“Pictures and Videos Don’t Do Justice”: Bodybuilding Legend Once Felt Sorry for People Who Didn’t Get to Witness Ronnie Coleman at His Prime
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Ronnie Coleman is one of the greatest bodybuilders in the history of the sport. The 8-time Mr. Olympia has won 26 IFBB titles overall. He is also one of the biggest bodybuilders of all time. However, Coleman wasn’t the tallest of them all, but he made sure that didn’t matter after he made his overall body impeccable.
Coleman stunned everyone with his dominance over the peak of his career. However, Ronnie began very slowly and couldn’t win the Mr. Olympia title for more than six years before finally winning it. But once he did, he didn’t give it back for eight years. The 1998 favorite to win Mr. Olympia, Flex Wheeler, had once said something about the people who couldn’t witness Ronnie at his peak.
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Ronnie Coleman’s impeccable physique at his peak
Wheeler said, “I feel bad for people who didn’t get to witness what Ronnie was in his prime. Pictures and videos don’t do justice to the electricity that was in the air (when he competed) and just to gaze your eyes on that person.”
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You can imagine the immense physique of Ronnie Coleman, as the judges had to tell him after the 2004 Mr. Olympia to cut some weight. According to Coleman, he was more than 300lbs at that time.
Ronnie Coleman won the Mr. Olympia title for eight straight years. Several tried to dethrone him but couldn’t. However, after trying for more than five years, Jay Cutler finally defeated him in 2006. Cutler knows that Ronnie wasn’t on his 100 percent in the 2006 Mr. Olympia.
The dimensions of the gigantic body muscles
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Ronnie is counted as one of the biggest bodybuilders of all time. The 5’11” tall flew higher than anyone had ever expected. At his peak, Coleman was impossible to defeat for any other bodybuilder. Everyone who looked at him was in awe of his giant-like, muscular physique.
He weighed over 310lbs and had enormous arms of 24″. Moreover, he had a massive chest of 58″ and a waist of 36″. One of his better qualities was his legs. He had huge thighs of 36″ and calves of 22″. The structure of Coleman’s physique was just unbelievable and the confidence with which he owned the stage made it impossible to beat him at that time.
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Watch this story: 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman Disclosed the Amount of Money He Spent on Bodybuilding Competitions During His Career
Not just Flex Wheeler, but many other bodybuilders felt the same way. His hardcore training and his dedication to becoming the best in business kept him at the top for many years.
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Jayant Chhabra