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\nJason Lowe, a champion bodybuilder, died at age 38Lowe regularly competed in bodybuilding competitions between 2015 and 2025 and and regularly shared weightlifting content on InstagramIn a tribute to her husband, his wife, Ashley, remembered him as a \u201cwild child at heart who always said \u2018yes\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n
Jason Lowe, a champion bodybuilder, has died. He was 38.\n<\/p>\n
The news of Lowe\u2019s death was confirmed in a series of Instagram posts to his account, including a tribute<\/a> from his wife, Ashley, who wrote on Thursday, Jan. 22, \u201cYou made me a better version of myself, and you were going to be the absolute best dad. Saying that I\u2019m devastated doesn\u2019t even begin to touch the depth of this loss.\u201d\n<\/p>\n According to National Physique Committee<\/a>, Lowe regularly competed in bodybuilding competitions between 2015 and 2025. He also maintained a following of over 104,000 users on Instagram, where he shared weightlifting content and updates from his competitions. He last posted a gym video<\/a> on Jan. 21, one day before the news of his death was announced.\n<\/p>\n Jason Lowe.<\/p>\n Jason Lowe\/Instagram<\/p>\n According to a friend who established a GoFundMe<\/a> to raise money for Ashley and the rest of the their family, Lowe’s death was \u201cunexpected.\u201d\n<\/p>\n In a touching tribute posted on Thursday, Jan. 29, which would have been Lowe\u2019s 39th birthday, Ashley remembered her late husband on Instagram as \u201cwild child at heart who always said \u2018yes.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBeing around you, your goofiness, your laugh, the way you showed up, it was contagious. I could have spent every minute of every day with you, and it still would have never been enough,\u201d she continued.\n<\/p>\n Ashley added, \u201cYou wrote so much poetry and music, pieces of your soul that so many people never got to see. You carried dark battles that would have broken most people, and somehow, still, you chose joy. You found happiness in us. That will never stop astounding me.\u201d\n<\/p>\n On Instagram, several of those Lowe\u2019s worked with throughout his career also shared tributes to the late bodybuilding star.\n<\/p>\n \u201cYou were more like a friend to me than a bodybuilder,\u201d wrote<\/a> a user with the name PHL Designs, known for bodybuilding graphics. \u201cI commented [on] every post and watched every YouTube video. You will be always remembered by me and I will do this bodybuilding journey and make you proud.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Jason Lowe with his wife, Ashley.<\/p>\n Jason Lowe\/Instagram<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\n<\/p>\n \u201cJason wasn\u2019t just a friend to me. He was my brother,\u201d penned<\/a> Kyle Gibbs. \u201cJason could carry a room. If you walked in stressed, he pulled you out of it. If you were down, he lifted you up. If you were quiet, he pulled you in.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cHe was always humble, and just [a] true athlete,\u201d shared<\/a> photographer Dustin Raymond, adding that he was \u201cone of my favorite people run into.\u201d\n<\/p>\n