Bodybuilder Gabriel Ganley pulled truck a month before death
Pouco more than a month before he died at age 22, Gabriel Ganley accepted and completed a challenge to pull a 25-ton truck. The video was published on April 18 on the channels of Integral Médica, a supplement brand that sponsored the young influencer and bodybuilder. Investigations into his death remain ongoing.
The truck pull challenge
The images that recorded Ganley pulling the truck are part of a series that shows athletes practicing truck pulling, a type of sport in which tractors or trucks are pulled as a test of extreme strength. The episode was attended by Anderson Aguiar, known as Dorão, a strongman specialist, and the presenter Leo Stronda, both following the young man’s performance.
More on this story: Report points to heart failure in Gabriel Ganley’s death after athlete pulls 25-ton truck
Durante the video, Ganley commented on his heart rate during the effort. Ele observed that his beats per minute were higher than Dorão’s at the beginning of the test, recognizing the difficulty of the initial movement. Após finished the challenge and visibly tired, the bodybuilder revealed his admiration for strongman athletes, a competitive sport that tests maximum strength and endurance through tests such as the truck pull.
Reações and last public appearances
Ofegante after finishing the challenge, Ganley described the experience as exhausting. “It’s exhausting, it feels like you’re entering a tunnel,” said the young man in the video. Ele also mentioned that he would like to try another test on the same day, but considered the task impossible at that moment due to extreme tiredness.
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Leo Stronda took advantage of the episode’s sequence to remember one of Ganley’s recent achievements. The presenter highlighted that the bodybuilder had gained 20 kilograms in just two days, a fact that generated surprise in the production of the series. “Gaining 20 kg out of nowhere is good, right? Não expected him to do that,” commented Stronda.
Investigações in progress
Gabriel Ganley’s death certificate indicated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as the cause of death. The condition, a thickening of the heart muscle, is often associated with sudden death in cases of intense physical exertion, although clinical and forensic investigations remain ongoing to determine the factors that contributed to the young man’s death.
The circumstances surrounding the influencer’s death generated repercussions on social media and among the fitness and bodybuilding community. Integral Médica, Ganley’s sponsor, has not officially commented on the incident so far.
