History tells us that competitive bodybuilding enthusiasts tend to ignore their health problems. Although they are extremely cautious about their body exterior, they have a hard time coming in terms with internal problems that could prove to be fatal with time. Something similar happened to a bodybuilding icon, influencer, actor, and entertainer, Chuck Kirkendall, A.K.A. Kali Muscle, in 2021. Though he became increasingly popular, he ignored several symptoms of his heart failing to function adequately. 

In the end, he had to face the hard facts when the doctors asked him for surgery. In the YouTube video posted in November 2021, after his surgery, Kali gave a health update and ended the video with advice to his fans. Let us have a look at what he said about his near-death experience. 

The bodybuilding star learned his lesson the hard way

Kali Muscle was told by many, including health professionals, about the alarming symptoms he had. However, Kali ignored them until reality caught up to him. Opening up about his ignorance over time, he said, “For years, man, I had a problem with edema in my feet and ankles, and you know, I was younger. I didn’t think much of it or whatever. But, you know, people used to tell me that’s a sign of heart failure or whatever, you know, of course being a tough a**, you ignore people saying that, like man, I ain’t got no heart problems or nothing like that.”

One morning in November 2019, Kali got up with chest pain. Although, he ignored it once again and mistook it for heartburn. However, fortunately, his wife took him to the hospital and ran some tests. The doctors told him, “we got to get you into surgery.” His wife spoke, “The left artery that supplies blood to your left side of the heart has been clogged one hundred percent.”

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Kali accepted he was wrong for ignoring the signs and symptoms for so long. Moreover, he believed that God was using him as an example and reiterated the most important lesson of it all, “health is everything, man.” At the end of the video, Kali told why he wanted to live more. 

Kali Muscle revealed a massive reason he wanted to live for

He disclosed his fear and the reason he wanted to live long. He emotionally said, “I got my twins, and I got to live, man…” Kali had twins just two years before his heart attack and wanted to be there for them. Further, the incident shook the bodybuilder to his core. He claimed that neither his mother nor father had any heart problems. Moreover, he suffered from edema since childhood. At the end of the video, he asked his fans to “make sure you guys take care of your health.”

Fortunately, Kali Muscle got out of danger then and is living a healthy life now. He continues to entertain and educate his fans through his social media accounts. But he got his lesson that health is everything, which he continues to promote in his videos. 

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