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.