In the contemporary world of professional bodybuilding, Phil Heath needs no introduction. He is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder who has won Mr. Olympia seven times. He dominated the bodybuilding stage from 2011 to 2017. It’s been a while since he competed professionally. Despite a well-driven bodybuilding career, Heath has been through a lot of health nightmares. His hernia surgery experience was one of them.

Back in 2017, when Phil Heath was interviewed about this life-threatening surgery, he opened up about how his experience was a complete nightmare. It is worrisome for professional bodybuilders like Heath because they need to compete, and any problems with their bodies can be career-destroying.

Literal disaster during the surgery of the 7x Mr. Olympia

Phil Heath was 38 years old during the surgery. The bodybuilding icon even revealed that he could have died because of the disaster that happened. “You know I almost died?” Heath said, and continued, “I thought I just had a hernia until I went in for surgery…” Even the seven-time Mr. Olympia was unaware of the terrifying situation he was about to get himself into. 

“I was faced with Intestinal Strangulation and what that does is… it cuts off the blood supply and later on can lead to the emergency surgery leaving into possible death,” Heath opened up about this issue, which was unknown even to him as he only thought of it as a hernia.

“When the surgeon opened me up, my intestines exploded out,” Heath said and continued, “It was a nightmare.”

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It was a nightmare for the seven-time Mr. Olympia. Even with all these health issues, which are major ones, he did participate in the 2017 Mr. Olympia and even won like a real champ.

Will Phil Heath make a comeback?

A question that has been cemented in the minds of bodybuilding enthusiasts is, ‘when will Heath make his return?’ To date, it has been a mystery.

Phil Heath has already asserted his dominance from 2011 to 2017. He never did announce an official retirement, so there are chances of him returning to the Mr. Olympia stage. Despite not competing on the professional stage since 2017, Heath hasn’t stopped hitting the gym every day. He looks ready for more.

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Phil Heath has a huge fan base waiting for his return, but he has yet to announce it. What do you think about Phil Heath? Let us know in the comment section.