Whether you wanna admit it or not. ZYZZ really did inspire a generation.

[TheBroBrah]

I’ve always loved zyzz but he gets a lot of hate.

Pretty much all the fitness youtubers you see now you can tell were heavily influenced by him. Most fitness youtubers were boring and dry before him. Now you see guys like Mike Thurston and Merijin meeting girls, partying, and having a good time/living life like zyzz promoted.

Even the style of fitness clothing (short shorts) and ankle showing pants/sweats were inspired by zyzz. It’s kind of cool to see to be honest, he def left a mark.

[TheBroBrah]

strong avi post.

My avi is like 10 years old lol.

[DigDeeper1]

Wouldn’t say a generation; he wasn’t exactly well known outside weightlifting

[exyl]

OP is speaking facts

People don’t have to like it; but nevertheless, it is 100% true

[phaginator]

Yeah he inspired a lot of homosexuals.

[exyl]

Yeah he inspired a lot of homosexuals.

Also probably true lol

But his transformation and carefree attitude did get a lot of people in the gym

[TheBroBrah]

Wouldn’t say a generation; he wasn’t exactly well known outside weightlifting

Yeah i get that. I’m talking in just the fitness community. Almost every big fitness guy knows who he was.

[andrew28]

Inspire a generation? To do what? Take steroids, DNP, Clen, get jacked and fuk whores?

Not trying to burst your bubble but I remember the “Zyzz era” all too well and looking back on it, the guy was an overachiever who indulged in just about every vice out there. He was like a middle class Dan Bilzerian, lol. In that every guy out there envied his lifestyle.

The whole “fitness generation” is cringe on so many levels anyways. If there’s anything the fitness generation needs to do, it’s to shut up about it and just do it.

[TheBroBrah]

Inspire a generation? To do what? Take steroids, DNP, Clen, get jacked and fuk whores?

Not trying to burst your bubble but I remember the “Zyzz era” all too well and looking back on it, the guy was an overachiever who indulged in just about every vice out there. He was like a middle class Dan Bilzerian, lol.

The whole “fitness generation” is cringe on so many levels anyways. If there’s anything the fitness generation needs to do, it’s to shut up about it and just do it.

You’re missing the point though. It’s not about the steroids or any of that. It’s about finding yourself and embracing it and not giving a **** what people think.

Also dan bilzerian is a sociopath. Zyzz had a heart.

[DigDeeper1]

Yeah i get that. I’m talking in just the fitness community. Almost every big fitness guy knows who he was.

I mean I get what your saying but I would consider someone like Arnold or Yates as someone who inspired a generation not zyzz who just had a few years of success in a niche community

[TheBroBrah]

I mean I get what your saying but I would consider someone like Arnold or Yates as someone who inspired a generation

Yeah true. But don’t take the word generation at face value. Just making a point.

[exyl]

Yeah i get that. I’m talking in just the fitness community. Almost every big fitness guy knows who he was.

He got me to take my training more serious. And festivals were a lot more fun.

I went to escape Halloween as Zyzz in 2016



Everyone recognized, so he was popular enough for that. A lot of random lifting bros and chicks came up and took pics with me. I won’t lie, it was mostly dudes no homo

[TheBroBrah]

He got me to take my training more serious. And festivals were a lot more fun.

I went to escape Halloween as Zyzz in 2016



Everyone recognized, so he was popular enough for that. A lot of random lifting bros and chicks came up and took pics with me. I won’t lie, it was mostly dudes no homo

Haha that’s sick though!

[andrew28]

You’re missing the point though. It’s not about the steroids or any of that. It’s about finding yourself and embracing it and not giving a **** what people think.

Also dan bilzerian is a sociopath. Zyzz had a heart.

I never knew Zyzz personally, just a few exchanged pm’s back when he was still with us. But I’ll take your word for it. Unfortunately on his journey to find himself he pushed it too far with his heart condition that ultimately lead to his tragic death.

It’s great that he inspired people to work out and get in shape but I don’t see much else. Just wish he had been more careful.

His death did kinda hit me at the time, though. Probably because it took god knows how many weeks/months to confirm it wasn’t all a hoax. We’ve all lost friends and family members but his death hit me from a different angle because it was like watching a live movie about a guy’s life and then all of a sudden it just fukking ends.....

[exyl]

I mean I get what your saying but I would consider someone like Arnold or Yates as someone who inspired a generation not zyzz who just had a few years of success in a niche community

Zyzz inspired the ultra skinny kunts though, it was more relatable I guess. Those guys you mentioned are Mr Olympia tier

[TheBroBrah]

I never knew Zyzz personally, just a few exchanged pm’s back when he was still with us. But I’ll take your word for it. Unfortunately on his journey to find himself he pushed it too far with his heart condition that ultimately lead to his tragic death.

It’s great that he inspired people to work out and get in shape but I don’t see much else. Just wish he had been more careful.

Yeah. I think we can all learn from the mistakes he made. Especially with the excessive drug use. He could’ve reached his physique natural.

He inspired me in so many way. Especially fitness wise. I think inspiring people to get fit is an amazing thing.

Edit: also it’s funny you say that because he pmed once asking for drugs. Think he was messing around though.

[tnel00]

Hard to say he expired a generation given that his time was so short and confined to such a niche community. He definitely was an inspiration for many people though

[TheBroBrah]

Zyzz inspired the ultra skinny kunts though, it was more relatable I guess. Those guys you mentioned are Mr Olympia tier

Yeah i was a strong ecto and shy like him as well. So i could relate.

[andrew28]

Yeah. I think we can all learn from the mistakes he made. Especially with the excessive drug use. He could’ve reached his physique natural.

He inspired me in so many way. Especially fitness wise. I think inspiring people to get fit is an amazing thing.

Edit: also it’s funny you say that because he pmed once asking for drugs. Think he was messing around though.

Yea I could sit on my high horse and hope that I’d be more careful if I were him. But if I looked like that guy, god knows how poorly I’d be able to handle that level of temptation.

Every man in his right mind dreams of being that highly desirable alpha male shredded beast that all the girls fawn over. And he was the #1 example of that for the online bodybuilding community. He tapped into what all of us wanted.

[TheBroBrah]

Hard to say he expired a generation given that his time was so short and confined to such a niche community. He definitely was an inspiration for many people though

That’s true. Although in the fitness community i would say he’s pretty well known. Outside of that not so much.

[robertbaggiojr]

He inspired anyone who had no athletic talent or intelligence to succeed in academics

[TheBroBrah]

Yea I could sit on my high horse and hope that I’d be more careful if I were him. But if I looked like that guy, god knows how poorly I’d be able to handle that level of temptation.

Very true. He lived like a rockstar so i can’t imagine the temptation he had to deal with.

Edit: also respond to your edit. Especially when he went from a beta simp to an alpha sikkunt.

[andrew28]

Very true. He lived like a rockstar so i can’t imagine the temptation he had to deal with.

That’s where I brought about the comparison to Dan Bilzerian. Not only does every guy envy that dude’s life, but that guy’s had 2 heart attacks due to his extreme lifestyle. Throw in a guy like Greg Plitt who died trying to outrun a train for some commercial and I see kind of a pattern here. Add in Rich Piana. Jacked/shredded dudes who keep pushing and pushing until something terrible happens and they end up dead.

[DigDeeper1]

Zyzz inspired the ultra skinny kunts though, it was more relatable I guess. Those guys you mentioned are Mr Olympia tier

Maybe I’m looking at it too broadly, I mean for Arnold he did more then bodybuilding. He had a successful acting career, governor of Cali and still relevant in the the scene. Things like that I see as inspiring a generation.

[maori-rap]

He was an inspiration to a lot of younger lifters who saw his bodily transformation, his rising social status, and wanted to believe that it was possible with them.

He reminds me a little of the character Mal'akh from Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol'. Mak'akh (not his birth name) was a thin, pasty drug user...who after a reinvention became super muscular through lifting and steroids. He also tanned his body on the Greek Islands and became a sexual Adonis to females of all ages. He even changed his name eventually.

[TheBroBrah]

That’s where I brought about the comparison to Dan Bilzerian. Not only does every guy envy that dude’s life, but that guy’s had 2 heart attacks due to his extreme lifestyle. Throw in a guy like Greg Plitt who died trying to outrun a train for some commercial and I see kind of a pattern here. Add in Rich Piana. Jacked/shredded dudes who keep pushing and pushing until something terrible happens and they end up dead.

Yeah i loved piana and plitt too. Plitt was also a huge influence on me as well. So sad. But in response to your earlier post. Zyzz’s death hit me hard to, i legit cried because he was my light in the super dark outsider mental place i was living in at the time. Think i was like 19 when it happened.

[exyl]

Maybe I’m looking at it too broadly, I mean for Arnold he did more then bodybuilding. He had a successful acting career, governor of Cali and still relevant in the the scene. Things like that I see as inspiring a generation.

Arnie is more inspirational, I agree with that. Arnie and Lou Ferrigno has good all around careers

[TheBroBrah]

He was an inspiration to a lot of younger lifters who saw his bodily transformation, his rising social status, and wanted to believe that it was possible with them.

He reminds me a little of the character Mal'akh from Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol'. Mak'akh (not his birth name) was a thin, pasty drug user...who after a reinvention became super muscular through lifting and steroids. He also tanned his body on the Greek Islands and became a sexual Adonis to females of all ages. He even changed his name eventually.

That a movie? I’ll have to check it out.

[andrew28]

I disagree. All he did was post videos of himself trolling or dancing around chick's or some chit. I mean yeah people know about him but do u really think zyzz was the guy who brought out the idea of you can get jacked you can walk around shirtless and get women? Lol. I think he inspired some people but his impact on the fitness industry was marginal. There was an an aesthetics niche in the industry and they did use him as an icon but I think that would have come about regardless

Pretty much

[TheBroBrah]

I disagree. All he did was post videos of himself trolling or dancing around chick's or some chit. I mean yeah people know about him but do u really think zyzz was the guy who brought out the idea of you can get jacked you can walk around shirtless and get women? Lol. I think he inspired some people but his impact on the fitness industry was marginal. There was an an aesthetics niche in the industry and they did use him as an icon but I think that would have come about regardless

I get your point but i think he really took the charisma for fitness to another level. He was doing things most people at the time were scared to do. He broke the mold in a way. Maybe i’m over exagerrating his influence a bit. But i def think he made an impact. I remember watching fitness guys like Dr Jim Stopanni and being like “Damn this guy is boring” zyzz was a breath of fresh air.