Photos show Mr Universe Calum von Moger’s house damaged
Aussie bodybuilder and actor Calum von Moger’s house was damaged in multiple areas before he was taken to hospital with a spine injury.
Three windows were damaged at the house where Australian actor and bodybuilder Calum von Moger suffered serious injuries last week.
The 31-year-old, a three-time Mr Universe winner dubbed Arnold 2.0, is now in a stable condition in hospital after undergoing surgery on his spine.
Police were called to the Geelong home to reports of a man experiencing a mental health episode about 8am on May 4, but no other information has been confirmed about the nature of the incident.
Nearby construction workers said they heard glass smashing, yelling and screaming before multiple police cars and ambulances arrived.
Three windows, across both levels of the home, remain boarded up at the house, while glass shards are seen scattered underneath the broken windows.
An item appearing to be a torn up pet bed was also seen underneath a broken first-floor window.
Steve Greenberg of New York-based The Vladar Company told news.com.au on Thursday morning Mr von Moger was in a stable condition after having surgery on his spine, and was with family.
The Vladar Company was behind the film Calum von Moger: Unbroken on Netflix and the bodybuilding documentary Generation Iron 2, which featured Mr von Moger.
It is also behind the brand Generation Iron, which is listed as management on Mr von Moger’s website.
In an online article on May 6, Generation Iron reported Mr von Moger had suffered injuries and was in ICU before the news went on to make international headlines.
Mr von Moger had only moved back to Australia in October last year from Los Angeles.
On Thursday afternoon, the Melbourne hospital caring for Mr von Moger confirmed to news.com.au he was in a stable condition.
Fans and Geelong community wish him well
The Instagram of Mr von Moger’s clothing line has reshared messages from fans across the world wishing him well and photos dedicating their gym session to their “inspiration”.
The team asked fans to keep Mr von Moger in their prayers.
Last week Mr von Moger edited the caption of an emotional post his own Instagram, where he has 3.2 million followers, which asked for his fans forgiveness.
“Everyone has a past. We’ve all been through hard times. I admit, I messed up bad many times. But I don’t care about dwelling on negative thoughts of the past. All I care about is that I learn from my mistakes and become a better person. I’m trying my hardest to stay strong but I have my days too,” he wrote.
Gerard Spriet, who manages Geelong’s Gym where Mr von Moger once worked, said he was a nice country boy and it was exciting to have watched him have so much success overseas.
“I used to manage a Gold’s Gym in Canada and Calum used to ask me about it all the time. At a very young age he had interest in becoming a bodybuilder and he was quite large at that time,” he said.
He said their team just hoped he was OK.
“We’ve got a handful of people that have worked here with Calum and they’ve all expressed concern and are hoping he’s going to be all right,” Mr Spriet said.
“It’s unfortunate the situation. He worked here when he was probably 20 years of age and he was very impressionable, young and enthusiastic and full of life, and it sounds like some of the roads he has taken are a bit unfortunate.
“We just hope he pulls through and has a full recovery and gets back onto some sort of normal path toward having a healthy life.”
The rise of the famous bodybuilder
As a young child, Mr von Moger was raised on a hobby farm in central Victoria with his five siblings before the family moved to Anglesea on the Surf Coast.
It was there he started lifting weights at about 14 years old.
He won the World Fitness Federation junior Mr Universe title in Austria in 2011.
After winning another Mr Universe title in South Korea in 2014, he moved to Los Angeles.
In 2015, he told The Australian one of his main goals was to “really make a difference” and motivate kids to get out the house and go to the gym. At this point he had 224,000 followers on Instagram.
Mr von Moger also spoke about using steroids and how unlike in other sports they were “very relevant” in the world of bodybuilding, but added that he worried about the health impacts and warned that ignorant use was dangerous.
He won his third Mr Universe title in France that year.
In 2017, Mr von Moger was in his first film – a bodybuilding documentary called Generation Iron 2.
He then played Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 2018 American comedy-drama Bigger.
“I looked up to him my whole life while I was training,” Mr Von Moger said of the Terminator star at the time.
The next year he had his own film on Netflix, Calum Von Moger: Unbroken.
In a video filmed two years ago for his YouTube channel, Mr von Moger further opened up on his take on steroids.
He said he trained naturally for six years before discovering what steroids could do, when he realised his friend was using them.
“One year, my friend just got a lot bigger and stronger, a lot faster and I was like what the hell is going on, how does he do this? And then we learnt he was taking steroids,” he said.
“But I refused to take them, I was happy training natural and just seeing what I could do naturally.
“Also, it was so unavailable for me, where I grew up, where I was living. If my parents found out they would kick me out of home for sure … it’s illegal.”
Mr von Moger said it wasn’t until about the age of 21, after he won his junior Mr Universe title, a mentor said “if you want a place in the top five (in the open division), you have to take steroids”.
He said he then took them leading up to competitions “to get ready”. He warned young bodybuilders against using them too soon. He told them to see what they could do naturally without the health risks that come with steroids.
Last October, Mr von Moger moved back to Australia.
In a Facebook post made from hotel quarantine in Sydney, he said he had a tough year – which included the death of his dog Rex – he missed Australia and was looking forward to “finally” seeing his friends and family in Victoria.
“I know this sounds crazy, but a voice inside told me it’s time to give up my freedom and luxury life in Los Angeles and come back home,” he wrote.
Mr von Moger is facing charges after police allegedly found him in possession of drugs of dependence, including methylamphetamine and cannabis, in Melbourne on January 31, Herald Sun previously reported.
Police allege he was stopped in a vehicle without number plates “affixed or displayed in accordance with regulations” and that officers also allegedly uncovered testosterone cypionate, viaplex, and proviplex in his possession.
The case was adjourned to May 26.
Mr von Monger is also facing charges in relation to a separate alleged incident earlier this year, according to The Age.
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