Rich Piana, the well known body builder and former Mr California, has died two weeks after being placed in a medically induced coma. He was 46.
Piana’s estranged wife Sara Piana confirmed his passing in a Facebook post on Friday morning, after a week of conflicting rumors about his health status.
Rich Piana, who has admitted using steroids in the past, collapsed in his home on August 10 and was placed in a coma.
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.
Rich Piana, the well known body builder and former Mr California, has died two weeks after being placed in a medically induced coma
Piana previously came forward to the public admitting he had been spending thousands of dollars a month on anabolic steroids
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 has come forward in the past stating that he spends thousands of dollars a month on steroids
Chanel Jansen, his girlfriend, had previously dismissed rumors that he had died
On August 10, Chanel was instructed to perform CPR, and emergency officers reportedly found bottles of testosterone in his house