View Full Version : So long Ruhl.
Markus Ruhl has retired from the bodybuilding world. He has decided that his health is getting to bad for it anymore and wants to just let his body heal and focus on his private gym. With Ronnie and Markus gone its looking like Jay cutler is the last of the mass freaks.
ironshaolin
10-01-07, 10:39 pm
word up to that, I'd be glad to see the freak phase go and return to a favor on ascetics.
Pokoritel
10-01-07, 11:31 pm
I am glad Ruhl decided to step down. Health is most important and we know what these great atheletes go through. He deserves the rest. Best of luck to Ruhl.
DAMN! that sucks.... I loved the freaks lol. Oh well change can be a good thing sometimes. Hope his health improves.
lol just a thought... his dvd is called "Big and Loving It"... guess that wasn't so true after all.
violator
10-03-07, 6:37 am
I am glad Ruhl decided to step down. Health is most important......
Maybe he should quit smoking then.....
Maybe he should quit smoking then.....
i don't think smoking is the only thing causing his health to go downhill....
loiacanoa
10-03-07, 11:48 am
ruhl said it himself in his DVD, he knew what he is doing isn't healthy, but it was what he has to do. Good for him to realize when to step it down a notch. Ruhl is still a monster in my book and a great bodybuilder.
waugie14
10-03-07, 2:03 pm
i was listening to NO BULL RADIO and flex wheeler said he was real upset and tear'd up when he walked off stage, he didn't wanna ruin ronnies speech or anything. Good man.
Ronnie Chop
10-03-07, 2:11 pm
With Ronnie and Markus gone its looking like Jay Cutler is the last of the mass freaks.
I'm personally bringing back the Larry Scott look anyway...
i was listening to NO BULL RADIO and flex wheeler said he was real upset and tear'd up when he walked off stage, he didn't wanna ruin ronnies speech or anything. Good man.
who? ruhl?
waugie14
10-03-07, 8:50 pm
yup
Testpolska
10-03-07, 8:59 pm
I bow my head to not only a FREAK, one that could dwarf a grizzly. But a man that took everything in stride, Had a great sense of humor and lived his life and protrayed his physique the way he saw fit to do so.
Heres to the true pioneer, a true freak and most of all a great person deep down to the core.
Deep Respect goes out to him and always will.
bobbymart
10-03-07, 9:06 pm
was'nt a big fan of the freaks I like body builders t ohave some individuality body bulders in the 70's and 80's were my favorites the best physique of all time Arnold weighed alot less then any of the freaks im my opinios porportionatly put them to shame
Dont get me wrong I have respect for anyone that can dedicate themselves to becoming a freak I just think that the body builders of the 70's and 80's looked better
Ok, where did you see that Ruhl is retiring, link?
Ok, where did you see that Ruhl is retiring, link?
It was announced on no bull radio on MD they have a bunch of threads dedicated to it as well
Testpolska
10-04-07, 7:00 pm
was'nt a big fan of the freaks I like body builders t ohave some individuality body bulders in the 70's and 80's were my favorites the best physique of all time Arnold weighed alot less then any of the freaks im my opinios porportionatly put them to shame
Dont get me wrong I have respect for anyone that can dedicate themselves to becoming a freak I just think that the body builders of the 70's and 80's looked better
For sure those legs just blew them outta the water these days...Respect to Arnold no doubt. But that was bodybuilding then...This is now.
Ragnar13
10-04-07, 11:23 pm
Ruhl is a bonaide genetic mutant and always was portrayed as a class act on the stage and in the mags. (Never met him but those that have have nothing but great things to say about the guy)
Now I am all about bringing shape and symetry back to the sport of bodybuilding and getting away from the unhealthy man-beast mentality, but damn....Ruhl made the sport fun to watch!!! You wondered who the judges would put next to him and see if he just dwarfed them....
Best of luck in all you do Marcus! You earned your place in Vallhalla!
prowrestler
10-05-07, 12:08 am
damn, too bad. i liked marcus ruhl. he seemed like a nice guy. he had a great personality.well, he had to do whats right for him to do.
this sucks though, two of my favorites retire this year, the other being my favorite bodybuilder, ronnie coleman.lets hope jay stays healthy and that branch warren stays injury free for next years olympia.
Ironhead315
10-07-07, 12:12 am
I found this on muscletime.com.
IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Markus Ruhl disclosed to several industry insiders, over Olympia Weekend, that he is retiring from bodybuilding competition effective immediately. Markus Ruhl's massive physique introduced the mass era of contemporary competitive bodybuilding. His retirement along with the retirement of Eight time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman have led to speculation that this era is nearing an end. But his "freakish" physique was very popular as evidenced by his huge fan base around the world. He plans to focus his time and energy on the pursuit of numerouse business opportunities including the opening of a second gym in Germany.
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Pizzalamp
10-07-07, 12:14 am
im gonna miss him-i hope nothing but the best for him
Wow...tragic...indeed the loss of Ruhl does signify an end to this era. Damn dirty shame this is!
http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=11208
Already a thread about this guys.
BigLansford
10-07-07, 1:10 am
Tragic. I'll miss him.
ryanlemley1
10-07-07, 10:17 pm
an absolute freak of nature he is and was. sad to see him leave the sport. but his life and health have to be more important. i wish him the best.
rainwave
10-10-07, 1:35 am
http://forum.animalpak.com/showthread.php?t=11208
Already a thread about this guys.
This is the thread bro...
Ironhead315
10-16-07, 8:00 pm
2007-10-16: It goes on!
Hello dear Bodybuilding-Fans,
yes you have read right: It goes on – but not on active contest stage. You have probably already noticed how it went for me on this years Mr.Olympia. I, of course, am deeply dissapointed and have no idea why I was placed this bad.
I also admit that this wasn´t my best shape. But at least a placing Top-15 is something I would consider appropiate. But I do not want to keep on complaining but rather come to the “core” of my announcement: As of now on I will retire from active bodybuilding. I made this decision already after the Arnold-Classic, so the bad placing at the Mr.Olympia-contest has nothing to do with this decision as it enforces me in my thoughts.
I certainly also want to give an open and honest explanation as I do not want it to look like an offended act of defiance. No, it is a well-considered decision.
You all know me as a hard-working pro-athlete, who always gives more than 100% when working out. This was the only way of keeping myself at the sports top of the world over the past ten years. Only by pushing the heaviest training-sessions I was able to gain all the muscle-mass as well as the volume, for which I won fans and bodybuilding-friends from all-over the world. I did never regret this, I always had fun and due to this I have a lot of gratitude for my fans.
This absolute will of giving always everything and of always training at the limit became my fate about two years ago (or longer *?!). I suffered a fissure of the right pectoral muscle which unfortunately cannot be repaired by surgery.
*Until today I have no clue when this happened as it is no “classic” fissure taking place completely free from pain and wounds. It never was obvious, especially during off-season and with pumped-up muscles. So I was even more curious when I noticed it during pre-contest-diet. If you take a look at the pictures of the past two years you can see the lingering process as the fissure got larger and larger.
Nevertheless, I kept on training as I´m not one of those just giving up and due to the fact that there wasn´t any necessary change conderning my chest-training as it was still powerful, intense and free from pain. That´s how I had a great year of 2006, which I´m very proud of afterwards, as I was able to be one of the top-guys up on pro-stage, despite this handicap.
But the judges punished me for this flaw at the Arnold Classics for the first time as the gave me an unusually bad placing (I have to admit though, I wasn´t in my best shape as well). So after this contest my decision was certain that the Mr.Olympia´07 would be my last contest.
But as I didn´t want to retire with the bad placing of the Arnold Classic, I invested all my power in preparing for the Mr.Olympia-contest. However, my chest pulled itself away more and more and noticeably lost on volume. As I´ve never really had a “placing-present” given to me by American judges, but rather had to fight hard for each of my placings and even more often had to accept those way below my actual performance, I was sure that the flaw of my chest would become my fate.
And this is how it happened that I was placed outside the Top-15 for the first time ever at this year´s Mr.Olympia. Of course, emotionally this is a very painful experience for me, as in my opinion a placing this bad was not justified at all.
But not concerning my chest-handicap, I consider the present development of pro-bodybuilding as another reason to retire from active competition: On contest-stage, the preference seems to shift increasingly from musclemass to “muscle-conditioning”, to be more “cut-up”.
When I started as pro, I was told at the young age of 25 that my contest weight of 118kg at 177cm would still be too light in order to compete seriously with the other Greats of the sport. Fortunately, increasing my mass by another 15kg came up as one of my talents over the years. This made me not just one of the most massive bodybuilders of all times, but also gave me my reputation as well as the favour and loyalty of my fans.
Meanwhile, most of the pro-line-ups (as well as the one at this year´s Mr.Olympia), for the main part, consist of lighter athletes where the muscle-conditioning is more prefered rather than musclemass. Bodybuilding always meant to me power, mass, enormous proportions, which are way ahead of the amateur´s achievements and dimensions. Now, with these elements not seeming to be preferred on pro-stage anymore, those contest appear to me more like “dehydrating-contest” rather than classic bodybuilding.
This is a field I cannot make use of as well as I do not want to make use of , regardless of my chest-handicap.
The era of the massive athletes seems to come to an end. With the concurrent resignation of Ronnie Coleman (and myself), Jay Cutler seems to be the only athlete left in the “125kg and up”- category. Bodybuilding finally seems to face the changes that have been announced for quite some time.
I´m in the pro-business since 1997, competing in far more than 30 pro-contests. I was qualified nine times in a row for the Mr.Olympia-contest, won two pro-contests and finished four times runner-up. But what makes me the proudest is that I could win my fan´s hearts and receptions. That´s why I wish to thank all of my fans who walked along with me for all these years and who always backed me up. Even when a contest didn´t end for me successfully, my fans and friends always supported me with their encouraging words.
For this I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Even though I might not be an active contest-athlete aymore, I will NOT say my goodbyes to bodybuilding. I will keep on being there for the sport as well as being present and I will continue being your “massmonster”.
In the future I will have even more time and opportunities to approach you, my fans and friends, and to answer as well as to comment your emails, questions and suggestions. Therefore I will reactivate my “questions and answers”-category on my website, which I have reprehensively neglected. This is how I would like to be there for you with my knowledge and suggestions. And I´m definitely looking forward to meet up with you at contests, fairs and other occasions. You know, I´m always there for a joke ;).
Thank you lots for these wonderful years*
Yours, Markus.
(*I won´t get lost for you.)