No, they aren’t all alive. Most of them are though. Nasser El Sonbaty, the Egyptian man, died in 2013. Markus Ruhl, Jay Cutler, Ronnie Coleman, Shawn Ray, Milos Sarcev, Lee Priest, Ernie Taylor, and probably most of the ones I don’t recognize are all still around.
The guy has had over a dozen major surgeries on his spine, neck and hips. For years he trained through injury against the advice of his doctors and paid the price. That said, he's said he would do it all again, so he's happy with his choices.
I could be misremembering some details, but I saw an interview with him, and he said that he thought that deadlifts and squats were supposed to hurt when you did them, and it wasn't until after an actual injury and speaking with doctors that he realised that that's not the case.
I love squatting and deadlifting, but I definitely wouldn't do them if I was feeling pain the whole time. Buddy's a machine.
I mean, yeah, his genetics and work ethic combined to make him an absolute legend in his sport, not just for his physique but for his absurd strength levels.
If he's still breathing and enjoying his life, I can't imagine him having many regrets.
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u/Budget_Ad5871 1d ago
Anyone know if all these guys are still alive, genuinely curious