This is bar none the most tragic news I've heard in a very very long time.
AJ was the definition of a true man. The truest sense of a "brother in Iron". A bodybuilder in its most explicitly raw and yet beautiful form. His OG nature was something of the past, respectful, yet a realest through and through, and he did something 90% of bodybuilders don't do - bring a genuine, positive insight based on his personal experiences, and did it in a way that brought everyone (except maybe the total fucktards) together. The more time that goes by, the more I see this sport as a group of people made up of angry, sad, and very insecure individuals who can't do anything but judge, accuse, assume and speculate on damn near every topic that arises. AJ was out to help, wasnt scared to put a person in their place (he definitely had to put my ass on stand a few times for some things I wasnt quite in tune to yet), but I respected him for that exact reason and his fearless mentality of telling the truth unlike anyone I've seen.
Life is so fucking unfair... God this sucks. AJ had so much more to give... I wasnt the closest to AJ other than occasionally messaging back and forth and joking around on the boards and of course getting his awesome insight by way of him handing my ass to me after a harsh yet so necessary reality check.
I never met you in person but yet tears are shed as I finish typing this up. You will be missed my man. You were a rare gem that no matter what outside clutter was going on in your life, you used it to educate us all. No one could ask for a better mentor.
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In poses for example or from any competitions?
