Said Shavershian

Said Shavershian (born 17 January 1986) also known as his Internet persona, Chestbrah, is a Russian-born Australian bodybuilder, internet celebrity and personal trainer. He hit mainstream exposure in late July 2011, after The Sun-Herald tabloid newspaper wrote an article on his arrest for possessing anabolic steroids.
Early and personal life
Shavershian was born on 17 January, 1986 in Moscow, Russia to Maiane Iboian, and Sergei Shavershian. He is the older brother of bodybuilder Aziz Shavershian, who died from a heart attack on August 5, 2011.
In the early 1990s, Shavershian along with his family moved to Sydney, Australia. Residing in the suburb of Eastwood, New South Wales, he attended Catholic secondary school, Marist College Eastwood.
Bodybuilding
At a young age, Shavershian used watch WWF Wrestling, and idiolize "all the wrestlers with their muscles and powerful physiques."
Prior to becoming a bodybuilder, Shavershian described himself as a "skinny kid" and he was bullied for being the smallest in his class, at secondary school. Phasing out the bullying, he made himself a promise that once he graduated from secondary school and saved up money, he would then invest the money into purchasing a gym membership.<ref name="Shredded"/>

Almost two years after graduating from Marist College Eastwood, Shavershian at the age of 20, joined his local Fitness First gym, in Carlingford, New South Wales. His favourite professional bodybuilders, that inspire him, include: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane, Serge Nubret, Tom Platz and Lou Ferrigno <ref name="Shredded"/><ref name="Pumped"/>
Legal troubles
On 14 July, 2011, Shavershian was charged and arrested for being in possession of anabolic steroids, in a Sydney police raid. Among himself, four others were also charged with a simmilar offence. He was granted conditional bail, on the 31 July.<ref name="Pumped"/>
Three weeks after the arrest, Shavershian representing himself, appeared infront of the Parramatta Local Court on 5 August, where he pleaded guilty to the charge. He told the court that he used steroids after being bullied for his previously small frame. Shavershian was fined $400 and ordered to pay $78 in court costs. Local Court of New South Wales magistrate Jennifer Betts, told him he could look, "a million dollars, without dangerous drugs".<ref name="Chestbrah"/><ref name="Facebook favourite"/>

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