An award-winning bodybuilder has tragically died at the age of 28 after suffering a heart attack at a gym during a punishing training session. Jose Mateus Correia Silva was working out with friends at a gym in Aguas Claras near the Brazilian capital Brasilia when he fell ill. He was rushed to a nearby fire station by a firefighter pal he was with but efforts to revive him lasting more than an hour proved unsuccessful.
Jose’s heartbroken brother Tiago paid tribute to him in an emotional social media post, writing alongside a photo of the tragic athlete: “You were incredible. Thank you for so much. I love you.
” Insisting his sibling was “in good shape” and didn’t have any health problems he was aware of in an interview with local media, he added: “Heaven has gained an angel. Jose was a much-loved man.” He had finished ninth in the Men’s Physique Class up to 179cm in the 2018 South American Championships after an eleventh placing a year earlier in the Men’s Bodybuilding Class up to 100kg in the Arnold Classic South America.
Although he wasn’t competing when he died, Jose kept himself busy between training sessions preparing other bodybuilders for competitions and was the owner of an online supplements store. He had also qualified as a lawyer and completed a nutrition course. Jose’s funeral on Sunday, two days after his death last Friday which went unreported in his homeland for several days, was attended by hundreds of mourners including his widow who he .
