Bodybuilder Matheus Pavlak -- who got involved in the sport to overcome obesity and miraculously transformed his body -- has been found dead at his home in Brazil.
He was only 19.
Pavlak died Sunday after suffering an apparent heart attack, according to reports.
In the wake of his death, the bodybuilding community is in mourning ... Matheus was one of the most inspiring athletes in the sport.
"In 2022 when we met, we aligned our training and started aiming at making him a champion," Pavlak's former trainer Lucas Chegatti said on Instagram.