Cet former US Army soldier became a bodybuilder and certainly has one of the most impressive builds on the planet.
Followed by more than 2 million followers on TikTok and 325,000 on Instagram, it quickly went viral.
Popular for his Adonis body, but not only…
Indeed, it is one of the most controversial personalities of the moment.
We invite you to discover this character, his story and the reasons for all this controversy.
Meet Sean Taaffe
Age, weight, measurements
Behind the famous Shizzy Taaf, hides in reality Sean Taaffe, an American born January 29, 1996 At New York.
At the age of 27, he still lives there.
His zodiac sign is Aquarius. His religion is Christianity and he is observant.
His favorite hobby, you probably guessed it, is to go to the gymwhich more than certainly explains his dream sculpture.
Indeed, Shizzylifts is a big baby of 1.83 meters and 104 kgand her shoe size is 46.5.
Suffice to say that we do not want to make him angry.
The size of his arms is most impressiveall perfectly balanced on a V-shaped body, with a slim waist and not a hair fat.
He attended Onondaga High School, but as far as we know, he did not continue his studies thereafter.
He is, however, a former member of the United States Army.
He became famous through social media and especially for his short videos posted on Instagram and TikTok.
Family life
During one of her videos, we learn that her father left her mother, leaving her alone with 6 children.
He was then only 6-7 years old. This little boy was therefore raised among a large family by a single mother.
Test which certainly marked him since he admits to having been addicted to drugs when he was a teenager.
It is therefore gone to rehaband it was from there that he graduated, then 21 years old.
At present, it is still a heart to take since he is not married and he is not known to have a long-term relationship.
Career
As you can imagine, between a dysfunctional broken family and his addiction problems, his first worries were not to focus on his professional life or his relationships as a couple.
After rehab, he decides to join the US Armywith the idea of a fresh start and focus on discipline and rigor.
He obviously worked as a US Army coast guard, but we don’t know much more about his rank.
His military experience made him used to train hard and regularly to be physically fit, and this is how he fell in love with bodybuilding and dumbbells.
Although he left the army after only a few years, his intensive training remained an integral part of his daily life.
He tried to become a model afterwards, but we cannot say that he broke through.
He then fell back on social networks to acquire a notoriety that can be described as dazzling, sincehe opens his TikTok account mid 2022 and is already followed by several thousand followers at the beginning of 2023, with numbers growing exponentially and nearly 23,000 new followers every day.
In July 2023 alone, he gains 1.3 million followers.
At present, there would be more than 2.3 million. He is indeed very active on the networks, regularly posting small videos and sharing photos of his fitness training.
As a trending influencer, he now has many sponsors and offers various products, mostly all related to the fitness industry.
This is where he derives the majority of his income, with a small fortune estimated at $550,000.
But why is Shizzy Taaf so controversial?
Often compared to the character of Jack Hanma in the manga Baki, that’s not why Shizzy is talked about…
A 100% natural athlete…according to him
Bodybuilder Shizzy claims to be a 100% natural athlete who achieved his dream physique by the sweat of his brow.
In fact, he advocates a natural way of lifenamely a super healthy diet and many hours spent in the gym, which would have allowed him to develop massive sized triceps, without having a fart of fat.
So, it’s true that if you look at a photo of her younger father, he was already quite a guy, with an impressive build, and you would think that Shizzy Taaf had luck in the genetic lottery and that heredity did its job well if he inherited dad’s big muscles.
Except that…
A physique he cannot have acquired naturally, according to many
But that’s where the debate begins.
Many influencers, Instagrammers and fitness athletes claim that it is absolutely impossible to obtain this build naturally.
So jealous with a loose tongue, or supporting evidence?
First, according to some, it seems that his lack of body fat cannot be natural, especially when considering it in proportion to its weight.
That would simply be unachievable for 99.99999% of the population.
So is Sean Taaffe one of the lucky 0.00001% or is he a liar?
Then, according to others, it appears than his massive arms (we are talking about 51 cm around the arm) can only be the result of: a) a genetic anomaly, b) divine intervention, c) a surgical operation.
A priori, the majority leans rather for the last option.
Finally, what really set things on fire is that Shizzy quibbles about submitting her blood results.
In order to silence the controversy, he was asked for blood tests which could have made it possible to check his levels of testosterone, SHBG, LH and FSH.
In short, so many analyzes that would reliably indicate whether or not the build of the bodybuilder is natural.
Except that 2 months later, no one has yet seen the color of it, and that there are not many plausible explanations for this withholding of information.
Big controversy around Shizzylifts
As you will have understood, the controversy therefore lies in the possibility of naturally acquiring such musculature or not.
Except that when you’re a social media personality, like Shizzy, it’s the double kiss cool effect.
Already, when he is attacked and called a liar, the effect is viral.
And yes, that’s the other side of the coin, with the result that he frankly begins to lose credibility.
Then, and much more serious, is that he influences the lives of his followers by making them believe that they just have to lock themselves up for hours in the gym and lift heavy weights to become like him.
Looks like Shizzylifts forgot that being a celebrity comes with some responsibility, and that’s why the fitness world is seeing red.
As Winston Churchill (or Spiderman, depending on your preference) said, “Where there is great power, there is great responsibility.”
So shizzy, can we stop the debate and you let us see your blood results, let’s get it over with?
Updated by Quentin on: 08/29/2023
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