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On Tuesday November 30, 2021, Dave Draper died peacefully in his sleep after his wife posted a Facebook statement to confirm the saddening news. After hearing…
Unfortunate news shook the Draper family on Tuesday morning as Dave Draper’s wife confirmed the passing of the bodybuilding legend at the age of 79 on…
Canadian IFBB Pro Women’s Physique bodybuilder Rhonda Lee Quaresma passed away on November 26, 2021, after a three-year battle with Colon cancer. She was 52 years…
The sport of bodybuilding has been hit with a lot of hard times lately, with several athletes having passed away in recent months. Former Olympia champ…
Editor’s Note: This report has been retracted, following additional information from the daughter of Victor Richards, confirming that he is, thankfully, alive and well. For more,…
Pro bodybuilder and former Mr. Olympia champion Shawn Rhoden has reportedly passed away at the age of 46 years old on November 6th, 2021 due to…
Former Mr. Olympia champion Shawn Rhoden has passed away at age 46. Rhoden was born in Kingston Jamaica on April 2, 1975, and reportedly died on…
The death of Women’s Physique Competitor Jennifer Hernandez aged 58 marks another sad day in the bodybuilding community. In a story that is still developing, Denis…
With his documentary Pumping Iron, George Butler helped to put Arnold Schwarzenegger on the map, in terms of public view. Following the passing of the documentarian,…
The bodybuilding world has been shaken to its core with a completely unexpected passing. Classic Physique and 212 competitor George Peterson has reportedly passed away at…
We’ve learned of another death from the bodybuilding and fitness community with the passing of legendary bodybuilder and promoter Bob Bonham. While we don’t have the…
The bodybuilding community is mourning the loss of another brother in iron. This time around, it was Golden era bodybuilder Leon Brown who has sadly passed…
The bodybuilding world was rocked to its very core at the news that John Meadows had passed away. Now we take a look back on the…
We’re extremely sad to report on the death of bodybuilding and fitness legend John Meadows who reportedly died of a pulmonary embolism in his sleep on…
Scottish Bodybuilder and film actor Michael Donovan Mitchell passed away at 65. According to sources, he died of a heart attack while on his boat in…
Powerlifter Otis Perkins known as “Black Tom Cruise” has passed away on Saturday morning, 24th July 2021. Otis was involved in a serious car accident on…
The bodybuilding world is in a state of mourning currently, as another brother in iron has fallen. This time it comes in the form of Iraqi…
We’re very sad to have to report on the recent death of multiple-time Pro Figure champion and 2x Ms. Figure Olympia Jenny Lynn-Powell. According to reports,…
As much as it is unfortunate and nobody likes it, sweating is a regular part of exercising and working out. Wellness bodybuilder and social media fitness…
