As someone who met Zyzz at a trance event in Melbourne, what I can say is that man had an aura about him that was unlike anything I had ever witnessed before. He was truely something special. Rip Zyzz - Tauren Warrior 🙏
I remember meeting him at Stereosonic in 2010 in Melbourne as well, I was 15 haha, I remember seeing him and a bunch of his boys all so shredded and saw like 37 girls around them. I was like god damn these guys are the lads
"Something special" talking about a dude who took additives when working out like the rest of the jokes that throw away their health for some quick progress hahaha it doesn't surprise me that you're a wow fanatic
Zyzz memes is one of the reason that really got me to working out again back in 2021 after not being in a good situation physically and mentally cause of 2020. Been going strong for 10 months now, He will always be a legend.
The video guy's bit on finding out Zyzz did roids is kind of embarrassing though. Like you know at a glance he juiced. You have to juice, to look like you lift. But normal people still think you can just like, lift your way into a body like that
@@hansolo631 You can absolutely get to Zyzz size natually, but that'd make you an advanced level natural lifter. Think 5+ years. It'd be *extremely* hard to stay as lean as Zyzz though as a natural.
@TravisHowrish He died of his steroid abuse combined with an existing heart condition. Selling his WoW account had nothing to do with his early departure, in fact such a thing can only do you good. Besides, having a gaming addiction can also negatively affect your heart as it's a sedentary lifestyle.
in Australian highshool Zyzz was like the culture setter for my generation. there were people that had never heard of him using his vocab to shit on your mates. he was a true legend and he's missed to this day
Yeah it's hard for others to appreaciate how much of an influence he had, I was in highschool in Sydney around the time he was popular and his videos/language/memes would be part of daily highschool life, the haircut being something of an icon for the lad/emo cross over kids, there used to be this divide between us but the hardcore/gabber scene seemed that bring in the lads and scene kids to the same festivals and mix together, it truly was a wild time, I was a scene kid through and through, most EDM I got into was Skrillex shit so I always saw Zyzz as a lad but in hindsight he played WoW like me and I was also THE skinniest kid in my year so I kinda resonate with this and feel for him more after watching this, crazy what time does..
@@Meshughana Wow it's crazy the similarities we had. Was in school at that time too, very into the metal/emo scene, skinny af, etc. Never got into the trance/EDM/hardstyle stuff that much tho, was more into metal/hardcore and going to gigs at local youth centres around Syd. He had the exact same influence on me and my circle that you described too. We'd mimic his phrases and mannerisms more in a troll/ironic way which is probably what he intended anyway. Was in the middle of HSC period when he passed and man it shook us a fair bit. Had a few mutual mates with Chestbrah too so made it a lot more real. Even today all these years later, watching some old vids flings me back to those years and really hits the feels.
People say Zyzz was a bad example but lets be honest, how many of the fitness influencers we have today abuse PEDS to get (guess what): fame, attention, money, sponsors, trophies? Its so sad that right when he decided to change his dangerous way of life it was already too late. Nowadays "being a nerd" is way more accepted and with how entertaining Zyzz was he would have so many opportunities, thinking about that its truly saddening
Indeed, and most of those influencers dont even state that they are using steroids so you have this fake image that you think is natural and you judge yourself based on it
I would argue those people are also bad examples. Sad to say, we have almost no good fitness influencers right now. There's a reason why so many kids nowadays are using drugs to enhance their performance/physique.
@@ffffffadsgasdgad Deyzel Noel is a good fitness influencer imo, yes he uses steroids but he's transparent about it and doesnt advise it and he has good general advice. Hamza is also a good self improvement youtuber, though I would recommend watching his older vids from his unfiltered channel cuz I'm seeing he's taking a turn for the worse in his latest content, but that's just my opinion.
i would say they are wose examples because they both lie about their usage in addition they try to sell you products and training programs and they promise you you will achieve the same result when it's impossible naturally
@@Justaplebxd1998 Hamza's fizique is not at all impossible naturally my bro. And just because they try to sell their products doesnt mean they dont give good advice, that's their job after all, they need to make money, you cant be expecting all this shit for free, you can still get huge value out of Hamza's unfiltered videos without buying anything.
Zyzz spawned so many Vini Vidi Vici chest tats. The Misc forums era was so much fun, everyone was just the right amount of cheeky and helpful. I mentioned in passing I had skipped school because of acne and had a couple randoms DM with advice and check up on my progress posts. Honestly, it changed my life for the better.
I'm 30, played WoW since vanilla more or less as a PvPer. I started gymming exactly 3 years ago and it changed my life SO MUCH. I gym 5 days a week and fell in love with calisthenis as I was losing weight. I started at 120 kg / 189 cm tall and went down to 90 kg in only 12 months and now just slowly getting stronger and fitter while staying around 88-90 kg. I'm in the best shape of my life after being kinda overweight for most of my 20's :) Never postpone your health. It starts today. Also, stay away from drugs! Nerds can be fit!
Need to improve bruh. The gym is for gains. You should be putting on .5-1kg of muscle each week if you're just starting to bulk. You're not going to get shredded without more effort.
@@Neverest. I'm not bulking though. I'm already somewhat shredded. I started from 120 kg overweight and 90 kg is ideal for my height and bodytype. I'm very lean but wide if that makes sense. I would have dropped down to below 80 kg if I didn't put on this amount of muscle I have :) Gym is not mainly for gains, it's for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as I work from home.
@@krisumusicpost a photo bruh, you're taller than me and Az, 20kg below our weight but you're shredded. if you don't think the gym is for gains, getting shredded and obtaining the perfect aesthetic, you're not really a fan of Az. A bunch of losers going online to talk about someone they don't understand and never met.
He was an inspiration for my generation. Not to mention, 400,000 followers was huge back then. People hadn't even hit 1mil subs on RU-vid back in those days. Rip Zyzz. You absolute inspiration and King
Zyzz is a sad story, but I think an important one. He got a bunch of people into the gym which honestly is great. Lots of people look to him for inspiration and his legacy lives on now. God knows, I'm only in such good shape cause of Zyzz memes back in the day. It is a reminder though of what's important in life. Even if steroids weren't what killed him, I think it is important to consider how bad drugs and PED can be. Almost all bodybuilders right now use it and just don't talk about it, I'm glad Zyzz at least was willing to say "yeah I do it" instead of lying to an impressionable audience like most guys online. He realized what he was doing wasn't where he wanted to be and tried to get out of it and I think that is commendable. Heartbreaking he never managed to. Dude was a legend, it's on us to carry on what he started.
Instead he is glorified for his body and his "aesthetics" which he got from steroids, everything you said contradicts his fanbase completely, they all have body dysmorphia which just leads to steroid use and eventually the sad outcome that had happened to zyzz.. Like even in my personal life, when I ask my friends why was zyzz so great? They ask he lived life to the fullest before dying, to which I think, what? He left behind distraught parents and a brother that cared about him, giving up your life for simply steroids is never worth it
@@shadowtale123 I won't disagree wit most of that. I think way too many people got caught up in his looks and basically bought into the shallowness of it. Guys laugh at the things he would say to women about them being only liking him cause he was ripped, but they're basically exactly the same, they just don't want to sleep with him. I do think that it's not all just body dysmorphia and nerds wishing they were him though. Zyzz got a bunch of people just into regular working out, no steroids or anything. We're All Gonna Make It is such a meme, but I think it describes a lot of the appeal. Zyzz was a loser playing WoW who managed to get confident and get ripped because he actually tried and anyone can if they put in the effort. That's the appeal and that's why he's beloved.
He also probably encouraged steroid use among many who now regret ever having considered it, and I recall regularly seeing people get glassed and pummeled at bars and festivals by dudes who had his physique.
@@matthewcurry3565 yeah thats why zyzz in general is a sad story, of someone who wanted to become better, chose a bad path with steroids, and when he wanted to make a good change in his life he passed away, he became famous for his online persona, and inspired millions of young guys that didnt have much to look up to, to get in shape and work hard, never told anyone to do roids, in fact he told people to stay natural, dont know why the hate towards him, but as zyzz said, id rather be the one that gets hated on than the one who does the hating, wish you all the best! cheers!
@@matthewcurry3565 ?? zyzz was a kid that lived his life and inspired kids to work hard, tf u talking about no warlord or Al capone? tf u making this a lot more complicated than it is lmfao
@@matthewcurry3565 No, i see what you mean, but zyzz was never a hero or a villain, he never liked fame, and as far as im aware, he never killed anyone nor forced anyone to be any certain way, so again, i dont get the hate towards him
Zyzz got me and my college roomates into lifting in 2011. Although I don't condone/agree, based on his attitude, I think early death worked to immortalize him. He inspired a generation to be fit and didn't live to see the days where influencers become the villain or get caught up in the newest trend. He didn't live long enough to tarnish his own "air of invincibility" (Ironic wording, I know). His spirit will live on for generations and he'll always be remembered for the good he did.
This video is a time capsule. Takes me back to the Misc: bodybuilding forums back in 2006-2009 ish. The internet was so good back then. Zyzz was a pioneer of the true OG trolling and I always loved using his signature phrases. RIP Zyzz
zyzz has inspired me to change my life around last year, when all the memes with zyzz came back, like "didnt ask plus your female" i got sucked into the fitness bubble and from then lost around 100 pounds. ive been hitting the gym pretty regularely for 9 months now and i am thankful beyond belief. i wish i coulod have met zyzz in the future asnd thank him personally. Sadly that is a dream i can never fulfil.
He's the definition of "live fast, die young". Even if the circumstances surrounding his mentality and death ultimately suggest that the end of the road for enhanced lifters and famous influencers is their own destruction in one form or another - his passion for life has motivated millions. He'll be remembered for a really long time for taking something that traditionally scared people or was associated with assholes and showed that you can become the best whilst also being a good dude. RIP Zyzz, we're gonna go make it for you.
When I was in middle school running warm up laps in gym, my heart stopped due to a undiagnosed heart condition. Thankfully I was able to be brought back, but it wasn’t without repercussions and a ongoing bill still being paid off 13 years later. Thankful to be here though. I saw the pain in my families eyes from what almost happened to me. Hug your loved ones ❤
A bunch of us went to the gym with Zyzz at Fitness First Carlo back in the day. Fuck me what a trip down memory lane. We all saw each other at Epping station and mac centre and the guy definitely struggled with some demons especially when he was using really heavily. Such a shame because he really was such a happy guy and loved a good festival.
I think its fare to assume Zyzz is a legacy that everyone in the body building community looks up to, he's an inspiration to me and many of my friends. Even though I recently picked up working out in 2020, there's a particular saying that sticks with me and I'm sure with many out there and that is "WE WILL ALL MAKE IT BRAHS, THERS A BIT OF ZYZZ IN ALL OF US" RIP ZYZZ
It's honestly kinda sad that Asmon doesn't workout, he has the PERFECT life and opportunity to do it I am certain that it would improve his life drastically
@@Magerquark Absolutely, I still workout but I wish I had his job lol there would be no excuses. People like xQc and Asmon would improve their health drastically just by doing simple things like calisthenics 30 minutes a day.
@@Ignazo1 yea it's just hard to start something you have little clue about. If I was him, I would get up at 7-8 am, relax a bit have a great breakfast, go workout at 10, eat after, then stream. It's just perfect
I knew Zyzz personally, we used to play on the 'blackrock' server as most of our australian community was based there, i was in thailand and due to catch up as we heard the news unfold. Much love from Sydney mate. - John
Been a personal meme and icon between my friend and I since 2012… Good to see him getting recognition, we’re all gonna make it brah. It’s an act, there is no zyzz, zyzz is a spirit brah.
I am from Barcelona, Spain, 17,000 kilometers from Australia, literally the other side of the world, and I still see people wearing Zyzz shirts on the street and especially in gyms. It's crazy, having died at only 22 years old and having spent more than a decade.
Its surprising how these videos, news channels etc. all got it wrong. Zyzz died in a massage parlor after getting a nose job in thailand. His brother recounts this in a voicechat room way back in the day just shortly after it all happened. Zyzz went to sleep on a couch in the parlor and never woke up. Many suspect it was due to the painkillers from the surgery but his brother didn't comment on that. The video of his brother talking about this can be found still on youtube. It is called "chestbrah explains how zyzz died".
I never knew this guy. I started going to the gym and taking it seriously to lose 20 lbs. Never wanted to be a body builder as I was more attracted to the idea of widening my chest and keeping my waste small. My friend was a big boy, knew he needed to work out, but could never do it. I brought him the gym once to get him started (I am a terrible gym partner) and told him his results are up to him. For 6 months he made no progress. Then suddenly he got into a health kick referencing Zyzz. I thought it was dumb but hey motivation is motivation. Now he has lost 70lbs and I could not be more prouder. And I believed Zyzz saved this mans life.
Dude I never thought I'd see Asmon reacting to ZYZZ! He was my motivation to start working out hard, change my mindset and gave me the ability to have faith in myself. It was around back in 2010 when he first got his peak amount of fame. Such a tragedy
Also damn man, I wish he would have just ghosted after he was overwhelmed and just hopped back on wow with the boys. It quite literally could have helped save his life mentally
I grew up super skinny and small. Zyzz was one of my biggest inspirations to get bigger when I was in high school. The way he described himself being the skinny kid described my life to a T! So I got ripped and got girls but then got into juicing and wish I didn’t go that far. Anyways that was like 13 years ago. Man good times. RIP Zyzz
Zyzz inspired milions to stand against their bullies by doing hard work, me included. I started at 14, as fat bullied kid, now, 16 years later (actually yesterday) i won my first ironman race uphill. I work out every single day since age 14, havent missed a fcking day, not once. No days off, no sick days.
But he says...he started to gain confidence when he got bigger....but i saw some pics of him when he was fucking skinny as hell and he being a teen allready had some gf( or somes gfs) ...he was dressing whatever the way he wanted...he dyed his hair etc. He had more confidence without shape than a lot of the guys with shape. With 19 or 20 he was THE fitness star in internet, starting to work with a suplements brand. No one at his age was doing this at 2010 or before. Its not only the shape...
@@theyliedtoyouaboutworldwar1944 he was a talisman of an individual. He was kind of like a modern incarnation of Arnie. He probably would have acted had he lived.
@@dorsia6938 i would not say a incarnation of arnold but...i would say zyzz was smart and had a open mind like arnold. But if we talk about motivation for training....yes....zyzz was comparable to arnold in this
Reading all the comments about this guy there's only one thing that comes to mind: You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villan This guy became a legend
Sounds like asmon was about to cry at the end, Zyzz was a big part of my life and influenced me and my friends working out around 2011 before then we were just wow/starcraft 2 nerds
I had the same at 25 and started working in prostitution today I am 32 and retired The best decision of my life Meanwhile, children want to be celebrities and never succeed
I've been around a while and maybe with the exception of overweight, I've never met a person fixated on sculpting/altering/marking their body, however they do it, who I'd consider "together". In fact I find that it's invariably an expression of a troubled person. If you find yourself in this position, take my advice if you can: There is no solution in regarding your physical form a manifestation of a "hole in your soul". It can serve as a catalyst for positive change because it makes you go to new places, meet new people and do different things. But if you think about it, those things are actually counter points to your fixation, so why not go straight to the source instead? Obsessions are generally not healthy and will only serve to block your personal growth, because their perceived substance simply isn't there. You're not actually solving, you're avoiding. Lift your gaze and look outwards. Do and be interested in many things. If you can't think of any, search for them. Integrate yourself and be patient. Reality is far too complex for anyone to be able to predict or conclude. Slowly, as your circumstances and perspectives change, and they will change, things have a tendency of sorting themselves out. New questions, doubts and problems will come, but you'll get better at accepting and solving them. And don't ever forget; life is a bitch for everyone. Many people specialize in making it seem like it's not, but the truth of it is that worldly existence is painful and hard. Perpetual happiness and eternal bliss is not compatible with the makeup of reality and the human psyche, and is therefor a logical impossibility and a lie. From misery is born joy and vice versa. If you stay with it, you'll have plenty of both. The pendulum keeps swinging, and there is no alternative. Somewhere down the line you may find that the mere fact that you're experiencing it all, is kind of a miracle.
@@baraka629 That field lies with a broken back. I don't think it was ever meant to be that a select group of professionals should have a monopoly on passing down perspective and insight anyway. It takes a village to raise a child, and ultimately there is no fixed template.
I have freakish strength. It's led to me being a sort of "gentle giant", I wouldn't want to actually hurt someone. But that's the sad truth, I think it's genetic bone density or an adrenaline chemical imbalance. I've bumped into people before and caused them to bruise and broken things from grabbing them without proper focus or attention. I struggle with it on a daily basis and wonder how my body will be affected from it in the future.
@@Sorrowdusk I wonder why we as humans are so fascinated with super heroes sometimes. Do you think it's because our potential as humans is intrinsically tied into our experience and the act of improving our agency in life? As you grow older your consciousness becomes more aware of how the world works, but also how it can be "broken" and how it exactly doesn't work. Cheers.
14 years ago I starter lifting at the age of 15. When I started to get serious about it and looked for nutrition tips, better workouts etc Zyzz and Greg Plitt inspired me to become a better lifter. I was never the type to be insecure, but damn Zyzz showed me how to take yourself less serious at times and just approach with confidence.
I personally call it "destructive motivation". Whenever you do something to run away from something, you'll never be happy and will never get enough. Like, when people are making money just to not be poor, they will never stop at anything, and exactly because of these cases there is saying "money spoil the people". Because, they have no understanding what they actually gonna do with these money. And same with fame. Same with anything: sports, gaming, relationships, etc. Because when people are getting to some point they've set as goal in this way, and see it didn't bring them happiness, they simply think it should be more. But when you do something with exact understanding why, you'll never appear in this situation. In other words always move towards something, not away from something.
Those who shine the brightest burn out the fastest. Aziz was truly a legend and one of the most influential people in the bodybuilding community. He was and will always be the true bro.
This might sound goofy, but I've been having a lot of weird chest feelings and I thought it was anxiety up until six months ago, if I guy like that can go out that way, then I def can that's scary ASF imma go make an appointment as soon as possible, it sucks he's gone tho awesome guy!!
@@OtakuWrath thank you, your helping to put my worries at ease as dying freaks me out but I suppose most ppl it does, but yeah sometimes it feels like it's on the outside sorta like in the corner of my breastuscke if that makes sense but the only prob I have is, I also feel strange thumps on the inside like right in the middle it's quick and sometimes feels like someone has squeezed me lightly, and at times I feel slightly tired after or before I get that feeling and but I have forgot to mention I did use to smoke and quite or well have been battling with quiting this past yr as I don't want to do it anymore mostly
@@scottywills124 bc cancer killed my grandmother and ever since then if it freaked me out , so idk if smoking has anything to do with it I started when I was 18 and currently 23, I also recently heard of 23 yr olds dying of cancer and it made me feel like I was taking things a lil bit for granted but even when I smoked I still worked out and I have a also gained some weight mostly bc I haven't watch my diet and I've been feeling this way for the past yr so I also drank bc it helped me not be freaked out I know that was also a mistake so now I'm trying to got back clean completely if, I hope I explained this feeling well and I'm sorry if my messages are so long but again thank you, you helped me feel a bit better as I do still workout so hopefully it could be from that bc like around six months ago I did go to the doc for something unrelated and they did tell me I had perfect blood pressure but I have heard of this cardiac event called sudden death and it also has similar symptoms to heart attacks but at the same time I googled that one like a goof
A lot of my friends use the zyzz meme and persona to work out and gym. I'm down to 16% body fat at 80kg. I was 95kg with 26% body fat. He may have been a dick, but the GYM meme lifestyle really helped a bunch of us lose weight. Also getting fat shamed got me into losing weight.
I'm a hobby powerlifter, and a pretty avid fan of most strength/fitness sports. Steroid use has become RAMPANT, especially among teenagers. It's hard to see so many young people hop on gear just to push themselves so hard. I appreciate how honest Zyzz was with his steroid use, and I hope people take all of that as an example to really be careful. This shit is dangerous and really needs to be taken seriously
I think a lot of people outside the fitness industry don't realise just how big of an impact Zyzz has had. Think about how huge of a trend "going to the gym" has become among young men (and by extension, young women) - I actually think Zyzz was one of the major "turning" points for that cultural shift. You can watch fitness youtuber's like Greg Doucette talk about him, and you'll see that they largely agree. But what we all wonder is: what would he have achieved if he hadn't died? There are fitness influencer's that are just poor imitations of him that have millions and millions of followers. But for Zyzz, it wasn't just about his physique - he had a powerful charisma that made people want to follow him, and he was extremely intelligent. One can only wonder.
I remember watching Zyzz shorts/memes on youtube during the pandemic. I didn't know who he was nor know why I was being recommended him on RU-vid. However, the memes were inspirational.
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Bodybuilding is dangerous. It isn't about health, it's about image. I worked for a big Bodybuilding supplement company for many years and watched some co-workers either slowly die or descend into insanity. You can be healthy without doing this stuff.
