Unexpected death of Jo Lindner, 30-year-old bodybuilder and YouTuber
Surprise, sadness, and shock in the world of bodybuilding and fitness, after the sudden death of the German Jo Lindner, a well-known bodybuilder.
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An aneurysm ended the life of Jo Lindner who, at the age of 30, died almost instantly in the arms of her girlfriend, the bodybuilder Nicha.
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In fact, it was Nicha, the Thai coach, who shared the very hard news with the more than 9 million followers of Jo Lindner on Instagram.
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"I was there with him in the room.. he put on the necklace in my neck that he made for me... than (sic) ...we was just lay down cuddle... waiting the time to go meet Noel at the gym at 16.00..." begins the long statement she shared.
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"He was in my arms… than (sic) this is just happening too fast… 3 days ago he kept said (sic) that he pain his neck … we not really realize it… until it too late (sic)," says Nicha, clearly heartbroken.
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The request that Nicha has made to the millions of followers of Jo Lindner is that they remember him as Joesthetics, for the example that he has always been for them.
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She stated that he was very careful with his posts, cared a lot about his 9 million followers, and tried to reply to every single comment he got, by himself.
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His success on Instagram was joined by that of his YouTube channel, which was on the verge of reaching one million subscribers. It already had acquired almost 500 million views.
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With a powerful physique that had been lauded by bodybuilding professionals and fans, Jo Lindner focused on the fans and used his platforms to mentor many of them.
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The Joesthetics channel was a reference for aspiring bodybuilders, where they received advice of all kinds to get started in a complicated and very demanding discipline.
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Jo Lindner warned his followers about the risks involved in the use of steroids and the problems that they could cause in the long term. He did so by recounting his own bad experiences with steroids.
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The YouTuber revealed that he had developed gynecomastia, a condition that causes the enlargement of the breast tissue and burns the n i p p l e s.
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In addition, he remembered the time he stopped taking steroids for a year. "I lost my gains because I went off everything for 1 year," he said in one of his videos, "but then [I] could not recover my own [testosterone] levels so [I] went back on trt (testosterone replacement therapy)."
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Thus, Jo Lindner invited his followers to take into account the "long-term effects for your life" of certain shortcuts. He emphasized that even naturally, you can look incredible.
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To put Jo Lindner's impact in the field of fitness and bodybuilding into perspective, some compared him with Arnold Schwarzenegger. They said it had to do with the impact of his method, his way of transmitting knowledge, and his approachability.
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His legacy will be the more than 300 videos he has on his YouTube channel, as well as the posts on Instagram, which will continue to inspire thousands of people.
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