I don't give a fuck what anyone says, Ronnie should have won his 9th Sandow in 2006. If not Ronnie, it should have been Dexter or Vic with Ronnie and Jay in 3rd and 4th respectively.
agreed
His left tricep was already showing signs of atrophy. He tore his teres major muscle and, overall, his back was much less spectacular.
Something was clearly off, but he was still freaking impressive and easily deserved to win.
You could already tell something was fishy the year before . During his 2005 Olympia posing routine, he quickly and barely hit his famous rear lat spread right before leaving the stage ( as if he tried to hide an obvioulsy flawed pose )
Prejudging - back is clearly narower and his left lat looks like it's collapsing on itself
I often wonder if they punished him for leaving Weider Publications & Nutrition and signing with BSN in 2005 ( right before his 8th win )
I read from a guy who used to date his ex gf ( french lebanese girl named Christine ) that his back problems got so bad towards the end of his career that he could no longer ride a bike ( his legs wouldn't perform the task, he was like paralyzed in that position.)
Here is an old list of all the surgeries he had up to 2015
