Originally Posted by
redlude97
The fact they had to group weightlifters and people doing pushups in their initial study to convice themselves that of the possibility I think says a lot about the prevelance. Sure its possible to give yourself an aneurysm while lifting heavy and its prudent to have your heart checked before starting weight lifting or even cycling but its not as much a danger as they make it out to be.
Can you explain what the difference is in lifting half or more of your body weight in a pushup or with deadweights? The muscles being actuated with virtually all of the weight are the biceps and shoulders. What would lead you to believe that these doctors are stupid and do not understand what they are doing? Now granted, there are some specialties that are poorly understood but muscles are certainly not one of them.