Prime Time Muscle Appears Again at Gunter Schlierkamp’s Upset Win Over Ronnie Coleman
There have been a number of notable upsets in sports activities. Examples embody the U.S. Olympic hockey group defeating Russia in 1980, George Foreman stunning the world by defeating Michael Moorer to win the world title on the age of 45, and the New York Giants pulling off the miracle win in opposition to the New England Patriots in Tremendous Bowl 42.
On the earth of bodybuilding, the most important upset in historical past could also be when Gunter Schlierkamp defeated five-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman on the GNC Present of Power in 2002. Over 20 years after that contest, the hosts of Prime Time Muscle look again at how the person from Germany pulled off the win in opposition to the person many individuals thought was unbeatable. Chris Cormier was in that present, and he recalled that somebody that knew the game fairly nicely noticed potential in Schlierkamp, Joe Weider.
“He expressed to us how good Gunter was trying, and that he was presumably going to be giving Ronnie some hassle. He was in that good of form.”
The trio then checked out some images of the eventual winner from that contest. Terrick El Guindy is an IFBB Professional League decide, and he wasn’t so certain the choice went the precise approach.
“I noticed the images after they have been within the magazines at the moment, and I mentioned ‘okay, he’s huge, he’s exhausting, however he’s nowhere close to the aesthetically pleasing physique of a Ronnie Coleman or a Chris Cormier.’”
El Guindy acknowledged that he wasn’t on the present and couldn’t have judged it on the time, however he might have given the choice to Coleman had the present taken place at present.
“If I used to be sitting there, he must present me plenty of hardness, particularly in locations just like the again for him to win the present now.”
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