Greg Kovacs had almost 26" arms at his peak

[robcguns]

Awesome guy was Greg, fucking 500lb inclines for 12!!!

I remember all the pics I saw of him lifting were on the smith machine.

[Fortress]

I remember all the pics I saw of him lifting were on the smith machine.

Yep. And partials. With hands on.

Seriously strong guy, but the tales told by MuscleTech wankers are horseshit.

[_bruce_]

Greg looked amazing when he won the super-heavyweight and overall at the 1996 CBBF Nationals in Canada.  I think he was something like 296-lb at his height of 6'2.  Greg said in the column he had on RXMuscle that because of his performance that year, that he would give Greg an automatic invite to the Mr. Olympia contest, but that Greg was loyal to Paul Gardiner, who also founded the MuscleTech line of supplements [and may still own it.  Fortress would know].

Fortress is probably reading this thread thinking "Oh yeah, Greg - I'm reminded of how is "26 inch arms" made MUSCLEMAG become basically one giant ad for MuscleTech." 

In hindsight, Greg should have entered that Mr. Olympia contest in 1996, focusing on NOTHING aside from looking the same as he in Nationals.  Instead, he decided to add 20-lb of mass, which was supposed to make him around 325-lb for the 1997 Night of Champions - so we can extrapolate backwards and say he was 305-lb in 1996...but the weight of 296-lb was in my mind for some reason.  Maybe I just confused the weight with the year of the contest.

Sadly, in 1997, Greg showed up at the Night of Champions with 20-lb of added...synthol. 

Nether Animal has likely perused the photos I am speaking about.  Consider that Greg still dwarfed massive bodybuilders, synthol or not.  Lack of aesthetics or not.

[Nether Animal]

97 NOC

[dj181]

Awesome guy was Greg, fucking 500lb inclines for 12!!!

But godawful aesthetics FUCK!!!!

Certainly wasn't of Germanic stock

[mphgrove]

97 NOC

HATE those pointy syntholed up delts. Who the hell tells them that’s a good look?

[massa]

Saw Greg outside Beacon Theater after NOC 1996. Immense.  Arm was as big in girth as the torso of the girl he took the picture with. 

[mphgrove]

97 NOC

Gunther looking good.

[Bevo]

But godawful aesthetics FUCK!!!!

Certainly wasn't of Germanic stock

No doubt!! Gunter owning him there in that pic

[Danimal77]

I’d say 23-24” he was a huge guy but no way in hell 26”

Watch the video. He measures them.

[Danimal77]

I’m not one to exaggerate, but Greg’s upper arms could very well have taped-out at 26. As one who was often in his company, the guy was quite simply GIGANTIC. Keep in mind I’ve met a majority of the largest and most muscular men to have walked the earth. Kovacs made the biggest look like tiny tits.

I recall squeezing into the staff washroom (two stalls and one urinal) at MuscleMag’s offices with Paul Gardiner and Greg so the latter could preview his physique for an upcoming IFBB contest. He was 385 with abs (despite the sheer girth of his waist) and quite muscular.

At one point during some back shots he started cramping. Paul and I had a moment of terror thinking the spasming giant would crush us. Truly. It was frightening. I recoiled into the stall and Paul wedged between the urinal and the wall by the door.

Greg was essentially a lousy bodybuilder, aesthetically speaking, but his overwhelming mass was genuinely freakish.

One time he visited a warehouse with an industrial scale to get an accurate bodyweight. I recall it reading, like, 408, or something.

Photographs will never do the man’s immensity justice.

Have you ever met Vic Richards? Who was larger? I know Vic was only 5'9"-5'10" but sheer width wise.

[Bevo]

Have you ever met Vic Richards? Who was larger? I know Vic was only 5'9"-5'10" but sheer width wise.

Do the math if someone is 5’9/5’10 like you said and the other is 6’2 who do you think is larger?

Not talking about aesthetics just pure mass here

Paul dillett and Quincy Taylor are more impressive than Vic “overrated” Richards

Even art Atwood

[Danimal77]

Wow that big at only 6’1-2” I thought he was 6’4 or something.guy was a monster

No, he was minimum 6'2" if not 6'3". We've been over this before a couple of years ago where I provided plenty of comparison pics.

[Danimal77]

Got a lot of attention at the expos with those things:

 

[Danimal77]

97 NOC

Why post pics of him where he's clearly not even close to his peak?

[Danimal77]

No doubt!! Gunter owning him there in that pic

Of course he was. That was not Greg at his best.

[Danimal77]

Greg Kovacs with 5'11.5" Nasser El Sonbaty

[Danimal77]

Greg with Sean Allan compared to 6'1" Paul Dillet with Sean Allan and 5'10" peak Ronnie Coleman (even though he later got listed at 5'11") with Sean Allan. Greg was at least 6'3".

[Matt]

LOL!!!

Yeah...remember that New Year's Resolution I had to reduce my post size by 90% on here and on Facebook?  In case you thought otherwise, I should let you know that it failed pretty massively. 

[Nether Animal]

Why post pics of him where he's clearly not even close to his peak?

Because Matt brought that show up and mentioned me. Do you pay attention at all?

[SF1900]

Of course he was. That was not Greg at his best.

Haha lol at his legs in the 3rd pic. Horrible.

[robcguns]

Greg Kovacs with 5'11.5" Nasser El Sonbaty

Judging from pics I’d say he is looking 6’2.5” and those arms in that pic look around 24”.

[Fortress]

Have you ever met Vic Richards? Who was larger? I know Vic was only 5'9"-5'10" but sheer width wise.

I did. At his biggest and best. No question Richards was a more impressive “bodybuilder”, and he was massive, no doubt. Better muscle bellies, etc.

But for sheer WTF factor, Greg was the guy.

[Fortress]

Greg Kovacs with 5'11.5" Nasser El Sonbaty

I was standing off to the side when this pic was taken (I’m quite certain). That evening, we ate at a steak house.

(I cannot be sure as the whole timeline around that year is hazy.)

P.S. We lifted that weekend. Nasser stood on the scale in the changeroom. He was a few pounds over 315 and within 20 pounds of stage-type condition.

Beside Kovacs he appeared smallish.

Let that sink in.

[dj181]

No doubt!! Gunter owning him there in that pic

Just as any Germanic individual would

Christ! His aesthetics suck fucking ass

And what kinda surname is blowvacs??? Must be Slavic