Steroid whistleblower reportedly dies of heart attack at age 30
Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet, who has built a huge following through online content focused on fitness and personal motivation while speaking openly about his past steroid addiction, has reportedly He died on Sunday in Turkey. He was 30 years old.
Tippet’s death was announced on Tuesday on his Instagram page, where he had 229,000 followers, and was reported by several media outlets on Wednesday, including Sky News Australia and Men’s Health. NBC News has not confirmed his death.
Logan Thorpe, a fitness reporter and trainer who identified himself as an associate with Tippet’s fitness business, said Tippet’s body was found in his Turkish hotel room. He was suffering from a heart attack, according to Thorpe’s Instagram story posted on Tippet’s page.
It was not immediately clear if steroids played a role in his death. Turkish officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Requests for comment sent to family members were not immediately returned.
Reached for comment on Instagram, Thorpe directed NBC News to a post on Tippet’s page announcing his death.
“He was such a beautiful soul and had such a positive impact on the world,” read the Instagram post. The post also asked for donations on GoFundMe to help bring Tippet’s remains home to Australia from Turkey.
Tippet was one of many fitness influencers who in recent years have openly discussed the use of steroids, which build muscle but come with many health risks.
The use of anabolic steroids has long been a controversial topic in the world of fitness, and all sections of YouTube, TikTok and Reddit are there to try and see if a fitness influencer is “natty” – “natty ” is short for “nature”. ” and “no” means a person using steroids. Fitness commentators and the bodybuilding community debate whether steroid use should be disclosed. Those who want to reveal it said that they hope to show the advantages and disadvantages of taking steroids.
Tippet began speaking openly about his steroid use in 2022, saying he had used steroids for five years but stopped.
Tippet appeared on the “Good People” podcast, where he talked about his battle with steroid addiction. He said that for the first two years he felt stronger while taking steroids but later explained how his health had declined. He also said he almost went to jail in 2017 when he was drugged with steroid tablets and vials of testosterone. He later paid a $4,000 fine to avoid jail time.
“You are weak, mother, I shouldn’t say this, but you can relieve yourself with a lot of food. You can get away with a lot more, and you get double the results so you’re hooked, man,” he explained on the podcast.
When asked about disappointment he replied, “Everything.” He went on to say that his mental health deteriorated, his relationship with his family and girlfriend deteriorated, and he lost his hair as well as his libido.
Tippet says that after he was pulled over by police with steroids, he was sure he would end up in jail. He described going to court and avoiding jail time. Although the punishment varies from region to region, steroids are illegal throughout Australia. At that moment, he said, he changed his life.
“That was a sign that I was meant to do something with my life. Not just be in jail, not just be this steroid addict, and that was my biggest turning point,” he said. so.
Tippet’s death comes just days after his 30th birthday. In the post of Oct. 30 Instagram, he wrote 30 life lessons he learned in his 30s. No. 21 reads: “It is better to grow old—to die young.”
That lesson was followed by No. 22: “What really matters in the end is that you loved.”
Bryan Gallion contributed.
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