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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: affeman on May 04, 2021, 07:29:58 AM
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Holy sh*t...! :o
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Great shot!
Markus always had somewhat square triceps, and his muscles didn't tie in like a Flex Wheeler, although both he and Orville Burke should have beaten Flex in 2002.
I worry about Markus. Specifically, I fear for his health.
It was refreshing to me to see some bodybuilders slim down after their pro competition days. Gunter Schkierkamp did this a little, and focused on his family, at least a little. Shawn Ray seemed to know when to take his foot off the gas.
Markus, who I think has a little girl with his hot 4'11" German girlfriend recently turned 49, I believe, and still carries a lot of size.
I don't see the issue with him reducing to 220-lb [he is 5'10.5"], and just focus on living as long as possible, to be with his family as long as possible. I don't think he could look like Kevin Levrone does at 220-lb...but it's not like he has anything to prove.
The sad thing about bodybuilding compared to, say, hockey, is that bodybuilders retire, and sometimes look like they would if they had just trained naturally their entire lives. Whereas hockey players retire, and you could never tell from looking at them that they aren't nearly the players that they used to be.
If you see Wayne Gretzky today, he just looks like a healthy 59-year-old man. You wouldn't know by looking at him that high school hockey players could outperform him in the rink. That must help, when your sport is your identity, that people wouldn't know you have declined.
With bodybuilders, everyone can see it - and Markus simply doesn't want to let it go because of it. Markus is a bit of a testament to how much the human body can take though.
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Markus, who I think has a little girl with his hot 4'11" German girlfriend recently turned 49, I believe, and still carries a lot of size.
He trimmed down a lil to 141 kg these days (312 pds), see @ 4:10
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Tier 1 :D
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Markus has elite German genetics and will outlive us all.
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Markus has elite German genetics and will outlive us all.
elite (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnryQMFVQAEmQ60.jpg)
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Was one of the bigger guys at his best.
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Tier ! :D
Would you have loved to caress his muscles during his prime Bay?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lG02OpApbnc/hqdefault.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/wFEGKsH.gif)
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=163204.0;attach=187877;image)
(https://media.giphy.com/media/pSiFnFCV2ZtyU/giphy-tumblr.gif)
https://imgur.com/wFEGKsH (https://imgur.com/wFEGKsH)
(https://media1.giphy.com/media/EYyQECSRAsFJS/giphy-downsized-medium.gif)(https://media1.giphy.com/media/10EGVzpjtVpBkI/giphy-downsized.gif)(https://media0.giphy.com/media/kStakjX3sZrbO/giphy.gif)
Or does Tier 1 mean something else than caressing?
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Ugly physique.
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He had a woeful lack of traps in his RLS.
I was at “that” contest. Beyond huge, yes.
His extremity in doing whatever has left him with one seriously deformed physique.
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elite (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnryQMFVQAEmQ60.jpg)
49 this year but looks 75.
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He does look 75
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Yes he looked insane dieted down at a contest one night in 2002 unfortunately he looks like bloated shit the last 20 years since then
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Nonexistent tricep. Just the angle?
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49 this year but looks 75.
That's a shopped pic FFS
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That's a shopped pic FFS
Glad someone picked up on that being shopped
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49 this year but looks 75.
Probably pretty sad how many of us here would accept that face for those pecs and arms.
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Ugly physique.
Truly ugly.
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Would you have loved to caress his muscles during his prime Bay?[/
Bay likey!
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(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQkzgUTJOzQEVGXCgdixyjKLAjjF6f85JGlO_jLpux_F0KfaGiP5Z0nd7qe__YoLvrZHYA&usqp=CAU)
Jean Pierre Fux was also unreal.
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elite (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnryQMFVQAEmQ60.jpg)
It's an app called Oldify. You upload your picture on there and select what age you want it to make you look.
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Glad someone picked up on that being shopped
These, however, are not
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These, however, are not
49 but looks a well-worn 65.
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49 but looks a well-worn 65.
Doesn't look much older than an "average Joe" 49 yr old. There are regular dudes looking worse facially at that age ::) (with far less hair on their head)
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(https://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=672241.0;attach=1303854;image)
(https://classicmoviechat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/5365043707_4fbbc487a0.jpg)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fd/Droopy_dog.png)
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Still amazing size and shape for his age
(https://repone.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/markus0.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/da/86/0e/da860e54874a5fe9be7aeb7d07d4c5c0.jpg)
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Still amazing size and shape for his age
(https://repone.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/markus0.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/da/86/0e/da860e54874a5fe9be7aeb7d07d4c5c0.jpg)
you can see where he has had lumps cut out, synthol or abscess
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Still amazing size and shape for his age
(https://repone.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/markus0.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/da/86/0e/da860e54874a5fe9be7aeb7d07d4c5c0.jpg)
Amazing, yes. But also concerning - especially if he is actually over 310-lb, as you said he is.
If he is over 310-lb as you said he is, that's just way too heavy for his age - it's heavy for any age, really, but younger people can get away with more.
Nasser El Sonbaty died at age 47, and a former pro on here who posted as "AGFB" or something, said that Nasser died for staying over 300-lb too young.
I'll grant that Markus no doubt has vastly superior genetics for muscle size than most people - that much has always been obvious to me - but there are not too many elderly home inductees who carry the size Markus does.
I'm also curious as to what he has to prove anymore at this point.
I just think he should slim down more - much more, and focus on living as long as possible for his family now. If he didn't have a child, it would be a slightly different story, I think.
Obviously bodybuilding is what he loves - and what he knows - but carrying that much size is just not good for you.
We joke on here about Markus living forever...but literally tomorrow, we could be reading a "Markus Ruhl - RIP" thread.
I'm not trying to be disrespectful here - I'm just saying this in terms of health, or speaking as a father as well.
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What worries me most is, whether is he sexual at his current state :o
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49 but looks a well-worn 65.
;D ;D ;D
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He has severe GH elbow and GH nose.
Palumboism will be very apparent especially as he starts to lose weight which will make those enlargements more visible.
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He has severe GH elbow and GH nose.
Palumboism will be very apparent especially as he starts to lose weight which will make those enlargements more visible.
Yes. That was the price of the ticket. :-\
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I believe Markus would still look great at a lean and healthy 220lbs.
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Still amazing size and shape for his age
(https://repone.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/markus0.jpg)
And an amazing purple colour to boot...
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And an amazing purple colour to beet...
;)
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The question is not whether he will die early, the question is how has he lived this long?
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;)
(http://media.giphy.com/media/48N2hoqzELKJ9a3cWs/giphy.gif)