'World's most monstrous bodybuilder' known as The Mutant dies aged 36

Daily Mail ^ | 9/12/24 | Will Stewart

[Libloather]

A Belarusian man dubbed the world's 'most monstrous bodybuilder' has reportedly died of a heart attack aged just 36.

Illia 'Golem' Yefimchyk ate seven times a day and consumed 16,500 calories, including 108 pieces of sushi and 2.5 kilograms of steak.

Known as the '340lbs beast' and also The Mutant, he stood 6ft 1 inch tall and boasted a 61-inch chest and 25-inch biceps.

He reportedly suffered a heart attack at home on September 6, while his wife Anna performed chest compressions as she waited for the ambulance.

The bodybuilder was flown to hospital by helicopter.

'I prayed all this time, hoping that Illia would recover,' Anna told Belarusian local media.

'I spent every day by his side, hoping, and his heart started beating again for two days, but the doctor gave me the terrible news that his brain had died.'

She said after his death: 'I thank everyone for their condolences. It's very heartwarming to realise that I am not left alone in this world, and so many people have offered me help and support.'

Russian newspaper Kommersant reported: 'On September 6, the athlete suffered a heart attack and fell into a coma.'

[sevinufnine]

Appreciate the support and sorry for a late reply. Those 2 rude posts towards the man’s widow upset me so badly I couldn’t bear to check for replies until now.

One thing Mike’s death did help me with was empathy. It was very rare for me to feel any unless it was for him or our children. Now it is painful to read of other’s losses. Funny how something so terrible can bring something good out of a person, isn’t it?

[Nateman]

While in the VA hospital I saw lots of patients who had problems that could not be fixed. I consider myself lucky that I became better than when I went in. Probably added more years than I had actually served.

[21twelve]

As I was thinking about it when writing my previous post I was thinking it wouldn't hurt to get a refresher course it has been so long. I last took it when they still had the rescuer breath every so often between pushes. And no defibrillator instruction.

Now they just recommend the chest compressions. And much faster than I think I remember. I read somewhere that the compressions should keep time with the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”

Short 2 min. long example showing people practicing CPR to the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wARruhshko

[Sirius Lee]

Seems retarded, but then a lot of human activities are. Especially when taken to extremes.