Greg Kovacs: The Human Tank

Even artificial intelligence would look at this physique and say, this can’t be real.

Greg Kovacs was not just big — he was an extreme outlier in human size and strength.

Standing 6’7” tall and weighing well over 430 pounds, he existed on a scale few could

comprehend. With 27-inch arms, he made elite professionals like Jay Cutler appear small,

and even the so-called “German Tank,” Markus Rühl, looked undersized next to him.

His strength matched his size. Greg reportedly bench pressed 670 pounds for eight

repetitions, leg pressed more than 2,000 pounds for 20 reps, and curled 130-pound

dumbbells as if they were nothing. His raw power was so intense that machines bent,