The American bodybuilder is one of the famous athletes of past years with proportionally pumped muscles and a jeweled relief. Such forms - a consequence of old-school striking training with an emphasis on basic exercises. Looking at Kevin’s photo, the eye involuntarily stops at the spherical shoulders and biceps, the cubes on the stomach, reminiscent of a lined field for playing tic-tac-toe.
During his career, the athlete has conquered not a single Olympic Everest. Despite his age, Kevin Levrone still shows the world his ideal form and participates in tournaments. He does not have the most prestigious title “Mr. Olympia” in his piggy bank, but he took part in the tournament 11 times and climbed to the second step of the podium 4 times. During his career, Kevin won 23 competitions.
Biography facts
was born in July 1965, Maryland, Baltimore. The boy was born into a large family, where six children were raised by their mother for most of their lives. When his father died, Kevin was 10 years old. On the day of his parent's death, the boy realized that his childhood was over. To somehow take my mind off my problems, I started playing sports and quickly became interested. Later he realized that the best place to relieve stress is in the gym and focusing on the process.
After graduating from college, Kevin owns a small construction business and goes to the gym in his free time. But a tragic event again forced me to immerse myself in training. When the guy turned 24, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. A few months later she passed away. To relieve the pain of loss, he trained tirelessly.
professional bodybuilding. However, an innate sense of responsibility and perfectionism did not allow me to skip training and forced me to hone every movement. Seeing the guy’s success, friends advised him to take part in the state tournament. Kevin himself did not understand how he became a champion.
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“Search...,” the count repeated, apparently regretting that Semyon’s speech ended so soon. - Search? - he said, turning away the flaps of his fur coat and taking out a snuff box. “The other day, as Mikhail Sidorich came out from mass in full regalia...” Semyon did not finish, hearing the rut clearly heard in the quiet air with the howling of no more than two or three hounds. He bowed his head, listened and silently threatened the master. “They’ve attacked the brood...” he whispered, and they led him straight to Lyadovskaya. The count, having forgotten to wipe the smile from his face, looked ahead along the lintel into the distance and, without sniffing, held the snuffbox in his hand. Following the barking of the dogs, a voice was heard from the wolf, sent into Danila’s bass horn; the pack joined the first three dogs and the voices of the hounds could be heard roaring loudly, with that special howl that served as a sign of the rutting of the wolf. Those arriving no longer squawked, but hooted, and from behind all the voices came Danila’s voice, sometimes bassy, sometimes piercingly thin. Danila’s voice seemed to fill the entire forest, came out from behind the forest and sounded far into the field. After listening in silence for a few seconds, the count and his stirrup became convinced that the hounds had split into two flocks: one large one, roaring especially hotly, began to move away, the other part of the flock rushed along the forest past the count, and in the presence of this flock Danila’s hooting could be heard. Both of these ruts merged, shimmered, but both moved away. Semyon sighed and bent down to straighten the bundle in which the young male was entangled; The count also sighed and, noticing the snuff-box in his hand, opened it and took out a pinch. "Back!" Semyon shouted at the dog, who stepped out beyond the edge. The Count shuddered and dropped his snuffbox. Nastasya Ivanovna got down and began to lift her. The Count and Semyon looked at him. Suddenly, as often happens, the sound of the rut instantly came closer, as if, right there in front of them, there were the barking mouths of dogs and the hooting of Danila. The count looked around and to the right he saw Mitka, who was looking at the count with rolling eyes and, raising his hat, pointed him forward, to the other side. - Take care! - he shouted in such a voice that it was clear that this word had been painfully asking him to come out for a long time. And he galloped, releasing the dogs, towards the count. The Count and Semyon jumped out of the edge of the forest and to their left they saw a wolf, which, softly waddling, quietly jumped up to their left to the very edge at which they were standing. The evil dogs squealed and, breaking away from the pack, rushed towards the wolf past the legs of the horses. The wolf stopped running, awkwardly, like a sick toad, turned his big forehead to the dogs, and also softly waddling, jumped once, twice and, shaking a log (tail), disappeared into the edge of the forest. At that same moment, from the opposite edge of the forest, with a roar similar to crying, one, another, a third hound jumped out in confusion, and the whole pack rushed across the field, through the very place where the wolf had crawled (ran) through. Following the hounds, the hazel bushes parted and Danila’s brown horse, blackened with sweat, appeared. On her long back, in a lump, lolling forward, sat Danila, without a hat, with gray, tousled hair over a red, sweaty face. “Whoop, whoop!” he shouted. When he saw the count, lightning flashed in his eyes. “F...” he shouted, threatening the count with his raised arapnik. -About...the wolf!...hunters! - And as if not deigning to deign the embarrassed, frightened count with further conversation, he, with all the anger he had prepared for the count, hit the sunken wet sides of the brown gelding and rushed after the hounds. The Count, as if punished, stood looking around and trying with a smile to make Semyon regret his situation. But Semyon was no longer there: he, taking a detour through the bushes, jumped the wolf from the abatis. Greyhounds also jumped over the beast from both sides. But the wolf walked through the bushes and not a single hunter intercepted him. Nikolai Rostov, meanwhile, stood in his place, waiting for the beast. By the approach and distance of the rut, by the sounds of the voices of dogs known to him, by the approach, distance and elevation of the voices of those arriving, he felt what was happening on the island. He knew that there were arrived (young) and seasoned (old) wolves on the island; he knew that the hounds had split into two packs, that they were poisoning somewhere, and that something untoward had happened. Every second he waited for the beast to come to his side. He made thousands of different assumptions about how and from which side the animal would run and how it would poison it. Hope gave way to despair. Several times he turned to God with a prayer that the wolf would come out to him; he prayed with that passionate and conscientious feeling with which people pray in moments of great excitement, depending on an insignificant reason. “Well, what does it cost you,” he said to God, “to do this for me! I know that You are great, and that it is a sin to ask You for this; but for the sake of God, make sure that the seasoned one comes out on me, and that Karai, in front of the “uncle” who is watching from there, slams into his throat with a death grip.” A thousand times during these half-hours, with a persistent, tense and restless gaze, Rostov looked around the edge of the forest with two sparse oak trees over an aspen underhang, and the ravine with a worn edge, and the uncle’s hat, barely visible from behind a bush to the right.
Start in professional sports
A year later he won the National Championship. This success became the starting point for victories as a pro. Every year the athlete’s piggy bank was replenished with new medals, statuettes and titles. He confidently beat his opponents at the “Night of Champions” and received first place at the “Arnold Classic” and other prestigious competitions.
In the entire history of bodybuilding, Kevin has collected the most medals.
10 years later, the athlete was at the peak of his form and capabilities. At this time, Kevin showed the best result at the Grand Prix in England. This event became a key moment in his career, because... after a resounding victory, he never rose above 2nd place.
In 2003, the bodybuilder performed at the “Strength Show” and announced his retirement from cinema . He tries himself as an actor and does it well. It was rumored that age had taken its toll and it was no longer possible to carry heavy iron. That's what those who didn't know Kevin well thought. In 2007, a familiar name reappeared in the standings. However, until today, no new victories have been noted.
Best achievements in your career
The professional career of bodybuilder Kevin Levrone is one of the most memorable and vibrant even after the official end and retirement from the sport. The bodybuilder has always been able to create excitement around himself and maintain the interest of the public and bodybuilding fans. His career began in 1992, when he won a convincing victory at the German Grand Prix. A good start and beginning, unfortunately, did not help him win prizes with ease. Further victories were very difficult for Levrone, but he was always among the top five. The only exceptions were the Arnold Classic, held in 1997, where he took 8th place, and the Mr. Olympia with sixth place in 2003.
During his career, Levron won twenty-two victories in professional competitions and participated in more than 60 tournaments. Often in one year he had to participate in up to eight shows. Maintaining good physical shape for a long time is quite difficult. There is nothing surprising about this. Levrone always worked with weights that other athletes did not lift even when preparing for competitions. In his last competition he failed to become first. He lost the championship and second place to Jackson and Cutler. Many fans still disagree with this decision. Unfortunately, most competitions in which such a massive and aesthetically built athlete failed to become the first cause controversy and doubt. You can't bring back the past. Of course, due to age, you cannot restore your former form either. The athlete is already over fifty years old, so it’s quite difficult to compete against young bodybuilders.
Kevin Levrone training program
The training is made up of separate blocks and involves pumping individual muscle groups on different days.
- In the first, the legs receive increased load.
- In the second - the fan-shaped muscles of the chest, all 3 deltoids and triceps.
- In the third - back and biceps.
Under No. 1 and No. 2 are basic exercises, then isolation exercises.
According to Kevin: “15 sets will blow up any group.”
The number of repetitions the athlete varies. Changing the pace eliminates habituation and mobilizes the muscles well. Favorite exercises:
- overhead and seated presses;
- dumbbell lateral raises;
- shrugs;
- bringing your arms together in a block on a bench with an inclined back;
- incline presses;
- crossover arm training.
Future plans
At Olympia 2020, Levroni did not bother to be included in the list of those 15 best bodybuilders of our time, and shared the total 16th place with the rest of the bodybuilders. If we talk about the upper body, then Levroni looked pretty decent and cool, almost like in his best years, but the legs clearly fell out in comparison with the current leaders, for example, Phil Heath.
A little later, after several days, Kevin released a video where he talked about the reasons that prevented him from pumping up big legs. He attributed all this to chronic knee disease, which prevented him from fully exercising his quadriceps and hamstrings. Kevin Levrone started training his legs hard a month before the Olympia. He admits that despite his excellent genetics and ability to progress in a short time, he needs more time to prepare.
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Kevin also didn’t like the statements of Shawn Ray, who insisted that he would never get the kind of legs that Kevin had. The star herself answers this simply:
“Never tell another person that he can’t do something. I remember how everyone insisted that the road to Olympia was closed for me and that I would not return after a chest injury, its rupture, but I returned. I was once sure that Ronnie Coleman would never become an 8-time Mr. Olympia, and no one at the beginning of his career allowed this to happen, even taking into account the fact that he did not win prizes in his first competitions. When they tell you with an intelligent face that they see the future ahead, no, you’re not God, you don’t know what will happen next...”
Second wind
In 2020, the athlete became a popular personality in sports news. First, Kevin surprised fans with photos from training on Instagram and VKontakte, then announced his desire to participate in the Olympia to win the long-awaited title. The bodybuilder assured that for the sake of “hype” and cheap media popularity, he would not spend hours in the gym. Indeed, his figure looked powerful, but in comparison with other contenders for the title, his legs lagged behind in development. The muscleman explained that problems with his knees do not allow him to gain volume, but a month before the competition he will certainly do this. However, hopes were not justified. At the end of the tournament, the athlete did not even make it into the top 15 list.
| Year | Competitions | Place |
| 1991 | Nationals | 1 in category Heavyweight |
| 1991 | Nationals | 1 |
| 1991 | Junior Nationals | 2 in the Heavyweight category |
| 1992 | Grand Prix Germany | 1 |
| 1992 | Grand Prix England | 2 |
| 1992 | Chicago Pro | 3 |
| 1992 | Night of Champions | 1 |
| 1992 | Mr. Olympia | 2 |
| 1993 | Grand Prix France | 5 |
| 1993 | Grand Prix Finland | 2 |
| 1993 | Grand Prix Spain | 3 |
| 1993 | Grand Prix Germany | 1 |
| 1993 | Mr. Olympia | 5 |
| 1993 | Grand Prix England | 3 |
| 1994 | San Jose Pro | 1 |
| 1994 | San Francisco Pro | 1 |
| 1994 | Grand Prix France | 1 |
| 1994 | Grand Prix Italy | 1 |
| 1994 | Arnold Classic | 1 |
| 1994 | Mr. Olympia | 3 |
| 1994 | Grand Prix Spain | 2 |
| 1994 | Grand Prix Germany | 2 |
| 1994 | Grand Prix England | 2 |
| 1995 | Mr. Olympia | 2 |
| 1995 | Grand Prix Spain | 1 |
| 1995 | Grand Prix Germany | 1 |
| 1995 | Grand Prix England | 2 |
| 1995 | Grand Prix Russia | 1 |
| 1996 | San Jose Pro | 1 |
| 1996 | Arnold Classic | 1 |
| 1996 | San Francisco Pro | 1 |
| 1996 | Mr. Olympia | 3 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix Spain | 4 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix Germany | 3 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix England | 4 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix Czech Republic | 2 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix Switzerland | 3 |
| 1996 | Grand Prix Russia | 5 |
| 1997 | Arnold Classic | 8 |
| 1997 | Mr. Olympia | 4 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Hungary | 1 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Spain | 1 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Germany | 1 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix England | 1 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Czech Republic | 1 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Finland | 1 |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Russia | 2 |
| 1998 | San Francisco Pro | 1 |
| 1998 | Toronto/Montreal Pro | 2 |
| 1998 | Night of Champions | 2 |
| 1998 | Mr. Olympia | 4 |
| 1998 | Grand Prix Germany | 2 |
| 1998 | Grand Prix Finland | 2 |
| 1999 | Arnold Classic | 2 |
| 1999 | Mr. Olympia | 4 |
| 1999 | World Championship Pro | 3 |
| 1999 | Grand Prix England | 3 |
| 2000 | Arnold Classic | 3 |
| 2000 | Mr. Olympia | 2 |
| 2001 | Mr. Olympia | 3 |
| 2001 | Grand Prix England | 1 |
| 2002 | Arnold Classic | 5 |
| 2002 | Grand Prix Australia | 4 |
| 2002 | Mr. Olympia | 2 |
| 2003 | Arnold Classic | 5 |
| 2003 | San Francisco Pro | Refusal |
| 2003 | Mr. Olympia | 6 |
| 2003 | Power Show Pro | 3 |
| 2016 | Mr. Olympia | 16 |
| 2018 | Arnold Classic Australia | — |
Childhood
Fate was not kind to the boy: as soon as he turned ten years old, the head of the family passed away. According to the athlete’s biographers, it was this sad event that prompted our hero to start bodybuilding at least at the amateur level. It’s all very simple: the boy was having a hard time with his father’s passing, and therefore did not want to see anyone, communicate, or generally intersect with anyone in space. The best place for privacy was found in the gym.
Subsequently, the bodybuilder admitted that if not for this tragedy, perhaps he would not have become what he became, but if it had been possible to give up all his achievements for the sake of the life of a loved one, he would have accepted such an offer without hesitation. Alas, this is impossible... Be that as it may, according to the athlete, bodybuilding is the ideal sports discipline for singles.
Other activities and hobbies of the “Muscle Machine”
An athlete has no time to be upset. After Olympia, he went on a business trip around the countries. The purpose of the business tour was to present a new line of sports nutrition. He visited Spain, Germany, Greece. Kevin's tour of Russia was not limited to Moscow. In 2017, Levron conducted a series of seminars on nutrition in Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Tambov, and Ufa.
Today, the famous bodybuilder owns 2 clubs - in Maryland and Baltimore. In addition, he organized his own tournament and donates all the proceeds to a charitable foundation that he created in memory of his mother.
other passion is guitar. In the 2000s, the budding musician organized a band in Los Angeles and told reporters that he had decided to quit the sport. It turned out that in this way he decided to divert attention from himself in order to calmly prepare for Mr. Olympia.
Dorian Yates: I went to our family doctor, saying I was using chemistry to prepare to compete at a high level in my chosen sport. Fortunately, the doctor did not take a judgmental position. He agreed to monitor my health.
There are health risks to using anabolic steroids, and these are greater the longer you use the steroids. I took this risk and my health was as good as could be expected in my situation. My tests reflected what they should have seen - increased liver enzymes and decreased HDL due to oral steroids. When I was at my highest weight, 125-130kg, my blood pressure was borderline high.
But here I am now, I’m 54 years old, I haven’t competed for 17 years. I continue to monitor my health. I don’t have any enlarged organs, except for a slightly enlarged “athlete’s heart,” which is a common phenomenon in sports. The prostate is normal. Maybe I was just lucky, but I'm sure a lot of it was due to the fact that I used moderate dosages of chemicals.
Kevin Levrone: I started seeing a doctor in 1991 once I set my sights on winning the Nationals. I told him what I was doing and he agreed to do everything he could to keep me as healthy as possible.
What side effects did you experience and did they usually go away after finishing the course?
Dorian Yates: As I said, I observed an increase in blood pressure and liver enzyme levels, a decrease in the level of “good” cholesterol. Lowering HDL was the most worrying thing for me, because... This is a risk factor for heart problems. But his levels returned to normal.
Now I live differently. When I was a competitive bodybuilder, I never even touched alcohol. I never wanted to put any additional stress on my body beyond what it was already under from the chemo.
Kevin Levrone: Call me lucky, but I've never had any side effects. I never had gynecomastia, my hair didn’t fall out, I didn’t even have acne. I think there was a little water retention when I was on mass, and my liver enzymes were elevated when I was on the oral meds, like everyone else. But all this went away after completing the courses.
One terrible drug that is no longer new is the fat burner DNP, which is believed to have caused several deaths. When did you first hear about it, and have you ever tried it yourself?
Shawn Ray: As far as I know, DNP was not used in my time. And if it was used, then I cannot say what it is or who used it.
Dorian Yates: It's not really new. It has been used for 100 years already. No one I know has used it, including me. This is basically a poison that raises your body temperature.
I used clenbuterol for fat burning, and it was more than enough. I have never used thyroid medications. I was always naturally dry and had no problems losing weight. Sometimes I even lost fat so quickly that it started to bother me!
Kevin Levrone: I had never heard of this drug until last year.
Drugs like synthol now seem to be very widely used to increase the size of body parts like shoulders and arms. Sometimes the use of synthol is easy to notice, but some use it in a way that is difficult to detect. Do you think that in this sport, where "anything goes" when it comes to chemicals, the use of synthol is acceptable? Or do you consider synthol on the same level as breast and calf implants, and therefore consider its use unacceptable?
Shawn Ray: It's an adult sport. If guys want to use synthol, they can definitely do it. However, there are consequences to this, and there are certainly many unexplored long-term effects of its use, while the use of steroids is temporary and the body eventually returns to its normal state after the drugs are stopped. Personally, I feel sorry for those who use synthol and take such risks. However, the use of synthol is typical for those who want to be one of the best bodybuilders in the world.
Dorian Yates: I saw guys start using synthol in the late 90s. I've never used it myself. This is no longer bodybuilding. At the same time, you are not building muscles with at least some of your own labor, you are simply pumping them with oil. They don't look right, in my opinion. Therefore, I never considered using synthol as an unfair advantage.
Kevin Levrone: I beat guys who used synthol, like Nasser (El Sonbati). Flex (Wheeler) publicly announced that he also used it. All I know is that nothing can beat hard work and genetics. Synthol causes body parts to appear distorted and removes the fine detail you are supposed to show off. I'm actually old school and tell you, "Let your muscles show themselves." When guys use synthol, I see it as hurting themselves rather than an advantage on stage. After all, it looks stupid, and everyone notices how unreal it all is.
We have seen many deaths among current and former bodybuilders in recent years, mostly from heart attacks. What do you think is to blame for this? Are you worried that you may not live as long or as healthy as you could if you didn't use chemicals?
Shawn Ray: Obviously, a lot of these guys would still be alive if they weren't using steroids. Enlarged heart size, obesity, etc. are all factors in some of these premature deaths. This should serve as a warning to monitor your health and avoid abuse of anabolic steroids.
When it comes to the death of a bodybuilder, it can be seen as a consequence of many things. If he dies in a car accident, the press will focus on the athlete's size, pointing to it as the reason why he didn't survive!
Clearly, too many athletes have died too soon. All we can do as bodybuilders is pay attention to the warning signs, monitor our health in and out of season, get blood tests, EKGs, and if we use chemo, do it in moderation.
The athlete must have a clear understanding of the following:
- Why do I use steroids?
- How long will I use them?
- What will I do after I'm done with this?
You need to know the difference between use and abuse. Those who use chemistry without thinking about life outside of bodybuilding, life after competitions, will have big problems.
Dorian Yates: As I said several times above: as top-level bodybuilders, we took calculated risks. Now I lead a healthy lifestyle and that's all I can do. I'm sorry for everyone who has gone before me. They were my brothers in sports. To say that they all died because of their hearts is not entirely accurate or fair. My good friend Sonny Schmidt had cancer, Paul DeMaio died of a drug overdose, and I believe Mike Mentzer's prescription drugs were to blame for his death. Momo Benaziza died from diuretics, which are different from steroids in that they can kill you right away. I'm not sure it was ever known what killed Andreas Münzer, but it certainly wasn't a long-term chronic heart problem. He died shortly after the competition, as did Momo.
Diuretics were used in the 90s and are still used, and they are very harmful to the kidneys. There is no dispute that using large doses of steroids over many years is dangerous, especially for the heart. But in some medical cases, hormone replacement therapy can reduce the risk of certain chronic conditions.
Kevin Levrone: Personally, I'm not worried because... I used steroids sparingly and had longer periods of rest from them than most, if not all, of my colleagues.
Only a medical examination can say why all these guys died. The drugs that are used and are more dangerous than anything else are diuretics, as Dorian already said. Steroids and growth hormone can cause problems and kill you in the end, but diuretics can do that in a couple of hours.
I was there in Holland when Momo Benaziza died. But you know what? We have yet to see any Mr. Olympia die prematurely. Why? I think because they weren't as extreme in dosage as some would like to think. And those guys did not have the best genetics and took increased risks in an attempt to compensate for this and catch up with those who were more naturally gifted. Some people find it hard to accept that someone has better genetics and responds to chemistry much more strongly than the average person.
I'm guessing you're all on hormone replacement therapy right now. What are your current prescribed dosages to maintain health? Are you using growth hormone?
Shawn Ray: I haven't touched chemistry since I left the scene in 2001; that was the main reason why I left. Chemistry had become the least desirable aspect of competition, and I simply couldn't imagine competing for another year with chemistry still being a part of my life. I walked away from it and never looked back.
Dorian Yates: I am prescribed 200 mg of testosterone enanthate per week. It's not my choice.
After retiring from the stage, I would really like to not use steroids again, and also to lose significant weight so that I can wear stylish clothes! Bodybuilding was something I did for myself and not for anyone else, I wanted to be the best in this sport that I have talent for. Once I stopped performing, I saw no reason to ever use chemicals again. At that time I was just trying to start a family with my wife. Of course, my testosterone levels and sperm counts were low after I left in the fall of 1997. After 18 months, we were finally able to conceive. But 2 years after stopping the steroids, my testosterone levels were still low. I spoke to the doctor and hormone replacement therapy was started to bring my test levels back to normal. This actually reduces your risk of heart attack compared to when you test below normal.
I don't use growth hormone. The only reason why guys my age do this is to be thinner, and I can do that without any problems.
Kevin Levrone: For hormone replacement therapy, I use capsules sewn into the buttocks to a depth of several inches. Testosterone is released from them very slowly over several months. The dose is about 200 mg per week. I haven’t touched growth hormone since 1997.
Many bodybuilders who have retired from the scene feel the need to continue training at high dosages and remain huge long after retirement. Why do you think they do this? None of you three did that. Why did you choose not to get involved with this?
Shawn Ray: I believe that I have been given a gift - the gift of health in body and mind. The older I get, the more confident I am in this. I don't want to take it for granted and I'm very happy that I don't have any health problems after leaving.
As for the others, I never looked back at them. It turned out that we shared the same passion for bodybuilding, but I always understood where our commonality ended, I always knew that I was much more than just a bodybuilder, and that I would go through life differently than them .
Dorian Yates: Most, if not all of these guys want to maintain incredible size for psychological reasons. They have invested so much into achieving their current size and weight that it has become part of them. They are terrified that they might lose it. Obviously, such an extreme mass cannot be maintained without chemistry, and by this I mean dosages higher than with hormone replacement therapy. They are dependent not so much on the chemistry itself, but on their huge figure and the attention it gives them. Personally, I don't really give a fuck about it. I see guys writing comments like: “Dorian is only 113kg now! He is so small! And what? I did what I did. Was the best bodybuilder in the world for 6 years and that part of my life is now over. If I had tried to maintain the same mass all this time, I'm sure I would have had a heart attack and most likely would have been dead by now. But I live, I live well, and I plan to live for a long time.
Kevin Levrone: I think for some of these guys it's just too hard to break away from the huge bodybuilder image that people admired them for. You have to be a strong man to throw the syringe away and stop playing this role. So they cling to the past, continue to live in it, because a future in which they do not receive attention and respect for their body is too scary for them.
I don't want to be that 60-year-old guy you see on shows wearing a tank top with a weightlifting belt, carrying around a huge bottle of water. It's sad to see. Let it go!
I built my character out of pain and suffering. Lost my father when I was 7 and my mother died when I was too young. I had nothing else to cling to, and bodybuilding became my way out, my world for a long time. I like who I am now as a person, as a father to my son. My legacy as a bodybuilding champion lives on in photographs, videos and in the memories of fans of those years. So I don't have to cling to it anymore.
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In recent interviews, the bodybuilder states that he does not need a special invitation to the 2020 Olympia. He wants to get into the tournament after confirming his classification at the PRO tournament. The strongman diligently pumps his legs and counts the months until the competition. Now his weight in squats is 185 kg. The bodybuilder’s next start will take place in July in Canada at Vancouver-PRO.
The tournament organizers are happy for the athlete and hope that the “legend” will prove to everyone that you can win at any age.
What to expect from a stubborn bodybuilder is unknown. However, in what form the athlete will become clear in the summer. However, fans are waiting for good news.
Kevin Levroni returns to bodybuilding
Kevin Levroni has now become almost the main star and news sensation of bodybuilding in 2020. At the beginning of the year, he simply surprised all his fans with his progress in volume and posted his photos to confirm this. At the end of spring 2016, he announced his participation in Olympia after a long break. I decided to go there not for the sake of “hype” and media exposure, but as a potential candidate for victory.
Then came the summer itself and Olympia, after which the fans split into two camps, those who were disappointed by Kevin’s form, and those who were truly surprised. Further, print publications and online media practically did not remember Levroni; the hype around his name subsided. We decided to tell you about the last 12 months of the bodybuilder’s life, how Kevin Levroni lives now, what he does, what his plans are for 2018.
Childhood and youth
Kevin was born in the American city of Baltimore, Maryland, in the summer of 1965, where the first years of the boy’s biography passed. His mother was African American and his father was Italian. In addition to Levron, the parents raised five more children. At the age of 10, he lost his father and was very worried about this. In a noisy house it was difficult for him to be alone with his own thoughts, so he began to play sports.
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Kevin Levrone in his youth
Life gradually got better, Kevin graduated from high school and then college. Afterwards he began to pursue a career in construction and opened his own business. At the age of 24, a second blow of fate awaited him: Levron’s mother died of cancer. The guy took his grief to the gym, where he trained hard until his strength completely left him. From that moment on, bodybuilding became a part of his life.
Achievements
- 1991 - HeavyWeight, 1st place at Nationals - NPC, HeavyWeight, overall winner of Nationals - NPC
- 1992 – 3rd place at the Chicago Pro Invitational, 1st place at Night of Champions, 2nd place at Mr. Olympia
- 1993 – 1st place at Grand Prix Germany
- 1994 – 1st place at the Arnold Classic, 1st place at the Grand Prix France
- 1995 – 1st place at the Grand Prix Germany, 2nd place at Mr. Olympia
- 1996 – 1st place at Arnold Classic, 3rd place at Mr. Olympia
- 1997 – 2nd place at the Arnold Classic, 1st place at the Grand Prix Spain
- 1998 – 2nd place at Grand Prix Germany, 1st place at San Francisco Pro Invitational
- 1999 – 2nd place at the Arnold Classic, 3rd place at the Grand Prix England
- 2000 – 3rd place at Arnold Classic, 2nd place at Mr. Olympia
- 2001 – 1st place at Grand Prix England, 3rd place at Mr. Olympia
- 2002 – 2nd place at Mr. Olympia
- 2003 – 3rd place at Show of Strength Pro Championship
What does the coming September have in store for us?
Therefore, Kevin makes a statement and will show his class in Las Vegas on September 16-17. You believe? - I believe! If you compare his forms in the photos of 1992 and 2003 (and this is a difference of almost ten years), I’ll tell you, he became even better, even more gorgeous - chiseled forms, impressive muscle relief, the geography of landscapes on the parchment of the skin, like on the map.
During that break he performed a miracle on himself. And in our example, a pause of 13 years (from 2003 to 2020), something tells me, may have the same effect.
The world knows of cases of bodybuilding legends returning after many years of absence from competitions. This was done by Sergio Oliva in 1948, who reappeared to the sports community 11 years later, in 1995 by Lou Ferrinho (17 years later), and in 2020 by Fedorov (seven years later). Yes, unsuccessful, to put it mildly.
Even Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbo took five years off for themselves, but these are always winners.
Today, Kevin Levrone is once again powerful and powerful. Hey skeptics! Watch the latest numerous videos of the Master preparing for Mr. Olympia 2016, he openly demonstrates there that his statement about returning to the big stage is by no means unfounded. Kevin is still a god who came down from Olympus.
With a height of 176 cm, from 127 kg by September he will reach his crowning height of 112-115. After all, in one of his last interviews he previously said that it costs him nothing to get in shape in three to five months. And he performed this trick more than once.
Our celestial has a biceps of 56 cm, a waist of 86 cm (like two Gurchenkos), a neck of 47 cm, a chest of 145 cm, a thigh of 84 and a lower leg of 49 cm.
Impressive? Plus muscle memory at the genetic level, plus character.
