Bodybuilder Valder Segato, nicknamed the “Brazilian Hulk”, has died at the age of 55. The Tik Tok star has reportedly been injecting himself with synthol for years.
Valder, who has become a social media star over the past few years, passed away in Ribeirão Preto on his 55th birthday. For years, he was said to have injected himself with potentially life-threatening oil to fashion his 23-inch biceps.
The Sao Paulo native had previously told the Daily Mail that he was inspired by the physique of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the physique of Marvel’s character, The Hulk.
Who was Valdir Segato?
Valdir Segato was a Brazilian bodybuilder and a TikTok star with 1.7 million followers. His username on the platform reads “userValdir Synthol Oficial”
The star has gained popularity due to his enlarged biceps, chest and trapezius muscles on social media. He has created many TikToks that show off his unique physique.
According to the Daily Mail, Valder has been using potentially life-threatening Synthol injections for many years.
He was warned he was at risk of a stroke and infections but was still determined to inflate his biceps, chest and other muscles.
A study on ‘The use of Synthol in body building’ in Europe PubMed Central notes that: “Synthol side effects are manifold and can also cause nerve damage, pulmonary artery embolism, pulmonary artery embolism and myocardial infarction. Infarction, stroke and infectious complications.
The ‘Brazilian Hulk’ has been warned that it will face amputation
Six years ago, a body transformation enthusiast was warned that he could face amputation. He was also at risk of experiencing nerve damage and muscle deformity due to Synthol injections.
“They call me Hulk and Schwarzenegger and He-Man all the time, and I love it. I have doubled my biceps but I still want to get bigger,” he said in 2016, according to the Daily Mail.
In the past few years, Walder has inflated his biceps to 23 inches and has become known as the “monster” in the neighborhood. He was proud of the title.
The bodybuilder nicknamed “Brazilian Hulk” dies at the age of 55
Local media reported that by the time of his death, Valdir had very few friends or visitors. Brazilian Hulk has been living a reclusive life despite his internet fame.
A man named Moisés da Conceição da Silva said Valder has rented a property built in the back of his family’s home in Ribeirão Preto for more than 15 years.
Locals also said that on the day of his death, Valdir asked Moises’ mother for help. The bodybuilder was complaining of shortness of breath.
“It was about six in the morning, about or less. He came crawling through the back house and came to the front. Then he knocked on my mother’s window, knocked, and knocked, then woke up and said ‘Help me, help me because I’m about to die,’” a local resident said according to a news report. Brazilian Globo.
“They put him in the car and then the neighbor went to the UPA. He got to the UPA, he fell at the reception, and he had a heart attack. I think he had a heart attack,” Moises said.
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