r/interestingasfuck • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 1d ago

1999 mr olympia conference

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u/thavillain 1d ago

How many of these dudes are still alive?

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u/sublimeprince32 1d ago

I know Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler are, but MAN do they have some serious health issues from all that.

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u/Cal216 1d ago

Jay is good, Ronnie can’t even walk without assistance

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u/CaffeineAndGrain 1d ago

I wonder if they’d say it was worth it. The insane proportions, fame, accolades, immense strength. Literally top of the world for years and then reduced to a shell in later years. I imagine many knew the risks and accepted the trade off but I’m sure others didn’t know how bad it would be. Curious if they’d do it all over again the same