Greg Kovacs dies at 44

[njflex]

RIP Big Kovacs, the Canadian Mucleman.

whats a 'mucleman'

[maxer]

whats a 'mucleman'

something you will never be.....

RIP Kovacs

[njflex]

something you will never be.....

RIP Kovacs

[Bevo]

whats a 'mucleman'

A secret term schmoes call men in thongs

[Gonuclear]

I thought that too..

So what is it in his face that makes it so clear that he was "unhealthy"?  He looks overweight and we now know about his health, but what about his face are you guys seeing?

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Nothing moderate about this. He was like 30lbs heavier than his pre-retirement Olympia competition weight. Major GH and insulin use along with high doses of steroids.

Wasn't he also busted with thousands of xanax going into another country for just a couple of days and then all fukced up and walking around in the lobby in his PJ's?  If so, that alone points to most likely being some kind of addict...Addicts don't use moderation in anything.

[Victor VonDoom]

So what is it in his face that makes it so clear that he was "unhealthy"?  He looks overweight and we now know about his health, but what about his face are you guys seeing?

Doom will assume you are very young (or that you are playing dumb).  Once you have had bit more life experience you can readily see the difference between someone who looks healthy and someone who has death written on their face.  If you have spent any time in hospitals you have seen this look.  It becomes evident on patients with cancer, aids, heart failure or any number of other ailments.  The look is different for each illness but oddly similar across the board.  Kovacs had that look.  It was obvious to anyone a little experience that he was ill and unlikely to recover.

Once this look takes hold it is very rare for a person to fully recover, but it can happen.  D. Cheney and M. Douglass are examples of people who were at death's door and recovered.  Both now look remarkably better than they do in those photos.  Remember the photos of Steve Jobs at the end?  Same thing.  Bah!

[Mr Nobody]

He took his medicine for what?

[Van_Bilderass]

Wasn't he also busted with thousands of xanax going into another country for just a couple of days and then all fukced up and walking around in the lobby in his PJ's?  If so, that alone points to most likely being some kind of addict...Addicts don't use moderation in anything.

Yeah he was busted with Valium and Ritalin in Australia.

[Natural Man]

Life killed him!

[SF1900]

Oh wow, just noticed this now 

[OTHstrong]

Life killed him!

Remember God took your job, so did God take his life?

[Gonuclear]

Doom will assume you are very young (or that you are playing dumb).  Once you have had bit more life experience you can readily see the difference between someone who looks healthy and someone who has death written on their face.  If you have spent any time in hospitals you have seen this look.  It becomes evident on patients with cancer, aids, heart failure or any number of other ailments.  The look is different for each illness but oddly similar across the board.  Kovacs had that look.  It was obvious to anyone a little experience that he was ill and unlikely to recover.

Once this look takes hold it is very rare for a person to fully recover, but it can happen.  D. Cheney and M. Douglass are examples of people who were at death's door and recovered.  Both now look remarkably better than they do in those photos.  Remember the photos of Steve Jobs at the end?  Same thing.  Bah!

Apart from all of your examples looking drawn and emaciated (which does not apply to Kovacs), I don't know what you are talking about.  I am plenty old, probably older than you.

Anyway, it is not worth pursuing this.  Greg Kovacs was a superstar when he was young. He had flaws like all of us, but he reached for his dream, which so many people never do.  RIP.

[Victor VonDoom]

Apart from all of your examples looking drawn and emaciated (which does not apply to Kovacs), I don't know what you are talking about.  I am plenty old, probably older than you.

Anyway, it is not worth pursuing this.  Greg Kovacs was a superstar when he was young. He had flaws like all of us, but he reached for his dream, which so many people never do.  RIP.

If you don't see it, you don't see it.  Obviously, you can't see what many others can.  So be it.  But is the arc of his life and career really something you are applauding or wish to emulate?  I doubt it.  Happy marriage? Children? Professional/financial success? Notable charitable work?  Artistic legacy?  No. No. No. No. No.  Dead at 44 with virtually nothing to show for it.

True, he burned brightly for a short time but most of it was hype; his bodybuilding record was hardly distinguished.
 
1997 Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
1998 Ironman Pro Invitational - IFBB, 16th
2001 Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
2004 Arnold Classic - IFBB, 13th
2005 Toronto Pro - IFBB, Did not place

Bah!

[njflex]

If you don't see it, you don't see it.  Obviously, you can't see what many others can.  So be it.  But is the arc of his life and career really something you are applauding or wish to emulate?  I doubt it.  Happy marriage? Children? Professional/financial success? Notable charitable work?  Artistic legacy?  No. No. No. No. No.  Dead at 44 with virtually nothing to show for it.

True, he burned brightly for a short time but most of it was hype; his bodybuilding record was hardly distinguished.
 
1997 Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
1998 Ironman Pro Invitational - IFBB, 16th
2001 Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
2004 Arnold Classic - IFBB, 13th
2005 Toronto Pro - IFBB, Did not place

Bah!

NEVER HAD a 2nd act known for being massive,wheeler /ray great stage career's and segued to 2nd act as behind the scenes and gave up there champion 'builds'

[Gonuclear]

If you don't see it, you don't see it.  Obviously, you can't see what many others can.  So be it.  But is the arc of his life and career really something you are applauding or wish to emulate?  I doubt it.  Happy marriage? Children? Professional/financial success? Notable charitable work?  Artistic legacy?  No. No. No. No. No.  Dead at 44 with virtually nothing to show for it.

True, he burned brightly for a short time but most of it was hype; his bodybuilding record was hardly distinguished.
 
1997 Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
1998 Ironman Pro Invitational - IFBB, 16th
2001 Night of Champions - IFBB, Did not place
2004 Arnold Classic - IFBB, 13th
2005 Toronto Pro - IFBB, Did not place

Bah!

An ineffable "death look" that cannot be described, but one that you and an undisclosed cadre of others can detect?  Yes, of course.

Have whatever opinion you want of Greg Kovacs' achievements.  From his early youth all that he wanted was success in the bodybuilding world and he pursued that dream.  I would choose to leave it at that.  

[slate]

the only thing Greg abused were bathroom towels

everything else was within reason. but in the end the towels got to him

let that be a lesson to you all

[The Grim Lifter]

I'll bet a box of smores Nitro-Tech bars that Aaron "Mr. Intensity" Maddron delivers the eulogy.

Aaron delivers Eulogy's for bodybuilders 374% more intense than other Bodybuilders.

[AbrahamG]

Well said Slate and Grim!

[Oblique]

RIP, big K.

[_bruce_]

Sucks, he seemed like a nice fella. R.I.P.

[Tony Doherty]

I put up a story on Greg on my Blast from the past thread.

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=493468.225

[Gonuclear]

I put up a story on Greg on my Blast from the past thread.

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=493468.225

Thanks for linking it in.  He really looked amazing in that NPC poster.

He deserves to be remembered.

[galeniko]

he was very long with his woman.therefore, happy marriage.

he didnt place well, but was getting more covers and pages of propaganda than ppl who placed well in shows.

[BFG]

Greg was a heavy rec drug user, specifically Ketamine, GHB and benzos.

He seemed to need to escape reality, even at the peak of his career.