Bodybuilding, strength training and weight lifting are not for everyone. While physical trainers tout the innumerous benefits of to strength training, certain medical experts counter the safety. Based on the preliminary findings of various scientific researchers, strength training is not as safe and viable as it has been reported. Potentially detrimental outcomes may occur when people lift heavy weights. Subsequent to starting a weight training program, many medical practitioners recommend that patients obtain a heart screening.

Strains, tears and aortic rips can happen to both new and season bodybuilders. Sometimes these heart disorders are falsely attributed to stress, poor diet, and smoking. However, because weight lifting elevates blood pressure, bodybuilding can play a role in heart disease. The symptom of heart related strength training could trigger an unusual chest pain.

These rare chest pangs should not be ignored. Depending on how often or too much a bodybuilder is lifting weights; pain can be caused by a blood clot that can affect the arteries. A study documented in the Journal of Cardiology showed that lifting more than half of an individual's body weight could put the person at risk of sudden death.

Evidence from clinical trials reveals that weight lifting (strength training) can induce a tearing in the heart's main artery -- in certain people. A torn aorta is unlike any other chest pain. Stabbing, sharp, and debilitating, patients may experience nausea and light-headedness.

When it comes to adding strength training to one's workout regimen, certain cardiologists and clinical practitioners advise heart screening for certain patients.

When there's a medical history of sudden death in the family, adequate heart screening includes an electrocardiogram. Physicians will evaluate the appearance of the patient to unfurl any indications of disease in the aorta.