Popular bodybuilder Rich Piana, 46, dies two weeks after he was found unresponsive and put in medically induced coma – Rumors of possible steroid overdose
Well known bodybuilder Rich Piana dead two weeks after he was put in coma because of a ‘medical emergency’
Rich Piana died on Friday in Florida two weeks after being placed in a coma
The 46-year-old collapsed a week ago at his home after a suspected steroid overdose
Emergency officials responding to a call at his Florida residence arrived to find Piana was unresponsive, transported him to a nearby hospital where he was placed into a medically induced coma
The social media king who had a lengthy history of steroid abuse, admitted to abusing anabolic steroids in his the past to enhance his bodybuilding career
His estranged wife Sara Piana confirmed the death in a Facebook post
Celebrity body-builder Rich Piana has been in medically induced coma after he was discovered unresponsive inside his Florida home, two weeks ago.
![Rich Piana's and girlfriend, Chanel Jansen, [right],.jpg](https://i0.wp.com/konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/rich-pianas-and-girlfriend-chanel-jansen-right.jpg?resize=620%2C622&ssl=1)
Piana’s now girlfriend, Chanel Jansen [right], was with him at the time of the emergency
Piana previously came forward to the public admitting he had been spending thousands of dollars a month on anabolic steroids, which assisted him in enhancing his ardent bodybuilding career and lifestyle.
In a YouTube video he posted last year, Piana said he took the drugs on-and-off over the course of 27 years, and advised his followers against the same unhealthy routine, while ultimately backing up his decision.’If you have the choice to do steroids or stay natural, stay natural. There’s no reason to do steroids, you’re only hurting your body and hurting yourself,’ Piana said.
‘But if you want to become a professional bodybuilder, guess what? You’re probably going to have to f***ing do them, you’re not going to have a choice. That’s the boat I was in.’
Piana’s estranged wife Sara, posted this update at around 6.30am on Friday announcing Rich Piana’s death
‘Rich Piana, the well known body builder and former Mr California, has died two weeks after being placed in a medically induced coma. Just last week Jansen (with Piana) released a statement on Piana’s medical state, confirming he is ‘still alive’
‘When they arrived, Piana was unresponsive and was transported to a nearby hospital where he was placed into a medically induced coma’ according to a TMZ report.
Last week, Jansen took to social media to shoot down rumors that Piana had died on August 14.
‘PLEASE i’m BEGGING you all to have some respect and realize how EXTREMELY difficult this is for us,’ she wrote, adding that she would not be posting further updates ‘until further notice’.
Jansen remained silent on her Instagram account within several hours of the news of his death emerging on August 25.
Jansen said Piana was transported to a nearby hospital near the home
Piana conceded that he began feeling immense pressure to intensify his routine at after he started getting booted offstage during shows.
‘I was getting to the point where I was getting blown off stage if I wasn’t going to do steroids, so I took that step,’ he added.
‘But you know what? I’m happy with everything I chose and happy with the way that everything went in my life and I would not have done anything different.
‘I’m completely happy with the choice that I made to start taking steroids at an early age of 18.’
Jansen [right], wrote in her post said that she and his family are ‘asking for is POSITIVE thoughts, prayers, and love’
Chanel Jansen posted this photo with Piana from the hospital last week
On August 10, Chanel was instructed to perform CPR, and emergency officers reportedly found bottles of testosterone in his house
After he announced his past steroid cycle, Piana vanished periodically from the blogging scene, tipping off his viewers that he may have gotten into some sort of legal trouble or was possibly hospitalized. He later returned without explanation.
He has repeatedly referred to his slogan of ‘Whatever It Takes,’ when discussing the risky lengths he would go to succeed in the muscle-building business.
Also last year, Piana and his wife, Sara Heimis, announced their decision to separate after nearly one year of marriage.
Piana released a video accusing Heimis of marrying him so she may obtain a Green Card. In the video, he also alleges she stole money from him.
Piana and his then wife, Sara Heimis, announced their decision to separate in November 2016
‘I believe the time has come to announce that and I are no longer together. It was a crazy wonderful more than anyone could imagine year together!! A fairytale life, but we do have our differences as all couples do and we both decided together that this was the best scenario! he wrote to his Instagram page, beneath a photo that read ‘King and Queen’ of the two.
‘We are still friends and both agree this is the best choice for us. I felt it necessary to announce this on social media because we were together 24/7 so as soon as anyone sees us not together the first question is ‘where’s Sara’ about 20 people asked me that very question today at the gym and when I say we are no longer together it’s a 20 min conversation.
‘Whatever happens in life you have to be strong and keep pushing forward and Sara is a very strong girl and we will both keep pushing forward and being the best we can be in every aspect of life!’
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