“Once I stopped working out, the pain went away.” My dude, I admire you, but listen to your body.

@brandontovar1505

2 жыл бұрын

@Bitterman lmfao you be commenting on everything bashing the goat bro

@szerelem5740

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandontovar1505 lol, probably none of the bodybuilders listens to their body. No body in world needs that much food to be a giant like a bodybuilder.. you have to force it.

@nameless1016

2 жыл бұрын

somtimes your heart is bigger that your head. respect to them that last thoughout history.

@scarface548

2 жыл бұрын

and thats why no one knows who you are

@gobshyteguru2695

2 жыл бұрын

I agree however, we must remember that this is their career, their livelihood, many are from humble beginnings with no education...We would all do what we gotta do to look after those that are dependent on us, unfortunately this means injury & even death in the bodybuilding community 😞

Man after all that, he is still cheerful. Such a cool guy. He did deserve that 8x Mr. Olympia man.

@1tonybricky

3 жыл бұрын

really? bloated, extended gut, smaller limbs, ok he deserved it! you need glasses man

@yenohtnA

2 жыл бұрын

@@1tonybricky the man is rich and has been for decades now. He started bodybuilding for a free gym membership lol like what? Never worked a day in his life

@profit943

2 жыл бұрын

@@yenohtnA he said he was a police officer prior to body building and he completed college he did more work than most

@ciaranb41

2 жыл бұрын

He won 6

@jonirving5606

2 жыл бұрын

@@1tonybricky He worked hard to win six Olympias. Nothing lasts forever. So what. Why do you have to shit on his parade?

back pain is the worst...but he definitely is a tough guy...too tough he ignores stuff....

@jameshamlet4334

3 жыл бұрын

Yh Back pain is a killer especially on deadlifts in general even if yr form is clean it’s too easy to snap yr shit and be in extreme pain for weeks

@goldenwolf2462

2 жыл бұрын

I hurt my back when I was 15 lifting the pain was horrible that night it got better but if I lifted something heavy for the next year and a half my back would be in pain again I’m fine now at 18 backs fully recovered but that sucked

@richardmilliken8705

2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing that Ronnie could workout for 10 years with a herniated disk! I had trouble walking to the kitchen and bathroom without muscle relaxers and rest. Working out was the last thing on my mind and when i suffered serious back spasms i was literally on my hands & knees crying like a baby. My two sons had to pick me up off the floor and put me in bed.

@j0ellyfish

Жыл бұрын

And doctors always "can't find nothing wrong with it." My teachers husband had something wrong with his back, to the point it just made it unbearable to live so he killed himself. Doctors said it was all in his head.

You can hear it in Ronnie's voice how sad he is because of no lifting hard anylonger, but he has inspired so many people including myself and is the biggest name and Icon the the sport itself

@NunYaBiz1313

3 жыл бұрын

Sad? Nah he sounds the same!

@grime2.085

3 жыл бұрын

@@NunYaBiz1313 there was definitely sadness in his eyes when he was talking about the multiple surgeries he had to have on his spinal discs.

@brarautorepairs

2 жыл бұрын

What you talking about. He still working out 😂. He more jacked now then I've ever been.

@johnstarr2326

2 жыл бұрын

@@NunYaBiz1313 😅

@johnstarr2326

2 жыл бұрын

@@brarautorepairs Not really....relative to what..Olympia?!

He heard a loud pop and still stayed in the gym doing leg press and back press……My entire year of exercise would have been over!

@TylerDurden-td2yg

2 жыл бұрын

I mean respect for enduring that. But actually this kind of thinking got him so badly injured in the long run.

@co-evolvewssigga6190

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao that part 😂😂😂

@srikan463

2 жыл бұрын

What's the achievement if you can't walk at the end of the day. Something really wrong with this sport. You listen to your body and mind, you can live peacefully.

@janmolekula3900

Жыл бұрын

I would go to the hospital immediately and then for the rest of my life I would complain I cannot exercise:)

@arslaanpasha3334

Жыл бұрын

​@@janmolekula3900 thats why they say dont do ego lifting. My dad's friend has been lifting for 42years now and hes totally fine because he said he never lifted heavy

Only a bodybuilder could understand his pain of letting go off from heavy weights and working with lighter weights

@sopamarucha2388

2 жыл бұрын

Oh ok

@Tommyblueeyes

2 жыл бұрын

agreed..it sux..when I was puching 130kg as a powerlifter 220kg sqaust werent a problem..Now im 95 kgs (my choice) Im lucky to squat 130....but all good, takes weght to move weight lol....

@steveonysid1521

2 жыл бұрын

DAMNNN RONNIE IS HUGEEE AGAIN 🤛💪💪

@johnstarr2326

2 жыл бұрын

It’s insanity. It’s not wisdom.

@RevZman

Жыл бұрын

I dunno. Someone like Phil Heath never seemed to lift too heavy

Ronny "600 for reps and stuff" Coleman

I like how he’s very open with this sort of thing. It’s hard to discuss your lowest points. That’s admirable

“The first thing he did when he went back to the gym was squats because he didn’t want to be beat”...what a heart of a champion

@mikhaelolbrechtscosta3903

2 жыл бұрын

@Bitterman bruu he is an inspiration the the next generations, all is efforts will never be forgotten, and his work just keeps inspiring people, don't decide whether is decisions were right or wrong, it's in the past, move on

@jesusg853

2 жыл бұрын

Nah just a fragile ego

Ronnie will always be a legend

Recovering from a sciatic back injury and watching this.... Many lessons to take.

@johnny-mz3sl

2 жыл бұрын

Teach us the lessons lol

Humble down to earth

This Guy is one of the most kind hearted ever Ronnie Coleman a one of a kind💪💪🙏👍

Ronnie is so humble and simple. What a life he has especially working out then being a cop! Give this man a statue for excellence Texas

YEAH LOWER BACK PAIN IS ONE OF PAIN I FEAR THE MOST,,I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE AGONY OF RONNIE

@Vectorman2X

2 жыл бұрын

i wish you from my deep of my heart never face this shit,i am body builder also all my jobs have to do with lifting weights,in the past i have made to 50kg biceps + the curl bar,this was the first year that i feel the pain in my leg.Be careful brother put pressure to your abs and your back muscles,remember the key is to rest.

Damn it hurts just hearing this. The pain is no joke. I also herniated a couple of discs and I was basically bedridden. Any movement caused extreme pain. This takes me back to that horrifying experience. I couldn't lift heavy just like Ronnie nowadays but he inspired me to train again. Ronnie is the GOAT.

@AdmCornFlake

Жыл бұрын

Dude was squatting 315 with a fully herniated disk. Insane.

@arslaanpasha3334

Жыл бұрын

same i also cant lift heavy because of lower back pain

He is always positive , his mindset is amazing even when he could hardly walk he was smiling , he’s done what very few have tried to do and with his reference on his products everyone will buy them fact , well done sir

Seems like a very humble guy for someone who achieved so much.

@ruminantdastellar7740

Жыл бұрын

His mind is unbreakable, the man is a machine.

@oldsalt7621

Жыл бұрын

@@ruminantdastellar7740 I wish he had some sense not to keep lifting like he did. herniated disk should have been enough to get him to retire.

I met RC in Florida back in the 2000"s, this guy is massive but such a cool guy.

Ronnie gave him self to the history and for the history! Best ever

Lots of love from Australia 🇦🇺 to you Ronnie hope all is well God be with you always

i injured my back while deadlifting 260kg without using back support and wrong posture. i love workout in the gym but spine injury destroy everything😔

I met and trained with Ronnie , always was humble always motivational always told it how it was , I have plenty pics w Ronnie ! The bodybuilding life will cripple you when you train like no other one of those to find this out as well like Ronnie , will always be number one ! Always be light weight baby!!

Herniated disk… squats 315 for reps

Remember lads we need to have a good form while working out.i got a bulging disc from not having one

@celestialarmor695

2 жыл бұрын

What exercise caused your disc injury

@csguak

2 жыл бұрын

And disc injuries, just about any disc injuries, never heal back to normal.

@eZaFJDUBB

2 жыл бұрын

@@csguak they can eventually. I herniated mine severely about 8 years ago and zero pain for the last few years. Takes a long time, scar tissue has to form

@csguak

2 жыл бұрын

@@eZaFJDUBB I'm so sorry that happened to you. I can't believe it takes that long. Can you still lift heavy if you wanted to?

@eZaFJDUBB

2 жыл бұрын

@@csguak yeah I'm good now, I don't deadlift just because of a mental block but everything else is fine. Herniated discs are no joke, take care of your back is what I learned. They take a long time to truly go away

After all the injuries, you looks so fine Ronnie!!..big, vascular, like the old golden days...you´ll ever be a champion dude, an inspiration for all of us.

@sotirzvanidjubre4109

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. That's what woman love. A vascular man.

there will always be someone better than you, health is more important that fame

@croopyfloops9338

3 жыл бұрын

... he was the best lmao

@JohnDoe-fe6nq

3 жыл бұрын

@@croopyfloops9338 there will always be better.

@alienware4427

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-fe6nq Ronnie was better of himself.. No one is above him

@JohnDoe-fe6nq

3 жыл бұрын

@@alienware4427 this is a close minded thinking, someone 1000 years ago though they were the most advaced civilisation and there will be no one above them. You have the same process of thinking.

@alienware4427

3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnDoe-fe6nq we are talking about since he competed now, no one is better than him. we dont care about 1000 years from now becausw that's a different generation

These videos are great keep up good work generation iron

MR Ronnie Coleman is a living legend the best ever to start the new age spotlight athletes in bodybuilding ever thanks for all contributions and Dedication leaving a record of workout history to showing how put in work

I don't care what Ronnie or anybody else says, him lifting heavy played a big part of his injuries. He can say all he wants that his injuries came from football & that his hip & back pains are genetic. When you lift heavy like he did all his life, it catches up to you. Your bones were not made to take a pounding with heavy weights for years & years. It's like a basketball player playing ball on cement for years, eventually as he gets older his knees will become weak & not be as strong. You have to listen to your body. Ronnie was obsessed with lifting heavy. I started lifting weights when I was 21. I lifted heavy all the time & I'm paying for it now. I'm 42 with bad knees from squatting heavy all the time. I stick with light weights now. I do 12 to 20 reps on every excercise, sometimes I do 30 reps. Lifting heavy all the time will catch up to you & it's more of a chance you will get injured.

@DM-by5sr

2 жыл бұрын

@Justincase008 I dig it

@Vectorman2X

2 жыл бұрын

i do body buiding from my early 20s i am 43 now,i was following the same method as ronnie.The results was great but after all those years have lifting took a toll on my body

@whatgamerlol5831

2 жыл бұрын

I’m having back pain while reading this and I’m only 19

@stephenguffey7225

Жыл бұрын

@@Vectorman2X idk what your first sentence is saying

@johnnybracciole5490

Жыл бұрын

Same here turning 46 yrs old... 4 bad discs and atrophy numbness and pain of my left leg.....terrible.

Never makes excuses, just keep pushing forward. RC been a class act long as I can remember 💪🏾💪🏾❤️🙏🏾

Wish you the best big guy. Hope you finally get some relief.

My husband's chiropractor advised him to quit deadlifting when he was 26 because of his lower spine issues. He continued seeing a chiropractor, still does once per week, and eventually at 33 he quit squatting because squats began to stress his lower spine too much. Some individuals are unable to load the spine with heavy weight, in terms relative strength, that is individual strength. He has met others who have retired deadlifts, barbell squats, and other exercises that are bad for THEIR spines health. You have to put your health first.

@drsuzannepenn2766

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

Nice work

i broke my back. Spinal.

@smallback7901

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Tyson?

@ManiacInTheShed

2 жыл бұрын

Thpinal

As he got closer to this back issue,he walked with a limp,bad hips maybe to,he's a hard dude,huge pain threshold.no pain no gain,he payed dearly.. God bless him.🙏🇦🇺

Its very painfull i had a accident few months ago and injured my shoulder it still hurts till now when i workout

My back hurts just listening to this

Muita força de vontade você espirra muitos atletas

Noone will ever come close to the legend status this guy has

I will always look up to him as a bodybuilder, but I have to say, we're only human and everyone has their limits. It's too bad his injuries were as bad as they were.

@mroblivion8061

3 жыл бұрын

@*Big Bad Wolf* everyone can be injured. Even people who don't work out. The average bodybuilder has about 1-2 small injuries per year . Do some research :)

@mroblivion8061

3 жыл бұрын

@*Big Bad Wolf* average in terms of numbers 7/10 lets say... better now ? and who are you to call an Olimpian athlete average ?

@xXNightFighterXx

3 жыл бұрын

@*Big Bad Wolf* lol wtf he won 8 consecutive Mr Olympia and you say that he's not a real bodybuilder?

@xXNightFighterXx

3 жыл бұрын

@*Big Bad Wolf* That's how you define great bodybuilder? 😐🤔

@xXNightFighterXx

3 жыл бұрын

@*Big Bad Wolf* 🤣🤣

I admire him, he work very hard and accomplish.

Forever a legend.

What an inspiration he is

Love this man

There will only be one RC!! Dude was a freak...and went to work everyday! 🤣💪🏾🫀of a 🦁

This man is the G.O.A.T. But he wasn't very wise to push his body beyond its limitations. Reportedly he has a net worth of $15,000,000. That's good because he is going to need it when he's an old man. His injuries are really going to catch up to him. Healthcare for him is going to be very, very expensive. His quality of life is going to be nothing short of miserable. In pain much of the time and unable to move freely without some kind of assistance. Ronnie Coleman is great example of discipline, perseverance, courage, self-esteem, and self-confidence. But he is also a great example of foolishly not excepting the limitations of his body. GOD BLESS HIM!!!!

@richardmilliken8705

2 жыл бұрын

He's had 13 operations that have done very little to decrease the severe pain that he feels 24/7! He should've retired and quit weightlifting/ bodybuilding in 2006 when he lost to Jay Cutler in the Mr Olympia. Ronnie has returned to lifting heavy weights after each operation and he is getting around on crutches and a wheel chair these days. Always listen to your body & gut instinct. I've experience all kinds of different pain between ruptured disks, 2 fingers severely cut and hanging by the tendons and severe laceration on my forehead and back pain is definitely the most painful.

@troytrey

2 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily true! All he needs is MSM. It will heal his muscles and bones overtime

@ThaRedPitbull

2 жыл бұрын

@@troytrey Nope, not going to happen. The only thing that could fix him is one of those pods from the movie 'Elysium'. And they don't exist.

@lionelsteele007

2 жыл бұрын

This seems pretty common for Mr. Olympia athletes, though. Look at Dorian. The guy literally tore tendons *OFF THE BONE...* Pushing yourself too far is pretty common when your job is build as much muscle as possible with as little fat as possible despite the fact that, biologically, your body really doesn't want hundreds of pounds of skeletal muscle with virtually no fat deposits to fall back on.

@biganimetiddies1287

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, his injuries aren't going to be what does him in, it'll be his heart. Nobody looks like he does 100% natty, regardless of how much they're busting their ass.

I think Ronnie is one of those few guys that are genuinely too strong for their own good. His body just could support the strength his muscle had

@ruminantdastellar7740

Жыл бұрын

What you mean? I think Ronnie's body is the weak part of him, clearly his mind it's strongest.

@greggyfontane1487

Жыл бұрын

@@ruminantdastellar7740 thats a good point. An incompatible vessel for such advanced willpower.

The documentary on Netflix is brilliant. What fine he is. #humble

Go,go,go,Coleman .

Nothing last forever .ronnie much love

Some people just don't get it, a legend who makes it to this level cannot just stop working out. He loves it, its his life. Why now should he sit there in pain, miserable. At least working out my man is happy.

@alaskanwhiskey

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I workout 6 days a week and miss my time in the marine corps as it's fast pace. Without working out I don't know what I would do.

Body is important than anything special back! Man Ronni you was crazy!

Still the champ, wishing you the best big guy 👍🏻👊🏻

as soon as he said the pain went away after the surgery then realized there was still 5 minutes left in the video i got scared cuz i already knew he was bout to mess it up again

Had he not gone the Mr Olympia route and just trained like an everyday Joe he'd still be the biggest strongest dude that anyone in his circle knew. The weights he's moving are insane

Ohh yeaaahh Ronnie Coleman Signature,,,🤘💪🇺🇲

I could still get 315 on squats for 15 reps with a herniated disc in my back. Coleman is a freak!!

600 lbs for 12 to 15 reps??? Ronni was a monster!

@dennisrobinson8008

2 жыл бұрын

What exercise?

@bubbajr19

2 жыл бұрын

In the video ronnie said he squatted 600 lbs for 12 to 15 reps.

@dennisrobinson8008

2 жыл бұрын

@@bubbajr19 Yeah I went thru it. I'd figure he could do more but I'm sure his form was immaculate.

The king 👑 💪

@toddholt2501

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy. He's the king

Happy for u Ronnie

This man is truely mind over body to the point of detriment

Ronnie take no pain no gain to heart

Most people will destroy their body sitting on their ass all day eating sugary foods or doing drugs. Coleman did what he loved and although he destroyed his body he solidified himself as a legend and he was proud of what he achieved through hard work and dedication.

And now he walks with crutches...wish he would have listened to his body earlier. I can relate as I have had L5S1 and L4L5 discs gone and you're never the same

@BigEvan96

Жыл бұрын

Gone or herniated?

true legend 🦙🦙🦙🦙🦾🦾🦿🦿🦿🦾🦾🦿🦿

King

He appears to be such a nice guy too

Ronnie you still look like a champ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

take a closer at the momment he speaks after he took the first surgery,big ron believed that the reason for the other damaged disks had to do with the surgery cause the cut a big chunk of the disk and then the rest disks fall apart.He is right about that,the rest disks didn't handle as it should the big weight that ronnie continue to lift.

Maybe pain, is the body saying, 'enough', like when you have a virus, you feel weak, and should stop, full stop, as the body is diverting energy to fight.

No Pain,No Gain!

Every human being has a SWL (Safe Working Load). Typically , the SWL increases as you approach your prime years and decreases as you enter your senior years. Exceeding the SWL can seriously damage your skeleton, muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc.......

Ronnie Coleman quote: man somethin wrong with my back.

12/15 reps of 600, then went home and got ready for his shift as a police officer. Dude! I don’t think I’d have the energy for work after that, lol!

3:20 when u see the ultimate type of problem in ur life that's the coolness u get

Sweetest man alive

The moment I saw him squat 7 plates without safety bars or spotters, i knew it was just a matter of time...

Man, I can't but cringe at the sheer carelessness for his health. One thing is pushing through pain on very key moments, another one is just blatantly ignoring it.

@vincenttacraebnam8379

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t know what you’re talking about - no clue how smart and humble this guy is and how he makes everything sound way less serious - Ronnie was definitely ahead of his time. Don’t just listen to him - he downplays everything cause he’s the real tough guy. He had Doctors monitoring he’s steroid use when people were just injecting and crossing their fingers. He’s a smart man - very smart.

@edwinbz9889

2 жыл бұрын

@Bitterman Ronnie Coleman is a 8x Mr.Olympia and has his own company. How is he not smart? You are juat a fucking hater! Did u just say u dont have to train hard? 😂😂😂😂😂 u lost me at that. Your opinion is irrelevant!

@JustRich25

2 жыл бұрын

the thing is if you have a passion for something an extreme as body building or trying to win olympia your automatically set aside from other people i don't think you understand what it means to win mr Olympia (no hate)

@wyldeyouth

2 жыл бұрын

So true. He destroyed his body and lives a life in pain and addiction (look at the amount of oxycontin!). Not worth it ffs

@offended323

2 жыл бұрын

@@wyldeyouth He said himself it was worth it.

Man is insane. I say that compassionately. He is insane.

The King insuperável,Big Big THE KING COLEMAN

@smileyrodriguez1411

3 жыл бұрын

Dredd August ames

LIGHTWEIGHT BABYYYY

I like how nonchalant he is explaining is back pain 😂

I herniated my disc. I broke my back real bad

@toadface8627

3 жыл бұрын

SPINAL :)

@jimmyc6686

3 жыл бұрын

Spinal

@neworder9854

3 жыл бұрын

Spinal

Wow! Sets of 10 - 15 at 315 lbs on a herniated disc... G.O.A.T

This is why you never lift heavy every single week. Back Squats require carrying a lot of load on your spine just to do squats. Taking a break from lifting every once in a while for a week is a very smart thing to do if you want to avoid injuries.

Mr Olympia snapped the disc's, he felt the pain and went to emergency next day,I snapped my disc's lifting 300 pound and felt the pain and suffered 3 and a half years until the surgery ,now have 6 screws,, no body can understand that pain, unless person suffers himself 😌😌😌

Considering his intelligence, the one thing he got wrong was researching properly on his condition. He should of seen a Gonstead Chiropractor, and gone to that route of rehab. The other Chiros were ignorant, better known as the flying seven. Fusing the vertebrates? Research has shown 80% of all patients experience what is known as failed back surgery syndrome. Never go under the knife for your spine for injuries like this. Extremely high risk and the spine is not designed to be fused like that.

@biganimetiddies1287

2 жыл бұрын

Homie over here talking about which chiropractors to use then talking about back surgery like he's a doctor SMH

@shafaanqureshi4669

2 жыл бұрын

@@biganimetiddies1287 Maybe consider broadening your research parameters, and look into Havard's medical school and Gonstead articles. Dr Rahim, a Gonstead Chiropractor. His work is a good start. Being a Doctor here has no significance, I am actually a student.

I stopped doing super heavy squats at the age of 32 that's when my back went out. If you look around most guys stop doing really heavy squats in their thirties around that time that's when your back starts to kill you if you keep doing heavy squats.

@justindavis2711

Жыл бұрын

im 29 and i stopped at 27. What you are saying is 100% true

Wow that hurt. Well done squatting let's leg press 👏🏼 💪🏿

What a man I could never push myself that much mad respect

Sounds like my grandfather, minus the squatting 800 pounds

Thought I was the only high schooler with a herniated disc

Anybody knows why got 13 fusions but no ADR at all? Thank you.

@rikybologna3579

2 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Tate He has any economic problems sure. He got many fusions recently. Issues that cannot allow ADR are related to bones defects (vertebral body squashed, other vertebral fractures, osteoporosis, etc.).

In a different timeline ronnie Coleman participated in STRONG-MAN. He would've dominated that field

The day we lose him will be a sad one.

Jebus ....and i thought i had some knee and shoulder problems holy fuck what a legend

Back pain 😞

He used 30mg oxycodone 4-5 times a day at the time the shot this. I wonder if he ever stopped or if he's a full blown addict now?

@plagueincandglitch776

2 жыл бұрын

In the off season he went cold turky

@AbsoluteUnit1337

2 жыл бұрын

@@plagueincandglitch776 absolute animal just went cold turkey off opioids

@TylerDurden-td2yg

2 жыл бұрын

@@plagueincandglitch776 If he truly went cold turkey he must have suffered beyond belief with the withdrawal and the pain from his injuries

@plagueincandglitch776

2 жыл бұрын

@@TylerDurden-td2yg no i said when he worked out

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