‘Russian Popeye’ with Artificially Pumped up Arms has Left Fans Worried

Do you remember the 90s famous cartoon show Popeye The Sailor on Cartoon Network? The character was famous for his unnaturally bulging biceps, his raspy voice, and his obsession with spinach. In Russia, Kirill Tereshin, who goes by the name Ruki Bazuki on social media, wanted to be just like Popeye and hence, at the age of 20, artificially pumped up his arms. 25-year-old Bazuki, who is an MMA fighter by profession, did not realise the detrimental effects it would have on his body when he was pumping petroleum jelly into his arms.

While he’s become a social media sensation, with over 950,000 TikTok followers, a lot of fans have raised concern about his health in his recent videos.

Although Bazuki, dubbed the ‘Russian Popeye’, has gone through multiple corrective surgeries after he realised that he had made a mistake when doctors informed him that he could face amputation or even death, his arms still look abnormally large, leaving his followers in concern. He also went through a surgery last year that was widely reported by the media.