Friday, November 6, 2015

UNCROWNED MARKUS RUHL

Markus Ruhl

Intro

Born: 22nd February, 1972
Height: 1.78 m
Competition weight: 127 kg

About Markus Ruhl

Another big man in the bodybuilding history named as Markus Ruhl. He wins different contests on different occasion but unable to grab the Mr Olympia title. In the very young age he started playing soccer. At the age of 18 he suffers from the knee injury during the play. He went to doctor and in a very short time he sustain the injury. After seeing this doctor advised him to start lifting weights. And from there on Markus started lifting weights at the age of 18. He started taking participate in the competition after 5 years of training. He is well known for his big shoulders which helps him to look more wider than normal. He was firstly works as a salesman of used cars.

List of the competitions in which he participated:
                                                                                           

  • Mr Olympia (1999) Disqualified
  • Night Of Champions (1999) 4th
  • Joe Weider's Pro World (1999) 7th
  • Grand Prix England (1999) 7th
  • Toronto Pro (2000) 1st
  • Night Of Champions (2000) 2nd
  • Grand Prix England (2000) 5th
  • Joe Weider's World Pro Cup (2000) 5th
  • Mr Olympia (2000) 7th
  • Mr Olympia (2001) 14th
  • Toronto Pro Classic (2002) 2nd
  • Night Of Champions (2002) 1st
  • Mr Olympia (2002) 8th
  • Arnold Classic (2003) 3rd
  • Mr Olympia (2004) 5th
  • Mr Olympia (2005) 15th
  • Mr Olympia (2006) 8th
  • IFBB Austria Pro Grand Prix (2006) 3rd
  • New York Pro (2009) 3rd
  • Mr Olympia (2009) 15th 
Markus poses some of the extreme shoulders in the bodybuilding history. Here are some stats of his physique:
  • Height: 5' 10''
  • Competition Weight: 123-127 kg
  • Arm Size: 22 inch (off season)
  • Leg Size: 31 inch (contest)
  • Waist Size: 38 inch
  • Chest Size: 58 inch
Now Markus is running a website (www.markus-ruhl.com) of different products.

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