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what kind of a shock. she was one my faves in the early HB days. great energy, very pretty. didn't know she was somewhat active i guess but damn. what a way to go
Another champion gone away too soon. Truly sad. 😔
But this is a question that requires understanding, i.e., "how far is one willing to go to achieve perfection before knowing the damage that has occurred along the way?"
Another champion gone away too soon. Truly sad. 😔
But this is a question that requires understanding, i.e., "how far is one willing to go to achieve perfection before knowing the damage that has occurred along the way?"
I think even with the uptick in bodybuilders dying relatively young, I still think most lifters who are competitive don't really care so much of the long-term consequences if it will help them reach their goals. I remember seeing a survey among athletes that, if they were guaranteed a gold medal but would die young, the vast majority chose the medal.
That's such a shame. I met her and her husband shortly after they opened their first gym in Vegas. They were both so nice and outgoing. I find it interesting that Shelly chose to make public all the details of her health conditions, including the fact that PED use contributed to them. Maybe to serve as a warning? It's also worth noting that while she was an IFBB Pro, she wasn't a mass monster by any means, and yet she was taking a load of stuff including HGH. Makes you wonder just how much the far more muscular and ripped bodybuilders we see now are taking by comparison!
Another one gone too soon.....way too many are passing at a young age. Makes me wonder what the newest generation of FBBs are going to endure when they get up in age.
Here's a link to her obituary https://obitsmemorialplace.com/shelly-yakimch...
Shelly Yakimchuk Obituary, Death – Shelly Yakimchuk, a female bodybuilder from Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away at 4:40 p.m. on January 27, 2024. Shelly was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease in early 2018, an adrenal condition caused by chronic growth hormone, insulin, and anabolic steroid use. Shelly had several long-term hospital admissions in the years that followed, and as her poor health seemed to snowball from Addison’s, she asked me to relay her “list” of issues that followed: hemochromotosis, breast explant surgery, pancreatitis, diabetes requiring partial amputation of both feet, high blood pressure, and stage 4 liver cancer.
Shelly was resuscitated following a major heart attack on September 23. She has since gone in and out of palliative care, but she has never left Saskatoon’s St. Paul’s Hospital. She never lost her sense of humour or hunger; she would frequently make jokes or remarks about her hospital meal, prompting the kitchen to put additional food to her tray! This was in addition to the McDonald’s and Burger King meals Ross would bring. She ate it all!
Shelly chose today, her eldest son’s (Jesse) birthday, to commemorate him and her mother, who had passed before her. Condolences to Ross Maxwell, Shelly’s rock and primary caregiver during her protracted illness. I hope he knows how grateful she is to have him. In memory of Shelly, train hard and heavy, and when you think you can’t do another rep, do three…because you know she’s looking! If you’re not inclined, simply do something nice for someone or provide genuine praise, like she would.
She appreciated seeing people succeed. There will be no funeral. Shelly asked that I make this public, so please share with her Yak’s Fitness Las Vegas family and friends in Canada and the United States.