Markus Rühl (born 22 February 1972, in

Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it th ...

, Germany) is a retired IFBB professional

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. Rühl began training at the age of 19 following a doctor's recommendation after sustaining a knee injury while playing football. At , Rühl began training hard six days a week until deciding to compete on a professional level five years later. During this period he worked as a used-car salesman. Rühl signed a sponsorship deal with Ultimate Nutrition in late 2008. In 2018 he started his own supplement company, Rühl's Bestes.

Legacy

Although Rühl only won two shows in his career, he is considered to be one of the biggest "mass monster" bodybuilders who ever lived.

Stats (active peak numbers)

*Height: *Arm Size: (contest) *Leg Size: (contest) *Waist Size: *Chest size:

Competitive record

* The Bachgau Cup * 2010 IFBB Europa Super Show - 7th * 2009 Mr. Olympia - 15thhttp://www.getbig.com/results/e-mroly.htm GetBig.com Olympia results * 2009 New York Pro - 3rd * 2006 IFBB Austria Pro Grand Prix - 3rd * 2006 Mr. Olympia - 8th * 2005 Mr. Olympia - 15th * 2004 Mr. Olympia - 5th * 2003 Arnold Classic - 3rd *

2002 Mr. Olympia The 2002 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 16–20, 2002 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results The total prize money awarded was $381,000. A 2003 Cadillac Escalade was presente ...

- 8th * 2002 Night of Champions - 1st * 2002 Toronto Pro Classic - 2nd * 2001 Mr. Olympia - 14th * 2000 Mr. Olympia - 7th * 2000 Joe Weider's World Pro Cup - 5th * 2000 Grand Prix England - 5th * 2000 Night of Champions - 2nd * 2000 Toronto Pro - 1st * 1999 Grand Prix England - 7th * 1999 Joe Weider's Pro World - 7th * 1999 Night of Champions - 4th * 1999 Mr. Olympia - Disqualified

Training movies

*''XXXL-Big beyond belief'' - 2000 *''Made in Germany'' - 2004 *''Big and loving it'' - 2007 *''Ruhling 4 Ever'' - 2010

Notes

References

External links

Markus Rühl's website

Markus Rühl's old website

Video Clip of Markus Rühl posing at the 2006 Mr. Olympia contest

Markus Ruhl Bodybuilding Gallery
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