“Was in a Puddle of Blood”: Powerlifter and Heart Transplant Survivor Reveals Horrifying Details of Hospital Visit Before His “New Life”

Powerlifting world champion and heart transplant survivor Chris Janek recently opened up about a horrific incident during a hospital visit that nearly cost him his life. 

Janek’s story of fighting heart disease and receiving a life-saving transplant depicts his strength, courage, and will to embrace a new life. Janek opened up about his journey to a ‘new life’ in episode 191 of Dave Tate’s Table Talk.

Chris Janek’s battle for survival

Janek dealt with a lot of traumatic incidents in his journey to recovery. One of these incidents even landed him in a coma for several days, which shook his core. He had to get immediate surgery as a result of one of these hospital visits, during which he experienced a medical emergency. “But now that I got my transplant, I feel like I’ve got a new life,” stated Janek. However, after being inquired more by Tate, Chris revealed, “They put a…I think it was LVAD maybe in my neck and I woke up the next day in a puddle of blood.” 

Continuing further, he revealed, “They had to do emergency surgery there and put it in my groin because I was losing so much blood and that’s when I was put on bed rest and I didn’t get out of the bed until a couple of weeks…I think I was in that coma for probably 10 days or so.”

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Janek’s story resonates with a lot of individuals who are battling or have had past traumatic experiences with life-threatening illnesses. Amidst many other topics that the duo discussed, Janek revealed the stark difference between older vs. new-age athletes. 

Janek’s amazement with modern athletes

In a clip that Janek recently shared on his Instagram account from the podcast, he expresses his disbelief regarding the sheer size that bodybuilders and gym-goers carry these days. “Some fu***ng monsters out there and I’m like ‘holy sh*t,’” said Janek in the clip.

What is the most shocking for Janek is the fact that modern athletes are often able to do it without relying on PEDs and steroids. He pointed out that the size that athletes used to carry after using anabolic is now being achieved by many new-age athletes without touching any compounds. “And it’s the shift now, majority is raw now. And I’m like the fu*k they living that raw.”

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