The bodybuilding world has had a ruthless attitude toward its crowning entities. Despite thousands of people having their magnificent bodies, only a few can make the cut and top the list. Once bodybuilding legends start to create magical streaks of winning prestigious titles like Mr. Olympia, they get notorious inspection and criticism for every move they make. The eight consecutive Mr. Olympia winner, Ronnie Coleman, recently shared an astounding story from the past.

Although Coleman is considered one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, he had to face some criticism when he won his seventh Mr. Olympia title.

Fans react to Ronnie Coleman being too big when he bagged his 7th Olympia title

In a recent podcast, Joe Rogan and Ronnie Coleman discuss his body mass being a subject of criticism back in his second-last Olympia win. Fans, however, have never ceased to praise the icon by stating, “I don’t care if you like bodybuilding or not but how could you not like Ronnie Coleman.” While others explained the reason why he was called out, “So basically they were tired of seeing you win…shit makes sense now..ronnie was a monster and no one could beat him.”

When Joe Rogan addressed Coleman’s pictures being unbelievably big, he thought it could be photoshopped. He corrected himself instantaneously. “They Didn’t Have Photoshop Back Then”. However, the fans speculated that “He wasn’t too big, he was just making the others look like he was.”

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His fans concluded, “Ronnie Coleman is the greatest of all time.” But Coleman didn’t have a similar reaction. He understood back then that he was, in fact, a little too big. Instead of casting away the judge’s comments, he worked on himself to bring his weight down.

Ronnie Coleman on his humongous body

In the podcast, Coleman remarks, “They had me to come down a little bit for the next one.” He remembers that he had lost much to come down to only 275 lbs. Joe Rogan insinuates, at this point, it must have been pretty intensive for the judges of Mr. Olympia to pronounce that. Ronnie nods at the statement and kept agreeing at the situation was a real thing.

Ronnie Coleman has undoubtedly one of the greatest bodybuilding careers of all time. Despite many challenges, he thrived in his industry without budging from his spot even once in his peak time. The judges and his fans are well aware of this. And even years after his retirement, his fans keep supporting him for millions. Whether Ronnie was indeed too big or not, didn’t hamper his ultimate trophy of Mr. Olympia’s title and thus, he continued with his legacy another year after that.

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