Road to the Arnold — 2019 — Ray Williams

It was one of the breakout highlights of the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival: powerlifter Ray Williams (aka “Optimus Prime”) squatting 1,069 LBS in front of the crowd in Columbus. One year later, that would seem like a tough act to follow, but Ray isn’t sweating it. Williams has never faced an easy road in life, from a difficult childhood through the day when he found his calling in football and strength training. “When you come from nothing, and you finally get the opportunity to make your dreams come true, yo