noel
Moderator
Shawn was a lovely guy prob one of the few "top" level guys I know well enough to have a good chat to, he was always cool with my wife and I, giving her a pep talk before her pro debut back in the Arnold Aus. a few years ago , and the most 'real' loss of the recent bunch in terms of actually knowing someone a bit. However he was in his 40s, he was a big guy, even in off season..... so there is going to be strain. He didn't mind a proper off season - like cold turkey on gear post show and plenty of "good eating". financially he wasn't doing great, he never really held down relationships as he was a player and his case was about to come up soon too (regardless of the outcome, he was basically brushed off by sponsors and the sport - banned from Olympias etc until he had proven his innocence - quite to the contrary of the innocent until proven guilty notion).... so im pretty sure had a fair bit of stress on top due to loss of earnings and inability to earn (bit fucked as a BB if you cant do shows or sponsors blacklist you)
so this could be long term damage from gear, size or just stress (or a mix)..... he wasn't prepping was its not like some of the recent cases - sad whatever the cause....
so this could be long term damage from gear, size or just stress (or a mix)..... he wasn't prepping was its not like some of the recent cases - sad whatever the cause....