A popular Russian fitness influencer has died suddenly after pushing his body to its absolute limits with an extreme fast-food eating challenge, a shocking stunt designed to promote his personal weight-loss regimen.
The Dangerous 'Marathon' Challenge
Dmitry Nuyanzin, a 30-year-old trainer from Orenburg, had been consuming colossal amounts of junk food for weeks. He framed this as a 'marathon' to his followers, claiming he would dramatically gain weight before showing them how quickly he could lose it again using his methods.
The fitness professional, a graduate of the National Fitness University in St Petersburg with a decade of experience training athletes, was consuming up to 10,000 calories daily. His goal was to pack on at least 25kg. His daily diet was a parade of unhealthy choices: pastries and cake for breakfast, dumplings smothered in mayonnaise for lunch, and a burger with two small pizzas for dinner, all supplemented with packets of crisps.
A Tragic and Sudden End
By November 18, Mr Nuyanzin's drastic eating had pushed his weight to 105kg, meaning he had gained at least 13kg in just one month. The toll on his body soon became apparent.
Just one week later, he fell ill and was forced to cancel his training sessions. He informed friends of his intention to see a doctor. Tragically, he never got the chance. That very night, Dmitry Nuyanzin's heart simply stopped beating in his sleep.
His death sent shockwaves through his community, with devastated friends flooding social media with tributes. They remembered him as a bright, positive, and an amazing person.
A Broader Pattern of Risk
This is not an isolated incident in the world of extreme physical conditioning. In a chillingly similar case from September, Belarusian bodybuilder Ilya 'Golem' Yefmchuk also died from cardiac arrest. Yefmchuk was reported to consume a staggering 16,500 calories a day to maintain his 158kg frame.
Mr Nuyanzin had also been running a promotion, offering 10,000 rubles (approximately $195 AUD) to anyone weighing over 100kg who could lose 10 per cent of their body weight by the New Year. His death now serves as a grim reminder of the very real dangers associated with pushing the human body too far, even in the pursuit of fitness.
