Aziz ‘Zyzz’ Sergeyvich remembered 10 years after the Sydney bodybuilder’s strange death in Thailand

It’s been 10 years since renowned Sydney bodybuilder and influencer Aziz ‘Zyzz’ Sergeyvich died in mysterious circumstances in Thailand. 

The 22-year-old passed away in August 2011 from a heart attack in a sauna while holidaying in the country. It was later revealed he had an undiagnosed heart condition. 

Zyzz grew a cult following through social media, where he often shared vlogs of his life and videos of his gym workouts.  

Commemorated: Sydney bodybuilder and influencer Aziz ‘Zyzz’ Sergeyvich has been remembered 10 years after his strange death in Thailand

His brother, Said Sergeyvich, better known as Chestbrah, said in a video posted this week that the last decade had been ‘rough,’ according to The Daily Telegraph. 

‘He touched the hearts of so many people,’ his father Sergei added. ‘He was such a good person. He inspired so many people. He loved helping people put their health right.’

Many of the Zyzz’s fans have also commemorated the 10 years since his death by posting tribute videos and pictures to social media and fan websites.

‘He inspired so many people’: Zyzz’s brother Said Sergeyvich and father Sergei have commented on the young bodybuilder’s death as fans posted tributes on social media and fan websites

Followers shared photos of the bodybuilder or themselves, after being inspired to workout by the buff social media star, who often stressed the importance of aesthetics and looking good. 

Zyzz slowly rose to fame by sharing videos of himself and his workouts on YouTube in 2007.

Before his passing, he had amassed 60,000 fans on Facebook, developed a clothing line, a protein supplement and had written a book called Zyzz’s Bodybuilding Bible.

Success: Before his passing, he had amassed 60,000 fans on Facebook, developed a clothing line, a protein supplement and had written a book called Zyzz’s Bodybuilding Bible

He was also considered to be one of the very first social media influencers. 

However, the young bodybuilder’s fame was controversially marked with his alleged steroid use, something he always strenuously denied.

Zyzz claimed his physique was due to ‘hard work at the gym’ and a ‘strict diet,’ but he would often use gym slang, such as ‘riding bicycles,’ which refers to steroid cycling.  

In July 2011, one month before his death, Zyzz’s brother and four others were charged with possession of an anabolic steroid during a police raid.  

Natural or unnatural: The young bodybuilder’s fame was controversially marked with his alleged steroid use, something he always strenuously denied

Anabolic steroids enlarge the heart and increase the likelihood of heart failure, which was a possible factor that contributed to the young bodybuilder’s death. 

Before flying off to Thailand for his holiday in July, he asked his followers , ‘Off to Thailand for a month this weekend, any traveller tips….’ 

His last post came two days before he died, where he wrote, ‘One year ago, and 10kgs lighter.100kg now (90kg here) this size is the sweet spot for girls…Arnold status here I come.’ 

Zyzz was found dead in early August after having a heart attack in a sauna. 

Final post: Two days before his death, Aziz wrote in a Facebook post, ‘One year ago, and 10kgs lighter.100kg now (90kg here) this size is the sweet spot for girls…Arnold status here I come’