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“He Can’t Walk Now” – 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman’s Horrible Spinal Infusion Surgery Described by Joe Rogan

Published 09/26/2022, 8:30 AM EDT

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Joe Rogan, with his guests on the JRE, talks about various issues ranging from the fight game to politics and every other topic one can imagine. On one such episode, Rogan was joined by ‘Brigham Buhler’, the founder of ‘Ways2Well’, a functional and regenerative care clinic. The two were discussing ‘spinal problems’ and their remedies while Rogan mentioned the name of former 8-time Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman, and talked about the insane number of surgeries he has had.

The UFC commentator loved to discuss fitness and other related topics on his podcast. Hence, when discussing Coleman, discussing his surgeries was inevitable.

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Joe Rogan talks about Ronnie Coleman’s back issues

Rogan was talking about ‘spinal infusions’ while he quoted, “everyone I know that got infused, is fu**ed, including Ronnie Coleman”.

Followers of Ronnie Coleman certainly know that the former bodybuilder had a series of back problems. He had also got an insane, 13 surgeries done to his back, mostly being spinal infusions. Talking about Coleman, Rogan added, “he had his whole back done”.

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It was apparent that Rogan wasn’t in favor of ‘spinal infusions’. He went on, “they started doing him and then they wound up doing his whole back, and he can’t walk now. I know he’s gotten some stem cells and apparently he’s had some improvement now in that regard, but they just literally fused everything in his back”.

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Buhler was in complete agreement with Rogan. However, in a JRE episode, Coleman had revealed he had back issues since he was in high school.

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Buhler on talked about stem cells

Buhler spoke about stem cells and spinal fusion and shared the information he had about them. Regarding stem cells, the guest has a lot to say. He spoke about the concerns people had with them.

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Ronnie Coleman might have achieved all the accolades in the bodybuilding world. But, watching him barely able to walk now, is a sight that hurts the fans. Regardless, he still loves to work out and can be seen doing so through his social media posts.

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Souvik Roy is currently a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. An avid UFC follower, Souvik combined his love for the sport and his passion for words to turn his interest into his Livelihood. A Diploma holder in Electrical Engineering, Souvik has worked as a Freelance Link Builder and Content Writer previously and wrote for various clients and businesses.
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