What Makes Lance Armnstrong Tick? He Has a Big Ticker (Scientific Article)

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What Makes Lance Armstrong Tick? He Has a Big Ticker
The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 96, Issue 11, 1 December 2005, Pages 1613-1614
Tsung O. Cheng

I will buy the article as soon as I get to my office. Has anyone read this article? I doubt he was screened as a youth (I hope he was). I was wondering if his heart was enlarged since he was a youth athlete or as an adult.

I am also wondering if he was all that time as a pro cyclist and even when he ran the marathon, at a greatest than normal risk of dying of ‘sudden death’ from cardiac arrest.

Sergio

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Heart size in its self isn’t the killer, its the oversized ventricle…that the one. In “Lance to Landis” they talk about LA’s heart size Coyle claims he has one of a 7 ft 6 man, while an Australian says its no big deal and not an indicator of endurance in and of itself!?

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http://www.edb.utexas.edu/coyle/armstrong.php

I thought that was an interesting explanation. And the bottom summary - that yes he has the genetic talent but he also possesses the drive and mental toughness to train very, very hard.