Ronnie Coleman, Who Deadlifted 800lbs, Revealed the Real Reason Behind His Iconic Catchphrase ‘Yeah Buddy’ in His Book

Ronnie Coleman is one of the greatest bodybuilders in the world. The 8-time Mr. Olympia is the most successful bodybuilder, tied with another bodybuilding legend, Lee Haney. However, after retiring in 2007, Coleman never let his fandom decrease. Moreover, he built his business empire post-retirement.

After retirement, Coleman built his business empire with his supplement business, and through his YouTube channel, he kept in touch with his fans and the public. Other than all these ventures, Coleman published his autobiography in 2019, ‘Yeah Buddy! My Incredible Story’. With several other revelations from his life, he also revealed the origin of his most used catchphrase, ‘Yeah buddy‘ in his book.

The story of ‘Yeah Buddy’ becoming Ronnie Coleman’s catchphrase

Ronnie Coleman had a strict routine to follow in the gym. He liked to lift heavy, and sometimes he even deadlifted 800lbs. As a result, he needed to push himself to do better while training. So he had different catchphrases to boost him while training. However, a few of them were used as reverse psychology, such as, “Ain’t nothin’ but a peanut!” and “Light weight!”.  

In 2019, Coleman published his autobiography and shared an origin story for one of his catchphrases.

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 He wrote, “I was working out hard but there was something missing, and I felt as though I needed extra motivation. So, I started to shout the first thing that came to my mind. What was that? Yeah buddy. And it worked.” 

Ronnie Coleman used to train arduously

Ronnie Coleman was one of the biggest bodybuilders in the world. And that massive physique didn’t come easy. Coleman trained extremely hard to get that. However, he accepted the prescription usage of steroids during his bodybuilding career, but it wouldn’t be possible without his vigorous training. Even his competitors stood in awe, glancing at his 300lbs physique.

He used to train six days a week with an unusual division of muscle group divided for each day. On Monday, he trained “Back, Biceps and Shoulders”. He trained “Legs” on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he trained, “Chest and Triceps”. Then repeated the same for the next three days. However, he added the “Calves” workout to his routine on Saturday and took a rest on Sunday.

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Motivation is something you have to bring out of yourself. And interestingly, every other person has their own way of extracting motivation. However, when it came to Ronnie Coleman, he took motivation from reverse psychological words and talking to himself. He got the “Yeah Buddy” phrase by doing the same. What’s your way of motivating yourself?