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🏋️‍♂️ The best gym accessory of ALL TIME: https://www.versagripps.com/products/pro?sca_ref=10327449.BNsSa515caXl (10% off using this link) 📱 The best FREE lifting app I use daily: https://www.boostcamp.app/#iron (use code IRON during signup to extend your pro version free trial to 14 days) 📷 Follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.iron.historian 🐦 Follow on X: https://www.x.com/ironhistorian 🎥 GMV footage used with permission from gmvbodybuilding.com A quick look at @MarkusRuehl makes one thing clear: This was not a symmetrically artful physique. While he was never the judges’ favorite, Markus was nothing if not victorious in his quest to put on as much mass as possible, becoming one of the freakiest bodybuilders of all time. His 5’10” 280-pound frame was a sight to behold; his enormous traps, shoulders, chest, and arms made him a fan favorite on stage and magazine covers. Achieving the pinnacle of mass, he routinely rivaled Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler for loudest crowd reaction whenever he crunched out his frighteningly colossal most muscular pose. At the height of his reign, Ronnie Coleman himself admitted that Markus was superior to him. Despite that, he only won two pro shows during his 14-year career, and his highest Olympia placing was 5th. As much as the fans loved him, the judges didn’t. From being told he wasn’t big enough to getting his placement changed in the last second in favor of another competitor, many fans thought he was robbed on multiple occasions. From a skinny soccer player to becoming one of the freakiest humans to walk the earth, this is the story of the most underrated giant in bodybuilding. 🎙 Interviews & Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57KEKtvrCec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyiWV7yAUOc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld4LbkUDksY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGcD6tCvnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjsXgdsQ2RM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiOIuXZy_kY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KarcGXw0ELI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDBO1sYCOuU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVBhhjyXoxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dun5Qjksxo 🎬 Chapters: 00:00 - Freak of The Freaks 00:51 - Too Big for Bodybuilding 02:12 - Early Tragedy 03:06 - New Passion 05:24 - Delayed Debut 06:13 - Too Big to Compare 08:10 - Coming to America 08:58 - Slight Controversy 09:58 - The Big Stage 11:00 - Breaking Through 13:05 - Not Big Enough? 15:01 - 2002 Night of Champions 17:17 - Broken Momentum 17:55 - 2003 Arnold Classic 19:13 - 2004 Arnold Classic 20:08 - Mogging Ronnie 22:07 - Called It! 23:27 - A Year to Forget 26:15 - Back on Track 28:22 - Forced Retirement 30:05 - The Comeback 30:42 - The Great Robbery 32:58 - End of The Road 34:05 - Ruhl Rules 35:27 - THUNFISCH!! 🐟 Affiliate disclaimer: This description may contain affiliate links, which means if you click it, find something you like and buy it, I'll be making a teeny tiny bit of money at no extra charge to you, hell, you even get a discount by using my links! 🤭