“Never Told Him to Retire”: Bodybuilding Controversy Erupts as Bob Cicherillo Denies Big Ramy’s Retirement Claims by Dave Palumbo and Nick Trigili

Opinions and discussions flowed left and right last year when Big Ramy was rendered to a shocking fifth position at Mr. Olympia. Later, when the two-time Mr. Olympia announced his participation in Arnold Classic 2023, a popular rumor grew that he must retire if he did not win the latest championship. Amidst discussions on Ramy and his performance, the internet blamed former bodybuilder Bob Cicherillo for his retirement statement. But Cicherillo has an explanation for it!

To clear the air, the retired bodybuilder released a video on his YouTube channel, Voice of Bodybuilding, accusing Dave Palumbo and Nick Trigili of using his name, to create controversy on Big Ramy’s retirement. Let’s find out more!

Bob Circherillo denies the allegations made against him

Last week Big Ramy shared an Instagram story to end the rumors about his retirement. In the video, he stated that it is shocking that people are asking him to retire. According to him, in his 10-year bodybuilding career, he did not find any other bodybuilder receiving retirement advice from anyone. His question was, why him?

After Ramy released the video, former bodybuilders Dave Palumbo and Nick Trigili, claimed that Ramy named Bob Cicherillo for his retirement rumors. Angered by the allegations, Cicherillo released a YouTube video titled, ‘Hey Dave Palumbo – KEEP MY NAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH! I NEVER said for Big Ramy to RETIRE!’

Denying the allegations, Bob explained in the video, “ I find this interesting because he never actually called me by my name. He could be responding to anybody that has put this erroneous stuff out there since I never told him to retire.”

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Furthermore, Bob clarified that he advised Ramy to take a year off and restart his journey instead of retiring. However, some personalities advised Ramy to stop, going on to explain why. 

Generation Iron’s founder had advice for Big Ramy

As discussed by legends like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Cutler, Big Ramy lost in Mr.Olympia 2022 due to poor posing. However, they believed that he can bounce back if he works harder. On the other hand, Generation Iron founder Ehsan Farahi had a different opinion. He explained that if Ramy does not win the Arnold Classic 2023, he should stop. 

Farahi further explained,  “If he competes and he goes down and down, what happens? He cannot come back as motion wise” He believed that getting back after a significant fall at the age of 38 is quite difficult. Hence, it is best for him to retire. However, nullifying all the rumors and opinions, Ramy has made it clear that retirement is not happening anytime soon for him. However, he is yet to reveal his next move. Do you have any guesses?

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