“He’s a Freak”: Bodybuilding World Compares 60-YO Insanely Shredded Icon to Ronnie Coleman

When it comes to icons that will never be forgotten in the world of Bodybuilding, the name of the New Yorker from Jamaica tops the list. The legend made his debut in the pro league at the age of 36 in 1999. He marked his name in the Olympia in the top 10 for three consecutive years and also won two pro shows in 2001.

Unfortunately, the year right after, during an elbow surgery, he suffered from a heart attack and went into a coma. When he resurfaced, he never got back into competing, but years later, he is still regarded as one of the Gods of bodybuilding. A recent picture of him on Instagram made his fans reminisce about the legend all over again!

Orville Burke’s Iconic back and nostalgic moments

Three days ago, the official page of ‘thearchivesofbodybuilding’ took to Instagram and posted a picture of Orville Burke posing on the stage. It was a post to remember the good old days of his fitness journey and this captivated the attention of all the fitness enthusiasts remembering the legend.

The man is known to have the perfect back. In 1999, once he mentioned to Flex how his back development dates back to his childhood days in Jamaica. He said, “My friends and I would do chins every day after school to see who was the strongest. When we started this competitive chins game, I had a very narrow back, but after months of doing chins every day, I eventually developed the V-taper you see today.”

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All the fitness enthusiasts filled the comment section with nostalgic comments. They appreciated and praised him for the journey he had. However, the comment section took a turn when there was an unexpected comparison made in the comment section.

Orville Burke and Ronnie Coleman’s physique similarities leave comment section buzzing

In the comment section where most of his fans showered his comment section with appreciation comments like, “He had such a wonderful set of shoulders/Lats. Made so much more impressive since they were connected w his slender hips. Then flaring back out into decent thick quads. He was one of my favorites. Great arms too” and ” Mid section was a mess, other than that he was a freak”, there was a resemblance between his physique with that of King Ronnie Coleman.

One of the fans commented, “At first i thought it was Ronnie”. Another fan called him a ‘Ronnie Coleman twin.’What do you think about the uncanny resemblance between the two legends? Let us know in the comment section below!

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