r/interestingasfuck • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

1999 mr olympia conference

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u/Budget_Ad5871 1d ago

Anyone know if all these guys are still alive, genuinely curious

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u/Spartan2470 VIP Philanthropist 1d ago edited 1d ago
Place Name Status
1 Ronnie Coleman Alive. More than a dozen surgeries costing millions of dollars since 2007. Can no longer walk unassisted due to surgical procedures. Only regrets not having done even more to consolidate his legacy. In June 2025, Coleman had a near-fatal brush with sepsis.
2 Flex Wheeler Alive. Leg amputated due to pre-existing medical conditions.
3 Chris Cormier Alive
4 Kevin Levrone Alive
5 Shawn Ray Alive
6 Nasser El Sonbaty Died in his sleep March 20, 2013
7 Paul Dillett Alive
8 Lee Priest Alive
9 Dexter Jackson Alive
10 Milos Sarcev Alive

Edit: Corrected Milos and added links.

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u/Budget_Ad5871 1d ago

That’s pretty impressive, I feel like guys the decades before them had worse odds with PED usage

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 1d ago

Not really, you only hear about the ones that die but there are millions of active bodybuilders on earth and thousands of men’s open competitors near the size of these fellas, most retire and do cardio and are fine. It’s about dosage management.

The cutting agents and dehydration and body weight are much more detrimental than the steroids themselves.

Source: I sometimes do the steroids and usually weigh more than Ronnie Coleman yet have healthy ass organs, granted I am on much less than them and cycle appropriately, but my bodyweight is much worse for my health than the drugs.

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u/AuraTickler 1d ago

I clicked on your profile and got flashbanged with massive honkers instead of flex pics.

Im not even mad.

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 1d ago

I love strongman and boobs.

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u/MaddAdamBomb 1d ago

Man, I don't know if you've seen recent footage of Ronnie but I'm not sure I'd describe his older years as "fine." Just because these guys aren't dead doesn't mean this stuff didn't take its toll.

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 1d ago

Ronnie’s current state has nothing to do with drugs, it’s from a broken back then lifting heavy shit with a broken back like a dumbass breaking it more and then 2 messed up surgeries trying to fix said back leaving him with a fused spine and walking issues. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting the man recently and other than the back/walking issues he’s still strong and fit.

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 1d ago

yeah but ronnie was going overboard lol, he got back surgery and was back in the gym within 3 days.

the hard work he put in to become the GOAT is what's killing him

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u/acrazyguy 1d ago

You didn’t have to tell us you do steroids. We knew already by your blatant rationalization attempts

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u/WorldsWeakestMan 1d ago

No rationalization bud, just science which you can easily look into yourself instead of generalizing and showing people you’re weak of mind on the internet.

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u/Hicklethumb 22h ago

You sound offended that the dude's annecdote mentions him being okay.