RIP - Jose Luis Fernandez (placed at an Arnold Europe last year)

[Taffin]

Yeah I'd never heard of him either, but Roelly Winklaar mentioned his passing on IG so I googled him:

"MMBB6: 2016 Arnold Classic Europe Master Men’s Bodybuilding 40-49 years up to 90 kg category finalists (from L to R): Simone Meiattini (6th place); Gianni Iacono (4th place); Jose Luis Fernandez (2nd place); Ralf Szesny (1st place); Vasyl Remizov (3rd place); Luis Ricardo Plata (5th place)."

http://www.instagram.com/p/BRc-IfnhR5B/?taken-by=roellywinklaar&hl=en

Because he was Colombian, most of the tributes I found needed translating, so I haven't found a reason yet.  I was wondering if he was also thrown from a window by roidhookers like that Swiss guy the other day anyone knew anything about this tragedy...?

PIP dude...

[BB]

 

   I was wondering if he was also thrown from a window by roidhookers like that Swiss guy the other day anyone knew anything about this tragedy...?

Calling it early. No bodybuilder death is out doing that one for sheer oddness this year. It's like something out of an Elmore Leonard novel.

[Nether Animal]

[DroppingPlates]

Living in Colombia is dangerous business, PIP

[Taffin]

Was always going to happen, I don't spend long enough on here    And I did a few searches first, but apparently there are quite a few Jose's, Luis's and Fernandez's in the world - oh well... meh...

(link to the other thread would be useful please)

(link to the other thread would be useful please, and mods please merge if necessary - cheers)

[JBGRAY]

Living in Colombia is dangerous business, PIP

On the outskirts of Bogota, sure, or California.

Wonderful country, especially in Cartagena.

[Coach is Back!]

Still don't think "fat" powerlifters and Strongmen don't outlive bodybuilders? These guys are dropping.

[Skylge]

Funny how all these near-dead yokels always pose with their thumbs up.....

[Coffeed]

Shame.

He looked like the spitting image of health and fitness.

God must have been calling.

[DroppingPlates]

Still don't think "fat" powerlifters and Strongmen don't outlive bodybuilders? These guys are dropping.

Sure, those healthy 'athletes' will never reach high blood pressure or diabetes, so they become 80+ with ease

[Rusty Trombone]

Living in Colombia Taking massive amounts of hormones is dangerous business, PIP

Fixed

[TheAnimal]

He almost died for us

[falco]

Yeah I'd never heard of him either, but Roelly Winklaar mentioned his passing on IG so I googled him:

"MMBB6: 2016 Arnold Classic Europe Master Men’s Bodybuilding 40-49 years up to 90 kg category finalists (from L to R): Simone Meiattini (6th place); Gianni Iacono (4th place); Jose Luis Fernandez (2nd place); Ralf Szesny (1st place); Vasyl Remizov (3rd place); Luis Ricardo Plata (5th place)."

http://www.instagram.com/p/BRc-IfnhR5B/?taken-by=roellywinklaar&hl=en

Because he was Colombian, most of the tributes I found needed translating, so I haven't found a reason yet.  I was wondering if he was also thrown from a window by roidhookers like that Swiss guy the other day anyone knew anything about this tragedy...?

PIP dude...

I can translate spanish if you need.

[dseiler]

Sure, those healthy 'athletes' will never reach high blood pressure or diabetes, so they become 80+ with ease

Still don't think "fat" powerlifters and Strongmen don't outlive bodybuilders? These guys are dropping.

Both classes of people will survive if they know when to hang it up. Abuse can be successful in small windows. Life is 100% balance. Memento mori, bitches. 

[DroppingPlates]

Both classes of people will survive if they know when to hang it up. Abuse can be successful in small windows. Life is 100% balance. Memento mori, bitches. 

Wise people care about their health, not their ego. Both Dorian & David Palumbo did the right thing...

[Taffin]

I can translate spanish if you need.

Obrigado amigo - I was just being lazy but I will remember that offer    All I've found is a comment from a fellow competitor at the event - my highlights in bold


"Concluding that his death was due to his preparation for the Olympia is the before and after logical fallacy except if you went to the Olympia and saw what I did (people passing out, people on the ground attended by paramedics).  Still, his death might be due to other causes, however the bodybuilding community should be aware that this sport consumes the lifes of some of his competitors.  Overuse and misuse of drugs, dieting to the extreme, dehydrating,  post-contest rebound and its effects on hypertension, low defenses post-contest; all of these factors combine to be very dangerous.

There should be a discussion about that in the sport (or outside of it) but there is just neglect. The elephant in the room is ignored, perhaps even revered. There is a quid pro quo in this community: To hide that the majority of competitors are hurting themselves.  Bodybuilding in his current form is not a healthy lifestyle,  it is just the opposite. Some competitors who follow their dreams will use any advantage at their disposal to reach them, some of them will die"


By sheer coincidence, the part about 'rebound' is something I mentioned in the thread about Dallas McC hitting the deck. I wonder if we're going back to the bad old days of the '90s (if we ever went away from them, that is...)

[falco]

Bronchitis took another ironbrother to his grave.
Rip Jose.

[Gregzs]

https://www.instagram.com/jose_luis_fernanadez/?hl=en

May he rest in peace.

[DroppingPlates]

https://www.instagram.com/jose_luis_fernanadez/?hl=en

May he rest in peace.

How ironic..