The 7 Professional Bodybuilders Who Completely Lost Their Gains
Bodybuilders who lost all the gains.
When it comes to professional bodybuilding, fans and pundits alike
usually focus on the stories of lifters who have taken themselves from
skinny nobodies to massively muscled individuals you could barely consider
human. It’s the nature of the endeavor.
You tend to want to think about the positive effects of bodybuilding, the
success stories, and all the while never give much consideration to what
happens once an individuals bodybuilding journey comes to an end.
Not every bodybuilder is like Robby Robinson or Jay Cutler and keeps
their gains for all time. Some bodybuilders end up losing their gains and
all the glory that came with it.
This list of bodybuilding standouts are examples of the top pros who
reached the pinnacle of the sport and have now regressed and lost all
their gains.
1. Mustafa Mohammad
One of the biggest mystery cases in bodybuilding, Mustafa Mohammad was a
bodybuilder who showed great promise. In his twenties, he won two world
titles outside of the IFBB and looked like he could potentially dominate
the competition.
Then he retired suddenly only to return nine years later. While he was
still physically impressive he was never quite able to get to the top of
the sport. Fast forward another decade and it would appear that all of
Mustafa’s gains have left him. Despite that, he still had one of the most
memorable physiques in bodybuilding history.
2. Jean Pierre Fux
In the case of Jean Pierre Fux, an unfortunate mishap in the gym proved
to be his undoing. At the height of his powers, Fux was an absolute mass
monster who turned heads at every competition. He had the size and the
physique to take his career very far.
But ultimately it was a squatting accident that would prove to halt his
career. While he still tried his best to train after his knees were
destroyed, ultimately he had to give up on the idea of continuing his
bodybuilding career and lost his gains as a result.
3. Bob Paris
Often considered one of the most aesthetic bodybuilders in the sport’s
history, Bob Paris was a high-level competitor during the eighties and the
era of Lee Haney. He was known for his artistic approach to posing and was
clearly one of the best bodybuilders of his era.
Eventually, he would retire from the sport in 1991. Since then Paris has
become a Civil Rights advocate, has performed in stage plays and on
television, and has written a number of books. Since that time it’s clear
that he hasn’t hit the weights with relish for some time as his gains have
all but vanished.
4. Chris Cormier
“The Real Deal” Chris Cormier a well known in the bodybuilding industry,
started competing as a light heavyweight in the NPC Nationals in the 1987,
finishing at 1st place and started a long and quite successful career of
competing at the biggest stages of bodybuilding, including Mr. Olympia –
many believing that he could have been a Mr. Olympia champ if it wasn’t
for a spinal infection in 2006 that took him out of the sport for an
extended period of time in his prime.
5. Tom Prince
Cutting 82 lbs to get down to his competition weight, along with many
other factors, caused Prince’s kidneys to fail, which ultimately led him
to retirement. Since then his body has completely shrunk leaving no trace
of the massive muscle he once possessed.
6. Paul Dillett
Dillett was one BIG monster freak among the freaks. He was 188 cm tall,
weight on the stage of Olympia – 287 lbs. Not only did he pack a ton
of muscle during his competitive years, he was shredded to the
bone.
In the 1994 at the Arnold Classic he suffered a major muscle cramp due to
severe dehydration he “freeze” on the stage for sometime. Dillett competed
until his retirement in 2006.
His best placing at the Olympia was 4th place at the 1994 Mr. Olympia and
3rd place at the Arnold Classic. Just like all the other bodybuilder in
this list, time hasn’t been kind with his gains.
Now a days, Paul managing his business.
7. Ronnie Coleman
The King of bodybuilding, the 8-time Mr. Olympia winner and one of the
biggest and strongest bodybuilders in modern history Ronnie Coleman was
the supreme ruler of bodybuilding world during the early
2000’s.
No one could even come close to his massive physique, symmetry and
strength. Ronnie isn’t just one of the best in the history of the sport –
he’s was one of the strongest and hardest working. He was famous for his
2000 lbs leg press, 800 lbs squats and 200 lbs dumbbell chest
presses.
This attitude spreads far beyond just lifting too. Ronnie Coleman gave
100% to every single thing he was involved in. This includes his original
day job as a police officer. He retired from competing in 2007 after
placing 4th in his last Mr. Olympia competition. Since then Coleman has
been working on his supplement line and dealing with multiple back and hip
surgeries he picked up from all those years of heavy lifting.
After 12 spine surgeries and possibility of never being able to walk
again he literally had to learn how to walk again and finally back on his
feet training, slowly picked up lifting weight again but his monstrous
size has severely diminished.
