RIP Luke Wood

IFBB Bodybuilder Luke Wood døde for få dage siden, efter en nyretransplantation, i en alder af bare 35 år. Han har i flere år haft nyreproblemer, og for kort tid siden så det ud til at lysne for ham, da hospitalet ringede og fortalte, at de havde fundet en matchende nyre. Lukes krop afviste dog den nye nyre, og efter nogle hårde dage gik Luke Wood bort.

Luke træk sig tilbage fra bodybuilding for 2 år siden med den følgende besked:

"Yesterday Cronulla Leagues Club i made my speech at the 2009 Australian Titles that im exiting the sport of compeitive bodybuilding.

I only got to thank a very small handful of people as it was a hard emotional thing for me to do, but due to health reasons its in my best interest to say goodbye to the stage. Not bodybuilding, just competing.

Ive been doing this now for 17 years and at only 33 thats about half my life.

I am a little bitter because i still had alot more to do but also feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Being Luke Wood i made that job very hard for myself and at times i was a run away train with nobody driving!!

I love bodybuilding so much, i never really gave myself the chance to love anything or anyone for that matter like i love this sport.
Now that will change and i am really looking forward to my next challege in life and i do have a few that im prepared to take head on.

Im a leo and with don't just lay down LOL!!

Ive been able to work with some people that only most can dream of.

Train and become close dear friends with Milos Sarcev. Milos is a genuis. Competed in 75 pro shows and 10 Mr Olympia's. He really show me the art of bodybuilding.

Ive been trained by Charles Glass, Samir Bonout and Charles Poliquin,

Done photo shoots with Jay Cutler, Dave henry, Gustvo Badell, Hide, Silvio Samual, Dexter Jackson, Jonny Jackson and Branch Warren.

Trained with Joel Stubbs, Jonny Jackson, Hide, Silvio, Dennis James and Milos Sarcev.

Been on stage in competiting with every from Chris Cormier, Kevin Levrone, Dexter Jackson, Markus Rulh, King Kamali, Hide, Silvio, Dennis James, Dave Henry, Jonny Jackson, Branch Warren, Darrem Charles, Phil Heath, Vince Taylor, Victor Martinez, Toney Freeman, Quincy Taylor, Melvin Anythony, Gustavo Badell, Mustafa Mohammed and a heap more.

Competed on the Olympia stage on 2005 at the Wild Card show. It was not the Mr O but it was the same stage and we got to pump up with the same guys in the Olympia, the press comference and everything. That was Awesome!

The 2007 Arnold Classic. WOW!! to get an invite from Arnold himself is something i will treasure forever!

So i have nothing but happiness in my heart. I have nothing to be sad about! Yes i will miss the stage but i have also done it all and i look back and i am so happy and honoured to have been given this chance!!

To Paul and Carol Graham for giving me the chance to earn and win my pro card almost 10 years ago. Thankyou for giving me that honour!

Tony Doherty for so much! Firstly being a good mate to me! Tony would always be up front and praise me if i earned it and also told me a few times to pull my head in!
Putting on the pro show for us aussies to have the chance to compete with the best in the world, bring the most elite guys out hear and jut putting on the best show i have ever competed in.
The speech you gave to me yesterday mate was just so touching. Thankyou!

Sørgeligt, men alt har sin pris i sidste ende. Vanvittig fysik.

Luke Wood var en messed up person på mange punkter. Han havde helt tydeligt et kæmpe misbrug der førte til det her. Han huserede en årgang på (link slettet).com hvor der faktisk, tilbage i 2007 blev oprettet en tråd hvor en bruger skrev han burde stoppe med legen var god for sit helbreds skyld.

Wood slog sine helbredsmæssige problemer, og som følge heraf dårlige placeringer, hen med han rejste meget og immunforsvaret gik ned. Men et år efter tråden blev oprettet, skriver Luke Wood så (som ivrigt forsvarede sig selv igennem den 30 sider lange tråd):

oh i love the publicity!!!! Grin

Ive been told by my doctor that i have only 6 mths to live!! YEEEEEEEPEEEE!!!! that still gives me time to do the Australian and NZ Grand Prixs!! PHEW! i thought the news would have been bad! Cheesy

Det er sgu lidt dystert.

Endnu en grund til ikke at røre det lort

ja det er sgu farligt , det handler bare om at Work your ass off ..... selvom det ikke er nok for alle ... men vi alle tager forkerte valg i livet på en eller anden måde....

RIP

Professionel bodybuilding er efterhånden blevet en stor selvmordsrejse. Det er efterhånden temmelig mange som enten er døde eller blevet alvorligt syge pga. et massivt AS misbrug. Jeg fatter det på ingen måde. Det er jo ikke fordi hverken bliver rige eller berømte (udover et meget begrænset omfang indenfor selv miljøet). Det er idioti af højeste rang.

Thomas Jagd skrev:Professionel bodybuilding er efterhånden blevet en stor selvmordsrejse. Det er efterhånden temmelig mange som enten er døde eller blevet alvorligt syge pga. et massivt AS misbrug. Jeg fatter det på ingen måde. Det er jo ikke fordi hverken bliver rige eller berømte (udover et meget begrænset omfang indenfor selv miljøet). Det er idioti af højeste rang.

Luke Wood var i særdeleshed et lidt sørgeligt individ der blev ved med at fortrænge sandheden.

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One thing for sure and i really am fed up with reading this crap!! But Milos has NOTHING but show how to be a better bodybuilder and better person all round!! Milos is my closet friend and not for one second do i blame him for my not so good placings of late. Milos is a book of knowledge and an incredible trainer who has taught me so much, but he not JESUS CHRIST!! if i get ill before a show than you guys automatically think it must be the guy helping me!!! but i have just had a string of bad luck, that i will not let get me down and i will be back next year with the best package Luke Wood can present! I competed in probably too many shows, stayed under 8% BF for 2 years and most of the time 6%! i guess posed in other countries and i flew on 64 aeroplanes in 2 years! different climates from country to country and as a result my immune system went down and i got ill. This has nothing to do with Milos! If it wasn't for Milos i would not have competed at all this year! Blame me, no one else!! When i flew out of Australia to Oklahoma for eg. It took over 23hrs with all the stops. 3 planes! the temp in Australia when i flew out was over 100 and the temp in Oklahoma was -2!!! Now that alone can make you come down with a virus at the best if times!! But as i said i am a professional! i take this on the chin! i will be back and as long as you guys are talking about me even if it is negative than thats fine, because you are still talking about me! To my fans here! THANKYOU ALL!!! i come here because of you!

Ok than, puking, not training, stomach cramps, flu, missing meals etc would have nothing to do with my condition, right?? Roll Eyes
So why did i compete! This is my job, I already pulled out of 2 shows and the Arnold Classic i was going to compete rain, hail or shine!! just get bed ridden with flu for 3 weeks straight and see how your condition is! How many times have you felt terrible but still gone to work because thats your bread and butter?? i am the same with my job! Yes i have to show my body, but i am not at all ashamed of of how i looked on stage! I gave myself a pat on the back! i can confidently say i am proud of myself and i even showed myself i am a WARRIOR!! now i say this in a humble way, but alot of guys would have packed up and gone home and i had that option, but now my fan based as doubled because fans also like to see there CHAMPION go down fighting!

RIP Luke Wood

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