Dear Nicorulez,
As per Ronnie and Jay, it's pretty simple, in my opinion.
These are 2 classic examples of building mature muscle over time. Is it a coincidence that Jay was competing as a teen ager and continued to put on huge mass
throughout the years? He has the muscle maturity that guys like Ramy and Rolly need in order to make it to that next level. But, that takes time. Today's guys are in a
rush and their muscles show it.
Jay as a teen ager was awesome and you knew he was going to make his mark in the sport if he continued. Well, he continued and his muscle not only grew but matured.
Ronnie first appeared to me to be a thin guy with freaky bicep peak. Well, I was wrong. Over time, albeit, rather quickly, he grew into what he became. But again, it took time.
Putting personality aside, I've always said that for me, it is the physique of Flex Wheeler that probably reigns supreme over all others to have ever come upon this earth.
However, I was there at the Mr. O in NYC when Ronnie took his first crown over Flex and it was his sheer size that could not be ignored. I understand the love for Dorian but in all
fairness, who had such mass and such definition all over his body to that extreme before Ronnie displayed it?
It is Ronnie and Jay who give you that "dinosaur" feel to the Mr. O and when they were winning their respective titles, I felt as if bodybuilding was actually bodybuilding.
I often cringe at the harsh criticism levied at Ronnie and Jay now that they have retired. Why so much hate for perhaps the two greatest Mr. Olympians ever?
Both were incredibly nice guys and very approachable. And what about Jay's perseverance to come back after having lost to Dexter? I was there the night he lost to Dexter and it was
well deserved and you could feel Jay's disappointment and embarrassment. Well, he did what we want our champions to do. He didn't cry foul or whine like a baby. He came back better.
And Ronnie getting all this hate now? Of course he can't lift as much as he did. But before Ronnie, which bodybuilder gave the fans so much excitement and anticipation about the way
he trained? I swear, watching most pros train is a disgrace. They rest and talk and lift such light weight that you lose admiration. Ronnie made you want to see his next video. We were all wondering
just how much can this guy squat or curl, etc. He was a bodybuilder and not a weight lifter but who out there couldn't wait to see him train and the poundages were inspirational. Ronnie set that standard
and who out there today has carried that torch? I wouldn't spend much time at all watching most of these guys train. It would put me to sleep.
Ronnie and Jay can't be underrated as they won numerous Mr. O's, carried themselves well, and inspired us to lift harder and heavier. Sometimes in bodybuilding, it seems to me
that a guy needs to put some time into his retirement before we go back to giving him the respect he earned.
Harley
