RONNIE COLEMAN NOW AND THEN?

“I Was in a Lot of Pain”- Eight-Time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman  

    Ronnie Dean Coleman was born in Monroe, Louisiana (USA) on May 13, 1964. He is a retired professional bodybuilder. In his college days, back in 1984, he also played football in university games. Other than bodybuilding Ronnie also served as police officer from 1989 to 2000 in Texas. 

Ronnie in uniform
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Ronnie Coleman then

     Ronnie Coleman won Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years from 1998 to 2005. Mr Olympia is the world’s most prestigious bodybuilding competition.  Ronnie is widely regarded as “GOAT” (greatest of all time) due to his combination of size and conditioning, dominant body-parts and extremely heavy workouts and his achievements in bodybuilding. Ronnie won numerous titles during his highly regarded bodybuilding career from 1990 to 2007. Some of GOAT’s pics are here: -

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Ronnie Coleman Now

During 2021
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    Now, 58 years old, former bodybuilder is on wheelchair. Coleman had 13 surgeries on his neck, hips, and back since 2007. He has taken five stem cell treatments till now. He informed in a podcast that he has to take it once in 3-4 months. He had spent in millions on these surgeries. Many people believe that he trained like a madman during his bodybuilding career with squats and deadlifts with 800 lbs which eventually led to his current condition. In a podcast of Joe Rogan, Ronnie  revealed the reason behind his present condition. 

        In podcast, Ronnie talked about the long history of his injury. It all started when he was seventeen years old and suffered a back injury while playing football during his college days back. Since then, he became a regular visitor at the chiropractor’s clinic. In 1996, he dislocated his disc during an intense training session involving squats. Ronnie Coleman continued his bodybuilding without taking proper treatment until his retirement in 2007. After retirement, Ronnie went under many surgeries to treat these injuries but condition got worse. Presently, he is taking stem cell treatment and it is required in each 3-4 month to control pain. Ronnie has optimistic approach that one day he will recover from his injuries. 

During podcast, Ronnie given remarkable statement that “This is the price that I paid to be a legend.”