The Beautiful Tragedy Of A Legend: Zyzz

Prior to his untimely death at the age of only 22, Ziz had become an icon. Everything about him represented the never-ending struggle between success and hardship. His physique, confidence, and status seemed effortless from the outside. However, on the inside, Ziz was constantly at war with himself. He battled with deep insecurities, a feeling of apathy, and an undesirable position of fame to the point where he wouldn't even leave his own house. Yet, as a result of making his struggle public and relatable to an online audience, this would become one of the most well-regarded fitness influencers of all time, ending his physical transformation looking like this, this, and this. Although in the beginning, at a time when his main hobby was playing World of Warcraft, he looked a little more like this or this and this. As he explained, "I was ridiculously thin. I'm talking the skinniest guy in my grade school. People always commented on how skinny I was, and I hated it. I was always known as the skinny kid. I remember feeling like a little [expletive] when I was out with girls, walking next to them and feeling the same size as them." On the contrary, his older brother Syed had begun to gain some size after going to the gym regularly with Ziz, also adding that "I started going clubbing every weekend and always noticed whenever a jack dude walked by, they had a presence a lot greater than that of a normal person. The guys respect them, and the girls are all over them. And really, who wouldn't want that?" It was after making this observation that Ziz decided to embark on a fitness journey of his own. At the age of 17, he sold his World of Warcraft account for 500 before spending the money on a one-year gym membership at Fitness First Carlingford in Sydney, Australia. Playing video games like 20 hours a day, and then at one point, he's like, "I'm done." So he sold his account, three, four hundred dollars of it he spent to get a membership at Fitness First because he explained that after signing up for the gym, he'd have his most embarrassing moment by stating, "When I was starting out, I went to do chest by myself, had the bar plus five kilos on each side, tried to go to 15 reps, couldn't get the last rep up, and it was stuck. And the biggest guy in the gym came running to help. He got it off using one hand, lol." Accompanying Ziz's embarrassing chest day was the creation of his first YouTube channel on the 28th of July 2006 titled 7z7, where he began to document everything in his life from fights at McDonald's to his opinions on music. However, the most interesting thing that he'd eventually capture stage by stage was without a doubt his body transformation. Only one year after failing to bench 30 kilos, Ziz had put on a respectable amount of size, and with it, his reputation would shift from the unconfident skinny kid to an outgoing guy on the internet who would frequent the Sydney party scene with his brother. Now, this was still far from famous at this point. Sure, his physique was certainly looking better than it was in the beginning, but his transformation wasn't nearly complete. However, when looking at a post made by Ziz to the Bodybuilding.com forums, it's obvious that he planned on continuing the grind, stating that this is what he wanted his body to look like in only one year's time. While this kind of transformation after only 12 months seemed almost impossible, a photo posted 1.5 years later showed that Ziz had made his goal a reality. Yet, unfortunately, he would also add that it hadn't been achieved naturally. A forum post by Ziz explained that he had begun his first tren/sus cycle in April of 2008, only one month after his 19th birthday. And while this might have been somewhat disappointing for those following his fitness journey, there was no denying that Ziz looked absolutely incredible. Standing at six foot two with some fresh new tats and an absolutely yoked physique, Ziz represented something like the ideal masculine image. He was the voice for all the skinny dudes out there who wanted to get bigger and get attention or get girls or get noticed or get respect. And did he get all those things? Yeah, he did. However, this wasn't even the primary reason behind why people began to love him. It was that he had this image, yet he tried not to take life too seriously, breaking the overly serious gym bro stereotype. This persona was just an act for social media. Aziz created Ziz to be his perfect representation of who he wanted to be and who he played up to be for his perceived stereotype based on his appearance. He would state in an interview, "Personally, I'm a very friendly and happy person and believe that people need to lighten up and enjoy life more. Even though I put on a lot of size and to some look intimidating, I'm one of the friendliest people you can meet. I love playing up my perceived stereotype, and at the end of the day, never take myself seriously, which is one of the reasons that I've accrued the fanbase that I have now." Sure, it's obvious that Aziz Chaversie and the real Ziz built his physique in real life for serious reasons. However, online, this was more of a character that represented the classic fitness douchebag. He even clarified in one of his video's descriptions that Ziz is not a person. Ziz is merely a personification of a way of life. With this being the goal, he began to build a reputation for being somewhat of an online troll. Political views? Whichever politician is most aesthetic. Barack Obama is pretty aesthetic for politicians, so he deserves to run the country. What's your religion? Shredology, the belief that transcendence of life into heaven is achieved at six percent body fat. A complete euphoria and sense of accomplishment overcomes the shredder, entering almost surpassing the majestic boundaries of human emotion. What quality do you value most in your friends? Body fat percentage. In the process of playing this character, this would deepen his legacy by seemingly inventing or at least popularizing a whole new gym bro language. Phrases such as "that," "yumad," "yumiron," "fwark," "bra," and "come at me bro" seem to make up more than 50 percent of Ziz's vocabulary. And while you might say that these phrases were common before, Ziz certainly popularized them even further. In addition to transforming his vocabulary, Ziz would also see a complete overhaul in his success with women. In a forum post, he was asked, "How much attention did you get before working out?" to which he responded, "None. I never hooked up with a girl till after I finished school. Yes, strong loser. Never cared about the way I looked, did my hair, etc., but that's because I had no self-confidence. As soon as I started going to the gym, my confidence skyrocketed, and I have no trouble approaching or talking to any girl, and most of the time, they come up to me." Serious. Now, in all honesty, I wouldn't be able to count how many girls I've hooked up with, lol. Maybe a few hundred or so in the last three years, lol. Ziz had gone from a guy who felt inferior next to girls because he was the same size as them to a guy who, when messaged by hot girls, simply used it as another opportunity to troll. "Looking good, I would appreciate and accept so we can chat, thanks." "Hey darling, awesome to have you as a friend. Appreciate your offer, but no thanks. You are 7 out of 10 at best, and because I'm a lot more beautiful than you physically, I do not think there is any reason as to why I must undertake a chat with you, as I would only do so with people who are on my part genetics-wise so as to pass strong and attractive genes to my future children. Unfortunately, I'm afraid you'll bring our children down two points. And judging by your risk, ADP, and ability to message random guys out of the blue, you're more than likely a [expletive]. Thanks for the ad though. Hope we can still be friends." He often posted these hilarious exchanges to his Facebook, resulting in over 400,000 followers, which then gave him the opportunity to feature in Underbelly in another show titled The National Road Trip. Additionally, Ziz would launch his own protein label and a book.

constantly at war with himself he battled with deep insecurities a feeling of apathy and an undesirable position of fame to the point where he wouldn't even leave his own house yet as a result of making his struggle public and relatable

to an online audience this will become one of the most well-regarded fitness influencers of all time ending his physical transformation looking like this this and this although in the beginning at a time when his main hobby was playing world of warcraft he looked

a little more like this or this and this as is explained that i was ridiculously thin i'm talking the skinniest guy in my grade school people always commented on how skinny i was and i hated it i was

always known as the skinny kid i remember feeling like a little [ __ ] when i was out with girls walking next to them and feeling the same size as them on the contrary his older brother syed had begun to gain some size after

going to the gym regularly with ziz also adding that i started going clubbing every weekend and always noticed whenever a jack dude walked by they had a presence a lot greater than that of a normal person the guys respect them and

the girls are all over them and really who wouldn't want that it was after making this observation that ziz decided to embark on a fitness journey of his own at the age of 17 he sold his world of warcraft account for 500 before

spending the money on a one-year gym membership at fitness first carlingford in sydney australia playing video games like 20 hours a day and then at one point he's like i'm done so he sold his account three four hundred dollars of it

he spent to get a membership at fitness first because his explained that after signing up for the gym he'd have his most embarrassing moment by stating when i was starting out i went to do chess by myself had the bar plus five kilos on

each side tried to go to 15 reps couldn't get the last wrap up and it was stuck and the biggest guy in the gym came running to help he got it off using one hand lol accompanying ziz's embarrassing chest day was the creation

of his first youtube channel on the 28th of july 2006 titled 7z7 where he began to document everything in his life from fights at mcdonald's to his opinions on music however the most interesting thing that he'd eventually capture stage by

stage was without a doubt his body transformation only one year after failing to bench 30 kilos ziz had put on a respectable amount of size and with it his reputation would shift from the unconfident skinny kid to an outgoing

guy on the internet who would frequent the sydney party scene with his brother now this was still far from famous at this point sure his physique was certainly looking better than it was in the beginning but his transformation

wasn't nearly complete however when looking at a post made by ziz to the bodybuilding.com forums it's obvious that he planned on continuing the grind stating that this is what he wanted his body to look like in only one year's

time while this kind of transformation after only 12 months seemed almost impossible a photo posted 1.5 years later showed that zeus had made his goal a reality yet unfortunately he would also add that it hadn't been achieved naturally a forum post by ziz explained

that he had begun his first trend slash sus cycle in april of 2008 only one month after his 19th birthday and while this might have been somewhat disappointing for those following his fitness journey there was no denying that ziz looked absolutely incredible

standing at six foot two with some fresh new tats and an absolutely yoked physique ziz represented something like the ideal masculine image he was the voice for all the skinny dudes out there who wanted to get bigger and get

attention or get girls or get noticed or get respect and did he get all those things yeah he did however this wasn't even the primary reason behind why people began to love him it was that he had this image yet he tried not to take

life too seriously breaking the overly serious jim bro stereotype this persona was just an act for social media aziz created ziz to be his perfect representation of who he wanted to be and who he played up to be for his

perceived stereotype based on his appearance he would state in an interview personally i'm a very friendly and happy person and believe that people need to lighten up and enjoy life more even though i put on a lot of size and

to some look intimidating i'm one of the friendliest people you can meet i love playing up my perceived stereotype and at the end of the day never take myself seriously which is one of the reasons that i've accrued the fanbase that i

have now sure it's obvious that aziz chaversie and the real ziz build his physique in real life for serious reasons however on lines this was more of a character that represented the classic fitness douchebag he even clarified in one of his video's

descriptions that ziz is not a person ziz is merely a personification of a way of life with this being the goal he began to build a reputation for being somewhat of an online troll political views whichever politician is most aesthetic barack

obama is pretty aesthetic for politicians so he deserves to run the country what's your religion shredology the belief that transcendence of life into heaven is achieved at six percent body fat a complete euphoria and sense of accomplishment overcomes the shredder

entering almost surpassing the majestic boundaries of human emotion what quality do you value most in your friends body fat percentage in the process of playing this character this would deepen his legacy by seemingly inventing or at least popularizing a whole new jim bro

language phrases such as that yumad yumiron fwark bra and come at me bro seem to make up more than 50 percent of ziz's vocabulary and while you might say that these phrases were common befores is he certainly popularized them even

further in addition to transforming his vocabulary ziz would also see a complete overhaul in his success with women in a forum post he was asked how much attention did you get before working out to which you'd respond none i never

hooked up with a girl till after i finished school yes strong loser never cared about the way i looked did my hair etc but that's because i had no self-confidence as soon as i started going gym my confidence skyrocketed and

i have no trouble approaching or talking to any girl and most of the time they come up to me serious now in all honesty i wouldn't be able to count how many girls i've hooked up with lol maybe a

few hundred or so in the last three years lol ziz had gone from a guy who felt inferior next to girls because he was the same size as them to a guy who when messaged by hot girls simply used

it as another opportunity to troll looking good i would appreciate and accept so we can chat thanks hey darling awesome to have you as a friend appreciate your offer but no thanks you are 7 out of 10 at best and because i'm

a lot more beautiful than you physically i do not think there is any reason as to why i must undertake a chat with you as i would only do so with people who are on my part genetics wise so as to pass

strong and attractive genes to my future children unfortunately i'm afraid you'll bring our children down two points and judging by your risk adp and ability to message random guys out of the blue you're more than likely a [ __ ] thanks

for the ad though hope we can still be friends this often posted these hilarious exchanges to his facebook resulting in over 400 000 followers which then gave him the opportunity to feature in underbelly in another show titled at the national road trip

additionally ziz would launch his own protein label and a book titled aziz's bodybuilding bible both of which performing quite well upon release however shortly after achieving such viral success ziz began to notice how much fame was becoming a burden on his

life that's a lot to take in for a 19 year old that amount of fame to hit you that hard because of that pressure you you started using more drugs more steroids [Music] i started saying no to photos and people

just thought i was a [ __ ] i'm not joking how many photos i get asked for at a festival it's up to four to five hundred sometimes first few months was like whoa this is awesome other times

you can't be f then i feel sorry for my mates who have to put up with it now when they're out with me i would have never expected it to get like how it has in addition to being asked for hundreds

of photos per festival this would make a post to the bodybuilding.com forums explaining that every time he'd go shopping people would yell at him come at me bro or you myron and that he'd rather the video that had made him so

famous never have been posted in the first place more negative press would cultivate after his brother chess bra was arrested for possessing anabolic steroids in mid-2011 with news articles on the topic featuring ziz's photos simply because he was the more famous

brother which became even worse after a video would surface of chessbra stating that ziz was actually the one who introduced him to steroids surprisingly was as he was the one that introduced it to me even though everyone thinks it's

the opposite way around because i'm the older brother he was the one who introduced me to it every week he'll jump on the scale and be like look i'm a killer heavier this week next week he'll be two kilos heavier the week after

he'll be three kilos heavier and he'd look at me and babo and he'll just laugh at us and i was thinking what was going on like this guy's putting a killer on every week and getting leaner and fuller

and he's eating like a horse like something doesn't add up the immense pressure put on ziz not only cultivated a refusal to leave the house unless he had friends around him he used to be scared just to go out in public bro that

he needed to bring two or three of his mates everywhere he went just because of the anxiety and the paranoia that he used to get from going out there's a lot of things that aziz was feeling on the inside of his mind as

well that a lot of us can really really never tap into unless we knew him personally you know what i mean but he'd also adopt the attitude in a facebook post that he no longer wanted to be zis

at all i'm sad to announce that i have officially finished with training festivals and beings is i want to move my life in other directions and i found myself far too involved in a lifestyle with no genuine substance meeting far

too many fake people slash girls who if i didn't look the way i did would have never given me the time of day time to get back to studying there's more to life than partying four months after making this post in august of 2011 zizwa

bought a flight to thailand for what seemed to be a much needed vacation given the timing it was likely that ziz was simply trying to get away from the chaos back in sydney although what was waiting for him in thailand would prove

to be much worse scarily enough ziz had actually predicted his own death on multiple different occasions when asked where do you see yourself in 20 years ziz responded with one frightening word dead and while this response was probably somewhat of a joke on the 5th

of august 2011 while sitting in a sauna in pattaya ziz would suffer a heart attack from which he would never recover a well-known sydney bodybuilder has died after collapsing in a sauna in thailand doctors say the 23 year old had an

undiagnosed heart condition but some say a growing obsession with body image is dangerous as mentioned in the news report it was discovered that ziz had an undiagnosed heart condition which could have killed him at any time although of

course many have speculated that his use of peds helped in causing his death sooner rather than later more concerned with how his brother was going to be remembered chest bro would upload a 19-minute long tribute video titled as

is the legacy which to this day has gained over 16 million views with the comments perfectly summing up the positive impact that ziz made during his time on earth