you think Ronnie squatting and deadlifting 800lbs had nothing to do with the way he has ended up?

Well, powerlifters lift heavy exclusively and most don't end up like Ronnie.

He claims he was trained after screws were put into his spine and the screws/bolts broke and thats what led to his current condition.

Who knows when/how. Id guess at some point in his Olympia run he damaged his spine and couldn't/didn't want to take the time to get it fixed so he upped the dose and started abusing pain killers. Its obvious the injuries were there while he was competing. One side of his body started to atrophy before he even lost the Olympia.

He had so much muscle mass it may have allowed him to compensate for growing injuries. Then after losing in 06, (dialing back the drugs, the training, the eating, the anabolics, not to mention just getting older) he deteriorated rapidly. Way back when I was a paramedic an ER doctor told me: the body does a great job of compensating for injuries/illnesses,  but when it can't compensate any longer, the decline is rapid.


As for Dorian,  he seems to have done well for himself. Banging Brazilian tranny ass, focus on well being, having fun with psychedelics but still training a little bit, just enough to stay healthy. But, you see his arms? The biceps and triceps are completely gone. He usually stays covered up so its hard to see. His legs, back and chest seem to hold a lot of muscle still but his arms look like they belong to a 90 year old. Dorian also had a logical approach to drugs and training and when he wasn't training to win the Olympia anymore he didn't see the need to keep training high intensity or keep abusing anabolics.

I think the fucked up 500lb rows he was doing contributed more than the squats and deads.

he is on video talking about blowing his back squatting

Since I got out of bodybuilding I cant even get through the online prep and training videos without thinking "What a fucking idiot"

One girl not having a xmas dinner because she was in prep for a show three months away because her husband told her to.

One guy talking about his pre-and post workout drinks and adding in multiple different products including upwards of 15gms of creatine


Not to mention the "almond butter brigade"

Competitors these days seem to live on supplements and pre-packed meals
They bang on about how important the nutrition is then add chocolate to their morning oats

All the emphasis on eating and training but without the copius amounts of drugs they would look like the average gym rat

Any truth to the rumor that Heck is Josh in disguise?

I'm still thinking it may be Bhanks himself due to the hiptoss reference.  (Just kidding Heck). 

Honestly his biggest leak is himself, almost all the bad stuff we know about him came from his own mouth.  There's always leakage with Hankins whether from his posts or his posing trunks. 

you think Ronnie squatting and deadlifting 800lbs had nothing to do with the way he has ended up?

I think the fucked up 500lb rows he was doing contributed more than the squats and deads.