Hi from a slightly frosty south west(erly) Queensland
that's a wise choice. There's nothing good that comes from that. At 23 you won't see that, but at 53 you'll sorta wish you hadn't. So its good you aren't anymore. My view is that its like alcohol, very easy to slip from "basic use" to mis-use over years and in the face of issues. BTW I used to drink and like a drink but basically now since I developed an arrhythmia I can't (long story right there).
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/steroids
The misuse of anabolic steroids can cause long-term side effects. These can include cardiovascular complications, liver disease, reproductive organ damage and severe mood swings. Support is available for anabolic steroid users who want to change their dependence on these drugs.
You're now aware that you are already pre-disposed to an existing cardiovascular complication so use of that toxic stuff will just increase your chances of making it worse.
I guess I'll start by saying that you now know you have not only BAV but all of what goes with BAV. BAV comes as a host of problems (and its genetic) which may or may not manifest immediately, but will be sort of like a dice roll for the future, this includes aneurysm of the aortic artery (which leads to sudden death if not monitored). So you now know you'll need to go in for regular monitoring, which is likely to be just an echo every other year unless more things are found. Some details (which are not applicable to you yet) are found here:
https://www.racgp.org.au/afp/2013/june/aortic-aneurysms
I include this because my goal is to inform you and lead you away from the darkness of "ignorance led anxiety". The more you know the more you can make informed decisions.
Myself I was diagnosed at about 5 and monitored yearly up at Chermside hospital (in Brisbane, Queensland) until I needed my first surgery at about 10yo (essentially a repair). I had another one to replace the valve at 28 (*a homograft) and my 3rd (last one) at about 48 to replace that valve (with a mechanical) and repair an aneurysm (using a synthetic fiber tube). I continue to be about normally active since then. I have lived OS a lot and spent the majority of my time in Finland (where I enjoy XC skiing).
So surgery is just like fixing a part that is broken or defective and the car still works.
hard to give you clarification on that, because your cardio should do that as they have the data. But the heart block may mean you need an intervention in time. If I was you I'd scale back the exersize to "normal" not "try to be Arnie" or Ravinder Malik.
I'll out myself here and say to me exersize and training should be for some reason (mine was general health cycling and Aikido). I've done weight training (not in a body building way) since I was in my late teens, but its always been for making me healthy.
If something you are doing is not healthy then my view is "stop doing it". So in your case YOU need to work our your appropriate level of exercise that helps you health not harms it. Its an individual thing and something that you will work out over time with other considerations and measurements to guide you.
what he means by heart block
I get that, so next time I recommend you ask "can I record this" and do that.
I myself don't pretend to be a cardiologist and don't really dig into those things ...
unwise unless you happen to have the genetics to support it, which evidence suggests you don't (also I dislike qualitative, and prefer quantitative): so how many Kg and details. There are people here who are weight lifters (a few come to mind) and they'll be better placed to advise on that, but even they'll say aneurysm makes things different.
agree with that. So, solid but honest point relating to
upsetting: would you rather be dead?
Everyone "wanted to be something" ... what are you willing to pay to be that for a short time?
I've been lots of things, my goals changed over time. Sometimes I changed them, sometimes the world changed them. For instance I've changed career 3 times (
at least) because of external economic forces. Did biochemistry, then electronics engineering, then computing then environmental science, went back to computing.
Evolution dictates that we adapt to reality or fail as I see it. If that sounds harsh, the grand experiment of life is harsher.
probably
well firstly normal people don't body build. So you should return to training for health and personal fitness within your limits. Body building isn't actually healthy.
yep
https://www.newsweek.com/my-turn-climbing-everest-bionic-heart-99749
That woman probably has more endurance than you and fitter than you (or any other body builder) and had a mechanical valve and still climbed Mt Everest ...
don't conflate endurance with peak strength.
you already know ... I'd suggest you're already heading towards abuse of steroids in your future because giving it up seems so hard.
lastly I'll say learn properly don't just read junk conspiracy, only read peer reviewed journals and go in knowing it'll take you at least a year of solid background before you actually can start really grappling with the subject. If you failed school and failed science its going to be hard to learn more and you'll have to accept some things at face value. If you have to choose who to trust: trust science.
http://cjeastwd.blogspot.com/2021/07/done-my-research.html
Take you're time, you've got your whole life to learn.
Feel free to reach out with a PM if you want to discuss anything.
Best Wishes
