Paul Dillett talks about nearly dying on stage

[Bodybuilding News]

Paul Dillett was once dubbed "Freakenstein" for being the world's largest bodybuilder. In 1994, he collapsed on stage at an Arnold Classic competition and passed out for more than a minute. Doctors had to resuscitate him and declared him legally dead for one minute. During his death, he pictured himself in an open environment with his dog.

Key Points

• Paul Dillett was once the professional bodybuilding world's darling.
• Despite getting to the top of the fitness modeling industry, he almost died in 1994 when he collapsed on stage at an event.
• Dillett became very dehydrated and fell, necessitating an emergency ambulance ride to the hospital.
• Dillett was so weak in the hospital that physicians couldn't even locate a vein to inject him.