LEVRONE - '98 Olympia

[Nether Animal]

Kevin was still huge all over at this point, I think '98 was his best year due to his NOC performance.

[Nether Animal]

Back was about as good as it ever was here...

[Nether Animal]

You can see he was a bit sharper at the NOC.

[Rudee]

It's a shame to see him going through a mid-life crisis now, with the delusional come back and social media rants.

[titusisback]

Back was about as good as it ever was here...

This is amazing

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[NarcissisticDeity]

 

[Danimal77]

Kevin was still huge all over at this point, I think '98 was his best year due to his NOC performance.

Kevin looked damn good at a legit 250 pounds. Can't believe he claimed 243 in 2016..

[AbrahamG]

Was this the last year he had legs?

[Nether Animal]

Was this the last year he had legs?

Not really, but its the last year his legs weren't noticeably declining.

[Danimal77]

Not really, but its the last year his legs weren't noticeably declining.

According to Kevin himself, he first started having knee problems in 2000 which is around the time his legs started to decline. They remained passable until 2002.

[Nether Animal]

According to Kevin himself, he first started having knee problems in 2000 which is around the time his legs started to decline. They remained passable until 2002.

It's hard to tell exactly when they started to decline, since he started going off cycle during those years and coming in smaller in some shows.

[Bevo]

Kevin looked damn good at a legit 250 pounds. Can't believe he claimed 243 in 2016..

What do u think Kevin weighed in the 2001/2002/2003 Olympia's?? He claimed in the 240's but even at that time he didn't look like it

[Parker]

Kevin was still huge all over at this point, I think '98 was his best year due to his NOC performance.

Arms look bigger than Ronnie's...100 pound dumbbell curls in your face.

[Nether Animal]

More '98. In hindsight, '97 was slightly bigger at points, but he was still monstrous here.

[Nether Animal]

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[Mr.1derful]

'97 Euro Tour Kevin was his all-time best in my book.

[Matt]

Kevin was still huge all over at this point, I think '98 was his best year due to his NOC performance.

I did think the 1997-1998 "school year" was his best year".  Basically from the Olympia time to the Spring shows.

He may have had his best combination of conditioning with size at that point.  His legs and back were also huge - two areas which have since regressed.  Understandably so at over 50, but even in 2001, he was regressing in those areas.

So I would tend to agree with you on that.

[Nether Animal]

I did think the 1997-1998 "school year" was his best year".  Basically from the Olympia time to the Spring shows.

He may have had his best combination of conditioning with size at that point.  His legs and back were also huge - two areas which have since regressed.  Understandably so at over 50, but even in 2001, he was regressing in those areas.

So I would tend to agree with you on that.

His back had regressed greatly by 2000, even.
 

[Fortress]

Sad how far he's regressed. As I have said, his comeback has severely tarnished the memory of what he once was. The man is a fool.

[NelsonMuntz]

I was at the 98 Toronto show where he placed second to Ronnie, He and the rest of the gang were absolute freaks

the lineup at that show was wayy better than what they put out these days

1
Ronnie Coleman

 
2
Kevin Levrone

 
3
Mike Matarazzo

 
4
Porter Cottrell

 
5
Claude Grouix

 
6
Gunter Schlierkamp

 
7
Milos Sarcev

 
8
Anthony (Wolf) Williams

 
9
Brian Buchanan

 
10
Henderson Thorne

 
11
Eddie Robinson

 
12
Oleg Zhur

 
13
Fredon Boojaklee

 
14
Craig Licker

 
15
Roberto Morisho

 
16
Bob Weatherill

 
16
Ingvar Larsson

 
18
David Alleyne

 
18
Emeric Delczeg

 
18
Gianluca Catapano

 
18
Guseppe Albi

 
18
Jack Smith

 
18
John Simmons

 
18
Max Maffucci

 
18
Shaun Davis

 
18
Stefano Biondi

 
18
Steve Davis

 
18
Tom Zechmeister

 
NP
Mauro Sarni

 
NP
Renel Janvier

[Hulkster]

Arms look bigger than Ronnie's...100 pound dumbbell curls in your face.

they probably were bigger. but not better.

puffy and not as hard with little separation relative to Ronnie's. check out that most muscular

[Iceman1981]

Kevin looked damn good at a legit 250 pounds. Can't believe he claimed 243 in 2016..

Ronnie was listed at 247 lbs at the prejudging and was probably at least 5 lbs heavier at the finals. So I really have to question Kevin on the weight he said he was in 1998.

Kevin is known for lying about his weight. I'll leave this here.................

[Bevo]

His back had regressed greatly by 2000, even.
 

Even his hair has regressed the past few years

Now he's bald and can't grow a full head of hair anymore 

[ESFitness]

I was at the 98 Toronto show where he placed second to Ronnie, He and the rest of the gang were absolute freaks

the lineup at that show was wayy better than what they put out these days

1
Ronnie Coleman

 
2
Kevin Levrone

 
3
Mike Matarazzo

 
4
Porter Cottrell

 
5
Claude Grouix

 
6
Gunter Schlierkamp

 
7
Milos Sarcev

 
8
Anthony (Wolf) Williams

 
9
Brian Buchanan

 
10
Henderson Thorne

 
11
Eddie Robinson

 
12
Oleg Zhur

 
13
Fredon Boojaklee

 
14
Craig Licker

 
15
Roberto Morisho

 
16
Bob Weatherill

 
16
Ingvar Larsson

 
18
David Alleyne

 
18
Emeric Delczeg

 
18
Gianluca Catapano

 
18
Guseppe Albi

 
18
Jack Smith

 
18
John Simmons

 
18
Max Maffucci

 
18
Shaun Davis

 
18
Stefano Biondi

 
18
Steve Davis

 
18
Tom Zechmeister

 
NP
Mauro Sarni

 
NP
Renel Janvier

Craig Licker was in that show ??

Btw, those shots of kev in the blue shorts up top of the page looking awful lot like him in 97 Olympia

I think it's pretty much agreed upon that Kevin's best ever was the 97 Grand Prix where he progressively pissed out all the water he was holding at the Olympia and supposedly did so on a steady diet of Jack Daniels LOL. I believe that's also the year that Cormier said Kevin misplaced or lost is fanny pack thing containing all his cash that he won on the Grand Prix tore up until that point like like three shows Worth or something LOL I think he said they eventually found the bag though