5 Things You Didn't Know About Mustafa Ali 

#2. Ali Nearly Worked Himself To Death

205 Live Superstar: Mustafa Ali

Mustafa Ali's father passed away prematurely and his son knows what took his life. Ali's dad was a workaholic and those tendencies contributed to his diabetes and his heart condition. Sadly, Ali has those same tendencies and has exhibited a dangerous drive to overwork himself.

One day, Ali awoke to find that he could no longer lift his own arms. After being cajoled into visiting a doctor, things only intensified from there. Ali was rushed to the hospital where a team of physicians diagnosed him with extreme exhaustion. Doctors told Ali, "‘Your CK level is like 987.’ They explained that with 1000 you’d literally collapse."

Ali had pushed himself to hard-working a loop of 205 Live shows. He was also working out relentlessly and dieting, as well. Like his own father, he had pushed himself to the brink and beyond what a normal human being could bear.

Ali's wife confided in him, "I had a serious conversation with my wife, who was like, ‘This is what happened to your dad.’ It sounds weird to say, ‘Yeah, I work too hard.’ I got caught up in it."