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\u201cI got back from the flight and it was chaos, just felt like death.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quamina explained he had \u201cshortness of breath\u201d, was coughing and received medical care including antibiotics and a steroid shot to open his lungs. <\/p>\n
<\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cWe\u2019re on our way to recovery, baby,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re feeling better, it\u2019s been a rough two days. We made it through it and yeah, we\u2019ll start building again.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Trinidad Express <\/i>was the first to report his death.<\/p>\nHis wife Leah Jerez shared details of a \u201ccelebration of life\u201d service in California to commemorate him. <\/p>\nThe bodybuilder offered online coaching and regularly shared motivational tips to his hundreds of thousands of followers.<\/p>\n\u201cStop taking life for granted go all the way and have zero regrets when it\u2019s all over!!\u201d he wrote in a post weeks before his death. <\/p>\n\u201cWho do you want to become? 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\u201cWe\u2019re on our way to recovery, baby,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re feeling better, it\u2019s been a rough two days. We made it through it and yeah, we\u2019ll start building again.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Trinidad Express <\/i>was the first to report his death.<\/p>\n
His wife Leah Jerez shared details of a \u201ccelebration of life\u201d service in California to commemorate him. <\/p>\n
The bodybuilder offered online coaching and regularly shared motivational tips to his hundreds of thousands of followers.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop taking life for granted go all the way and have zero regrets when it\u2019s all over!!\u201d he wrote in a post weeks before his death. <\/p>\n
\u201cWho do you want to become? Once you figure that out all that\u2019s left is to go out and become,\u201d he captioned another video. <\/p>\n
Tributes have poured in from the bodybuilding community, including eight-time Ms Olympia winner Lenda Murray who said her \u201cthoughts and prayers are for the family\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely tragic. We competed together just a week ago at the Atlanta Pro,\u201d muscle man Karol Malecki Ale Lekkie said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe he\u2019s gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help pay for his family\u2019s rent, bills and daily life and described Quamina as a devoted father, loving husband and loyal friend. <\/p>\n
\u201cDwayne was a loving yet fierce man, someone who protected and provided for his family while uplifting others with his presence, kindness, and unwavering spirit,\u201d the page described him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis loss has left an unimaginable void in the hearts of all who knew and loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old won the lightweight title at the 2016 NPC USA Championships and 2017 Europa Phoenix Pro event, while also finishing 10th at the 2018 Mr Olympia tournament. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI got back from the flight and it was chaos, just felt like death.\u201d Quamina explained he had \u201cshortness of breath\u201d, was coughing and received medical care including antibiotics and a steroid shot to open his lungs. Bodybuilder Dwayne Quamina has died aged 40. Photo \/ @kingq_ifbbpro \u201cWe\u2019re on our way to recovery, baby,\u201d he […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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