Champion bodybuilder Jason Lowe has died at the age of 38, leaving the fitness world stunned and heartbroken.
The news was confirmed through a series of posts shared on Lowe’s Instagram account, including an emotional tribute from his wife, Ashley. In a message posted Thursday, Jan. 22, she wrote, “You made me a better version of myself, and you were going to be the absolute best dad. Saying that I’m devastated doesn’t even begin to touch the depth of this loss.”
Lowe was a longtime competitor on the bodybuilding circuit, regularly appearing in events sanctioned by the National Physique Committee between 2015 and 2025. Over the years, he built a loyal following of more than 104,000 fans on Instagram, where he documented his training, shared competition updates, and offered a glimpse into his life beyond the stage. His final post was a gym video shared on Jan. 21, just one day before news of his death became public.
A close friend who organized a GoFundMe to support Ashley and their family described Lowe’s passing as “unexpected.”
On Thursday, Jan. 29 — what would have been Lowe’s 39th birthday — Ashley shared another deeply personal tribute, remembering her husband as a “wild child at heart who always said ‘yes.’”
“Being around you, your goofiness, your laugh, the way you showed up, it was contagious,” she wrote. “I could have spent every minute of every day with you, and it still would have never been enough.”
She also reflected on a quieter side of her husband that many never saw. “You wrote so much poetry and music, pieces of your soul that so many people never got to see,” Ashley shared. “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.”
Tributes also poured in from across the bodybuilding and fitness community. A designer known as PHL Designs wrote that Lowe was “more like a friend than a bodybuilder,” adding that he followed every post and video and vowed to continue his own bodybuilding journey in Lowe’s honor.
“Jason wasn’t just a friend to me. He was my brother,” wrote Kyle Gibbs. “Jason 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.”
Photographer Dustin Raymond echoed the sentiment, describing Lowe as “always humble” and “a true athlete,” adding that he was one of his favorite people to run into at events.