Going Back to Power Lifting: A Case Study of a 30-Year-Old Man after a Myocardial Infarction

Yael Pernick, Shiraz Kliker
Asaf Harofe Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel

Shiraz, a 30-year old male, started a cardiac rehabilitation program following an inferior myocardial infarction (MI). Before his cardiac event, Shiraz was training for his first power lifting competition. Today, eight months following his MI, Shiraz aspires to go back to be a powerlifter.

In this presentation we will review Shiraz`s medical background, the exercise physiology of power lifting, and the existing or non-existing guidelines for professional power lifters. Also, we will review his training program in the cardiac rehabilitation center, and try to answer the crucial question: Will Shiraz be able to go back to professional power lifting?

Following this presentation, Shiraz will tell his story from the point of view of a patient, who had to face a new reality at a very young age.