Jesse Marunde (Met-Rx World Strong Man) has died.

[Bouncer]

Anyone that watches the Met-Rx World strong man comps knows who he is. He has died at the young age of 27. No further details are known.

Just 1 more American Strong Man to die so young. Mark Perry died a few years ago at the age of 30.

http://www.marunde-muscle.com/pictures.html

[Bouncer]

Pic from 2002. Jesse Marunde in the middle and Johnny Perry on the right. Both dead.

[FitnessBrat]

Wow - that's terrible. I always watch the Met-Rx Strongman comps. They didn't give any cause of death or anything?

[Bouncer]

They didn't give any cause of death or anything?

The family is supposed to make a statement later.

[Mr I]

NO WAY!

[hardy]

that world is just like pro wrestling......tons of juice and tremendos strain on the body.....its a shame

[Mr I]

he looked fit to me thats what gets me, he wasn't dramatically overweight carrying lots of fat, if anything he looked the closest to pudianofski physique.

wonder if he'd been doing something different, really bulking hard or something

[redneck99]

that sucks...

[redneck99]

His meal plan;

Meal Plan
Jesse keeps his meal plans simple by eating the same thing almost every day.

04:45 am - MET-Rx® meal replacement with 10 Egg whites, Milk, Yogurt and a bowl of grits.
05:30 am - morning workout
07:00 am - Steak, 4 Eggs, Potatoes
10: 30 am - MET-Rx® meal replacement shake
01:30 pm - 1 lb Ground Beef and ½ large Yam.
04:00 pm - Tuna sandwich, veggies, 2 cans of MET-Rx® RTD 51 and a glass of orange juice
06:00 pm - pre workout snack
08:30 pm - 1 lb Ground Beef, Brown rice and a medium salad.
09:30 pm - MET-Rx® meal replacement

do any of u guys thinks all the ground beef everyday was bad????

I keep hearing that it's so bad for your heart...

isn't that kinda what happened to Kris Dimm?

[Mr I]

Sequim strongman collapses, dies
July 26th, 2007 - 8:41am

(Sequim) -- A Sequim man considered one of the strongest men in the world has died. Twenty-seven-year-old Jesse Marunde died last night after collapsing while doing exercises at his home in Sequim. Friends of the family confirm he died last night after stopping his workout when he felt dizzy. Marunde and his wife Callie had just celebrated the birth of a baby about six weeks ago. Marunde also has a nine-year-old son from a previous marriage. Marunde finished second in the 2005 "World's Strongest Man" competition. He continued competing in similar competitions and ran a gym with his wife in Sequim.

[beefcake]

Actually he was only 27. He was going to be 28 next month. I can't believe this. I'm an avid follower of strongman. He had a great future in strongman. The things he was doing back when he was 21 was amazing. This is a serious blow to the sport.

[Mr I]

My guess, too much insulin with the gh

[Mr I]

Damm Rado I wish you didn't post that, that bit about him eating breakfast with his son made me want to cry. Just imagine what his sons are feeling now there hero is gone

[Bouncer]

His meal plan;

Meal Plan
Jesse keeps his meal plans simple by eating the same thing almost every day.

04:45 am - MET-Rx® meal replacement with 10 Egg whites, Milk, Yogurt and a bowl of grits.
05:30 am - morning workout
07:00 am - Steak, 4 Eggs, Potatoes
10: 30 am - MET-Rx® meal replacement shake
01:30 pm - 1 lb Ground Beef and ½ large Yam.
04:00 pm - Tuna sandwich, veggies, 2 cans of MET-Rx® RTD 51 and a glass of orange juice
06:00 pm - pre workout snack
08:30 pm - 1 lb Ground Beef, Brown rice and a medium salad.
09:30 pm - MET-Rx® meal replacement

that is a BS diet. these athletes have to say they incorporate their sponsors products into their diet.

a world strong man on his level eats about 3x's that amount of calories and i doubt many of them are from met-rx junk.

i have a friends that compete in WSM on a respectable level and these guys eat the house down. gallons of whole mike, cheese, beef, etc..

[Bouncer]

I would definitely say that what killed him can be attributed to his diet and drugs. These guys are heavy oral users. Anadrol to the max. throw some kind of heart defect in the mix that he had from birth and it is a recipe for disaster.