When it comes to the golden age of bodybuilding, figures like Ronnie Coleman and Kevin Levrone stand tall as a towering symbol of strength. Their achievements are unparalleled and their sheer determination led to them dominating the fitness world like kings.

However, for Ronnie Coleman, defeating Kevin Levrone had been quite a daunting task in his initial days. Despite Levrone never being able to acquire the title of Mr. Olympia once in his life and Ronnie Coleman winning it eight times, the scenario looked pretty different when Coleman had just entered the professional realms of the sport. However, he used his brains and finally found a way.

How did Ronnie Coleman defeat Kevin Levrone for the first time?

Ronnie Coleman was seen revealing the secret that helped him to finally dethrone Kevin Levrone in a recent YouTube shorts video. While the two legendary athletes had been competing together, Levrone was enjoying a winning streak six times in a row and Coleman had only won like four or five shows. This threatened the King of bodybuilding and he had to know what Levrone was doing that he was not.

To know the secret, Coleman went to Kevin Levrone’s room to ask him what he did that helped him win all these shows. Well, the answer was pretty unpredictable. Coleman said, “He pulls a cup of coffee, pulls out a bottle of vodka, and pours it into the coffee. Drink this.” And when he was asked why, he replied, “You wanted to know how I’m winning all these shows. This is what I do every single night.” Coleman stated, “So I drank the vodka and the coffee.”

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So, Ronnie Coleman drank it and successfully defeated Kevin Levrone using his trick. He said, “The next day at the show I beat Kevin. I messed up the little streak he had going. I think that was the last time Kevin Levrone ever beat me.” Well, the next is just history, there was no stopping him anymore. What helped him become the greatest bodybuilder in history? Continue reading to find out.

Ronnie Coleman’s routine to success

In order to etch his name forever in the sport, Ronnie Coleman created a unique routine and followed it religiously. His regime was synchronous to that of ‘power building’, which made him not just consistent with his reps and machine exercises, but also included intensive weightlifting sessions in his routine.

He focused on weightlifting in order to create a physique that was most suitable for professional bodybuilding. According to him, strength training gave his muscles a denser look. In order to succeed, he highlighted the importance of equal parts exercising and resting of muscles and his aim was to work every muscle in the body. What do you think about Coleman’s routine? Let us know in the comments section below! 

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