What was Jo Lindner’s illness, rippling muscle disease?
JO LINDNER made a name for himself as a fitness influencer and a bodybuilder prior to his death.
News surrounding the German athlete's cause of has been unclear.
What illness did Jo Lindner have?
As of the time of writing, 's has not been officially confirmed.
However, his girlfriend, Nicha, also known as Imma Peaches, suggested he suffered an aneurysm.
On July 1, 2023, she posted to the 30-year-old, who was also known as Joesthetics online.
Alongside a gallery of pictures and videos of her and Jo spending time together, bodybuilder Nicha explained to her followers what had happened in the lead-up to Jo dying.
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She said that the previous day, June 30, Jo died after suffering from a suspected aneurysm.
She added that in the days before his death, Jo complained of pain in his neck.
What happened to Jo Lindner?
In an Instagram post made on July 1, 2023, expressing her sorrow about the sad news, Jo's girlfriend :
"Jo is the best place everyone. Yesterday his past away by aneurysm .. I was there with him in the room.. he put on the necklace in my neck that he made for me .. than ..we was just lay down cuddle..waiting the time to go meet Noel at the gym at 16.00 .. he was in my arms.. than this is just happening too fast.. 3 days ago he kept said that he pain his neck .. we not really realize it… until it too late.
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"At this moment I couldn’t write anything much
Trust me this man is more than what you ever know.. he so sweet kindness strong and HARD WORK MAN and loyalty and honesty smart. And he is the believer in EVERYONE."
What is rippling muscle disease?
Jo Lindner shortly before his death.
In a June interview with RAWTALK podcast, Jo expressed concern over his condition as it related to his bodybuilding career.
"The heart is also a muscle, that’s my biggest concern always. Like, what if I get such a bad cramp that my heart gets a cramp?" he said.
"That makes me scared. That's why I'm staying away from bodybuilding competitions too much."
According to the , "Rippling muscle disease (RMD) is a rare condition that primarily affects the muscles. It belongs to a group of conditions known as caveolinopathies.
"Symptoms of the condition generally begin during late childhood or adolescence, although the age of onset can vary widely. It is characterized by signs of increased muscle irritability, including percussion-induced rapid contractions (repetitive tensing of the muscle), percussion-induced muscle mounding ("bunching up" of the muscle), and/or visible rippling of the muscles."