Brazilian star suffers from an incredible anomaly that puts her life at risk

In the elite soccer player it is very normal to lose several kilos during physical activity. But what happens to a Brazilian star isn't. Hulk is a player who "sweats the shirt" in every sense: he leaves everything on the court and also in the sweat, a product that in each match he plays with Atlético Mineiro he can lose up to 5 kilos. With 85 kilos of weight, 1.80 m of height and before such a drop in weight after each match the attacker needs to hydrate to maintain shape. 

Roberto Chiari, Atlético Mineiro physiologist, explains in statements to TV Galo the Hulk's anomalous weight loss in each match: "He sweats a lot, that doesn't mean he's bad. In fact, the athlete who sweats a lot uses the most efficient mechanism to dissipate body heat, which is through sweat. This sweat, by evaporating, allows the athlete to lose body heat more efficiently. Therefore, losing many kilos by dehydrating through sweat is not the problem. It only requires that let's pay close attention to hydration".

The physiologist of the Brazilian club underlines the importance of hydration every day after each training session: "Our masseur, who is next to the field, already knows that at each training stop the first player who has to receive water or isotonic is Hulk, because he is going to dehydrate a lot. We have noticed that he has been losing a lot of weight in each training session, but thank God he has not reached those kilos. Perhaps because of the efficiency of our masseurs who are always there offering hydration. But to be sure of this, we have to encourage hydration after training. And the next day he comes back with the same weight he was before training. It's about being able to take everything in a good way and ends up not having any losses".

Givanildo Vieira de Souza, better known as Hulk, 35, has given an assist in the 165 minutes that he has played with Atlético Mineiro in the two matches played in the Minas Gerais championship. The long career of the Brazilian has led him to score goals in Japan (Kawasaki Frontale, Hokkaido Sapporo, Tokyo Verdy), Portugal (Porto), Russia (Zenit), China (Shanghai Port) and now he hopes to do so in his native country after failing to do so. in its beginnings with Vitória.