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sell out for popularity or to
make a buck. He stuck to his
core values, even when it was
unpopular to do so. And
though he was strong as hell,
his moral strength was what
stood out most.
I’m not alone in my
admiration. Google his name

and you’ll see tributes from
people all over the world,
including his friend and idol,
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
What’s amazing is that
Shawn never planned to
become or thought of himself
as influential; his passion for
helping others through his
love of fitness led
him there
organically.
Shawn was the
showrunner here
at M&F, but he
was also my close
friend—a brother.
Not a day goes by
that I don’t think
about him, but
when I start to feel
down, I remind
myself that his last-
Shawn Perine was virtually
impossible to dislike—just ask ing legacy contin-
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, ues to inspire me
Arnold Schwarzenegger, and
Dave Bautista. (and hopefully you)
to train harder, be
kinder,
IT’S LIKE have passed since our leave the world a
and do my part to
t doesn’t feel like two years
better place. It’s
former VP/editor in chief
YOU’RE I He was 51, but he had the what I do to
Shawn Perine passed away.
make it feel
like he’s still
physique of a man in his 30s
STILL HERE and the vibrancy of a 20- here.
something. How someone
Sincerely,
who exercised regularly and
didn’t smoke, drink, or eat Zack Zeigler C L O C K W I S E F R O M T O P L E F T : P E R B E R N A L ( 3 ) ; P E T E R G R I G S B Y
Two years since Chief Content
junk could get stricken with Officer
his untimely an aggressive form of lung

passing, M&F’s cancer still haunts me. When REMEMBERING SHAWN

Shawn Perine I think about him, I remind For more info on Shawn’s legacy,
myself of his legacy: Shawn
continues to led by example and was a go to muscleandfitness.com
/shawnperine.
inspire. fitness purist who refused to

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