The future of the Freakazoid

What does the future hold for Markus Ruhl and his career in bodybuilding? Consider that as you read this, he’s only thirty-five years old and still has a few good years of competing left in him. Markus is still a relatively young man in this sport of increasingly more seasoned athletes. He doesn’t need any more size, just more detail, and even then mainly from behind. It’s been said many times that if Markus were as hard from the back as he is from the front, he would be a far more formidable competitor. Since we all witnessed the phenomenon of Gustavo Badell, a man who catapulted from an also-ran to a top name based on just such an improvement, and more recently Victor Martinez leaping into the top three at the Olympia based on improved condition, I would not count Markus Ruhl out. The German Beast, the Freakazoid, whatever you like to call him, is still on the way up in this game. Ruhl represents the hardcore ideal both in his training and his Herculean physique, and he will always have our utmost respect.