Rare Image Shows Three Bodybuilding Beasts Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler in One Frame

Bodybuilding is a very popular and followed sport in the country. And if you are a follower of this sport, you must be aware of these three legendary athletes. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler. The three legends have provided a boost to the popularity of the sport in their respective times.

However, Arnold Schwarzenegger is a different generation athlete than the other two bodybuilders. Arnold competed in the 70s, whereas the latter two have the history of the biggest rivalry in the sport belonging in the late 90s and early 2000s. The three legends have 19 Mr. Olympia titles together. Where Ronnie has eight, Arnold has seven and Jay contributes four titles.

The three bodybuilding legends together

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the senior campaigner among the three. The other two, Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler have visualised Schwarzenegger as their idol in the early stages of their career. The physique and dominance they exhibited during their peaks were invincible. Moreover, all three reached the peak of their popularity in their respective bodybuilding careers.

The three all-time favorites were once clicked during an Arnold Classic Event. However, the year and place are unclear regarding the picture, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. It is a rare picture, as many times we had seen them together, but Arnold gave one of them the Mr. Olympia title and the other two competed for it.

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However, in this picture, they were seen together in respective suits. The rare moment where none of these legends were competing against each other, but watching the next generation grow.

The mutual love and respect Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie and Jay share

Indeed, Ronnie and Cutler are said to be the biggest rivalry. But they have massive respect for each other. Cutler stood runner-up four times while Ronnie clinched the Mr. Olympia title. Likewise, Cutler was the one who dethroned Ronnie after eight consecutive wins. As much as the fans, they loved competing, as they displayed tough challenges against each other.

While receiving the Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award last year, Ronnie got emotional. He said, “Arnold is the greatest bodybuilder of all time because he didn’t have the technology I had. He got all that mass and class and size with pure hard work, dedication and faith. And I learnt a lot from him”

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The fan base these three legends have is innumerable. The rare picture of them must have made their fans cheerful. However, now all three legends have retired and are contributing to the sport in different ways. All of them will be remembered forever as the greats the sport has ever had. Who is your favorite bodybuilder among these three and why?