Markus Rühl

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Markus Rühl (born February 22, 1972 in Roßdorf ) is a former German professional bodybuilder of the DBFV / IFBB .

Life

The trained car mechanic and office clerk started bodybuilding in 1991 after playing soccer. He went to a gym to strengthen his leg muscles on the advice of a doctor after a knee injury. But in the end Rühl enjoyed training with heavy weights more than soccer, so he stayed with bodybuilding.

competitive sport

In 1997, still as an amateur, he won the Hessian state championship and the German championship. He then received the IFBB professional card and made bodybuilding his profession. Rühl, who was one of the heaviest and greatest athletes with a competition weight of around 130 kg, was called "the freak" or "the German beast" by the specialist press. In 1999 he was one of the finalists in the Mr. Olympia competition in Las Vegas . A year later he won the contest Night of Champions in New York City ranked second, at the Night of Champions is considered the first place, the biggest ever as his success in the year of 2002. This was followed by further participation in the Mr. Olympia elections, in which in 2004 a 5th place was the best result so far. On September 24, 2006, Rühl took second place in the Santa Susanna Grand Prix in Spain and thus qualified for the 2006 Mr. Olympia election, which took place from September 28 to October 1, 2006. There he took 8th place.

On October 8, 2007, Rühl announced his retirement from active bodybuilding. In November 2008, at the German bodybuilding championship in Wiesloch, he reported about comeback plans. On May 17, 2009 he made his comeback on the New York Pro, where he finished 3rd. In the 2009 Mr. Olympia election, which took place in Las Vegas from September 24 to 27, 2009, Rühl came in 15th. Then he announced another professional year. In 2010, Rühl once again set his sights on the Mr. Olympia and planned a good placement at the "Europa Super Show" 2010 in Dallas for qualification. In this performance he came in 7th place, which led him to his final withdrawal from professional bodybuilding.

Others

In January 2006 he and his colleague Stefan Hammerschmiedt took over the Ottwald sports studio in Kelsterbach am Main. At the end of 2007, Rühl sold the Ottwald sports studio to Hammerschmiedt. Rühl and his ex-wife Simone have been running Rühl's fit & fun in Darmstadt since December 2007 . Since his resignation he can be found at many events. He was also an advertising medium for the supplement manufacturer BMS and has been sponsored by All Stars Supplements since the beginning of 2014 . On June 4, 2018, he announced the end of this partnership. He also acts as a moderator and promoter.

In August 2016, Rühl and his partner Alicja became the father of a daughter for the first time. The couple married on August 31, 2017.

successes

Markus Rühl is a member of the Hall of Fame of German Bodybuilding a. Fitnessverband eV The most important successes in the course of his active professional career include:

  • Mr. Olympia 2009 - 15th place
  • New York Pro 2009 - 3rd place
  • IFBB Austria Pro Grand Prix 2006 - 3rd place
  • Mr. Olympia 2006 - 8th place
  • Mr. Olympia 2005 - 15th place
  • Mr. Olympia 2004 - 5th place
  • Arnold Classic 2003 - 3rd place
  • Mr. Olympia 2002 - 8th place
  • Night of Champions 2002 - Winner
  • Toronto Pro Classic 2002 - 2nd place
  • Mr. Olympia 2001 - 14th place
  • Mr. Olympia 2000 - 7th place
  • Joe Weider's World Pro Cup 2000 - 5th place
  • Grand Prix England 2000 - 5th place
  • Night of Champions 2000 - 2nd place
  • Toronto Pro 2000 Winner
  • Grand Prix England 1999 - 7th place
  • Joe Weider's Pro World 1999 - 7th place
  • Night of Champions 1999 - 4th place

DVD publications

In the course of his professional career, Markus Rühl has released several DVDs. In addition to training scenes, some also show private recordings.

  • The first Markus Rühl film , Markus Rühl XXXL, was released in 2000, back then as a VHS . The film shows footage of Rühl's preparation for the 2000 Mr. Olympia. A short intro, in which the key points of his career are documented, precedes the scenes of his training.
  • The first DVD , Made in Germany , was released in 2003. It shows private recordings for the first time (e.g. Markus Rühl shopping). In this film, Rühl also shows the prizes he has won and describes his diet.
  • The third film, Big and loving it , was released in 2007. Several years of his career are documented here and backstage recordings of major competitions can also be seen. This film contains practically no training scenes.
  • Ruhling 4 ever is the name of Rühl's fourth film. It shows more training scenes again and is about Rühl's comeback to professional bodybuilding.

Web links

Commons : Markus Rühl  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Markus Rühl, June 6, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (German).
  2. ^ Body-Xtreme Publishing UG: Markus Rühl: Open words after 7th place. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ http://www.markus-ruhl.com/sponsor-und-zukunft/
  4. ↑ MarkusRuehl: Markus Rühl is now a dad. August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Instagram post by Markus Rühl • Sep 1, 2017 at 5:13 pm. Retrieved September 4, 2017 .
  6. ^ German Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017 ; accessed on March 15, 2017 .
  7. ↑ got-big: [1]
personal data
SURNAME Rühl, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German bodybuilder
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt , Germany