As 21-year-old Sam Sulek’s popularity continues to rise, more and more people in the bodybuilding community have started taking notice. Now, Sulk has landed on the radar of bodybuilding legend and eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman. Earlier, The King saw a video of Sam Sulek to see what the hype around the youngster is all about.

The bodybuilding icon watched several clips of Sam Sulek working out in the gym. Almost everything the 59-year-old bodybuilding veteran said about the 21-year-old was positive. However, when asked about the former diver-turned-bodybuilder’s natural status, Coleman had a different opinion.

Ronnie Coleman didn’t second-guess his verdict

At the end of his YouTube video, the first bodybuilder to win the Arnold Classic and Mr. Olympia answered whether Sulek is natural. When someone asked if Ronni believes Sulek is natural after seeing him workout and pose, Coleman replied with, “Oh! Come on now.” The 59-year-old almost chuckled before giving the rest of his verdict.

“There ain’t nothing natural about him except for that hat he’s got on,” joked the bodybuilding icon. Sulek’s cap has become just as iconic as him. The young bodybuilder doesn’t appear in any videos or pictures without his cap. However, besides saying he is not natty, Coleman praised Sam Sulek for the most part. The bodybuilding legend was impressed with Sulek’s “jacked” physique.

The 59-year-old said that Sam Sulek is overall a “pretty good” bodybuilder with a bright future. However, the veteran said he would like to correct Sulek’s lifting form in some exercises. In fact, he offered to do just that as he invited the 21-year-old to workout with him. Yet Ronnie Coleman is not the first to say that Sam Sulek is an enhanced bodybuilder.

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The bodybuilding community’s verdict on Sam Sulek

Besides the eight-time Mr. Olympia, other prominent figures in the fitness and bodybuilding community have come to the same conclusion. Fitness influencers like Greg Doucette, Athlean-X, and more do not believe that Sam Sulek is a natural bodybuilder. In fact, Doucette has been one of the 21-year-old’s more vocal critics.

The former Canadian national champion has made multiple videos on Sulek. He has discussed everything from visible side-effects of ste***ds to Sulek’s diet and exercise regimen. Influencers like Doucette are worried that Sulek setting an unrealistic standard for his young and impressionable audience could lead to serious issues.

However, despite the criticism, Sam Sulek’s popularity continues to grow. While Ronnie Coleman doesn’t think Sulek is natural, he is impressed enough to bestow the 21-year-old with the honor of working out with him. Only time will tell if Sulek accepts.

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