Mourners have gathered to farewell a much-loved fitness influencer who died suddenly of a suspected heart attack while on holiday.
Bodybuilder and popular Gold Coast fitness icon, Jaxon Tippet, died during a trip to Turkey on November 10.
The podcaster and single father-of-one had celebrated his 30th birthday just days before his death.
Dozens of Mr Tippet’s family members and friends gathered in Noosa, on the Sunshine Coast, dressed mostly in black for his funeral service on Friday.
A GoFundMe page set up by a family friend raised almost $60,000 to help bring Mr Tippet’s body home to Australia.
‘There really are no words to describe this sort of pain, and we know a lot of people will be feeling this heartbreak with us as he was loved by so many,’ the fundraiser read.
‘Jaxon would help anybody and everybody around him and now I hope we can get to help assist in any way we can, starting with raising the funds to bring our son, brother, uncle and friend home and assist with funeral expenses.’
Bodybuilder and popular Australian fitness influencer Jaxon Tippet died of a suspected heart attack on November 10
Mr Tippet’s funeral was held in Noosa, 226kms north of where he lived on the Gold Coast, on Friday
Loved ones are seen embracing each other at Mr Tippet’s funeral service
Mr Tippet was a much loved memer of the fitness industry
Mr Tippet’s casket was adorned in footy memorabilia
Dozens of loved ones and well-wishers gathered to farewell Mr Tippet
Rain bucketed down on the event as mourners paid tribute to the bodybuilder
Loved ones paid tribute to Mr Tippet on Friday
Friends and family members turned out to honour Mr Tippet
Mr Tippet died while abroad in Turkey
Friends and loved ones of Mr Tippet were seen hugging one another outside the funeral
Eventually the rain cleared and attendees began making their way into the venue
Bereaved loved ones were seen embracing each other underneath a shelter at the venue as rain bucketed down.
A casket covered in white flowers sat at the front of the procession hall with AFL memorabilia and photos of Mr Tippet laid around it.
Mr Tippet described himself to his 224,000 Instagram followers as a model, podcaster and coach.
On a 2022 podcast, he spoke openly about ‘the hell’ of his previous steroid addiction and how turning to Christianity changed his life for the better.
He narrowly escaped jail time after he was busted with steroids in his pants and a syringe in his underwear during a police search on the Gold Coast in 2018.
‘I lost a girlfriend, I nearly lost my family from it and I nearly went to jail as I got caught with my own personal use of steroids,’ he said.
‘I didn’t go to jail and the reason is, I truly believe God was looking over me. He saw some potential in me and he saw a greater person in me.
‘That was my sign that I am meant to do something with my life; not just be in jail, not just be this steroid addict.
‘Once I knew that the third one could have come with a jail penalty and not only that, just how it was affecting my mum and dad – like, they’re in tears – I just hit rock bottom.
‘I was like, f*** this, this is not me, and I just spiralled out.’
Mr Tippet died of a suspected heart attack while staying abroad in Turkey on November 10
Mourners gathered inside a Noosa funeral home to pay their respects to the bodybuilder and fitness influencer
Friends and loved ones gathered to farewell Mr Tippet on Friday
Mr Tippet passed away just days after his 30th birthday
Loved ones are seen speaking to the crowd following Mr Tippet’s death
Countless friends and family arrived at the funeral
On a recent Instagram post before his death, Mr Tippet shared a photo of himself getting a tattoo declaring ‘Jesus is king’ across his shoulders.
‘Six years ago I was in the worst state of my life, I had no job no vision or purpose in life,’ Mr Tippet wrote.
‘I was homeless at one stage, my health was on the edge of ending due to health reasons from drug addiction, I was facing jail time, and was heavily suffering suicidal thoughts daily while trying to attempt suicide 3 times.
‘What saved me – Jesus. I prayed with my family on the exact day I walked into my last court case and walked out a free man, since then I have never looked back.
‘It’s been one hell of a journey but I wouldn’t change it for anything. As the saying goes sometimes you have to hit an all time low to hit an all time high.’
Mr Tippet also shared a chilling birthday post on October 31, listing 30 life lessons now that he had reached the milestone.
‘Growing old is better than the alternative: dying young,’ he said.
‘All that truly matters in the end is that you are loved.’
Mr Tippet’s death has sparked an outpouring of tributes.
‘We had huge plans for the future, brother,’ fitness and nutrition coach Rudi Garcia posted online.
‘We were ready to take over.’
Pro-bodybuilder Adam Roch recalled his final conversation with Mr Tippet recently.
‘Gone too soon, too young,’ he posted.
‘Rest in paradise, brother.’
Friends and family members gathered to remember Mr Tippet who died of a suspected heart attack in Turkey
Grievers are seen at the funeral service on Friday
Mr Tippet opened up about how his life turned around when he became a Christian before his death
