Australian fitness influencer Jackson Tippett, who built a sizeable following for his online content focused on exercise and personal motivation, and also spoke openly about his past steroid addiction, died in Turkey on Sunday. It is reported that. He was 30 years old.
Tippett’s death was announced Tuesday. on his instagram pagehe has 229,000 followers, multiple media outlets including Sky News Australia and Men’s Health reported on Wednesday. NBC News has not confirmed his death.
Logan Thorpe, a fitness content creator and coach who identified himself as someone who worked on Tippett’s fitness business, said Tippett’s body was found in a hotel room in Turkey. According to an Instagram story Thorpe posted on Tippett’s page, he had suffered a heart attack.
It was not immediately clear whether steroids played a role in his death. NBC News has reached out to Turkish authorities for comment.
The family did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
When asked for comment via Instagram, Thorpe directed NBC News to post on Tippett’s page announcing his death.
“He was such a beautiful soul and had such a positive impact on the world,” she wrote on Instagram. read. The post also asked for donations to be made to a GoFundMe to help bring Tippett’s body back from Türkiye to Australia.
Tippett is one of many fitness influencers in recent years who have openly discussed the use of muscle-building steroids, but… It comes with many health risks.
The use of anabolic steroids has long been taboo in the fitness world, with entire subgenres of YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit posts existing solely for fitness influencers to figure out if they’re “bad or not.” ” stands for “natural”)” and “not so” refers to people who use steroids. Fitness content creators and the bodybuilding community have been debating whether or not steroid use should be made public. Officials requesting disclosure say they want to show the pros and cons of taking steroids.
Tippett began speaking publicly about his steroid use in 2022, saying he had been using steroids for five years but stopped.
” Tippett appeared.good human being” podcast, he discussed his struggle with steroid addiction. He described how he felt better while taking steroids for the first two years, but then his health deteriorated. He also said he almost went to jail in 2017 when he was pulled over with steroid pills and a vial of testosterone. He then paid a $4,000 fine to avoid prison time.
“When you lose weight, and I hate to say this, you can eat a lot more food. ” he explained on the podcast.
When asked about the downside, he said, “Everything.” He went on to say that his mental state deteriorated, his relationships with his family and girlfriend deteriorated, and he lost not only his sex drive but also his hair.
Tippett said he was convinced he would end up in jail after being pulled over by police while drugged with steroids. He appeared in court and explained how he had narrowly avoided imprisonment. Penalties vary depending on the region, but steroids are illegal All over Australia. At that point, he said, he turned his life around.
“That was a sign that I was going to do something with my life, not just be in prison, not just be a steroid addict, that was a big change for me,” he said. said.
Tippett’s death occurred a few days after his 30th birthday. On Instagram on October 30th posthe wrote 30 Life Lessons Learned in 30 Years. Number 21 says, “Getting older trumps dying young.”
This lesson was followed by number 22: “In the end, the only thing that really matters is that you loved.”
