RIP - Matt Porter - 05-30-19

[Stephano]

Very sad news, R.I.P. Matt.

He was a great positive person and brother of the iron always gave free advice and truly loved bodybuilding, he will be missed.
I followed Matt on IG and Youtube and FaceBook.  I know he kept a close eye on his BP and it was low  like 100/60 if i remember, this was when he made the series "smaller by the day" when he went off everything.   Not sure what his BP was recently but im guessing it was close to these numbers,  What i do remember from his posts on IG and FaceBook he would post his Blood Test results and I need to go back and Look on IG but im pretty sure he always had LOW HDL levels and HIGH LDL levels and possible high tryglycerides, would this have had such an impact on his heart health even with the very low BP?

Dude, he was previously diagnosed with heart failure.   In his mid twenties, no less!  When that happens, it should be game over.  Time to get off everything, shrink down to 150 pounds, take up walking or leisurely swimming instead of lifting, find a good cardiologist for regular check-ups, and spend more time with your family.  In short, time to pull a Tom Prince.

Matt Porter thought he knew better.  Also, he was definitely addicted, and he couldn't bring himself to stop. 

And once you start getting that bloated and waterlogged face a la Derek Anthony or Chucky the evil doll...  yeah, that means you've taken things too damn far.

In retrospect, Tom Prince was a smart son of a bitch.

[tres_taco_combo]

These guys need to find something else to push themselves in at that point because it will shorten their life span a lot more.

hence my obsession with Hot yoga, it is the closest thing to bbing for me in a strange way but healthy - i enjoy hot yoga as much as i do training/posing

also guys need to like their natural build as much as their enhanced build, but most never even take time to build a natural strong body -

i think we will see more and more bber deaths with so many guys starting early and competing for social media likes/attention.  guys come off, get small the twitter trolls and everyone else just crushes a guy when he is now soft or off... we do it here lol and those bbers - you can see the comments burn and they must be on juice all the time

[Taffin]

He passed doing what he loved.

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Receiving CPR?

[Twaddle]

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Receiving CPR?

Technically, he was already dead, at the point received CPR.  So, died doing what he loved = struggling to breath

 

[Humble Narcissist]

Dude, he was previously diagnosed with heart failure.   In his mid twenties, no less!  When that happens, it should be game over.  Time to get off everything, shrink down to 150 pounds, take up walking or leisurely swimming instead of lifting, find a good cardiologist for regular check-ups, and spend more time with your family.  In short, time to pull a Tom Prince.

Matt Porter thought he knew better.  Also, he was definitely addicted, and he couldn't bring himself to stop. 

And once you start getting that bloated and waterlogged face a la Derek Anthony or Chucky the evil doll...  yeah, that means you've taken things too damn far.

In retrospect, Tom Prince was a smart son of a bitch.

This is what a smart man would have done.

[Bevo]

They always say their doing things 'healthy' but if you look at his face from that video he is far from healthy. Healthy to someone using a huge amount of drugs is using half or just less. They don't realise how far from reality that is.

Having seen how some serious Heroin or Meth users have talked, their not addicts they just smoke it a lot but that bloke over there, he injects it! That's serious, smoking it constantly isn't that bad. Get what I mean?

As soon as he had serious problems you get off the drugs. You let your bodyweight come down so it's under less stress and can recover from what you've done. Do these guys do that? Fuck no, or if they do for a period they're like 'Oh I don't feel as shit as I did before, fuck it i'll jump back on heaps of shit again just 75% of it so it's healthy this time, I should be fine'. They're so far gone they don't know what feeling normal without drugs feels like.

He died at 34 and was having serious problems at 27-28. That's not good. I know the mental feeling, I remember getting blood tests back and doing a scan on my liver and it came back with irregularities. I didn't give a fuck I wasn't going to stop juicing or eating. Eventually I didn't like how I looked and wanted to be leaner so I stopped juicing and even nowif I could go lower than 195 at 5'8' I would but there's no fat left to lose.But I could see if I was stuck doing it and didn't want to stop you don't give a fuck you just keep doing it and taking a break doesn't change the mental state of wanting to push yourself further and further. These guys need to find something else to push themselves in at that point because it will shorten their life span a lot more.

Sounds like you and Tom Prince had the same problem, he said he couldn’t go under 240/200 if he tried

You must be a beast weighing 195 at that height with no fat, and natural clean 

[Bevo]

This is what a smart man would have done.

But you are talking to an addict, easier said than done

He put himself before his wife and kids a long time ago

[ProudVirgin69]

Sounds like you and Tom Prince had the same problem, he said he couldn’t go under 240/200 if he tried

You must be a beast weighing 195 at that height with no fat, and natural clean 

Yeah that post is worthy of a 

I bet he wont post pictures of his shredded 195lb physique

[ProudVirgin69]

In retrospect, Tom Prince was a smart son of a bitch.

We've shit on Tom Prince to no end but when his body reached its limit, he did what it took to preserve his health--something that few others have been able to do.  He really is a smart, mentally tough guy

[Humble Narcissist]

We've shit on Tom Prince to no end but when his body reached its limit, he did what it took to preserve his health--something that few others have been able to do.  He really is a smart, mentally tough guy

He always was smart.  Isn't he successful in real estate now?

[Bevo]

Tom Prince is still alive, smart enough to get out and never look back, and in his prime, one of the strongest guys at golds Venice

[Humble Narcissist]

Tom Prince is still alive, smart enough to get out and never look back, and in his prime, one of the strongest guys at golds Venice

And posts on getbig.  I think he posts under the name Bevo.

[Bevo]

And posts on getbig.  I think he posts under the name Bevo.

Thanks, I am doing good these days.

[Matt]

And posts on getbig.  I think he posts under the name Bevo.

BMG, I think.

[Tha Grim Lifter]

Sounds like you and Tom Prince had the same problem, he said he couldn’t go under 240/200 if he tried

You must be a beast weighing 195 at that height with no fat, and natural clean 

I could drop lower if I stopped training. I started training at 16 and trained 4 years natural, i didn’t really gain much the 4th year. I competed at 193 when I juiced. Never experienced big weight loss when I came off. I would guess because of the muscle I built in my teens natural so I had the base before juicing. Believe what you want.

[ratherbebig]

juice first. base second.

always juice first. as early as possible.

[Matt]

BMG, I think.

*BFG was Tom Prince. I think. I'll go gather evidence now.

[Matt]

[Bevo]

God Damnit!  He was talking about being healthy......

Jays new vid

[pellius]

Yeah but chances of seeing an Olympic gymnast die is rarer than a bber or wrestler, the last two you are always seeing guys dropping like flies more frequently

It doesn't have to always end at dying
 Most get out before that. If you take high level gymnastics deep into your twenties you're going to have problems. Most get out simply because they just can't do those stunts anymore. Can you imagine bouncing into a full split like
that Asian chick from UCLA? How long
can you do that?

The issue was health when competing at a world class level.

[Bevo]

It doesn't have to always end at dying
 Most get out before that. If you take high level gymnastics deep into your twenties you're going to have problems. Most get out simply because they just can't do those stunts anymore. Can you imagine bouncing into a full split like
that Asian chick from UCLA? How long
can you do that?

The issue was health when competing at a world class level.

I get your point but honestly, are they dying?? We have paina, mccarver, porter, prob a lot more in span of a few years. There are definitely some “sports” that are considered dangerous but in a “sport” that relies on copious amounts of synthetic compounds to build a body is definitely more dangerous

Yes, I am aware pro sports use PED’s to a degree but in competitive bbing they are using gear, peptides, insulin, gh, diuretics, who knows what else

I’d reckon the 80’s, 70’s and beyond we’re more “healthy” but the 90’s and especially modern times with social media and the belief of “more is better” we shall see what happens in the upcoming years to these guys experimenting with more exotic cocktails

Time will tell

[illuminati]

I get your point but honestly, are they dying?? We have paina, mccarver, porter, prob a lot more in span of a few years. There are definitely some “sports” that are considered dangerous but in a “sport” that relies on copious amounts of synthetic compounds to build a body is definitely more dangerous

Yes, I am aware pro sports use PED’s to a degree but in competitive bbing they are using gear, peptides, insulin, gh, diuretics, who knows what else

I’d reckon the 80’s, 70’s and beyond we’re more “healthy” but the 90’s and especially modern times with social media and the belief of “more is better” we shall see what happens in the upcoming years to these guys experimenting with more exotic cocktails

Time will tell

SHOCK / REVELATION
I predict that what will happen to them is the same as every other person on the Planet
Death - Though Maybe at an earlier than Expected Age.


 

[pellius]

I get your point but honestly, are they dying?? We have paina, mccarver, porter, prob a lot more in span of a few years. There are definitely some “sports” that are considered dangerous but in a “sport” that relies on copious amounts of synthetic compounds to build a body is definitely more dangerous

Yes, I am aware pro sports use PED’s to a degree but in competitive bbing they are using gear, peptides, insulin, gh, diuretics, who knows what else

I’d reckon the 80’s, 70’s and beyond we’re more “healthy” but the 90’s and especially modern times with social media and the belief of “more is better” we shall see what happens in the upcoming years to these guys experimenting with more exotic cocktails

Time will tell

All sports are not created equal. I would say that, would the exception of professional wrestling, bbing at the elite pro level is the most unhealthiest sport in the world.

[Matt]

All sports are not created equal. I would say that, would the exception of professional wrestling, bbing at the elite pro level is the most unhealthiest sport in the world.

Wasn't there a massive Hawaiian MMA fighter who starred in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

[Humble Narcissist]

It doesn't have to always end at dying
 Most get out before that. If you take high level gymnastics deep into your twenties you're going to have problems. Most get out simply because they just can't do those stunts anymore. Can you imagine bouncing into a full split like
that Asian chick from UCLA? How long
can you do that?

The issue was health when competing at a world class level.

Yes, gymnasts and Olympic lifters are usually shot in their 20's.  Female college gymnasts get worse each year from freshman to senior instead of the other way around like most sports.