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“They Are Not Gifted”: The King Ronnie Coleman Once Claimed Even With Steroids Nobody Could Ever Duplicate His Massive Size

Published 09/16/2022, 1:15 PM EDT

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Ronnie Coleman is popularly known for his big muscular body. He is one of the greatest bodybuilders the world has ever witnessed. Ronnie once went for a podcast with the famous UFC commentator, actor, comedian and podcaster, Joe Rogan. In that podcast, Coleman disclosed that steroids are one of the many factors that helped him in his bodybuilding career.

Coleman had put in a large amount of hard work for his body. Even now when his back injuries take a toll on him, he never misses out his training sessions.

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You need to be gifted to get this big: Ronnie

In Joe Rogan’s podcast, Coleman discussed about the prescribed steroids he took during his bodybuilding career. Coleman also believes that genetics has a big part to play in how big your body can get. “You can’t get that big without it (steroids), nothing gotta have to, it’s genetics. Look at the baseball players that have taken stuff and look at us, you know they can’t get that big, they are not gifted for it,” Coleman said.

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Steroids are just one of the many factors for Coleman’s legendary body. In addition, comes long hours of gym training every day with tons of weights and consistency.

Ronnie Coleman is in the one per cent club

In the podcast, Joe Rogan said, “It’s a small percentage of population that could get that big,” Ronnie Coleman replied, “Probably like one per cent that could get as big as I got and I was the only guy, nobody duplicated that sense. And be in that condition and be healthy.”

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On the use of steroids, Coleman said, it is not like you are taking everything. Furthermore, he claimed that his body is fit except the back injuries. That includes his heart, liver and kidney are in really good condition.

It is nearly impossible to make a body that matches that of the legend, Ronnie Coleman. Furthermore, it is even difficult to maintain the muscles for such a long span. Even after suffering from the back injuries and 13 spinal surgeries, he still continues to train his body, which is impressive and commendable.

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Moreover, he also mentions that misuse of steroids are dangerous for anyone’s body and is not legal to consume without prescription. Your body is your strength, keep training it and be fit.

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Kaivalya R Pillai

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Dr. Kaivalya R Pillai is a US Sports author working at EssentiallySports. An accomplished academician, he recently completed his doctorate degree in pharmacy.
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Manaal Siddiqui