Decades Before Being on Crutches, GOAT Ronnie Coleman Was Living “A Wonderful Life” Despite Juggling Between Two Full-Time Professions

During his early days, GOAT bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman set the bodybuilding standards with his intense and long training hours. Coleman is a winner of 26 IFBB professional titles, and among them is the title of Mr. Olympia for eight consecutive years. However, achieving this incredible feat was not a piece of cake. This demanded rigorous and harsh training cycles throughout his career. At times obsessed with his passion, Ronnie admitted that he had made mistakes that eventually took a toll on his body. Even after going through several surgeries, the intensive training has left him on crutches

A recent video from his past resurfaced on Instagram, where he was seen walking on the treadmill. The video was taken before everything went downhill. ‘The King’ definitely regretted his decisions but before it happened, he was living a fulfilling life.

Ronnie Coleman had a wonderful life

A video from Ronnie Coleman’s past was re-shared by an Instagram account called ‘masterthegym’ on April 27th. The video showed Ronnie peacefully walking on the treadmill in his house while being recorded. Coleman said, “After a long hard day’s work of working out and working 8 hours, I get a chance to come home and do the treadmill for another hour.”

His optimism did not stop there, as he added, “It’s a wonderful life!” He kept walking on the treadmill and finished the video by saying, “That’s okay, my day will be over pretty soon.” It was like he was foreshadowing what was going to come into his life.

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The video was uploaded with the caption, “Sometimes when I think things are getting difficult, I think about this scene and Ronnie talking about THE CHANCE to do the treadmill for an hour after 8 hours at work and a lifting routine too.👍”.  The video clearly shows Coleman’s dedication to his passion for bodybuilding while also helping motivate people when they feel down. 

Coleman faced surgeries and needs to walk with crutches

The glory days were slowly getting over, and as Ronnie started aging, he regretted his past decisions. He said that he regretted using steroids and did not know the healthy nutrients from food could help more. He explained, “I had no idea you could put on so much quality muscle from eating food.”

Now the iconic bodybuilder needs crutches to walk at 58 years old. He had 13 surgeries since 2007, and due to multiple surgeries on his spine, he has lost most of his mobility and needs the help of crutches to walk.

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Even after that, he did not lose his optimism. With stem cell therapy and exercise, he has gained some of his mobility back. What do you think of Coleman’s dedication and optimism?