The world identifies Ronnie Coleman as one of the greatest bodybuilders. However, his success didn’t come easy to him. The celebrated bodybuilder went through multiple life-threatening surgeries, but he continues to shock everyone with his workout obsession. More so, there was a time when doctors declared that he would never be able to walk again.

But Coleman shocked everyone by proving the doctors wrong. He started with baby exercises to start walking. For the world, Ronnie might appear the toughest man who ever lived, but deep down he knew the reality at the time of his chronic surgeries.

Ronnie Coleman is an eight-time Mr. Olympia. The bodybuilder shares a much-deserved place beside Arnold Schwarzenegger and other legends in the bodybuilding world. He also possesses 26 IFBB titles having the most incredible physique ever. Besides his titles, Coleman is famous for performing challenging workouts. One of his career highlights is doing 800-pound squats in one session.

What did Ronnie Coleman realize after facing multiple surgeries?

In 2018, Ronnie began working out three months after his back surgeries. He was warned to avoid hitting the gym, as it might have made him paralyzed. But, Coleman was obsessed with training and was unable to get over it, regardless of his surgeries. In his documentary titled ‘Ronnie Coleman: The King,’ released in 2018, the world saw an unseen side of him.

In the documentary, Ronnie shared his entire life story – from being a normal guy to dominating the world as an OG bodybuilder and then fighting a crippling body. Throughout his journey, Ronnie has gone through thirteen injuries. Two hip replacements and multiple back injuries have given him tough times.

During one of the episodes, Ronnie shared his feeling about going through so much pain. He said, “The pain is a nine or a 10 (out of 10).” Coleman also added in the documentary, “I’ve been in pain for so long now I’m just used to it.”

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Coleman realized that he might never be able to walk again as he had damage to his body a lot. In fact, he was highly apprehensive about walking normally. Moreover, the bodybuilder also felt that had his surgeon would have done his work correctly, he could have walked better.

How much money did Coleman spend on his surgeries?

The expenditure for a man who went through 13 surgeries would not be any less. In the documentary, Coleman revealed that he spent $300,000 to $500,000 for every surgery.

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