Merry Christmas,

dear bodybuilding friends, I am sorry that I did not find enought time at the moment to translate my Olympia report and other contest news to English language. So please read my short review in January 2007.

Kind regards

Markus

	Santa Susanna Pro, backstage

Dear Bodybuilding friends,

I have placed second at the Santa Susanna Pro Grand Prix and got my qualification for the Mr Olympia contest in Las Vegas.

A lot of fans told me via email, that I should have won the Pro GP even before Paco Bautista. However... Paco was really in great shape. Everything else was the work of the judges. Congratulation!

My report is very short this time, because I have to pack my bags for the flight to Las Vegas tomorrow. I hate these 12-hours-flights. I hate them so much! Everything is very stressful at the moment.

Cross your fingers for me at the Olympia.

Now I have to survive another five days of hard diet to appear in harder shape than last weekend.

Kind regards

Markus

(more pictures in gallery)

Dear bodybuilding friends,

I like to inform you, that I am preparing for the Santa Susanna Grand Prix in Spain at the moment. I feel well and strong. No injuries or other problems yet!

My weight is 304lb and I am heavier than ever before at this point of my preparation.

If I get my qualification at the Spanish Grand Prix, you will see the biggest and heaviest Rühl ever at the Mr Olympia stage.

Cross your fingers for me, that everything keeps on going well. I will not dissappoint you. Promised!

Kind regards

Markus

Dear Bodybuilding friends,

first of all I like to apologize for silent period on my website during the last two months. I have been very busy, so the next big update will go online in the middle of July.

I am very sorry, that I did not have enough time to answer all your very interesting questions in my new column. I have collected so many e-mail questions, that I really do not have enough time at the moment. I am very sorry for that, but I promise I will care about this column much more extensively in the future.

As most of you know I do not show or tell very much about my contest preparations.

As a compensation for the silent period on this website I have put online a small 12 seconds clip about my recent back training.

A lot of critics said that my shape from 2005 was not as voluminous and freaky as my fans usually like to see me.

Now my body weight is 145 kg (320 lbs) and I am heavier than I have ever been before at this point in time of my contest preparation. I hope you like this shape.

I will do my very best, that I will qualify for the Olympia at the Spanish Pro Grand Prix in September.

Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Download: Back training, 12 seconds clip

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Video clip: Back training body weight: 145 kg (320 lbs) 12 seconds clip

Dear bodybuilding friends,

it was pretty quiet about me during the last weeks, because I was very busy with different things.

I will inform about my upcoming appearances and contests very soon.

In short:

I am feeling good and my training runs great.

My weight is 148 kg (326 lsb) and I got the body volume back, which my fans missed last year.

Photos and more informations will follow soon.

Please visit my new column questions and answers.

I will answer to the most interesting questions in public.

Please put your public questions to public@markus-ruehl.de .

I hope it makes my website more interesting for your regular visits.

So have fun, ask and read!

Kind regards

Markus

	Ronny und Gunnar's Posing Videoclip - 03:18 Minutes

Dear bodybuilding friends

last weekend I was holding a seminar with my friends Gunnar Paasche (European top senior bodybuilder) and professional IFBB bodybuilder Ronny Rockel. (Thanks a lot to their sponsor Goldfield.)

It was a pretty funny event as the pictures and the small videoclip show.

Unfortunately I had caught a cold some days before, so I was not able to join the posing show. (My next "off-season"-guest appearance will be at the Loaded Cup in Denmark on April 29th.)

The clip shows that Ronny Rockel is in great shape and ready for the IFBB Australia Pro Grand Prix on March 19th. I wish him all the best and good luck for this contest.

My next contest appearance will be the IFBB Atlantic City Pro in New Jersey in September, where I have to qualify for the Mr. Olympia again.

I will keep you informed on my website about my training, preparation and anything else.

I do my best, that you will see the biggest and best-shaped Ruhl ever at the upcoming autumn season.

Keep your fingers crossed for me, so I will not disappoint you.

Kind regards

Markus

Dear bodybuilding friends,

I just like to inform you in a nutshell, that I received several emails, which asked me about a guest posing at an upcoming NABBA event.

I like to make it pretty clear, that those rumours are absolutely wrong!

I am definitely not booked for a guest appearance at any of the future NABBA championships.

I really do not know, who has put out that rumour (if you know, please email me).

I think that this gossip is very unfair to everyone, who has been looking forward to it.

Kind regards

Markus

Dear bodybuilding friends,

I like to wish you all a Happy New Year 2006.

I had an unhurried New Year's eve without any binge drinking, because today there was the first working day in our reopened Gym, which I am directing with my colleague Stefan Hammerschmiedt since today.

The Ottwald-Gym in Kelsterbach is very close to the Frankfurt main airport, so if you are going to travel to Germany, you are always welcome to visit our gym and supplement store.

Kind regards

Markus