Darren Oliver RIP

[Delt King]

I just heard that Darren Oliver (Canadian Pro trainer) has passed away. I don't know the details yet. It's a sad day in the bodybuilding world.

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Sad news :(
RIP

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[razorsedge]

wtf...will watch for details...sad..very sad news for sure and a huge loss to Canadian Body Building...

[kibrood]

What a sad day this is for our community. I have know Darren for over 10 years as his co-worker, his manager, and his friend. Very few people had his passion for this sport, his eye for movement, and his willingness to share his knowledge.

RIP Big D. We will miss you dearly.

[BDH]

Never met him, but being in the biz, you couldn't help but hear his name everywhere. RIP, big guy...

[blp]

da king is dead , i know him since 10 years from montreal rock gym days , genuine , smart , wild , raw , unique , he will never go forgotten , im th one who convinced or inspire him to move to toronto

[natenator]

very sad indeed

[Praetorian]

RIP
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[Prisoner#22]

Shocking! What a tradgedy. Sad news.

[JonnyO]

Wow he seemed to be pretty young and in good health. I wonder what the cause was. My condolences to his friends and family. He seemed like a good guy and a wicked trainer.

[steve_d]

Was shocked when I heard this! I never met the guy, but always enjoyed hearing what he had to say in his videos with his numerous clients...RIP

[69challenger]

My thoughts and prayers to his family and loved ones.
Rest In Peace

[kibrood]

Looks like he passed in his hotel room. No cause known yet, some speculation, but nothing solid. Been talking with a lot of people we knew through the industry. Absolute shock and sadness.

[blp]

hearth failure , system was clear , he had minor attack on several it seem in last 3 weeks , why he never head to clinic that a
mystery , many knew he was scare n hate hospital , he wasnt on blood pressure med , or did blood profile check


darren jewish , non religious i guess, will b a jewish funeral at noon in montreal this comin monday , is dad still alive at 80yo a
retired teacher , he as a brother steven of same age

[kibrood]

thank you for the info blp. I'm hoping we can do something local for the GTA crew - maybe a memorial of some sort.

[natenator]

hearth failure , system was clear , he had minor attack on several it seem in last 3 weeks , why he never head to clinic that a
mystery , many knew he was scare n hate hospital , he wasnt on blood pressure med , or did blood profile check


darren jewish , non religious i guess, will b a jewish funeral at noon in montreal this comin monday , is dad still alive at 80yo a
retired teacher , he as a brother steven of same age

Lets not spread false facts here. Post-mortum toxicology tests generally take 3-6 weeks to be confirmed so there was no way you can say his system was clean.

I'm not saying it wasn't just that we shouldn't be shouldnt be making assumptions.

[blp]

Lets not spread false facts here. Post-mortum toxicology tests generally take 3-6 weeks to be confirmed so there was no way you can say his system was clean.

I'm not saying it wasn't just that we shouldn't be shouldnt be making assumptions.

right it could false rumor, he had pneumonia since 2 weeks n seem thinking he was about to get over it , i doubt a guy will party in those consequence

one thing for sure darren had live at 300mph for 20 years

[fitbody]

as soon as i heard i message my friend in Toronto who was the 1st person to tell me about Darren
my buddy said that Darren's girlfriend found him dead in a hotel room
i just found out it was heart failure
he was 44 yrs old i'm told

very sad news
i heard nothing but great things about him as trainer
and saw him helping his athletes at Nationals last few years
RIP Darren

[SuperQT]

right it could false rumor, he had pneumonia since 2 weeks n seem thinking he was about to get over it , i doubt a guy will party in those consequence

one thing for sure darren had live at 300mph for 20 years

I also heard he was sick for a few weeks prior as well and a friend is saying cause of death was an enlarged heart with a blockage. What ever the cause it's sad he was someone that had a lot of passion for his clients and the sport of bodybuilding. I never seen him without a smile on his face at the gym always pushing people to the max.

[Prisoner#22]

He could have 'thought' he was having pnemonia when in fact he was really in heart failure. Too bad. irregardless what a tradgedy.

Unfortunately since I started working cardiology, I have seen more young people then I ever thought I would comming in with 90% blocked Left main coronary arteries and triple vessel disease, needing bypass at such a young age. It's surprising! I'm talking people in their late 30's, early 40's! It's mind blowing! and these people arent' bodybuilders. Trouble is people at that age have two things going against them: 1) they tend to be in denial that it is their heart that is giving them the pain and problems since they are so young, and delay seeking help. Time is muscle in an infarction, so the longer treatment is delayed the worse the prognosis...2) they are younger, and have not developed as much of the colateral circulation (small vessels that flow between coronary arteries that can help re-route blood past a blockage) that someone in their 70's or 80's would have, therefore an infarction to a coronary artery is much more devastating to the heart muscle.

[Prisoner#22]

If you have blockages, you wouldn't begin feel the effects of narrowing in the corronaries untill they are already 70% occluded!!! At that point an unstable plague could lesion, cause clot developement and there you have it! Its really a silent killer!

[gustavo77]

Very sad to hear. RIP and thoughts and prayers go out to friends and loved ones.

[blp]

If you have blockages, you wouldn't begin feel the effects of narrowing in the corronaries untill they are already 70% occluded!!! At that point an unstable plague could lesion, cause clot developement and there you have it! Its really a silent killer!

damn

[tony_canuck]

Prisoner, great info... This kind of stuff, life and death, we seem to pass over with our blinders to just get as big as possible, sometimes it's good to step back and reflect on the total health picture...

I didn't know Darren, but it's always sad when someone leaves so young... RIP



If you have blockages, you wouldn't begin feel the effects of narrowing in the corronaries untill they are already 70% occluded!!! At that point an unstable plague could lesion, cause clot developement and there you have it! Its really a silent killer!

[Shaun73]

i just found out today, this is terrible news. My condolences to family and friends. He coached a lot of guys i know and i follow his methods. Never knew him personally but its a shame. Rest in Peace

[CBBFchampMikeFerrer]

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Here's a photograph of me and Darren Oliver at the 2011 Flex Invitational Bodybuilding Championships in Los Angeles, California. It reminds me of not just one of the best times I had with Darren but one of the best times I had in my life!

For those of you who don't know, Darren played an instrumental role in my win at this year's Canadian National Bodybuilding Championships. He trained me for the entire year leading up to Nationals. He believed in me as much, if not more than I believed in myself! And knowing the man that he was, it's safe to say that he made all his friends/clients feel the same way! I can only aspire to have the same influence on the people I train, as he had on me.

[kibrood]

Thank you for the picture!