Woman, 22, drops dead in gym while performing barbell squats READ MORE: Pro boybuilder dies after having heart attack on a treadmill By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:04 BST, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 27 August 2024 e-mail View comments A healthy 22-year-old collapsed and died in a local gym after lifting too much weight and over exerting herself, a local official has said. Ariatna Lizeth Mata Esparza, from Torreón, Mexico , suddenly dropped to the floor while doing barbell squats in a local gym earlier this month.
Paramedics rushed to the scene but were unable to revive her, with the woman pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesperson for the local Attorney General's Office said an autopsy found she had suffered from anoxemia — a condition where there is too little oxygen in the blood — which could have been caused by over exertion. It was also determined that the school teacher had also suffered from a stroke and blood clots.
Ariatna Lizeth Mata Esparza, 22, from Torreon, Mexico, died after suffering a medical emergency while in her local gym. Officials said it may have been brought on by over exertion Ms Esparza was a nursery school teacher in the city It is not known how much weight Ms Esparza was lifting, but the average woman can squat about 154lbs for one rep, experts suggest. Anoxemia is not uncommon, according to doctors, and can be caused by exercising at high altitudes — such as in Torreon, which is 3,600feet a.