5 – Markus Rühl,
- Markus Ruhl is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder whose shoulders are bigger than Jesus.
- He enjoyed huge success in the bodybuilding world before being disqualified from the 1999 Mr Olympia Competition for accelerating his own urine production using diuretics.
- Ruhl, who was nicknamed ‘The German Nightmare’ – which is incidentally what I call Volkswagons – believed drying out his body by purging it of all fluids would cause his muscles and veins to look even more pronounced. Pretty cool plan. I mean, it’s not like we need water to live or anything.
4 – Andreas Munzer,
- Austrian bodybuilding legend Andreas Munzer was just like the great Ghandi. No, he didn’t peacefully lead a nation to independence, but he had extremely low body fat. You might even say it was dangerously low.
- In fact, in 1996, Munzer suffered severe stomach pains and had to be rushed to a hospital. He later died on the operating table. His autopsy revealed that he had numerous tumours on his liver, testicles that had shrunken and a heart that was twice the size of a normal man’s because of his extreme chemical abuse.
- He lived by the motto all things in moderation – except eating habits and illegal supplements.
3 – Candice Armstrong,
- London gym junkie Candice Armstrong was once a petite blonde barmaid before she unwittingly transformed her entire body by abusing anabolic steroids.
- Growing up, Candice had intense body issues and found pole dancing a great way to get fit and gain confidence. Unfortunately, her newfound love of fitness turned into an obsession and Candice became fixated with making her arms bigger.
- She turned to anabolic steroids, but had an extreme and unexpected reaction. Her body became hulking and man-ish and she developed thick facial and body hair. Her testosterone production was through the roof and she even developed a penis-like organ.
- Candice now performs in drag shows.
2 – Giuliano Stroe,
- At just nine years old, Giuliano Stroe is a child bodybuilding prodigy. His nickname is ‘Romanian Hercules’, which is certainly better than ‘Four-Eyes’ or ‘Shit-Stain’.
- Giuliano has been showing off his incredible feats of strength since he was a toddler. In 2009, at just four years old, he earned an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records by performing the fastest ever ten-metre hand-walk with a weight ball between his legs. What records were you breaking at age four? Playing Nintendo and tripping over your own shoelaces? Man, not good enough…
- He has broken additional world records every year since, including one for the most ninety-degree push-ups.
- Giuliano’s ripped torso has more muscle mass than most boys twice his age and this has caused some controversy. Many believe Giuliano’s lifestyle and body are unhealthy for such a young child. One thing’s for sure: nobody’s taking this kid’s lunch money.
1 – Gary Himing,
- Gary Himing’s death revealed the dark side of bodybuilding. I guess prior to that everyone thought building your life around obsessively sculpting your own physique was healthy.
- Competing for a bodybuilding title takes a staggering amount of work. In his preparation for an IFBB event in Victoria, Himing put too much stress on his body and allegedly resorted to drug use.
- Unfortunately, he suffered cardiac arrest and died in the middle of the competition. Amazingly, the show continued once organisers had removed his body from the stage. I guess their empathy muscles still need training.
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