BIG
COUNTRY
GROWS
The evolution of Dallas McCarver’s
physique from his pro card win
at the 2012 North American
Championships to the 2017 Arnold.
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FLEX | FEBRUARY 2018
winning the super-heavyweight
and overall titles at the 2012 North
Americans with 241 pounds
distributed on his 6’ frame. Given
his dimensions, he was quickly
dubbed “Big Country.” He waited
two years and eight months to
make his pro debut before
winning the 2015 California
State Pro Championships,
weighing 261 quality pounds.
A few months later and a few
pounds heavier, he finished 13th
in his Olympia debut. In 2016 he
won the Chicago Pro and rose
to eighth at the Olympia. His star
was shining brightly, but it turns
out that the orbital energy he was
generating was to be more akin to
resembling a shooting star going at
warp speed through the firmament
to rapid demise, rather than a
permanent entity.
Matt: “We first hooked up to work
together for the 2015 Olympia. And
we connected with each other
completely immediately. I can’t
believe he’s gone. On Monday night
everything seemed so clear-cut for
the year ahead. Today [Tuesday] I’m
looking at pics and can’t believe he’s
gone, that he’s lost such a great
future, and that I lost my best friend.
In our relationship, I had to wear a
few hats, like being his older brother
and even at times his dad by telling
him, ‘Hey, get your shit together.’
“But what I remember most
is not the training and competing
but how much fun we had together.
He stayed with my wife, Jordan,