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RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« on: March 06, 2017, 11:35:42 AM »
'96 was a great year for Ronnie, but it seemed like he stumbled in '97 Olympia. Conditioning was off, and his physique seemed topheavy, like he lost some leg mass.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2017, 11:43:29 AM »
'96 was a great year for Ronnie, but it seemed like he stumbled in '97 Olympia. Conditioning was off, and his physique seemed topheavy, like he lost some leg mass.

To many contests , by the time the Olympia rolled around his body was spent.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2017, 11:43:40 AM »
Miscalculated drug usage?
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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2017, 12:18:36 PM »
To many contests , by the time the Olympia rolled around his body was spent.

Thanks ND.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2017, 12:41:26 PM »
I heard that during the last 2 weeks leading up to the show, he forgot to take his creatine within 15 minutes of finishing his workout.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2017, 12:42:59 PM »
I heard that during the last 2 weeks leading up to the show, he forgot to take his creatine within 15 minutes of finishing his workout.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2017, 12:55:17 PM »
It was well known that he was working with Chad at that time, and over did the cardio, messed up his sodium, mistimed his carbs, underestimated his calories, was on antibiotics, and came in a bit flat.
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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #7 on: March 06, 2017, 12:58:46 PM »
It was well known that he was working with Chad at that time, and over did the cardio, messed up his sodium, mistimed his carbs, underestimated his calories, was on antibiotics, and came in a bit flat.
Didn't he start working with Chad in 98?
I think that Ronnie was overlooked in 96 and 97. Even when he beat Flex at the 96 Canada Pro. And then when he came in peeled.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2017, 01:02:40 PM »
The more contests you do in a row in one year, after peaking at the first one or at the second one,usually the more your conditioning recedes at the latter shows like ND said.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #9 on: March 06, 2017, 01:13:42 PM »
Didn't he start working with Chad in 98?


No fucking idea, was just trying to come up with every excuse I've heard for missing a peak.

Forgot ninjas though.
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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2017, 01:32:39 PM »
No fucking idea, was just trying to come up with every excuse I've heard for missing a peak.

Forgot ninjas though.
Ninjas only came after Flex. Yakuza?

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2017, 01:33:22 PM »
Just held too much water and didn't know what to do to get it out.

Levrone got him to drink Vodka at the last 97 Grand Prix show and Ronnie pissed it all out and beat him. He also looked ridiculous in the BFTO video at the start.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2017, 01:34:46 PM »
That was Ronnie's best ever showing and you see how far behind Dorian he placed.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2017, 01:40:58 PM »
I heard that during the last 2 weeks leading up to the show, he forgot to take his creatine within 15 minutes of finishing his workout.
He took it without grape juice
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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2017, 02:39:42 PM »
Probably ran out of legit kigs in the blood daily,,,

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2017, 04:31:14 PM »
It's because Nether stole his favorite trunks and poor Ronnie couldn't focus on training and diet... :(

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2017, 04:44:17 PM »
Why is this even a thread? Who cares why he wasn't in his best 'condition'? Seriously, the bodybuilding posts are probably the worst part of this forum except maybe the odd spam posting gimmick. It defies reason why anyone would care about why RC wasn't as ripped as usual in a bbing show that happened 21 years ago.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2017, 04:46:27 PM »
Why is this even a thread? Who cares why he wasn't in his best 'condition'? Seriously, the bodybuilding posts are probably the worst part of this forum except maybe the odd spam posting gimmick. It defies reason why anyone would care about why RC wasn't as ripped as usual in a bbing show that happened 21 years ago.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2017, 04:49:12 PM »
nether do you think maybe  it is because ronnie wasnt getting his "protein shakes" fresh from the tap,  and this it didnt  allow

this ebony chocolate beast of muscle to get the anal bolic compounds he needed to bring out his chocolate thunder.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2017, 07:14:12 PM »
Just held too much water and didn't know what to do to get it.

Was Genova alive? Dude knows how to solve that riddle!

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2017, 01:28:13 AM »
I love how Nether Animal posts an actual bodybuilding-related post on a daily basis.  ;D

It's funny how it sort of seems out of place.  It's so wrong, yet so right.

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Re: RONNIE '97 Olympia - What went wrong?
« Reply #22 on: March 07, 2017, 05:14:11 AM »
I love how Nether Animal posts an actual bodybuilding-related post on a daily basis.  ;D

It's funny how it sort of seems out of place.  It's so wrong, yet so right.

his posts always seem to revolve around 1996 or 1997. 1998 too. he can't seem to let go of that time period. he has problems. he wastes his life thinking about shit from twenty years ago