With a Lifelong Regret of Not Attempting a Second Rep on His Outrageous 800 Lbs Squat, Ronnie Coleman Made an Honest Confession to Joe Rogan in 2020: “People Don’t Understand”

8X Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman is still renowned in the bodybuilding and fitness spheres for the unreal amount of weight he used to pull during his prime bodybuilding years. Deadlifting and squatting over 800 pounds during his bodybuilding days, Coleman is known as one of the strongest bodybuilders to ever live. Despite the toll that this heavy lifting took on his body, Coleman seems to have no regrets other than not attempting a second rep on his iconic 822-pound squat.

Constantly hitting PRs in the gym, Coleman knows a lot about strength training and powerlifting. In a resurfaced video on YouTube, Coleman can be seen sitting along with UFC color commentator Joe Rogan for the ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ episode number 1489. Amidst many other topics, the duo discussed a bit about strength sports. Ronnie even gave his take on the famous strongman and actor Hafthor Bjornsson.

Ronnie Coleman talks about what it takes to become strong

Often referred to as ‘Mountain,’ Hafthor Bjornsson has proven himself in several ventures throughout his life. Apart from acting in the well-known TV series ‘Game of Thrones,’ Bjornsson has also tried his luck in the sport of boxing after creating world records in powerlifting and strongman contests. Coleman, who is also of the same breed as Bjornsson, in a video clip from the original podcast, revealed that strength is a talent that not everyone possesses. Explaining this, he cited the example of Bjornsson and his infamous 1100-pound deadlift. “A lot of people don’t understand but strength is like a natural gift,” Coleman stated.

Continuing further, he stated, “You can work on it and get better at it, but you also have to be gifted a little bit.” Adding to this, Coleman said while talking about Hafthor, “That’s a gift, you know. That’s talent. Everybody can’t do that, you know.” Coleman even admitted that, despite being so strong, he can’t think of pulling 1100 lbs. “I don’t think I can do 11 [1100 lbs],” Ronnie disclosed.

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Even though ‘The King’ always wears a smile on his face, he has had his share of pain and trauma. Coleman had to bear the pain of lifting such heavy weights after his retirement. He has gone through multiple surgeries as a result of this and is in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. A while ago, Coleman admitted that the doctor who performed surgeries on his back damaged his body.

Coleman explains what went wrong during the surgeries

Coleman is very transparent with his fans and followers about the happenings in his life. Through his active social media presence, back in 2022, Ronnie Coleman posted a video on his Facebook account, where he revealed the pain he had after several operations.

Coleman stated, “One day, I didn’t know that will ever happen because I had so much damage done to my body from many surgeries. Uhh, a lot of has been with you know the way that surgeon performed that surgery. And the surgeon that I had did three surgeries that went real bad and caused a lot of damage to my body.”

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