Scotland native claimed two IFBB Pro League titles and reached the Olympia. Small’s mother did not reveal her cause of death.
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Alix Small, who overcame severe eating disorders to become a bodybuilding champion, has died at the age of 26.
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Small’s “best friend and mother” revealed the heartbreaking news to bodybuilding news channel Beyond The Stage TV, who posted a tribute on social media.
“Shocked to hear to the terrible news of the passing of 2 x Fitness Pro winner and Olympian Alix Small,” the channel’s post on Instagram read. “My thoughts are with her friends and family.”
Her cause of death is unknown, as well as the circumstances surrounding her passing.
What are Alix Small’s greatest achievements?
Small, who was born in Forfar, Scotland, claimed two IFBB Pro League titles and reached the Olympia – the world’s top bodybuilding competition.
She began competing professionally in 2019 at the age of 19, going on to win the fitness champion title at the Europa Pro Championships two years later and earn the right to compete at Olympia.
“Alix is a phenomenal athlete,” Small’s coach Darren Farrell said at the time. “For a 21-year-old, it’s incredible.”
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Small would place 12th at the Fitness Olympia that year.
In 2022, she won another title, being crowned fitness champion at Mr. Big Evolution Pro and earning another invite to compete at Olympia. However, she was forced to drop out of the event due to health issues.
How severe were her battles with eating disorders?
But for all the prizes that she won in competitions, her biggest victory was on the personal front – overcoming anorexia and bulimia as a teenager.
Small’s battles with the eating disorders are well-documented on her Instagram account, sharing a video earlier this year highlighting her body changes and growth.
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Small said that she developed anorexia at the age of 15 and then later dealt with bulimia.
But in 2018, she turned to bodybuilding to help deal with the eating disorders, earning her personal trainer certificate in the process.
Small also became a fitness influencer on social media, accumulating more than 100,000 followers across her Instagram and TikTok accounts.
According to Generation Iron, there is no connection between Small’s history of anorexia and her death.
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