World-famous bodybuilder Illia “Golem” Yefimchyk has died suddenly after suffering a heart attack, according to reports.
The Belarusian man, dubbed the world’s “most monstrous bodybuilder,” was just 36 years old when he died.
Known as “The Mutant” and the “340lbs beast,” Yefimchyk was 6ft 1 inch tall and boasted a 61-inch chest and 25-inch biceps.
Yefimchyk ate seven times a day and consumed 16,500 calories, including 108 pieces of sushi and 5 1/2 lbs of steak.
He reportedly suffered a heart attack and died at home on September 6.
His wife Anna performed chest compressions as she waited for the ambulance.
The bodybuilder was flown by helicopter to a hospital where he was confirmed dead.
“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.”
After his death, she said:
“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.”
Yefimchyk’s death was confirmed on September 11.
While not competing professionally, Yefimchyk became iconic on social media with more than 300,000 Instagram followers with fans seeing him as pushing the boundaries of human capability.
He impressively achieved lifts of 600-pound bench press, 700-pound deadlifts, and 700-pound squats.
At school in Belarus, Yefimchyk reportedly weighed just 150 pounds and could not do a single push up.
“My transformation is a result of years of hard training and discipline, paired with an understanding of exercise physiology and nutrition,” he had said.
“My mission is to instil a work ethic in people so they can overcome and surmount their fears while acting confidently towards the betterment of themselves and those around them.”
In 2020, he told Muscular Development that he started his bodybuilding journey as a teenager.
He said he wanted to follow in the footsteps of the greats.
“All I knew was that I wanted to have a chest and biceps like Arnold Schwarzenegger,” he said.
His target before he died was to reach 380lbs.
He lived in Belarus and had homes in the Czech Republic, the U.S., and Dubai.
He is not the first bodybuilder to die young recently, however.
His demise is likely to raise questions about the sudden deaths of young athletes.
Others are Brazil’s Antonion Souza, 26, and Britain’s bodybuilder Neil Currey, 34.
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