Still mirin - The Zyzz phenomenon

When I first heard the name of this guy on bodyduilder and fitness  platforms I though he must be a new talented athlete. It was easy to see that everytime his name is mentioned, a freaky emotional explosion is guaranteed. Who’s that guy? How come I’ve never heard about him or his results? I know all the big guns but I’ve never heard his name before.

Ok, let’s google it! I typed his name, but I was not prepared for the towering tsunami. Zyzz in the gym, Zyzz on the beach, Zyzz everywhere, Zyzz raving, mirin, brah, fuark, what?

Crazy. Ok this is strange, someting fresh, extraordinary but most importantly: cool. Especially among youngsters. Well I’m not surprised. The guy is goodloking, exotic, ripped to the bone and aesthetic like hell.. But many people got these attributes. How did he acheive this level of fame and succes?

In my opinion the most important thing in his popularity was that he didn’t afraid to be different. I know it may sund cliché, because every bodybuilder claims that they want to be different. But actually they are doing the opposite. Most of the bodybuilders live like a solitary man, hiding in the gyms under their hoodies, doing their  boring daily routines.

Zyzz was different. He was partying all the time, enjoyed life in every way and he was not affraid to show it. He was interesting, provocative, funny and above all of that: girls loved him. Summarazing he was everything a classic body builder couldn’t be. Zyzz became the aesthetic hero of the young generation.

But what about the old school gymgoers?  The generation of the classic bodybuilding were totally pissed off. They couldn’t handle this phenomenon and started spitting at him and his followers. This confrontation was boosting the buzz. But the tragicomical thing is that the most crucial episode of the zyzz cult was definetely his unfortunate death and the foggy circumstances of the incident.

Haters were immediately yelling roids and this indicated new arguments about Zyzz. His name is still alive. Youngsters still mirin him, haters still hatin, and this is how Zyzz made it. Too bad he is dead.
But here comes the question : is he the right role model for teenagers? Is it how a cool kid should behave and look like? A few years ago millions of guys were inspired by Arnold to grab the dumbbell and lift. Today’s teenagers have new ideals. This is how it works. Is may be normal. But maybe things go wrong.

Don’t be a hypocrate! Zyzz was not a saint but neither was Arnold. They are all role models, but for different generations. Anyway the achievements of this two people is not comparable. The only thing they are common is that everybody remember their names but for different reasons. And to tell the truth this is a privilege of a chosen few.

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