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POLICE are investigating the mysterious death of a bodybuilder and fitness influencer.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Ganley, 22, was found dead on the floor of his kitchen at his home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday morning by a friend.<\/p>\n

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Police have launched an investigation into the bodybuilding influencer\u2019s \u2018suspicous\u2019 death<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were no apparent signs of violence at the scene but Gabriel\u2019s death has been categorised as \u201csuspicious\u201d and a probe was ongoing today.<\/p>\n

Tributes were flooding in today for the strong man, who had more than two million followers on Instagram alone.<\/p>\n

Fan Gabriel Sanches wrote: \u201cGanley, you were an exceptional influencer who motivated millions around the world. Rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cHe left a great legacy in such a short time. He lived the way he wanted. Rest in peace bro.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Leading Brazilian sports nutrition and dietary supplementary brand Integralmedica said in a tribute, referencing the dead man it sponsored by his online nickname of bbzinho: \u201cToday the pain speaks louder. With great sadness, we say goodbye to our eternal bbzinho, who lived intensely and with whom we had historic and unforgettable moments in our family.\u201d<\/p>\n

There has not yet been any official comment to the reports.
Gabriel\u2019s popularity exploded after a viral video showed him performing a staggering 500-kilogram leg press.<\/p>\n

Before making a name for himself online as a fitness influencer where he regularly posted workout videos showing his intense gym routines, the former PE student had been a competitive Pokemon player and at the high point of that career was one of the best eight in Latin America.<\/p>\n

He abandoned Pokemon aged just 15. Before turning to weight training, he had also practiced boxing, Jiu Jitsu and wrestling.<\/p>\n

Gabriel said he did not consider himself just a digital influencer, but an athlete who used the internet as a work tool.<\/p>\n

His shock death at just 22 is the latest in a string of recent tragedies affecting bodybuilders, with many critics being quick to link the fatalities to the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n

In February a bodybuilding champion who regularly used his social media to show off his honed physique and gruelling workouts died after collapsing during the middle of an intense training session.<\/p>\n

Juan Sebastian Angola Quintero was pronounced dead at the gym in the Colombian capital Bogota where he had been lifting weights.<\/p>\n

Several other gym users tried to assist him when he fell to the ground in front of them but there was nothing they could do to save him.<\/p>\n

The tragedy happened at a gym called Smart Fit in a retail centre called Plaza Imperial in a neighbourhood in the north-west part of Bogota called Suba where Juan Sebastian, known to friends as Sebas, trained regularly.<\/p>\n

In January a Brazilian bodybuilder dubbed a real-life Popeye who once boasted of growing the largest arms in his country from oil injection died aged just 55.<\/p>\n

Arlindo de Souza had participated in TV programmes when he was younger to show off his crazy physique.<\/p>\n

Relatives linked his death on January 13 to kidney problems which had led to him being admitted to hospital in the city of Recife in north-east Brazil \u2013 near to Olinda where he hailed from \u2013 last December.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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