The bodybuilder was surprised when a stranger told him he was having a heart attack – and he was right

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A quick-thinking fitness expert saved a man’s life after discovering signs he’s having a heart attack at a tough guy show.

Imran Khan noticed a bodybuilding enthusiast looking sick as he walked around the Arnold Sports Festival held at the NEC in Birmingham in September.

He immediately brought the 28-year-old bodybuilder to his booth where he plugged in an electrocardiogram (ECG) to check his heart.

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Khan, who was at the fair offering visitors free blood and health screenings at a booth run by Supplements Needs, said he noticed the man looked pale, tired and had a swollen ankle.

Khan, 52, owner of Birmingham-based Transform Now, said: “I saw him from a short distance, but recognized the signs of a heart attack immediately.

“I checked his heart and really couldn’t believe it when the results showed he was in the middle of a heart attack while he was sitting across from me.”

The victim, a maternity father who did not want to be named, said: “I couldn’t believe it when he told me I was having a heart attack.

Imran Khan

“I was feeling a bit faint all day but I attribute that to a strict training regimen for my next bodybuilding show.

“Mr Khan immediately put me in a taxi and sent me to Heartlands Hospital where the doctors at A&E confirmed that I had had a mild heart attack.

“I stayed there for four nights as they did more tests because the tests showed I had permanent heart damage from steroid use. It was the shock of my life.

“If it weren’t for Mr. Khan, I probably wouldn’t be here today.”

He added that hospital medics said he might have died of a full-blown heart attack had he waited any longer to get to the hospital.

The victim said he was taking steroids and other “performance-enhancing drugs” in preparation for the competition and that this caused his heart to stop.

He warned others of the dangers of using steroids that almost killed him.

“I’ve stopped taking them now and feel much better,” he said.

“Using them is so prevalent but I tell everyone they don’t deserve your life.”

“It is tempting for athletes to take steroids to improve performance but their use is becoming increasingly popular among regular gym users,” said Khan, one of the country’s leading experts on steroid abuse whose clients include top athletes and mixed martial arts fighters.

“Men and women who want to look simply beautiful and want a shortcut.

Steroid use is not a shortcut and can be fatal if not handled properly.

“A number of prominent weightlifters have recently died from steroid abuse.

“It’s a growing and troubling problem that users seem to be getting younger and younger.”

Khan, of Hockley, said: “Birmingham has quickly gained a reputation for ease of steroid availability. Doctors call it Steroid City, it’s very popular here.”

Recent deaths from steroid abuse include former Mr. Olympia.

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