RIP Mike Wolfe

[tommywishbone]

Good man.  100 percent Legit.

PIP POWERLIFTER PIP❤️

[wes]

A fucking shame.

RIP

[Obvious Gimmick]

Very sad. Super good guy. Always helpful with tips.
Bench in Peace

[falco]

RIP Ironbrother.

[karasan]

Lots of people ignore the symptoms or neglect to see a physician to catch problems early.  Dunno if that's what happened here ...RIP in peace to the guy

Rip big fella...
My late brother died from a massive heart attack in his sleep at age 38
From his mobile phone's search history I found out he searched
Heart attack symptoms
Angina pectoris
Heaviness on chest...

Tragically he developed these symptoms two weeks prior his demise.
He visited a cardiologist and under gone effort test which was ok
Later I discussed with her doctor, she said he had elevated blood levels and slightly elevated BP
She said it is not possible to realize clogging without angiogram if it is not over 70 percent
There are definitely signs but they develop suddenly and for a massive powerlifter it wouldn't take too long for some kind of blood clot resulting a massive heart attack, as high intensity exercise is a big risk if arteries are clogged.
P.S: Arythmia is a very serious sign. Both of my parents died shortly after developing arythmia.

[Bevo]

Man, there seems to be pretty much a death every other wk on this board   

[2020 Olympia]

From what i remember he downsized and "retired" in like 2009. Got down to like 275 pounds.

Then came back a few years later and started gaining weight again.

His last PL meet he was 390 pounds.

Such a shame.

RIP mike

He was my client, and tried helping him lose weight after he did it once on his own. Slimmed down to 300 then started again to bulk to 420. I learned a lot frim him about benching. Great guy, had a wife and daughter I believe. I am nit sure why people do not understand that artificial hormonization coupled with massive food intake will take its toll.

[deadz]

RIP mike

He was my client, and tried helping him lose weight after he did it once on his own. Slimmed down to 300 then started again to bulk to 420. I learned a lot frim him about benching. Great guy, had a wife and daughter I believe. I am nit sure why people do not understand that artificial hormonization coupled with massive food intake will take its toll.

Extremes of anything will kill you, Mike was extreme.

[Van_Bilderass]

Saw this on IG and recognized the guy in the pic but didn't immediately make the connection to the poster here.

He was gargantuan. There are a few powerlifters who have downsized but they all say it's a constant fight. Here's one PL I've seen on IG who downsized over several years.

https://instagram.com/vincentdizenzo?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

[BB]

Saw this on IG and recognized the guy in the pic but didn't immediately make the connection to the poster here.

He was gargantuan. There are a few powerlifters who have downsized but they all say it's a constant fight. Here's one PL I've seen on IG who downsized over several years.

https://instagram.com/vincentdizenzo?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Dizenzo's downsizing is crazy. Great skin elasticity, I'd never guess it was the same guy I watched on youtube chase and get #405 up. Wendler is another that came off nicely, except for his propensity for facial bloat -

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[ZOD]

Wow. RIP.

[ProudVirgin69]

Saw this on IG and recognized the guy in the pic but didn't immediately make the connection to the poster here.

He was gargantuan. There are a few powerlifters who have downsized but they all say it's a constant fight. Here's one PL I've seen on IG who downsized over several years.

https://instagram.com/vincentdizenzo?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

A mental fight, I assume they mean?  Otherwise that’s like Tom Prince (PBUH) or whoever who said he could never go below 220 or whatever dumbass thing it was

[ProudVirgin69]

Dizenzo's downsizing is crazy. Great skin elasticity, I'd never guess it was the same guy I watched on youtube chase and get #405 up. Wendler is another that came off nicely, except for his propensity for facial bloat -

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I like how some guy goes “WOW!” After each rep 

[Matt]

A mental fight, I assume they mean?  Otherwise that’s like Tom Prince (PBUH) or whoever who said he could never go below 220 or whatever dumbass thing it was

He said 245-250.

And yeah, that would be hard for him ON STEROIDS.

It didn't cross TP's mind how easily you drop weight without PED's.

Speaking of struggling with weight loss, Valuetainment just interviewed Ethan Suplee. He looks like he might be up 50-lb from his 265 bodybuilder look he had in 2020.

Food addiction must be so hard to deal with.

[IroNat]

Just eating less is too hard.

Being hungry 24/7 is a recipe for failure.

You need to do keto so you can feel full.

[BayGBM]

Very sad news

Followed him on social media and he was always friendly and witty. Terrible loss for his family… sad for his friends and fans.  RIP.

Bay likey.

[thebrink]

Agreed.

Everyone should plan their heart attacks around important events...like vacations, weddings, births, etc.

Lolol

[Matt]

Lots of people ignore the symptoms or neglect to see a physician to catch problems early.  Dunno if that's what happened here ...RIP in peace to the guy

I assumed Mike had just dropped dead. But it looks like that is not the case:

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php/?fbid=10158432227653344

Mike's Facebook page:

https://m.facebook.com/679918343/

[BB]

He had Covid a while back, seems it might've been more serious than I thought -

"Just want to take a minute to Thank my long time buddy Dave Wallace, his wife Jamie, the whole crew from Jamie’s Place and everyone who showed up last for the benefit. Thank You! You guys are all amazing and we are beyond blessed to have friends and family like you guys!
It’s been a long road I never thought when I woke up in the hospital in Oct that I’d still be sitting in a rehab facility going into March but here we are! On the positive side Yes Covid kicked my ass but I’m still here and fighting to get back to a normal life!
With that said there is no way in hell I’d be able to do this without my wife at my side. I can be having a bad day and when she walks into my room all that goes away and the smile comes out. She has been my rock, my foundation to build off of. Thank You Baby - I love you!
Once again Thank You to everyone there last night supporting the benefit and helping out!".

[Matt]

^ That's a pity. 

Looks like Mike had some health issues for a while now - and he was 425-lb at his biggest.  I thought he was 5'10", but I can't remember why I thought that.

Does anyone know? For perspective, Greg Kovacs was 6'2", and his heaviest was 416-lb.

Blew my pec out yesterday in a bench contest. Two weeks ago I had a slight tear in it with 680 off a 1 board, felt it tear at the lockout. Spent the last two weeks trying to rush rehab it with ice massage and tens unit. Showed up at contest down by Nashville yesterday opened with 630 smoked it. I then jumped to 655 felt it pull a bit on my chest but pushed it anyways lost it bout half way up. Took it again and as soon as I went to push "POP" went the pec and it sat on me. I thought I truly had a legit shot at 680-700 at this meet but my body said other wise. I weighed in at a HUGE 424 which was one pound off my all time biggest.

I promised the wife after this contest I would back off everything and focus on getting healthy again. I'm a fucking mess right now, BP is through the roof, arthritis is fucking killing me, knees are both shot and my anxiety is out of the fucking roof. So as I sit here eating my last Sunday night Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream for a year I'm figuring out my game plan to drop this chub and become a stud again.

Wish me luck and dedication fuckers!!! When I'm all said and done there will only be one Big Bad Wolfe everyone will be Dennis who? Hahahaha!!!!

[Matt]

Looks like Mike had been getting healthy for a while:

Big bencher Mike Wolfe has announced that he is done competing. Wolfe tipped the scales at over 400 pounds for much of his competitive powerlifting career but last month competed as a 275 and bench pressed 525 pounds raw. Wolfe was a top presser both in and out of gear with top benches of 859 pounds and 600 pounds raw. Wolfe has opened a gym and is now coaching. Wolfe at WannaBeBig: "My body weight was 269 today that puts me down a 151 pounds since starting I feel great. Im done competing for good... Im coaching fulltime now and got a great crew. We just openeda new gym here in Celina Ohio it is a 24 hr key club and we got everything a powerlifter needs to make gains except a monolift... My goals now are to stay healthy and get down to 210 so I will be half the man I was. Ive lost size and muscle and strength but Im healthy as I could ever be!!!"

https://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/11274

[Marty Champions]

Back from dead now alive sickenin near death esperience

[Hypertrophy]

Just eating less is too hard.

Being hungry 24/7 is a recipe for failure.

You need to do keto so you can feel full.

I just dropped my calories down to 2000-2200 a day, eating anything I want. It has been a max of 100 g protein, 75-100 g fat and the balance carbs (~200). It was hard at first to eat that little relative to what I had been eating but I'm roughly 10 weeks into it and it is easy to get by on that number now. I have lost on average 2 pounds a week. I started at 220 and am now at 201 as of today. No hunger pangs. Target weight is 190.


A calorie app is super helpful. I use one called Fat Secret and it has made me aware of what I eat.  My cardio averages only 2 hrs a week but soon I'll start cycling longer and it'll be 4-5 hours so I'll adjust the calories up to 2500 a day when I do.


Keto and me don't get along.

[2020 Olympia]

^ That's a pity. 

Looks like Mike had some health issues for a while now - and he was 425-lb at his biggest.  I thought he was 5'10", but I can't remember why I thought that.

Does anyone know? For perspective, Greg Kovacs was 6'2", and his heaviest was 416-lb.

he was 182cm or 6'

[Matt]

he was 182cm or 6'

He must have been a massive wonder in person. Six feet under 420-lb...apparently, he was frequently 420 from what I can tell [or...close enough].

He slimmed down to 275 by 2017...I wonder if he wasn't able to keep the weight off in the past five years. I can't really tell from that hospital picture - he still looks huge, but could easily be over 300 there.

He said he wanted to drop to 210 - I think that would have been ideal for him.