Joe Rogan explains why athletes should be worried about sleep apnea Joe Rogan Podcast \/ PixabayDuring his January 21 episode, UFC commentator and podcast king Joe Rogan discussed the dangers of sleep apnea for athletes with big muscles while talking with pro-strongman Rob Kearney. According to the CDC, one in three Americans don\u2019t get enough rest, and one of the leading causes is sleep apnea, which is defined as a disorder when breathing starts and stops when sleeping. While sitting down with strongman Rob Kearney, Joe Rogan and the strength builder discussed the health concern as one of the serious dangers that athletes face. Joe Rogan discusses how sleeping disorders are a serious risk During their discussion, Rogan asked Kearney if heart attacks were common among strongmen, after he admitted \u201cpassing out is a normal part of what we do\u201d due to the intense strain from workouts. \u201cWell it makes sense after the f**king exertion. Does anybody have heart attacks?\u201d he asked, to which the strongman replied with, \u201cNot typically!\u201d before getting on the subject of the sleep disorder. \u201cAnother thing is sleep apnea. Because the guys are so big that causes them a lot of stress on the heart.\u201d \u201cA previous coach of mine passed away in 2013 because of sleep apnea,\u201d he told the podcast host. \u201cYeah it\u2019s not good, it\u2019s basically like not sleeping,\u201d he replied, to which Kearney responded, \u201cYeah, and suffocating yourself. A lot of the guys at this level do, mainly because of their size.\u201d While Rogan has made it public before, he admitted to his guest that he suffers from the disorder as well. \u201cDude I have it! I have a fat tongue, and my neck when I lay back it closes off,\u201d he said, while motioning his hands around his throat. \u201cMost football players have it. Most powerlifters have it,\u201d he continued, to which Kearney agreed, stating \u201cOnce you get around that 300 pound body weight.\u201d Luckily the strongman explained that sleep apnea doesn\u2019t seem to affect him despite his size, and said he felt he had \u201cdodged a bullet\u201d given how many athletes suffer it. (Timestamp 03:10 for mobile users.) This isn\u2019t the first time the UFC commentator has spoken about sleep apnea either \u2013 during episode #1369 with guest Chris Ryan, he explained that he wears a mouth guard to stop his tongue from slipping back during sleep. Read More: Streamer instantly regrets eating dog food – Joe Rogan continues to be one of the most popular podcast hosts in the world, with over 3.6 million subscribers to his YouTube channel, where he discusses a wide variety of topics from politics to health issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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