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10 People Who Were Addicted To Bodybuilding


Markus Ruhl
          
Markus Rühl (born 22 February 1972, in Darmstadt, Germany) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Rühl began training at the age of 18 following a doctor's recommendation after sustaining a knee injury while playing soccer. At 120 lb., Rühl began training hard six days a week until deciding to compete on a professional level five years later. During this period he worked as a used car salesman. Rühl signed a sponsorship deal with the famous brand Ultimate Nutrition in late 2008. He possesses some of the biggest shoulders in bodybuilding history.                  


Candice Armstrong


She was once a petite, pretty blond barmaid, but now Candice Armstrong from London looks more man than woman and even has a small penis-like growth -- all due to her steroid use.
The burly brunette features on British body builder Jody Marsh’s new documentary, Jodie Marsh On… Steroids, in which she talks about her masculine transformation.
Candice’s steroid use has had a number of side-effects – her bulging muscles won’t look out of place on male beefcakes, she sprouts facial, back and chest hair and speaks in a deep voice.
The 28-year-old says that it was never her intention to become so masculine: “You could argue that when I wanted big arms and broad shoulders, a bigger back and small hips, that that was a masculine look. But I didn’t consciously decide I want to change from a woman into a man.”

While steroids have to a degree turned her into a man, Candice says it won’t stop her from continuing to use it. “I think it would do more harm than good,' she says. “I'd lose all the muscles, but I wouldn't lose all the masculine qualities like the facial hair and the deep voice... It doesn't really go back.”
On the plus side, her new look has allowed her to do something she loves – drag shows. “It’s given [me] the opportunity to live out one of my dreams,” she says of her transformation. “I’ve started doing a bit of drag and I love it.”


Greg Valentino

Gregg Valentino is in the Guinness Book of Records as the man with the biggest biceps in the World. His arms have a circumference of 28 inches. Gregg Valentino followed a 28 year body-building regime without relying on performance enhancing drugs, but this didn’t set the record. This came after a further 2 years of intensive training and anabolic steroids to pump his muscles to these extremes. Anabolic steroids would be his road to fame, and ultimately to infamy.

In the UK, Dave Talbot is in the gym at five o’clock every morning. He will train for two and a half hours before returning home for breakfast. He will take the kids to school before returning to the gym for another two and a half hour workout. He will do this seven days a week for months on end.

Dave Talbot consumes some 12,000 calories a day to fuel his workouts and build his muscles to a toned perfection. This training routine will last for 15 months and it is all for a single body-building competition.

Dr. Harrison Pope, the author of The Adonis Complex uses the term Bigorexia to describe what he considers to be an obsessive compulsive condition that steroid-fuelled body-building is becoming. Bigorexia was coined by the fitness community as an opposite to anorexia.
After years of steroid injections, Gregg Valentino’s arms were like pin-cushions and he became careless reusing needles and failing to ensure they were sterile. He got an infection in the arm. This caused a bad fever and the arm blew up like a balloon filled with pus, like a giant zit.
But Gregg Valentino was about to make a bad situation much worse. He decided to drain the haematoma by himself. He set about stabbing the arm with a syringe to draw the pus out.
After 20 minutes of self-mutilation and two tumblers of coagulated blood and gore, Gregg ended up in emergency surgery, and all his body-building efforts disappeared under the surgeon’s knife. Steroids had destroyed his body, and he thought things couldn’t get any worse.
Steroids are illegal in the USA and Gregg was going to discover this to his cost. Over the years Gregg Valentino had not only been using steroids himself, he had been supplying them to others. He was arrested and jailed. He lost everything, his house, his cars, his money, and his gym.
Steve Michalik a former Mr Universe, knows only too well the dangers of steroid misuse. He had won 22 titles including Mr USA, Muscleman USA, and Mr America without resorting to steroids. But following a trip to Europe he succumbed to the attraction of bigger muscles and started anabolic steroids. By the time he was in his mid 40s, Steve had suffered liver failure, had a heart attack and a stroke. He spent time in a mental institution trying to come to terms with what he had done. Now he promotes steroid-free body-building.

Branch Warren


Branch Warren is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He won the Arnold Classic in 2011 and 2012.
Warren was born in Tyler, Texas, and is currently a sponsored athlete with Gaspari Nutrition (previously by CellTech). He trains at the Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Texas with Johnnie Jackson. Both also trained with Matt Kroc. He qualified for the 2011 Mr. Olympia, but was unable to compete due to a torn quadriceps tendon. He is a two-time Arnold Classic winner, having won in 2011 and 2012.

Personal life

Warren is married to IFBB professional fitness competitor Trish Warren. They have one daughter together, Faith Lea. He owns a gym and freight company.

Bodybuilding Competitions



Noah Steere
He was born in Vermont . From a very early age he was distinguished by his growth and his passion for sport. His passion was physical exercise at the gym .
He began his education at Champlain College in Vermont in the fall of 1989, joining the National Guard of the United States . In the recruiting camp he went through exhausting strength training. When he was a student, the First Gulf War broke out . Steere dropped out of school and joined the US armed forces. As a member of the United States Army , he was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division . He was sent to war as a paratrooper  . He fought on missions in Iraq.
After returning from the Persian Gulf continued military service  . He conducted military operations in Panama  . After a few years, he was awarded a rank of sergeant. At the time, he was involved in power sports. In 1999 he took part in bodybuilding competitions between members of the American army. Steere started in the heavyweight category and managed to win a gold medal. Jurors considered him the most muscular and most symmetrically built bodybuilder in the ranks of the army  . Success was achieved during other military bodybuilding competitions organized in various cities  . Thanks to these achievements he qualified for the national championship .
In 2001 he participated in the United States Bodybuilding Championship organized by the NPC Federation. In the same competition a year later started . His bodybuilding performances and preparations for them were filmed and released on DVDs  .
He is known for his immense proportions and great body weight. It is 199 cm tall  . Its weight, depending on the season (sports -season , off-season ), ranges between 140 and 160 kg  . The biceps Steere circuit is 66 cm  . The media called it "the biggest alpha male ", "the most powerful bodybuilder in the world"  .
He lived in Sanford , North Carolina . He resides in Fayetteville , where his business is located, Steeres Nutrition, a sports nutrition store  . In the past, he worked with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE), a company active in the field of wrestling

Dennis James


Dennis Tyron James (born in Heidelberg, Germany on May 31, 1969) is a German IFBB Pro bodybuilder.

James was born in Heidelberg, Germany to an African American GI stationed at Heidelberg and a German woman. He started training in bodybuilding when he was 26.
  • Height: 172 cm
  • Legs: 89 cm

James won the International South German Championship in 1985, the International German Grand Prix in 1986, and the 1986 New York State Championship All Junior Category. He stopped training because he was not eligible to join the German Nationals since he did not hold German citizenship but made a comeback in 1990 after he left Germany.
The first National Physique Committee (NPC) competition of James was the NPC Junior USA of 1996, where he placed 13th. In 1999, he competed in his first Night of Champions, where he tied 14th. The following year, in 2000, he competed in his first Arnold Classic, placing 4th.
His first Mr. Olympia was in 2000 as well, where he placed 11th. He has competed in a total of seven Mr. Olympias, with his highest placing coming in 4th in 2003.
In 2010, James said that the 2010 Mr. Olympia will be his last competition. He also said that he has lied about his age in the past and that he will be "45 years old soon".
He announced the end of his career in 2012

Competition appearances

  • 1993 NABBA Mr. Universe, Medium-Tall, 4th
  • 1994 NABBA Mr. Universe, Medium-Tall, 2nd
  • 1995 NABBA Mr. Universe, Medium-Tall, 1st
  • 1996 NPC Junior USA, Light-HeavyWeight, 13th
  • 1996 NABBA Universe - Pro, 2nd
  • 1997 NPC Junior Nationals, Light-HeavyWeight, 6th
  • 1997 NPC Nationals, HeavyWeight, 4th
  • 1998 NPC USA Championships, Super-HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall
  • 1999 Night of Champions, 15th
  • 2000 Arnold Classic, 4th
  • 2000 Grand Prix England, 3rd
  • 2000 Grand Prix Hungary, 3rd
  • 2000 Ironman Pro Invitational, 7th
  • 2000 Mr. Olympia, 11th
  • 2000 World Pro Championships, 4th
  • 2001 Arnold Classic, 3rd[1]
  • 2001 Grand Prix Australia, 2nd
  • 2001 Grand Prix England, 3rd
  • 2001 Grand Prix Hungary, 1st
  • 2001 Mr. Olympia, 7th[1]
  • 2002 Arnold Classic, 7th
  • 2002 Grand Prix England, 2nd
  • 2002 Grand Prix Holland, 4th
  • 2002 Mr. Olympia, 10th
  • 2002 Show of Strength Pro Championship, 5th
  • 2003 Mr. Olympia, 4th
  • 2003 Show of Strength Pro Championship, 4th
  • 2004 Mr. Olympia, 8th
  • 2005 Charlotte Pro Championships, 2nd
  • 2005 Mr. Olympia, 6th
  • 2006 New York Pro Championships, 3rd
  • 2006 Mr. Olympia, 9th
  • 2006 Grand Prix Austria, 4th
  • 2007 New York Pro, 2nd
  • 2007 Colorado Pro Championships, 8th
  • 2008 IFBB Tampa Bay Pro, 2nd
  • 2008 IFBB Europa Super Show, 2nd
  • 2009 IFBB Arnold Classic, 7th
  • 2009 IFBB New York Pro Show, 2nd
  • 2009 IFBB Tampa Pro, 1st
  • 2009 Europa Super Show, 1st
  • 2012 Masters Mr. Olympia 3rd

Greg Kovacs


Gregory Mark Kovacs (December 16, 1968 – November 22, 2013) was a Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder. According to Canadian bodybuilding publication, Muscle Insider, Kovacs retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2005 to start his own business and coach competitive athletes.

Kovacs was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. He studied electrical engineering for one year in college, played travelling hockey and soccer before concentrating on his bodybuilding pursuits.

In the latter half of the 1990s, Greg Kovacs was the largest pro bodybuilder. According to Muscle Insider, his height: 6'4", he had an off-season weight of 420 pounds and Contest weight was 330 pounds, his arms measured 25 inches, his chest 70 inches, and his legs a colossal 35 inches. He has been reported to have developed over 27 inch arms in the prime of his career. Kovacs earned his IFBB Pro Card in 1996. In June 1997, he appeared on the cover of FLEX Magazine. His highest professional bodybuilding placing was 13th at the 2004 Arnold Classic.

Later life

On November 29, 2010, Kovacs was charged with extortion after a supplement store owner entered an Erin Mills bank to tell staff he was being extorted, and that a group of men had demanded he withdraw a large sum of money.

Death

Kovacs died on November 22, 2013 at approximately 9:50 PM, in his Mississauga, Ontario condominium from heart failure. He is survived by his parents and two sisters. Kovacs had no children.

Competition history

  • 1996- Canadian National Championships, 1st Noroc de Balint din Balan
  • 1997- IFBB Night of Champions, 16th
  • 1998- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational, 16th
  • 2001- IFBB Night of Champions, Did not place
  • 2004- Arnold Classic, 13th
  • 2005- Toronto Pro Invitational, Did not place

Jay Cutler

Jason Isaac "Jay" Cutler (born August 3, 1973) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He is a four-time Mr. Olympia winner (2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010).

Cutler worked in his brother's concrete construction business, Cutler Bros. Concrete, from the age of 11. He began training when he was 18 years old as a senior at Wachusett Regional High School. He graduated from Quinsigamond Community College in 1993 with a degree in criminal justice, intending to work as a corrections officer for a maximum security prison. He was inspired to enter bodybuilding after meeting personal trainer Marcos Rodriguez. Cutler excelled in bodybuilding, desiring to be one of the largest competitors ever, and took his first overall win in 1993 at the Iron Bodies Invitational. His first contest was the 1992 Gold's Gym Worcester Bodybuilding Championships, at which he took second place. As he established a name for himself in the bodybuilding scene, he often appeared in bodybuilding related videos including Battle for the Olympia 2001, a pre-contest documentary video directed by Mitsuru Okabe that highlighted many competitors as they prepared for the 2001 Mr. Olympia Competition. He went on to win consecutive Arnold Classic titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and placed second to Ronnie Coleman in the Mr. Olympia competition four times before claiming the title in 2006.
At the 2001 Mr. Olympia, Cutler tested positive for banned diuretics, but sued and had his second-place finish reinstated. Cutler won the Olympia for a second consecutive year in 2007. He became the third Mr. Olympia in history (after Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu) to win the title in non-consecutive years after defeating the reigning champion Dexter Jackson in 2009. In 2010, he won his fourth Mr. Olympia title, defeating Phil Heath. In 2011, Cutler was runner-up to Heath at the Mr. Olympia. In 2012, Cutler was unable to compete at the Mr. Olympia due to a biceps injury. Cutler competed in the 2013 Olympia and placed 6th.
Cutler has since focused on his business venture, Cutler Nutrition, which specializes in bodybuilding nutritional supplements, in addition to his social media presence.

Personal life

Cutler resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has been featured on the cover of several fitness magazines such as Muscle and Fitness, Flex, and Muscular Development. Cutler married a woman named Kerry on July 9, 1998 at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. They later divorced.

Stats

  • Height: 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
  • Off Season Weight: 290 pounds (132 kg)
  • Competition Weight: 260 pounds (118 kg)
  • Upper Arm Size: 22 in (56 cm)
  • Chest Size: 58 in (150 cm)
  • Thigh Size: 30 in (76 cm)
  • Waist Size: 34 in (86 cm)
  • Calf Size: 20 in (51 cm)

Bodybuilding titles

  • 1993 NPC Iron Bodies Invitational – Teenage & Men's Middleweight
  • 1993 NPC Teen Nationals – Middleweight
  • 1995 NPC U.S. Tournament of Champions – Men's Middleweight and Overall
  • 2000 IFBB Night of Champions
  • 2002 Arnold Classic
  • 2003 Arnold Classic
  • 2003 Ironman Pro Invitational
  • 2003 San Francisco Pro Invitational
  • 2003 Dutch Grand Prix.
  • 2003 British Grand Prix
  • 2004 Arnold Classic
  • 2006 Austrian Grand Prix
  • 2006 Romanian Grand Prix
  • 2006 Dutch Grand Prix
  • 2006 Mr. Olympia
  • 2007 Mr. Olympia
  • 2009 Mr. Olympia
  • 2010 Mr. Olympia

Competitive placings

DVDs

  • Jay Cutler – A Cut Above (Filmed in 1999, released in 2002)
  • Jay Cutler – New Improved and Beyond (2004)
  • Jay Cutler – Ripped to Shreds (2005)
  • Jay Cutler – One Step Closer (2006)
  • Jay Cutler – From Jay to Z (2008)
  • Jay Cutler – Undisputed (2010)
  • Jay Cutler – The Ultimate Beef: A Massive Life in Bodybuilding (2010)
  • Jay Cutler – My House (2011)
  • Jay Cutler – Living Large (2013)

Andreas Münzer

Andreas Münzer (October 25, 1964 – March 14, 1996) was an Austrian professional bodybuilder known for his extremely low body fat levels and early death. He was featured in Flex twice and Muscle Magazine International once.

Münzer was an admirer of fellow Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger. He attempted to imitate Schwarzenegger, eventually meeting his hero at the Arnold Classic competition in 1996. While competing, he used a variety of ergogenic aids, including large amounts of potassium-sparing diuretics, possibly leading to his death in 1996.
After months of stomach pain, Münzer was admitted to hospital on the morning of March 12, 1996. By 7pm, doctors had decided to operate to stop bleeding from his stomach, but his liver and kidneys failed shortly afterwards. His condition by this point was too severe for a blood transfusion, and he died on the morning of March 14 at the age of 31. The autopsy gave the cause of death as dystrophic multiple organ failure.
Some of the specific autopsy findings were an extremely muscular physique with an almost complete absence of subcutaneous fat, a liver that contained numerous table tennis ball-sized tumors (with half the liver consisting simply of a crumbly mass that was similar to polystyrene), shriveled testes, and cardiac hypertrophy (Münzer's heart weighed 636g; a normal man's heart usually weighs 300–350g).
Münzer's electrolytes were also out of balance, and his potassium levels were extremely high. Traces of about 20 different drugs were found, along with acute toxicity (perhaps caused by a stimulant). Schwarzenegger sent a wreath to Münzer's funeral in Styria, with the message: "A last greeting to a friend."

Competitive stats

  • Weight: 239 lbs (108 kg)
  • Arms: 21 inch (53 cm)
  • Chest: 58 inch (147 cm)

Competition history

  • 1986 European Amateur Championships MiddleWeight, 6th
  • 1987 World Amateur Championships Light-HeavyWeight, 3rd
  • 1988 World Amateur Championships Light-HeavyWeight, 3rd
  • 1989 Mr. Olympia 13th
  • 1989 World Games HeavyWeight, 1st
  • 1990 Arnold Classic 3rd
  • 1990 Grand Prix Germany 3rd
  • 1990 Mr. Olympia 9th
  • 1991 Arnold Classic 9th
  • 1991 Ironman Pro Invitational 3rd
  • 1991 Mr. Olympia Did not place
  • 1991 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational 4th
  • 1993 Arnold Classic 7th
  • 1993 Grand Prix Germany (2) 2nd
  • 1993 Grand Prix Germany 4th
  • 1993 Night of Champions 2nd
  • 1993 Mr. Olympia 9th
  • 1994 Arnold Classic 5th
  • 1994 Grand Prix France 8th
  • 1994 Grand Prix Germany (2) 5th
  • 1994 Mr. Olympia 9th
  • 1995 Arnold Classic 4th
  • 1996 Arnold Classic 6th
  • 1996 San Jose Pro Invitational 7th


Ronnie Coleman


Ronnie Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is a retired American professional bodybuilder. The winner of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title for eight years in a row, he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. Alongside his eight Mr. Olympia wins as a professional bodybuilder, he held the record for most wins as an IFBB professional with 26, breaking the record of 22 (previously held by Vince Taylor).

Coleman graduated cum laude from Grambling State University (GSU) in 1984 with a BSc in accounting. While at the university, he played American football as a middle linebacker with the GSU Tigers under coach Eddie Robinson. After graduation, he became a police officer in Arlington, Texas, where he served as an officer from 1989 to 2000 and a reserve officer until 2003.
Coleman's fellow officer Gustavo Arlotta suggested he attend the Metroflex gym, owned by amateur bodybuilder Brian Dobson. Dobson offered Coleman a free lifetime membership if he allowed Dobson to train him for the upcoming Mr. Texas bodybuilding competition that year. After training for Mr. Texas, Coleman won first place in both the heavyweight and overall categories. He also defeated Dobson himself. Coleman won his first competition as a professional, the Canada Pro Cup, in 1995. The following year, he won the contest again, followed by a first place win in the 1997 Russian Grand Prix.
Coleman's success as a professional bodybuilder has led to many product endorsements and other opportunities in his career. He has visited places such as Brazil, Austria, China, and Australia. He also makes many guest appearances at gym openings all around the U.S. He has made three training videos: The Unbelievable, The Cost of Redemption,[ and On the Road. In these videos, he gives tips for more experienced weightlifters, while warning against overexertion and improper form.
When training, Coleman prefers to use free weights rather than machines in order to maximize his flexibility and range of motion. He lifts weights four days per week, having cut down due to touring and competing at fewer events. He supports the Inner City Games, an organization co-founded by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1991. He was the recipient of the 2001 Admiral in the Texas Navy Certificate Award from Texas Governor Rick Perry for outstanding achievements in bodybuilding and for the promotion of physical fitness.
On June 30, 2009, on MuscleSport Radio, Coleman stated that he would compete in the 2010 Mr. Olympia competition. He also indicated that he would not participate in the 2009 Mr. Olympia competition due to a lack of preparation time. However, he did not compete in the 2010 Mr. Olympia. In 2011, he launched Ronnie Coleman Nutrition, a company that provides sports nutrition and wellness products for bodybuilders and other athletes.

Coleman met his now ex-wife, Lebanese-French personal trainer Rouaida Christine Achkar, on March 22, 1998 at a Paris sports exposition. They married on December 28, 2007 in Beirut but divorced shortly after.
In 2008, Coleman became the defendant in a child support case filed by a woman who got pregnant by sperm donated to a California sperm bank by him. The woman with a non-disclosed identity gave birth to premature triplets in June 2007 but one of them died several months later.
On April 11, 2016, Coleman married his long-time girlfriend, personal trainer Susan Williamson.

Filmography

  • Ronnie Coleman: The First Training Video (1997)
  • Ronnie Coleman: The Unbelievable (2000)
  • Ronnie Coleman: The Cost of Redemption (2003)
  • Ronnie Coleman: Relentless (2006)

Bodybuilding titles

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