Posted on 10/15/2026 8:19:50 AM PDT by Libloather
A successful bodybuilder mom has died just two weeks after competing in the female division of Mr. Olympia.
Marianne von Gierke, 40, died on Wednesday, Chile’s bodybuilding federation announced, without revealing the cause of death. She leaves behind an 11-year-old son.
The pro bodybuilder’s death came just two weeks after she finished in 13th place in the Mr. Olympia women’s physique category. It was her second time in the top event, coming 16th in 2024.
Von Gierke, who turned pro in 2021 and also worked as a trainer, was active on social media in the days before her death, with her final post hours earlier congratulating a pal on her physique transformation.
She recently also thanked her boyfriend of 10 years, Juan Cofré García, for his support during a grueling season where she clinched the Rising Phoenix World Championship title.
“He is with me 365 days a year, not only when things go well, but also through every difficult stage of a preparation,” she said alongside a loved-up photo of the couple.
She called him “the one who lives with me through every process, my good days, my doubts, my frustrations and my goals. The one who holds from the shadows a fundamental part of all they see on stage.
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Yup.
Why go through all that rigorous training and THEN kill yourself?
Not impossible I guess.
Living such a spartan, rigid lifestyle, then coming up short in the big meets, coupled with the emotional/psychological effects of the PEDs. But I could very well be wrong. Sad deal either way.
fug lee
Can’t run or swim very well.
Can’t run or swim very well.
or fight ...
Go to the link and scroll down to the next picture.
Yikes! 😳
I told my wife there are guys my age (68) and older at the gym who have single-digit body fat and definition, and lamented that I can’t seem to get rid of the last of the man-boobs and pooch despite working out 6 days a week. She immediately said, “They get testoterone injections, nobody naturally looks like that at that age.” I hadn’t thought of that - don’t want them re your body stops making its own testosterone if you do it, and you have to keep taking the shots or the gains vanish.
When a young athletic person suddenly dies the “mRNA vaccine?” question is seldom asked. Big Pharma, Big Medicine and Big Insurance have that much power.
I’d be afraid to. She might Kegel and snap it off.
“Im sure somebody is gonna blame steroids.”
It is quite obvious she took plenty of steroids. It is impossible for a female to develop muscles like that without it.
Maybe her entire body is spray-tanned? I know, why would she need spray tan? I think maybe it is used even on darkskinned bodybuilders to even out their skin tone. Just a guess, I didn't actually bother googling to find out.
That looks like bad Photoshop.
A Woman’s head stuck onto a sunburned, Man’s body.
Because it likely is steroids. There is no way a female gets a body like that without it.
That looks like the late actress Valerie Perrine, but after a severe breast reduction procedure.
The extremes you go to to cut weight, dry out, and still stay vascular enough to show good is a hell of a strain on a system you are already pushing to the limits.
Chemicals are one thing... but the stress is what causes organs to fail and hearts to stop.
Sad. But anyone going to this level knows the risks.
Depends on the Class.
They literally have booths where they airbrush spray-tan on you... Shows off the definition better under the lights.
Coming off PED’s without a good PCT regimen that caused a hormone crash? We’ve seen folks do weirder stuff than self-deleting because of mood swings.
When she says your not done yet best listen.
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