HomeHealth & FitnessRussian fitness coach, who was consuming 10,000 plus calories a day, dies in his sleep during binge-eating challenge

Russian fitness coach, who was consuming 10,000 plus calories a day, dies in his sleep during binge-eating challenge

Russian fitness influencer participated in a binge-eating challenge just to prove a point that all the gained weight can be lost via his weight loss programme However, he passed away in his sleep while the challenge was still going on.

November 28, 2025 / 08:22 IST
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Fitness influencer dies after putting on 13 kilos in a span of month
Fitness influencer dies after putting on 13 kilos in a span of month (Picture Credit: Instagram/@dmitryfit)

Russian fitness coach and influencer Dmitry Nuyanzin (30) is no more. He died in his sleep and this happened during a time when he was participating in a binge-eating challenge. His idea was to promote his weight-loss programme.

As part of the challenge, Nuyanzin spent weeks consuming junk food and his goal was to gain 25 kilos. Can you guess the amount of calories he was consuming per day? Well, it was more than 10,000 calories every day. He went to this extreme length as he had planned to lose all the gained weight through his weight loss programme to showcase to people that a transformation is possible, as per a report by People.

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Just a day before Nuyanzin passed away in his sleep, he had called his friends and told them he was not feeling well. He also intended to see a doctor. In fact, he cancelled all his training sessions for the day also.

As part of the challenge, Nuyanzin had gained about 13 kilos in just a span of a month and he weighed 105 kilos.