Everyone is used to the fact that people involved in bodybuilding, powerlifting have a fairly large physical size. But among them there are record-holders. They stand out not only power and strength, but also set records in their sports. And they sometimes meet with each other. So, our next top answers the question about which are the largest bodybuilders in the world .
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Greg Valentino
The smallest athlete opens our top of the largest bodybuilders in the world. His height is only 168 cm, but a miniature man can not be named, because Greg Valentino is the owner of the largest hands in bodybuilding. The circumference of his biceps is 69 cm. It is clear that it is impossible to achieve such a result by usual trainings. But Greg does not hide that he once actively indulged in anabolic and steroids. Well, guys can only dream of such a size, and the girls admire the magnificent body!
9
Ray Williams
Williams, ranked 9th highest bodybuilders in the world, once worked as a football coach at Alabama College. But he really wanted to succeed in the field of powerlifting and went to his dream. In 2014, Ray became the champion of America in squatting with a barbell in the weight category up to 125 kg. The secret of his success, Ray believes diet. He eats dishes cooked in the spirit of "food of the southern states".As far as food is productive, see for yourself: the heavyweight weighs 163 kg with a height of 182 cm.
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Greg Kovacs
Kovacs, ranked 8th in the list of the largest bodybuilders in the world, with an increase of 191 cm weighs 150 kg. Once he cherished the dream of becoming a hockey player. Greg even played in the Canadian national hockey team. But quickly realized that he was attracted to powerlifting. During his career he took part in dozens of different professional competitions, and after the end of his career he became a coach.
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Mikhail Koklyaev
Our compatriot wears the title of "Russia's Most Strong Man", is the multiple world champion in weightlifting. His sporting path began with karate and boxing, which he was engaged in as a young man. Then he moved to weightlifting, and it raced. .. At the moment, he coaches the Russian national team for power extreme. Russian athlete, who is one of the largest bodybuilders in the world, weighs 140 kg, with an increase of 193 cm.
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Duane Johnson
The most famous wrestler and actor is also one of the biggest bodybuilders in the world. It's no wonder that Dwayne went into wrestling and began to exercise powerlifting, because his father was a popular bodybuilder and wrestler. Many viewers remember Johnson for filming in the films "Fast and the Furious", "Wide Stepping", "The Scorpion King".Growth of Dwayne is 196 cm, and it weighs 120 kg.
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Ralph Mueller
Even in his youth, Ralph took a great interest in athletics. In 1984, Muller, who occupies the middle of the top of the largest bodybuilders in the world, became the champion of Germany. He is not only an athlete, but also an actor: he starred in such films as Batman and Robin, Gladiator, Conan the Barbarian. With an increase of 198 cm, has a weight of 128-130 kg.
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Lu Ferrigno
Bodybuilder with a difficult fate. He did not expect the professional success of many well-known bodybuilders. But Lu, who occupies the 4th place of the largest bodybuilders in the world, persistently pursued his goal and achieved success: he became "Mr. Universe".In childhood he suffered a sharp form of otitis, because of what he could lose his hearing. Ferrigno, who weighs 125 kg, has a height of 197 cm and a biceps volume of 58 cm, is not only a bodybuilder, but an actor and trainer.
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Kirill Sarychev
The youngest athlete of our ranking of the world's largest bodybuilders. Kirill is only 26 years old, and he already has the title of master of sports of international class in powerlifting and bench bench press. In parallel with the competitions, he studies in graduate school of the Saratov Agricultural University. Performs both at Russian competitions and at international competitions. With an increase of 197 cm, Sarychev has a weight of 160 kg.
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Noah Steer
The bodybuilder from the US, ranked second in our ranking, had impressive physical data since childhood. With a height of 2.04 m, weight 138 kg and a biceps volume of 66 cm, is one of the biggest athletes of the world. Noeh rarely competes in competitions, so his biggest achievement is the 5th place in the tournament "Nashional's", held in 2001.
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Haftor Bjornsson
Heavyweight Haftor, who took first place in the ranking of the world's largest bodybuilders, is known for the role of Gregor Kligan from the series "The Game of Thrones."It was taken there, thanks to its impressive physical dimensions, because with an increase of 2.06 meters, the Haftor weighs 200 kg! Many times I won prizes for the title of "The strongest man in the world".
