{"id":13900,"date":"2026-02-16T05:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=13900"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:57:17","slug":"champion-bodybuilder-dies-unexpectedly-as-wife-pays-heartbreaking-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=13900","title":{"rendered":"Champion bodybuilder dies unexpectedly as wife pays heartbreaking tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WORLD champion bodybuilder Jason Lowe has died at the age of 38.<\/p>\n<p>The sad <span id=\"bf709adb-9907-49d9-9555-5c3c850e7c68\" class=\"suggested-link\">news<\/span> was confirmed in a series of Instagram posts last week by his wife, Ashley.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Sport\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-sport\">Sport<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15867551\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"15867551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/www-instagram-com-ifbb-broku-1055314436.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"NINTCHDBPICT001055314436\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-15867551\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Champion bodybuilder Jason Lowe has died at the age of 38<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram @ifbb_broku<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15867552\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"15867552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/www-instagram-com-ifbb-broku-1055314439.jpg?w=720\" alt=\"NINTCHDBPICT001055314439\" class=\"alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-15867552\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Tragic update was shared by his wife, Ashley<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram @ifbb_broku<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She posted the heartbreaking update on January 22 and has continued to post photos of the pair in memory of him.<\/p>\n<p>The post said: \u201cToday will be the hardest day of my life. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if words will ever be enough to hold what you meant to me, because they all feel so small in comparison. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou made me a better version of myself, and you were going to be the absolute best dad. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaying that I\u2019m devastated doesn\u2019t even begin to touch the depth of this loss. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sitting here in our backyard writing this in your Olympia jacket, trying to feel close to you, trying to make sense of a world that already feels different without you in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to National Physique Committee, Lowe regularly competed in bodybuilding contests between 2015 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He was a two-time Olympia competitor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-sport\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Other Sports<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lowe made his first appearance in 2019 in the Men\u2019s Classic Division where he placed 16th, before coming 11th in the 212 division the following year.<\/p>\n<p>He also peaked at seventh place in the Men\u2019s Classic Physique during the Arnold Classic across two appearances.  <\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed \u201cBroku\u201d, combining Bro with Goku from the Dragon Ball series, his exploits earned him a huge social media following of 104,000 on Instagram alone.<\/p>\n<p>A friend who started a GoFundMe page on behalf of Ashley and the rest of the Lowe family said his passing had been \u201cunexpected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lowe, from Florida, was well respected in the weightlifting community.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dave Palumbo,<span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mrry4UNBOkc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the RX Muscle YouTube channel<\/a>, Lowe was training with a client when he suddenly \u201cdropped\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes were echoed across the bodybuilding community.<\/p>\n<p>John Jewett said: \u201cJason was always a friendly face to see at shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason Hutchinson wrote: \u201cJason was awesome every time we talked or saw each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WWE star <span id=\"9d542843-0ff5-43ca-8988-85e137a8cff1\" class=\"suggested-link\">Kevin<\/span> Nash also shared his feelings, writing: \u201cHe was so kind, humble. I won\u2019t forget my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/15867553\/jason-lowe-dead-bodybuilder-wife-tribute\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD champion bodybuilder Jason Lowe has died at the age of 38. The sad news was confirmed in a series of Instagram posts last week by his wife, Ashley. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! 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