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Ronnie Coleman is arguably one of the greatest bodybuilders ever. Ronnie won the Mr. Olympia title eight times in a row from 1998 to 2005. His dominance over the competition earned Ronnie the nickname the “King”. Even over a decade after retirement, Ronnie’s popularity hasn’t waned, and he has garnered over 7 million followers across all social media platforms.

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However, Ronnie is most active on the social media platform, Instagram. In his latest Instagram post, Ronnie wrote about attending a crucial game for his old college football team, the Grambling State Tigers. However, fans of the “King” didn’t comment on the Tigers. Instead, it was something about Ronnie they couldn’t help but comment on.

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Ronnie Coleman looks impressive even at 58

Ronnie uploaded a picture on his Instagram page. In the image, Ronnie posed with the President of Grambling State University, Rick Gallot. Ronnie wrote he took the photo while attending the 49th annual Grambling-Southern Bayou Classic game. “Go Tigers, we need this win real bad,” wrote the eight-time Mr. Olympia.

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The bodybuilding legend attended the crucial game to show support for his university’s football team, which hasn’t done well this season, “Currently sitting at 3-7, it’s been a long time since we’ve had a losing record,” wrote the former Mr. Olympia.

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When he was attending Grambling State University, Ronnie played football. The champion bodybuilder played for the Grambling State Tigers as a middle linebacker. Before graduating, an L. A. Eagles scout also showed interest in drafting the bodybuilder. However, it didn’t pan out.

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While the Grambling State Tigers didn’t win their game, Ronnie’s arms won over the fans.

The former Mr. Olympia astonished fans

Ronnie dressed in all-black for the event, and his forearms looked massive. The former champion astonished fans with the size and vascularity of his forearms at 58 years old. “My god Ronie….you still have such great arms man….that vascularity on those arms is really impressive,” said a fan.

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Many others echoed the same sentiment. “Forearms are looking pumped 💪🏼💪🏼!” wrote one fan. “Look this forearms😲💪😡THE KING OF KINGS,” he commented. “For earms…💪🏻🔥❤️❤️❤️” commented one fan, while another wrote, “Biggest arms in the game 💪🏼”

Besides complementing his forearms, fans also called him “The goat 🐐” many fans also wrote Coleman’s iconic catchphrase. “Yeah buddy light weight 🙌💪🏻” commented one fan.

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Even at 58 and after multiple surgeries, Ronnie Coleman is still in good spirits. Although he retired over a decade ago, Ronnie still works out regularly. 

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