A German bodybuilder who played in the Netflix series “Dogs of Berlin” died this week after having a heart attack on the treadmill.
The death of Vittorio “Vito” Pirbazari was announced by his friend, said Ibrahim, in an Instagram post.
Pirbazari had recently recovered from a torn pectoral muscle.
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Nakatsuji Katsuhito in Japan places weights on a bar while he warms up in the training area before the para powerlifting World Cup at Wythenshawe Forum on March 28, 2021, in Manchester, England. (Alex Pantling / Getty Images)
An Instagram page for a film that the 44 -year -old played also announced his death.
“The whole team of” Haps “deeply cries the loss of Vittorio Pirbazari. Our thoughts are with their family. We will keep you in the loving memory – thank you for your warmth, your creative spirit and to be part of our trip. RIP”, wrote the “Haps” page Instagram.
The Instagram post included a video montage from Pirbazari with a star photo of him in black and white.
A weight battery in the warm-up room during a medium-male weight powerlifting event in the games of the world 2022 on July 9, 2022, in the concert hall of the Birmingham-Jefferson Congress Complex in Birmingham, Ala. (Kevin Langley / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Ibrahim wrote that Pirbazari had a heart attack while working on the treadmill.
Pirbazari also played in the series “Hardgainer” on YouTube, according to the German Blid.
By writing on his recovery from his chest injury, Pirbazari said he was focusing on the legs and cardio, and he would take it “slowly”.
“I haven’t been able to do a lot of exercise for 3 months,” he wrote.
Ahmad Razm Azar, of Georgia, participates in the category of 80 masculine kilograms at the para powerlifting World Cup on March 7, 2021 in Bogota, Colombia. (Guillermo Legaria / Getty Images)
“The important thing for me is only one thing, not to give up and let go and go better day after day, week per week.”
