Only 44!!!!!! :(
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/lat...at-age-44.html
Eric
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Only 44!!!!!! :(
http://www.rxmuscle.com/articles/lat...at-age-44.html
Eric
Very sad. Greg was a very nice guy and fun to be around.
I knew he was strong,but a 500 lb shoulder press?Who could top that?Too much size.
Holy shit ! Too bad , I had heard he was a very nice guy. I figured he wouldn't last too long. 405 lbs off season at one point. But he made his mark for a short while anyway. As Neil Young once said " it's better to burn out than to fade away " . RIP.
RIP Greg Kovacs
i trained with Greg for a whole yr through Canadian Nationals 2012
we texted / talked several times a day almost every day that year
sad news....
"GOODBYE MY FRIEND"
this article was written by by my friend JOHN MUTTON who asked me to post
published in the Oshawa/Durham newspaper
here's the link: http://www.ocentral.ca/10-2/
below is the copy of the article
I first met Greg Kovacs back in 2010 having known of Greg Kovacs for years. What was not to know, the world's strongest and largest pro bodybuilder who had set records of a 700 lb bench press and graced many magazines including the cover of Ironman.
What captured me about Greg, once I got past his 360 lbs of muscle on a 6'2" frame was his calm demeanor, the true essence of a gentle giant. Greg and I immediately became close friends and I also started to train under his knowledge.
I can still remember having to rotate going to the sushi restaurants in the GTA not to put them out of business with our intake at an all you can eat.
Greg turned pro way back in the early 90's winning the Canadian Bodybuilding Championships and earning his International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB) Pro card. Greg went on to finish as high as 13th at the Arnold Classic.
Greg was so huge that he did not really have the aesthetics to go top 5 in the top competitions in the world, yet he had a great following of fans due to his sheer strength, size and his personable demeanor.
The king of the supplement companies Muscletech actually signed Greg to a very good contract back when they 1st got started. This is where I believe the industry killed Greg. Wanting Greg to step on the scales always 400 lbs or more of ripped muscle is not easy on the body. Greg often lamented about the quantity of food he had to eat and how hard it was to breath at that size.
Indeed when Gregs weight slipped into the 340-360 range, his contract was cancelled and the industry turned their back on still the largest and strongest bodybuilder in the world.
Greg went on to write with many publications and "the Kovacian" was a sought after column by anyone wanting to pack on muscle.
I cannot emphasize enough how much of a gentle, kind man Greg was and he absolutely loved his girlfriend Catherine Dupuis beyond imagination.
Greg Kovacs died of heart failure on Nov 25 and took his last breaths in the arms of Catherine at the age of 44.
The bodybuilding community and the industry that turned their back on Greg have lost one of their true ambassadors.
Goodbye my friend, my only reasoning for God to take you so young is that he needs a training partner in heaven.
John Mutton
pix attached are of John & Greg
Massive guy seen him place 2nd in the 1994 Ontairo's in Ottawa.
So sad :( Saw him walk by me one day at the gym, I was totally awestruck with his massive size.
I first saw Greg Kovacs at "The Gym" in Brampton. I am 6'5 and was 265 lbs at the time. I never felt small before that moment. I was awestruck by the amount of weight he would work with. It was inspiring. I believe this was around 1996. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.