Zyzz

• "Zyzz" = Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian
• public figure in bodybuilding & physique
• born in 1989, Russia
• died 2011, Australia

facts

• grew up in Moscow, later Eastwood
• was to grduate at University of Western Sydney in finance
• his mother worked in cardiology
• brother was already bodybuilding

background

• "Skinny" and "ectomorph"
• joined the gym very early
• trained 4h a day
• idols: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Frank Zane
• became a poster boy of amateur bodybuilding
• made the "aesthetic" bodybuilding popular
• dropped a protein powder & clothing brand, wrote a book

bodybuilding

impact

• died aged 22
• heart attack
• debate whether he used stereoids and anabolics
• brother arrested bc of possession

• "Zyzz legacy" -> idol, motivation, "gym god"
• "Zyzz" -> synonym for amateur bodybuilding, shredding, archieving goals, greek god physique
• inspired gyms & brands
• reminder of the tragic consequences of anabolics, fighting the own body, mental illnesses