{"id":33690,"date":"2026-11-09T17:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33690"},"modified":"2026-11-09T17:36:01","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T17:36:01","slug":"fitness-ifbb-pro-alix-small-passes-away-at-26-fitness-volt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33690","title":{"rendered":"Fitness IFBB Pro Alix Small Passes Away at 26 \u2013 Fitness Volt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside id=\"fv-preferred-source-top\" class=\"fv-preferred-source-top\" aria-label=\"Add FitnessVolt to Google Preferred Sources\" data-preferred-source-placement=\"article_top\">\n<p>\n                        <strong>Make FitnessVolt a Preferred Source<\/strong><br \/>\n                        <span>See more of our reporting across Google.<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The bodybuilding community is coming together after another tragic loss. On Sunday, November 8, 2026, <strong>it was revealed that Fitness IFBB Pro <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/alix-small\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"alix-small\">Alix Small<\/a> sadly passed away at just 26 years old.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>News of her passing was first shared by Beyond The Stage TV on Instagram, which received the information from her mother and best friend. As of this writing, her official cause of death has not been disclosed, and circumstances surrounding her death remain uncertain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fitness-bodybuilding-standout-alix-small-dead-at-26\">Fitness Bodybuilding Standout Alix Small Dead at 26\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>Find the statement from Beyond the Stage TV below:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cShocked to hear to the terrible news of the passing of 2 x Fitness Pro winner and Olympian @alixsmallll. I was passed this information by her best friend and mother earlier today. My thoughts are with her friends and family,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DffAET4IHm9\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shared<\/a> Beyond The Stage TV.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After earning her <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/ifbb-pro-league-announces-2026-olympia-qualification-system\/\">IFBB Pro<\/a> card at 19, Small was one of the division\u2019s most promising contenders. The Scottish native made her Pro debut in 2021 and kept building momentum. This led her to a massive victory at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/contests\/ifbb-europa-pro-championships-2021\/\">2021 Europa Pro Championships<\/a> in Spain. The triumph paved the way for Small to compete at her first Olympia contest that same year, where she finished 12th.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"fv-inline-newsletter-5\" class=\"fv-newsletter\" style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;padding:30px 35px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:1.5em;font-weight:700;color:#222;\">Get Fitter, <em>Faster<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:1em;color:#444;line-height:1.6;\">Level Up Your Fitness: Join our \ud83d\udcaa strong community in Fitness Volt Newsletter. Get daily inspiration, expert-backed workouts, nutrition tips, the latest in strength sports, and the support you need to reach your goals. Subscribe for free!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The following year, her rise continued at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2022-mr-big-evolution-pro-results\/\">2022 Mr. Big Evolution Pro<\/a>, where she secured another title. Though she qualified and appeared at the 2022 Olympia, she later withdrew due to health issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Beyond her competitive ambitions, Small struggled with anorexia, a serious eating disorder often associated with food restriction, fears of gaining weight, and a distorted view of one\u2019s self-image.\u00a0At one point, she dropped to just 70 pounds, but bodybuilding helped restore her confidence both physically and emotionally. She was open about the challenges of putting on weight, sharing that she ate up to 6,000 calories daily to fuel her intense training sessions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With so many deaths shaking up the sport, bodybuilding legends from past eras are speaking out. Eight-time Mr. Olympia <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/lee-haney\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"lee-haney\">Lee Haney<\/a> believes dangerous conditioning levels and <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/lee-haney-warns-judges-are-favoring-near-death-conditioning\/\">dry physiques are leading competitors astray<\/a>. He argues going after these qualities can lead to kidney and heart problems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Haney isn\u2019t the only top name to express these concerns. Olympia icon <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"arnold-schwarzenegger\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> has warned that bodybuilding is the most dangerous sport in the world. He went as far as to say it <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/schwarzenegger-bodybuilding-becoming-dangerous\/\">sometimes kills people<\/a>, and often more frequently than in other sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain what caused Alix Small\u2019s death, but she made a lasting impact on the Fitness division. Our <em>Fitness Volt<\/em> team extends our deepest condolences to her friends and family during this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/mateusz-chmura-obituary\/\">Amateur Bodybuilder Mateusz Chmura Collapses Onstage and Passes Away at 33<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<aside class=\"fv-gnews-follow\" aria-label=\"Follow FitnessVolt\">\n<div class=\"fv-gnews-inner\">\n<p>\n                    <strong>Follow FitnessVolt<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <span>Breaking strength sports news, expert training guides, and competition coverage direct to your feed<\/span>\n                <\/p>\n<nav class=\"fv-gnews-social\" aria-label=\"FitnessVolt social media\">Also find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FitnessVolt\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitnessvoltnetwork\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitness_volt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X (Twitter)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWHcXX6Zd8Kti_Uujn0E4Nw\/?sub_confirmation=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/nav>\n<p class=\"fv-gnews-hint\">Tip: Signed in to Google? 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On Sunday, November 8, 2026, it was revealed that Fitness IFBB Pro Alix Small sadly passed away at just 26 years old.\u00a0 News of her passing was first shared by Beyond The Stage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":33691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fitness IFBB Pro Alix Small Passes Away at 26 \u2013 Fitness Volt - World Bodybuilding News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=33690\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fitness IFBB Pro Alix Small Passes Away at 26 \u2013 Fitness Volt - World Bodybuilding News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Make FitnessVolt a Preferred Source See more of our reporting across Google. 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