Bodybuilding icon Ronnie Coleman, who is the eight-time Mr. Olympia, has a different-looking elbow. It is a bit ‘pointy’ at the end. This video explains the reason behind such an elbow. It also clears some common misconceptions behind this condition of athletes’ elbows.

Ronnie Coleman is a bodybuilding ace who is regarded as one of the best bodybuilders of all time. Coleman has one of the most dominant bodybuilding physiques ever. He has a staggering 26 IFBB titles to his name. Coleman is also famous for his extremely heavy workouts.

The icon and his protruding elbow

Coleman, along with many other bodybuilders most of the time, develop pointy elbows. This video clarifies the cause of this condition. “It’s something called bursitis and bursitis is essentially the inflammation of the bursa.” While lifting weights during exercises like bench-pressing, bodybuilders’ elbows go through repetitive movements, which leads to bursitis.

As shown in the video, the cause behind this weird shape of the elbow is only an inflammation of the bursa and not a result of excessive steroid use, which is a common misconception. This happens to all bodybuilders as their elbows go through repetitive movements, leading to the inflammation of the bursa.

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The video also indicates that athletes from other sports also experience bursitis. Tennis is one of those sports whose players also commonly experience bursitis.

Coleman used to work at a pizza place!

After graduation, Coleman used to work at Domino’s Pizza. Surprisingly, the reason behind this was the perk that came along with the job. Domino’s employees got a complimentary pizza every day, and in order to get this pizza, Coleman used to work there. This shows that Coleman had humble beginnings before entering professional bodybuilding.

It was fascinating to know the reality behind the weird-looking elbows that bodybuilders and many other sports people develop. The video explained the reason behind this in a detailed manner and also showed how bursitis occurs. However, it is noteworthy that this condition is normal.

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