The Mr. Olympia stage slowly evolved from aesthetically pleasing physiques to Mass monsters. While Frank Zane and Arnold Schwarzenegger impressed fans with their conditioning, Dorian Yates stunned them with his granite-like hardness. However, Ronnie Coleman brought glory to the Mass Monster era with his beast-like physique.

His onstage ripped frame made fans crazy and fetched him eight Mr. Olympia titles. But what was at the heart of his followers was his insane training rituals at the gym in his prime. The King shared a clip from the past where he was bulking up his boulders with massive dumbbells.

Ronnie Coleman shares a throwback video

The G.O.A.T of bodybuilding never restrained himself from lifting heavy weights at the gym to build a mass avatar. Despite building an unparalleled physique, Coleman’s heavy duties cost him his mobility. In 1996, while squatting 600 lbs, he herniated his disc and decided to fix it after retirement. However, after a series of surgeries, the King was declared crippled by doctors. But the King of bodybuilding never cursed his training regime for having to use a wheelchair.

Coleman’s fans know his 725 lbs deadlift, over-a-ton leg press, and 800 lbs squat. But as he recently shared a throwback clip from his training days, onlookers were spellbound. The 8x Mr. Olympia was seen dumbbell bench pressing massive weights. Repeating his famous workout words, he captioned his post, “Nothin’ But LIGHT WEIGHT BABY!! 

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Even longtime fans were stunned to witness the bodybuilding legend’s strength and couldn’t refrain from commenting on the post.

Fans React to Ronnie Coleman’s post

Ronnie Coleman once lifted mind-numbing weights as if it were child’s play. His throwback video proves his strength as he pressed massive dumbbells without the spotter’s help. Reacting to the unbelievable power of the King, a fan wrote, “I can’t believe it’s a brutality well he said it himself: Many want to be bodybuilders but they don’t want to lift a lot of weight.”

Even the 1983 Mr. Olympia couldn’t resist commenting. Samir Bannout wrote in appreciation, “Only handful of champions ever train like that… mostly pretenders out there!!”

“Bro’s benching the twin towers,” declared an ardent Coleman fan. “A human machine,” gasped another in disbelief. “Everything be lightweight for this man,” complained a user.

Ronnie Coleman’s intense workout regime and grit to push till failure have gotten him the honor of being the G.O.A.T. of bodybuilding sport. The 59-year-old never doubted his training decisions in life despite being badly injured in the course of his career. What do you think of this? Let us know in the comments below!

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