[@randomuploadsism]

Me: Feeling bad about how lazy I am. KZbin: Here, watch this. Me : By being lazy I may have saved my own life *opens packet of crisps*

[@adamlittle8950]

I really like this series. Love to continue to understand the effects of pushing physiological limits.

[@glitchysquid1137]

jokes on you, my anxiety and depression keeps my heart rate at a healthy 100+ bpm resting :y

[@thepowerlies]

I feel you. 24/7 of that is depressing

[@31redorange08]

That's actually funny.

[@sterlingholobyte]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXKlqWp8e7CbbM0 It works. See his other videos on anxiety and depression also.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

So instead of cycling in the night somebody should have scared the hell out of him.

[@jsdp]

My heart rate normally rests at 62-65bpm. Anxiety over last few weeks has made it rest at 110bpm. F

[@ghost2recon777]

*reads thumbnail* I knew exercise was bad for me

[@nesarie.]

ghost2recon777 lol

[@dv9239]

Underrated

[@ghenulo]

LOL! For me, bicycling is much more desirable than bumming rides. In fact, that's why I got a bicycle in the first place.

[@Albert1tein]

"Can you be so fit that you die?" I must be immortal!

[@hussainlajami2374]

Bro this comment is so underrated 😂😂😂

[@Albert1tein]

Hussain Lajami Thanks😂

[@glaciveestudios6170]

You are already dead

[@minacapella8319]

This is actually something I've had in the back of my mind for a long time. Thank you for this video.

[@kairondaniel429]

athlete: is too fit Also athlete: suffering from success

[@Gobblinstone]

lmfao

[@spoopyscaryskelebones3846]

Hehehehe

[@cartervames3296]

“If you didn’t like the video, it’s kinda weird that you watched all the way to the end” 😂😂

[@michaelcesar800]

Thanks Doc , you make my day every time you talk about sunny London days without cracking a smile.

[@Poopyduckling9999]

honestly this channel was one of the best thing happened to me while I was quarantine. Thanks doc you made it less boring and very bearable.

[@Cheezymuffin.]

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[@Mcmatthew99]

*gets resting heart-rate down to 30bpm* I like to live life on the edge.

[@ahstrewth]

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

[@AndrewBlucher]

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

[@knoblauchdittrich7412]

WTF dude I'm not even one minute in and already you dropped like 5 jokes I actually find funny. Who is this man?

[@MartianMoon]

knoblauch dittrich I haven’t heard a single joke yet

[@knoblauchdittrich7412]

sorry for you mate

[@linkzelda5833]

I

[@harrisons62]

Martian Moon cause you’re American

[@mboeddy]

@@harrisons62 I am an American and was laughing a bunch. Of course, it may be because I am residing in Finland and learned some European humor.

[@s.c.823]

Normal people:All that matters is being heal- Cyclists: you meant *aerodynamics*

[@vittocrazi]

Is death *A E R O??*

[@azekia]

Remember, the biggest source of air drag in your bike is yourself, you know what to do

[@strong8705]

I consume a lot of YT - yours has fantastic reading. Close to perfection.

[@SCUBASTEVE8590]

What a truly fascinating subject and beautifully informative and concise video!

[@kindafatkindastrong5683]

so what you're telling me is skip cardio? EZ done TY doc

[@KTPsama]

Only if u cardio 6h straight I guess

[@DrMediterranean]

Nah jus dont do drug

[@dpounder101]

moderation is key.

[@einfacherkerl3279]

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!

[@thewomble1509]

Only if your resting heart rate is 15 bpm and you do coke!

[@Sagalink]

Most heatlhy adults have a heart rate of 60-90 BPM. 48 BPM is QUITE above average!

[@skt1fenixthelegendkid521]

@Eff ive just started out i was an unhealthy teenager heart rate about 90 RESTING, took some distance running and found my love now at around

[@aliefr2984]

@@skt1fenixthelegendkid521 60-100 is adult HR. Teenager having 90 HR is still ok

[@skt1fenixthelegendkid521]

@@aliefr2984 what am trying to say is that sports lowered my heart rate by much and now i feel way better

[@juliab7934]

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.

[@rahulpandey6672]

Mine is around 110+ at complete rest. Even during my sleep its 104. Do I need to worry?

[@conquerandwin]

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.

[@tristantheoofer2]

lol how is a resting heart rate of 55 too low? thats completely normal lol. also 38 is really fucking impressive

[@mr.bonner967]

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.

[@Alex-1750]

Real question for most is : “CAN YOU BE SO UNFIT AND LIVE?”

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Alex 1750 Trump is still alive, so.

[@Alex-1750]

@Lawrence Tider Lol - fit enough to “grab ‘em by the p*ssy” tho! So i would not rank him at the top”unfit” level sir !

[@1yoan3]

@@LetsTakeWalk Trump is rather fit for a man his age.

[@achtung_panzer6905]

@@LetsTakeWalk Had to turn this political lol

[@LexusFox]

Jarod_Jenkins I know, these people are annoying.

[@TheRoshan89]

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.

[@roryblakemore16]

exactly. marco pantani wasn't cycling at night to stay alive from such a low heart rate due to being fit. it was the doping!

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

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.

[@comicalhexical]

@@VarietyGamerChannel are you sure about that? There are lots of drugs that come from ancient times as well.

[@obikeo1835]

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.

[@overnightpartsfromjapan01]

@@roryblakemore16 That's right, I thought it was the tendency of EPO to make the blood thicker, causing heart rate to slow.

[@gerardnc]

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.

[@leonarddaneman810]

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.

[@BxPanda7]

With a base heart rate of 600 it's no wonder mice die of cardiac arrest when my cats start playing with them...

[@mentuemhet]

really? You should post this on KZbin. it would be funny

[@mentuemhet]

@Pisani Bros umm...yeah. i mean, sure why not🤔

[@fanandapuss6378]

@@user-lq2vh5ku1x you dont have to be vegan to find animals dying funny

[@commentconnoisseur1001]

@Pisani Bros it can be funny, but it's normally just entertaining. Have you ever tried hunting? Good fun!

[@commentconnoisseur1001]

@Pisani Bros you ANIMAL! Killing animals for the sake of your education? Disgraceful - shame!

[@UnluckyFatGuy]

"... 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.

[@paulshearer8762]

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...

[@farisanwari777]

Me: trying to get fit KZbin: this video I guess it's back to the old ways, eh bud? *pats dad belly

[@C02045]

I recollect that Coppi and a Dutch retired champion died due to heart issues complicating an infection picked up in Africa. Anyone know the details?

[@nate2601]

Thanks for that clip of the heart beating on the table, got to see my breakfast twice.

[@khaosgt4154]

@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.

[@ayushprasad6159]

@@khaosgt4154 have mercy. Let him feel masculine over pointless things.

[@heroninja1125]

@@NitinYadav-wi9vo i bet ur the same kind of person that would be scared of an ordinary house spider pathetic pussy

[@xue1379]

@@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.

[@scaramouche768]

@@NitinYadav-wi9vo wow you're so cool!

[@calibvr]

fitness isn't just a hobby, *IT'S A LIFESTYLE*

[@iancampion6979]

Commonwealth Irish Empire DEADSTYLE

[@ghenulo]

Fitness for what?

[@YBMTB]

It's more than just a hobby now, ITS A LIFESTYLE. HIT JUMPS, SMASH ROOTS, SEND DROPS, AND LEARN A TRICK. noice...

[@tomlxyz]

Can be either

[@user-rk6me1ek5t]

It's a psychological addiction. If you don't exercised you feel like your letting your self down. It's b/s just settle down.

[@paulinbrooklyn]

Your having referred to these elite cyclists in the past tense gave a pretty good indication where you were going with this video! Greetings from NYC. Yours is a must watch channel.

[@amlosaxon1773]

Thank you for giving the world this New's. you have a Big Heart...

[@chnacr2]

Jeff Cavaliere: "Being fit is killing you -r gains- "

[@trevord.6545]

Have you done your facepulls today sir

[@nathantyrell4898]

Don't internally rotate your shoulders guys

[@subhras1269]

And we got jessie here

[@matt9741]

*insert clever comment about muscular imbalances*

[@ClipHub777]

@Fresh N why existing is killing your gains

[@ryryhc]

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]

That doesn't sound like the heart of a twenty year old.

[@leolego2]

@@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

[@veterinarius7646]

Maybe his Max heart rate was like 20 year old, it 100 % is not the size of 20 year old

[@tristantheoofer2]

@@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

[@bigedslobotomy]

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.)

[@sqeakgeek]

A good longtime friend gave her self heart problems riding around 20 miles a day to where she needed an operation.

[@fairulm4184]

I'm deliveroo cyclist. Sometimes too caught up with incentive targets. Thank God there's 5 times Salah (Prayer to tame my heart down from the wild world)

[@cockyt4523]

your content, delivery and humor are great. I do not have a medical background but these are fascinating and very simple to understand.

[@chapa435ify]

Got my heart rate down to 55 just another 55 to go

[@randomuser5100]

Are you all right? 🙃😅

[@zUnderscore]

venum X you get that op was being sarcastic right

[@snixBE]

I believe in you you can do it

[@anjkovo2138]

LOL

[@ravex24]

Cliff sprints or bridge broad jumps will get you down there in no time.

[@ricf9592]

My average resting HR is 36 bpm. The lowest it ever got was 26 bpm when dieting and on a cold morning. Now 61 years old the resting rate is around 40 bpm. Here's the thing, my VO2 Max is 77.0 My Haematocrit is 46.0. Just had an ECG? Perfect. KOM's are taken occasionally. I refuse in training to go to exhaustion. Oxygen debt is a game of getting the hint and changing tack before I slow down. It's down to training techniques that render most science to superfluous guff. There's a basic principle. Wait your moment, don't over do it.

[@ruzzcraze1862]

This is one of my favorite videos on youtube. I've watched this so many times over the past 3 years.

[@Naxvarus]

"Can you be so fit that you die?" So this is the real life equivalent of an integer overflow...

[@tfwthelsdkicksin6083]

Excuse me what?

[@tomlxyz]

Not really because they're still all healthy during the day

[@chadliampearcy]

hahahahahahahahaha

[@nayandusoruth2468]

​@@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).

[@hubb8049]

@@tfwthelsdkicksin6083 You know how a kid can only count to 10 and gets a confused face when you ask him to count higher? That's it but in computers

[@bullfrogboss8008]

I'm so glad my anxiety prevents me from dying in my sleep

[@idklife7381]

video" can you be so fit you die?'' Me: Lying on couch eating a huge packet of chips. CLICKS ANYWAY

[@Holzkissen.]

4:26 as a science enthusiast this moment is absolutely FASCINATING

[@philspaghet]

So basically, cyclist hearts are the human equivalents of F1 engines

[@joe12524]

Yep.

[@Farzaan-n5p]

The rocket engine orrrrrrrr

[@coolbluelights]

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"

[@yoeljacobson]

“The man who at day lived to bike and at night biked to live”

[@Abdullah_khan333]

Really very informatic video, very balance analysis ... 👍

[@approvethismessage7166]

To save everyone watching time, No. You can not die just from being very fit alone. You can die from overworking yourself while being extremely fit, but no human will die just from being fit no matter how fit they are.

[@kunstkritik]

I found you via your video on Tom Scott's channel. Great content, glad to have found your channel :D

[@GGGG_3333]

Really Thankful for him for introducing me to this brilliant channel.

[@thediab2732]

Which video?

[@kunstkritik]

@@thediab2732 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHeTh2yDn9ebjqc

[@drake4638]

He has a doctorate in sarcasm

[@davidd9027]

I’m so glad I came across your video for years I stopped riding and sold my bike over this fear. Now I know that drugs were in the equation, it’s sad the lengths people go to just to perform.

[@higheyedronescotland670]

I love that the ads 'running' before the video (when I watched it) were for Peleton.

[@bbbb6066]

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

[@CptUseless_TV]

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.

[@gustidk]

WOW! A clear answer to the question in the title! Never seen that before in a youtube video. I'm amazed. Thanks for the great video :)

[@kyphoticlifting4474]

This was an amazing watch.

[@patrickl9930]

Great production value, excellent script! Make more.

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Will do! Thanks. Stay tuned, next vid is already under way :)

[@BraveNuword]

The first time in a long time youtube recommended a video that was worth every second. Thanks I learnt a lot. Subed

[@norwegianblue2017]

I think people who do everything in moderation live the longest. I had two great grandmothers that lived to be right around 100 years old. They didn't have special diets or eat particularly healthy, but ate moderate quantities. Drank very little alcohol. They didn't play sports, but were always up for a walk or gardening most of their lives.

[@lavonnealexander6936]

🙌🏿 that is it.

[@benpar8120]

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

[@Brabdog]

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.

[@abdc2990]

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.

[@fufuberry23]

me on day 5 of a new workout routine. "can I get so fit I die?"

[@jpdirt289]

I also had a FRIEND diE IN HIS SLEEP! He was complaining of chest pains when we climbed hills, he would have to stop, he was a biker for over 30 years he was good we did street rides and mostly MTB. He went to the doctors they did all these tests on him told him he was a 20 year old healthy wise. SO I met this guy in the woods and I was not a skinny dude 6 years ago i was like 260 lbs.. I rode a FATBIKE all the time anywhere I still do I love my fatbike! He passed me up a hill and was not nice he said something like that fatbike fits you big boy! I am breathing heavy and could not say anything back to him so anyways I ignored the comment! This place we ride has a bar to eat at, so once I finished I went to eat. I didn't know this dude and happen to sit right next to him at this bar, so we started talking and asked where I worked, I told him and he said that sux I said why he said because I work there too! I am a Computer Tech so this place was huge that we worked at. But it was a funny time I am old school and never get mad at Jag offs that are mean to people. I always get even in a silent way, so as the years past by we started to hang out and meet up and ride. I got a new gravel bike and always wanted a FS MTB Bike never knew what to get, he was always on his FS bike in the woods screaming down rock gardens and jumping crazy stuff. Well anyways long story short we just started to be good friends I lost a shit ton of wait I am now 155lbs and got me a FS MTB now and ride where we use to he has been gone for a Year now!

[@LK-bz9sk]

Doc always putting out such well articulated content. Love this channel

[@lizzieno6102]

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 😂

[@crazydavec3861]

Yeah, I've done jokes with doctors, it always bollockses up the various readings! :)

[@zegoinsurancepromocode4759]

"during the day he lived to ride, but at night he rode to stay alive" gave me goose bumps

[@goldbadger972]

Brings a whole new meaning ride or die

[@Maffoo]

It's funny going back and watching an old video from 4 years ago. It's a great vid but interesting how much more of a standard mini documentary vibe it has in comparison to the relative chaos of later videos.

[@Dthereet]

Now that's what I call ride or die

[@TheMemeLord_]

Bruh

[@oogabooga6299]

Drinking a red bull while watching this to keep my heart rate up

[@Beos_Valrah]

lol

[@tf3confirmedbuthv54]

i

[@QuigleTheGnome]

Omg that probably could like help the cyclist

[@kotelypiesely1268]

this is why road biking sucks, you die of heart failure because its "too efficient", in mountain biking you die of heart failure because there's a branch going straight through it

[@gur262]

I mean. No. That's like saying( natural) bodybuilding sucks cause you can't wipe your butt. Don't worry you won't get that far.

[@diyeana]

It's fun coming back to see your 2nd posted video. I'm happy you continued to make videos, or you won the cycling races. 😂