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Title: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on December 22, 2025, 06:07:27 AM
What would you do?

I visited his YouTube channel this past Saturday and, with watery eyes I was watching how he keeps posting his 20 plus year famous clips squatting and deadlifting super heavy ass weight
 
And then "lifting". (more like swinging weights) damaging what's left to his nerves and shrinking his now Clarida like torso while his limbs look more like hemps...... 

I'm wondering what's the future of his channel/legacy? I'm now doubting he is accepting is all over "...

Yes with  8 sandows he is the GOAT ........but ....

What would you do now if you were King Ronnie?



WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHh nuthing' but a XMAS
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: LurkerNoMore on December 22, 2025, 06:19:09 AM
I like Ronnie.  He is the best.  There will never be another.  But he needs to let go.  I understand that he is doing it because it's his love and it's all he really knows.  But if he has to do it, do it in private.  It's like the 30 year old that peaked in high school and can't stop reliving his high school football glory days at every single social event he goes to.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 22, 2025, 06:31:25 AM
I would enjoy my money. Sleep in everyday, eat very well, take naps, in the middle of the day, walks in the mountains, shit like that
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on December 22, 2025, 06:46:58 AM
I would enjoy my money. Sleep in everyday, eat very well, take naps, in the middle of the day, walks in the mountains, shit like that


For the win



WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: falco on December 22, 2025, 06:52:21 AM
I would enjoy my money. Sleep in everyday, eat very well, take naps, in the middle of the day, walks in the mountains, shit like that

Lol.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 22, 2025, 06:53:35 AM

For the win



WoooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

That feeling from waking up from extra naps, feeling like a trillion dollars.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: robcguns on December 22, 2025, 06:57:19 AM
I would juice my brains out until I dropped dead. Unless you are addicted to being big and jacked you won’t get it. There is no other way to live. Go till your dead, nothing matters anyways so who cares.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 22, 2025, 07:02:46 AM
I would juice my brains out until I dropped dead. Unless you are addicted to being big and jacked you won’t get it. There is no other way to live. Go till your dead, nothing matters anyways so who cares.

Eating top quality food and taking lots of naps is a close second to the thrill of watching your body transform. I'm going to take a nap right now.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 22, 2025, 07:04:17 AM
Lol.

Yes, I know what I did there. But honestly he would have been walking if he just quit free weights after retiring from the pro stage. He could have done some reasonable machine work to stay in shape
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on December 22, 2025, 07:12:09 AM
Yes, I know what I did there. But honestly he would have been walking if he just quit free weights after retiring from the pro stage. He could have done some reasonable machine work to stay in shape

He can still do that (ride on the mountains) on his powered wheelchair.




WOOOOssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhH H
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: oldschoolfan on December 22, 2025, 07:25:10 AM
ronnie is a retard pure and simple who got blessed with great genetics here are some ronnie facts

addicted to opiods

only mr olympia who managed to crippled himself from lifting like a retard

father 20 kids and raised none of them.

got arrested for impersonating a police officer

now has to crawl onto stages  in india and beg people to buy his supplements so he can keep the mortgage paid
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on December 22, 2025, 08:19:29 AM
I would enjoy my money. Sleep in everyday, eat very well, take naps, in the middle of the day, walks in the mountains, shit like that

he cant even make it across the living room
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 22, 2025, 08:20:15 AM
He can still do that (ride on the mountains) on his powered wheelchair.




WOOOOssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhH H


Definitely. If he stops destroying himself right now, there is still a lot of stuff he could do
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: mops on December 22, 2025, 09:07:36 AM
Have The Unbelievable and The Cost Of Redemption dvds on loop while enjoying life's little pleasures

(https://i.postimg.cc/PJ22qVQs/ezgif-4f2fcff47f98c512.gif)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: oldschoolfan on December 22, 2025, 12:37:44 PM
he cant even make it across the living room

Joswift would it surprise you if Ronnie’s white wife cheats on him with his homies spooky and cheese cause his dick don’t work anymore from the years of steroid and painkiller abuse
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Lartinos on December 22, 2025, 12:59:52 PM
At a certain point he said there is no turning back.

When he makes statements that he would go back and lift more it locks him further into his mental illness.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on December 22, 2025, 01:10:28 PM
Joswift would it surprise you if Ronnie’s white wife cheats on him with his homies spooky and cheese cause his dick don’t work anymore from the years of steroid and painkiller abuse

she insisted he bought a house with stairs , he cant even go upstairs anymore
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: oldschoolfan on December 22, 2025, 01:19:34 PM
she insisted he bought a house with stairs , he cant even go upstairs anymore

Ha ha I bet she leaves his crippled ass on the floor and the dogs take turns farting g in his face


She probably has spooky and cheese come over after he passes out watching his old workout videos
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Bevo on December 22, 2025, 01:27:02 PM
ronnie is a retard pure and simple who got blessed with great genetics here are some ronnie facts

addicted to opiods

only mr olympia who managed to crippled himself from lifting like a retard

father 20 kids and raised none of them.

got arrested for impersonating a police officer

now has to crawl onto stages  in india and beg people to buy his supplements so he can keep the mortgage paid

The guys an idiot plain and simple, compared to someone like Jay, Shawn, Dorian who were meticulous in their training, nutrition, gear usage, knew what they were putting in their bodies

Ronnie didn’t know shit, he was just doing as told, big fucking moron. Human experiment, knew nothing about diet, gear, nothing. A guru guided him 100 percent and he still didn’t know what he was putting in his body
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Dave D on December 22, 2025, 03:21:40 PM
The guys an idiot plain and simple, compared to someone like Jay, Shawn, Dorian who were meticulous in their training, nutrition, gear usage, knew what they were putting in their bodies

Ronnie didn’t know shit, he was just doing as told, big fucking moron. Human experiment, knew nothing about diet, gear, nothing. A guru guided him 100 percent and he still didn’t know what he was putting in his body

I think he was only putting muscles in his body, with protein.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: oldschoolfan on December 22, 2025, 03:39:05 PM
The guys an idiot plain and simple, compared to someone like Jay, Shawn, Dorian who were meticulous in their training, nutrition, gear usage, knew what they were putting in their bodies

Ronnie didn’t know shit, he was just doing as told, big fucking moron. Human experiment, knew nothing about diet, gear, nothing. A guru guided him 100 percent and he still didn’t know what he was putting in his body

Bevo Ronnie is so dumb he didn’t know your supposed to pull out before you cum that’s why he has 20 kids

I love seeing him crawl on stage in India he looks like a chocolate 🍫 jobba the hut
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: illuminati on December 22, 2025, 04:16:26 PM
I think Ronnie should live his life how he wants, to the best of his abilities.
I'm pressuming he has enough money to get by on & have a good standard
of living.

Good luck to him.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Brenda Steunbeer on December 22, 2025, 10:15:01 PM
Ronnie should see a shrink, but I'm afraid he is beyond repair.
The best?
No bodybuilder with such a gut can ever be called "the best" or "the greatest"


(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSr98rcfponNW5FYIpv7ApJfpEhtsOJilzwjA&s)

(https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Pro-Bodybuilders-Bubble-Gut.jpg)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Griffith on December 22, 2025, 10:35:36 PM
Ronnie Coleman as natural:

(https://preview.redd.it/4xw65f70xoh61.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=34ed75e962be382567b09c539732666a57e4a91f)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: AbrahamG on December 22, 2025, 10:43:49 PM
I would juice my brains out until I dropped dead. Unless you are addicted to being big and jacked you won’t get it. There is no other way to live. Go till your dead, nothing matters anyways so who cares.

I agree.  Ronnie should link up with Chad and get back on an Olympia protocol.  I also agree with OSF, he is a retard, pure and simple. 
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 22, 2025, 11:43:49 PM
Ronnie Coleman as natural:

(https://preview.redd.it/4xw65f70xoh61.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=34ed75e962be382567b09c539732666a57e4a91f)
I find that hard to believe, but anything is possible.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Griffith on December 22, 2025, 11:48:50 PM
I find that hard to believe, but anything is possible.

That's what he claimed at least.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MuscleBuff on December 23, 2025, 12:14:37 AM
That's what he claimed at least.

It's possible considering he did 2x from there. Crazy genes
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on December 23, 2025, 05:09:13 AM
It's possible considering he did 2x from there. Crazy genes

https://ffmicalculator.org/

put his stats in there that will give you an idea
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on December 23, 2025, 07:22:16 AM
I think Ronnie should live his life how he wants, to the best of his abilities.
I'm pressuming he has enough money to get by on & have a good standard
of living.

Good luck to him.

Doing what he wants, and he wants to go to the gym... at this point the gym is no longer his friend"
- Shawn Ray


WoooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh h
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Brenda Steunbeer on December 23, 2025, 08:29:16 AM
Ronnie Coleman as natural:

(https://preview.redd.it/4xw65f70xoh61.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=34ed75e962be382567b09c539732666a57e4a91f)


The extremely heavy training ruined his back, hips etc, but it's the growth hormones and other PEDs (different than the seventies builders used) that ruined his physique.
Although he was able to lift that insanely heavy because of his drug use.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on January 27, 2026, 03:39:01 PM
2026 and the question remains ...




Seriously , looks like his torso is going to snap in two any minute......



WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   S A D

Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on January 27, 2026, 04:11:54 PM
2026 and the question remains ...




Seriously , looks like his torso is going to snap in two any minute......



WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH   S A D

reminds me of the end of "the pledge" with Nicholson sat in the desert totally gone with dementia
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on January 27, 2026, 04:51:20 PM
 :-\
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: oldschoolfan on January 27, 2026, 05:37:55 PM
What would you do?

I visited his YouTube channel this past Saturday and, with watery eyes I was watching how he keeps posting his 20 plus year famous clips squatting and deadlifting super heavy ass weight
 
And then "lifting". (more like swinging weights) damaging what's left to his nerves and shrinking his now Clarida like torso while his limbs look more like hemps...... 

I'm wondering what's the future of his channel/legacy? I'm now doubting he is accepting is all over "...

Yes with  8 sandows he is the GOAT ........but ....

What would you do now if you were King Ronnie?



WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHh nuthing' but a XMAS


Pet shop even worst Ronnie dick has t worked in years

Because of the steroid and opiad abuse

He white gf pegs him in the ass and fucks his honeys spooky 👻 and cheese 🧀

Ronnie has to sleep In the living room floor every night cause he can’t walk
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: unwieldy on January 27, 2026, 10:03:28 PM
Regret my actions intensely, pray and try to salvage what is left
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Bevo on January 27, 2026, 11:29:47 PM
Ronnie Coleman as natural:

(https://preview.redd.it/4xw65f70xoh61.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=34ed75e962be382567b09c539732666a57e4a91f)

Natural to bodybuilders mean low dosage, only thing Ronnie did different from 1991 to 1998 was upping the dosages on everything and doing what the chad told him. His training wasn’t any different, food intake likely up too, but it’s the same ole chicken breasts, steak , he been eating
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: obsidian on January 27, 2026, 11:38:57 PM
Ronnie Coleman as natural:

(https://preview.redd.it/4xw65f70xoh61.jpg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=34ed75e962be382567b09c539732666a57e4a91f)
His skin looks light there. He probably also used tanning lotions later on. He also looks less primitive facially compared to later years.

Great build for a natural — if that's true.

Compare that to a dark skin:

(https://source.boomplaymusic.com/buzzgroup1/M00/22/5D/rBEeLGFZw32AdqQdAAI1uYanGG8090.jpg)

Meet The World Most Darkest Woman

Nyakim Gatwech, an American model of South Sudanese descent, has caught global attention for her stunning and unconventional beauty. According to several websites, this 27-year-old model, also known as "Queen of the Dark" is worth $4 million for her "beautiful dark skin tone".

https://www.boomplay.com/buzz/2599650

(https://source.boomplaymusic.com/buzzgroup1/M00/22/5D/rBEeLGFZw32AF5qTAAGNe11RAME03.webp)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on January 28, 2026, 07:28:11 AM
Natural to bodybuilders mean low dosage, only thing Ronnie did different from 1991 to 1998 was upping the dosages on everything and doing what the chad told him. His training wasn’t any different, food intake likely up too, but it’s the same ole chicken breasts, steak , he been eating

This.

Those who think Ronnie with 20 plus inch arms ,lean was natural is because they have never been to a real natural bodybuilding show.


WooooSSSHHHHHHHHHHH  nuthing but a peanut
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: wes on January 28, 2026, 07:37:20 AM
(https://source.boomplaymusic.com/buzzgroup1/M00/22/5D/rBEeLGFZw32AF5qTAAGNe11RAME03.webp)

When I was a kid growing up in the hood,we called this "blue black' !!  ;  d
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on January 28, 2026, 07:40:12 AM
:-\

(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=702112.0;attach=1583640;image)


The more I watch this current version of King Ronnie the more I can't believe my eyes ....

From a 5'11 genetic freak to a 5'6" don't know what ...

He will die doing what he loves" and he is working hard to achieve it soon  :'(






WOoooSSSHHHHHHHHHH
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: unwieldy on January 28, 2026, 01:24:43 PM
(https://source.boomplaymusic.com/buzzgroup1/M00/22/5D/rBEeLGFZw32AF5qTAAGNe11RAME03.webp)

When I was a kid growing up in the hood,we called this "blue black' !!  ;  d

Racist and proud of it.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: oldschoolfan on January 28, 2026, 05:00:54 PM

The more I watch this current version of King Ronnie the more I can't believe my eyes ....

From a 5'11 genetic freak to a 5'6" don't know what ...



He will die doing what he loves" and is working hard to achieve it





WOoooSSSHHHHHHHHHH


Pet shop do you think Ronnie even realizes he is a crippled retard
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: webstar on January 28, 2026, 06:30:42 PM
I agree.  Ronnie should link up with Chad and get back on an Olympia protocol.  I also agree with OSF, he is a retard, pure and simple.

Saw him at an event a few months ago at gym. I was training at the gym. I was not in line  for memorabilia. Lol

He rode in on his scooter

The Sat and signed memorabilia got up for every picture

He did have a full time nurse with him
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Bevo on January 28, 2026, 08:44:09 PM
The whole notion of  “at least he loves what he does and has no regrets” is stupid

He could have done what he loves and still been a functional human being, he’s a moron , plain and simple

Look at him now, quality of life been shit for over a decade+ , 5’7 these days, and a body that looks like a mad scientist developed in a lab, throwing mismatched parts all together resembling a fucked up Frankenstein with disproportionate large torso, tiny arms, big GH gorilla hands, big ass dome head, legs worse than a 94 yr old senior citizen

The only other ex pro looking like a human experiment is Rich Gaspari but at least he can walk around and a bit “normal”

Many other O winners are ok, Haney, Dorian, Jay, Dexter, Arnold, Phil , etc….

Ronnie just has low IQ
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Van_Bilderass on January 28, 2026, 11:09:50 PM
The guys an idiot plain and simple, compared to someone like Jay, Shawn, Dorian who were meticulous in their training, nutrition, gear usage, knew what they were putting in their bodies

Ronnie didn’t know shit, he was just doing as told, big fucking moron. Human experiment, knew nothing about diet, gear, nothing. A guru guided him 100 percent and he still didn’t know what he was putting in his body
I think he was only putting muscles in his body, with protein.

I bet you Ronnie wouldn't know how much protein he was eating. If asked, he would say he ate so and so many ounces of protein per meal. Because coaches like Chad say eat 10 ounces per meal for example, meaning 10 ounces of meat. It's most likely the same with gear, he might know the number of CCs, not the milligrams. Ronnie wouldn't be the only one either, most good bodybuilders are almost totally uninterested in the technicalities. I remember when Lee Priest came onto the scene he said he couldn't tolerate any testosterone because his body was already producing so much, so no use taking any extra anyway. So he went to the anabolics instead. I've seen him still say similar things. It's true of other sports as well, the coach is the nerd and the athlete doesn't care to know about programming or diet or gear or anything, they just execute. Of course there are exceptions like Dorian.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Griffith on January 28, 2026, 11:25:15 PM
Coleman in 1990, claims he was natural till 1995/1996.

(https://thebarbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ronnie-Coleman-1990.jpg)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: unwieldy on January 29, 2026, 07:51:05 AM
Coleman in 1990, claims he was natural till 1995/1996.

(https://thebarbell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ronnie-Coleman-1990.jpg)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on January 29, 2026, 09:44:02 AM
I bet you Ronnie wouldn't know how much protein he was eating. If asked, he would say he ate so and so many ounces of protein per meal. Because coaches like Chad say eat 10 ounces per meal for example, meaning 10 ounces of meat. It's most likely the same with gear, he might know the number of CCs, not the milligrams. Ronnie wouldn't be the only one either, most good bodybuilders are almost totally uninterested in the technicalities. I remember when Lee Priest came onto the scene he said he couldn't tolerate any testosterone because his body was already producing so much, so no use taking any extra anyway. So he went to the anabolics instead. I've seen him still say similar things. It's true of other sports as well, the coach is the nerd and the athlete doesn't care to know about programming or diet or gear or anything, they just execute. Of course there are exceptions like Dorian.

guy was a midget, why was the high test not making him grow?
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: NaturalWonder83 on January 29, 2026, 10:00:30 AM
Is it true his spine surgery was botched at one point and that's why he can't walk?

The only other Ronnie legend I read about once was at an event and Ronnie had a table set up in the hall to sell videos and autographs. And he had a banana on his table. Well, a fan met Ronnie and supposedly touched or made contact with this banana. And Ronnie's security goon reprimanded this fan and told him "Don't touch the champ's banana!" 
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on January 29, 2026, 10:10:05 AM
Is it true his spine surgery was botched at one point and that's why he can't walk?

The only other Ronnie legend I read about once was at an event and Ronnie had a table set up in the hall to sell videos and autographs. And he had a banana on his table. Well, a fan met Ronnie and supposedly touched or made contact with this banana. And Ronnie's security goon reprimanded this fan and told him "Don't touch the champ's banana!"

I think he misheard him...
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: 6 Reps on January 29, 2026, 10:57:50 PM
I saw Coleman earlier this month at the Los Angeles Fit Expo.  He had a booth, was sitting there, greeting fans, signing autographs, and doing photos albeit all with him sitting.  He appeared to be in very good spirits.

To me, it is almost painful to see him in his current condition; his motorized wheelchair, his thin legs or arms taped up (I assume to prevent swelling).  It's like one of those "you could never ever believe what this man used to look like compared to what he looks like today."

As for what I would do if I were him, I don't know. I might go away and hide forever so that no one would ever see what I look like today.  Or, I might do exactly what he does:  get out and interact with the fans and provide each a moment of enjoyment.  And perhaps it provides him a lot of enjoyment as well.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Bevo on January 30, 2026, 12:07:18 AM
Is it true his spine surgery was botched at one point and that's why he can't walk?

The only other Ronnie legend I read about once was at an event and Ronnie had a table set up in the hall to sell videos and autographs. And he had a banana on his table. Well, a fan met Ronnie and supposedly touched or made contact with this banana. And Ronnie's security goon reprimanded this fan and told him "Don't touch the champ's banana!"

Shawn Ray said Ronnie neglected the doctors order and decided to work out anyways despite letting his back recover and broke the screws from his back

Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: FitnessFrenzy on January 30, 2026, 01:34:58 AM
Ronnie is in constant pain and can barely walk. How much can he really get out of life?
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: unwieldy on January 30, 2026, 03:13:11 AM
Ronnie is in constant pain and can barely walk. How much can he really get out of life?
He takes a lot of painkillers so that leaves him with only the walking problem.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: wes on January 30, 2026, 05:52:45 AM
He takes a lot of painkillers so that leaves him with only the walking problem.
Good post as walking is over rated anyway!!
 ::)
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: unwieldy on January 30, 2026, 12:55:20 PM
Good post as walking is over rated anyway!!
 ::)

I'm just keeping it real, no need to paint him as a warrior enduring great pains. Drugged out of his mind
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MCWAY on February 01, 2026, 12:49:06 PM
The guys an idiot plain and simple, compared to someone like Jay, Shawn, Dorian who were meticulous in their training, nutrition, gear usage, knew what they were putting in their bodies

Ronnie didn’t know shit, he was just doing as told, big fucking moron. Human experiment, knew nothing about diet, gear, nothing. A guru guided him 100 percent and he still didn’t know what he was putting in his body

How was Ronnie not meticulous with his nutrition or training? His diet was similar to all the other bodybuilders you mentioned. The lone difference may be VOLUME. Ronnie didn't eat just 2 or 3 chicken breasts. The ENTIRE surface area of his place was covered in chicken (tenderloins, from all appearances). He had one separate plate for meat and another for his carbs.

BTW, Jay Cutler had TWO nutritionists throughout his career: Hany Rambod and Chris Aceto. Does that make Jay DUMB? Was Jay "just doing as told" or a "big f-----g moron"?

And knowing nothing about training? You can't be serious!! This man is repping with weights that are maxes for most IFBB pros. Try 200-lb dumbbell presses with near perfect form....THAT'S A SHAWN RAY IN EACH HAND!! ;D

Being DUMB is knowing you need help but not getting it. Ronnie Coleman was anything but that. One could argue that Shawn Ray was "DUMB", because he was told how he needed to improve but didn't do it until it was too late. Had he competed at 210 or so in the early 90s, instead of waiting until the late 90s and 2000s to do so), he would have beaten Yates (especially in 1994 when Yates looked relatively awful) for a Sandow.

Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: herne on February 01, 2026, 01:08:38 PM
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: illuminati on February 01, 2026, 01:49:45 PM
How was Ronnie not meticulous with his nutrition or training? His diet was similar to all the other bodybuilders you mentioned. The lone difference may be VOLUME. Ronnie didn't 2 or 3 chicken breasts. The ENTIRE surface area of his place was covered in chicken (tenderloins, from all appearances). He had one separate plate for meat and another for his carbs.

BTW, Jay Cutler had TWO nutritionists throughout his career: Hany Rambod and Chris Aceto. Does that make Jay DUMB? Was Jay "just doing as told" or a "big f-----g moron"?

And knowing nothing about training? You can't be serious!! This man is repping with weights that are maxes for most IFBB pros. Try 200-lb dumbbell presses with near perfect form....THAT'S A SHAWN RAY IN EACH HAND!! ;D

Being DUMB is knowing you need help but not getting it. Ronnie Coleman was anything but that. One could argue that Shawn Ray wasn't "DUMB", because he was told how he needed to improve but didn't do it until it was too late. Had he competed at 210 or so in the early 90s, instead of waiting until the late 90s and 2000s to do so), he would have beaten Yates (especially in 1994 when Yates looked relatively awful) for a Sandow.

Good post  👍🏻👊🏻
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on February 02, 2026, 07:43:13 AM
How was Ronnie not meticulous with his nutrition or training? His diet was similar to all the other bodybuilders you mentioned. The lone difference may be VOLUME. Ronnie didn't eat just 2 or 3 chicken breasts. The ENTIRE surface area of his place was covered in chicken (tenderloins, from all appearances). He had one separate plate for meat and another for his carbs.

BTW, Jay Cutler had TWO nutritionists throughout his career: Hany Rambod and Chris Aceto. Does that make Jay DUMB? Was Jay "just doing as told" or a "big f-----g moron"?

And knowing nothing about training? You can't be serious!! This man is repping with weights that are maxes for most IFBB pros. Try 200-lb dumbbell presses with near perfect form....THAT'S A SHAWN RAY IN EACH HAND!! ;D

Being DUMB is knowing you need help but not getting it. Ronnie Coleman was anything but that. One could argue that Shawn Ray was "DUMB", because he was told how he needed to improve but didn't do it until it was too late. Had he competed at 210 or so in the early 90s, instead of waiting until the late 90s and 2000s to do so), he would have beaten Yates (especially in 1994 when Yates looked relatively awful) for a Sandow.

Had Ronnie retired in 06 (entirely) age 42 he'd probably be like Jay Cutler is now. but Ronnie after leaving the stage  kept the abuse, that nonsense eating, amount of food,juice and also a bottle of BBQ sauce daily and much garbage ..... swinging weights,crappy form and blood pressure trough the roof.......

Most of our champs/idols are more irresponsible than we like to accept, if they can hide their health issues or crumbling before our eyes then they had an "elite worth ethic or a very good coach "....

Same goes for Kevin Levroneeeee and Flex Wheeleerrrr 



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Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on February 02, 2026, 07:59:45 AM
Ronnie was propped up with the gear and painkillers, he trained though injuries when he should have backed off
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: FitnessFrenzy on February 02, 2026, 08:26:10 AM
Ronnie said in a video his pain is 11/10 in severity. Can't be a good life. I like him but that sucks.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: tatoo on February 02, 2026, 08:56:18 AM
as much as love big ronnie lol... hes got the addict mentality... i dont think he knows how to live life without bodybuilding..
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Van_Bilderass on February 02, 2026, 09:01:41 AM
I'm just keeping it real, no need to paint him as a warrior enduring great pains. Drugged out of his mind

Medication does not necessarily touch all pain. Flex Wheeler decided to amputate his leg because no medication helped according to him. Unless you are like completely rendered unconscious. Reminded what the surgeon told me after my bicep reattachment. They used "twilight anesthesia" and apparently when they were almost completely finished I had suddenly screamed, "holy fuck it hurts!" and they had to increase the anesthesia and manually ventilate me. No memory of that, which is typical.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Van_Bilderass on February 02, 2026, 09:13:28 AM
How was Ronnie not meticulous with his nutrition or training?
 
And knowing nothing about training? You can't be serious!!

Bevo can clarify himself, but I don't think he was saying Ronnie wasn't meticulous or couldn't follow instructions. It's about whether you sort of understand what you are doing technically. It's like the difference between a bodybuilding coach giving you a bodybuilding diet who then pulls carbs out of it to keep you losing weight and a schooled actual licensed nutritionist who understands what happens in the body in response to a diet (are Hany and Aceto nutritionists or "nutritionists"? For example, do they make you sure your diet contains sufficient magnesium or whatever it may be, covering all the necessary bases?). I saw a clip of Mike O'Hearn getting pissed at a guy whose heels kept getting off the footplate as he was doing hacks. You could say Mike "knows" how to train, yet not. He's so stupid he doesn't understand the guy's heel can't stay down because he doesn't have the ankle flexibility. You can be a complete moron and still eat chicken and rice and lift dumbells.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: joswift on February 02, 2026, 10:40:23 AM
Bevo can clarify himself, but I don't think he was saying Ronnie wasn't meticulous or couldn't follow instructions. It's about whether you sort of understand what you are doing technically. It's like the difference between a bodybuilding coach giving you a bodybuilding diet who then pulls carbs out of it to keep you losing weight and a schooled actual licensed nutritionist who understands what happens in the body in response to a diet (are Hany and Aceto nutritionists or "nutritionists"? For example, do they make you sure your diet contains sufficient magnesium or whatever it may be, covering all the necessary bases?). I saw a clip of Mike O'Hearn getting pissed at a guy whose heels kept getting off the footplate as he was doing hacks. You could say Mike "knows" how to train, yet not. He's so stupid he doesn't understand the guy's heel can't stay down because he doesn't have the ankle flexibility. You can be a complete moron and still eat chicken and rice and lift dumbells.

do they fuck, they are drug/diuretic coaches
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Van_Bilderass on February 02, 2026, 12:34:44 PM
do they fuck, they are drug/diuretic coaches

Chris Cook on the early Hany

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Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: BigRo on February 02, 2026, 01:56:19 PM
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Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Bevo on February 02, 2026, 02:48:53 PM
How was Ronnie not meticulous with his nutrition or training? His diet was similar to all the other bodybuilders you mentioned. The lone difference may be VOLUME. Ronnie didn't eat just 2 or 3 chicken breasts. The ENTIRE surface area of his place was covered in chicken (tenderloins, from all appearances). He had one separate plate for meat and another for his carbs.

BTW, Jay Cutler had TWO nutritionists throughout his career: Hany Rambod and Chris Aceto. Does that make Jay DUMB? Was Jay "just doing as told" or a "big f-----g moron"?

And knowing nothing about training? You can't be serious!! This man is repping with weights that are maxes for most IFBB pros. Try 200-lb dumbbell presses with near perfect form....THAT'S A SHAWN RAY IN EACH HAND!! ;D

Being DUMB is knowing you need help but not getting it. Ronnie Coleman was anything but that. One could argue that Shawn Ray was "DUMB", because he was told how he needed to improve but didn't do it until it was too late. Had he competed at 210 or so in the early 90s, instead of waiting until the late 90s and 2000s to do so), he would have beaten Yates (especially in 1994 when Yates looked relatively awful) for a Sandow.

You misread my whole entire post

How’s ronnie these days compared to the rest? Hows Jay doing, how’s Dorian doing? Etc

Like I said Ronnie was told what to do and he just did it, doesn’t mean he knew what he was putting in his body, if Chad said take this, he took it, eat this, he ate it

He was blessed with elite genetics that was out of his control, he had nothing to do with that part

Shawn was too small, he said himself he looked his best around 205-210, nothing else he could have done, he tried going up in weight, even doing the more than one show a year which was the Arnold and didn’t do well, and no , he wouldn’t have beaten Yates.

Bottom line, Shawn was too small and didn’t have the genetics for the “mass monster era” to win , nothing to do with his knowledge
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: MCWAY on February 02, 2026, 07:07:17 PM
You misread my whole entire post

How’s ronnie these days compared to the rest? Hows Jay doing, how’s Dorian doing? Etc

Ronnie had a nagging back injury around which he trained until it finally caught up with him. If anything, that first surgery was botched and he's been jacked up ever since then.

Like I said Ronnie was told what to do and he just did it, doesn’t mean he knew what he was putting in his body, if Chad said take this, he took it, eat this, he ate it

He was blessed with elite genetics that was out of his control, he had nothing to do with that part

Again I ask, how is that any different than Jay Cutler doing what Rambod/Aceto told him to do?


Shawn was too small, he said himself he looked his best around 205-210, nothing else he could have done, he tried going up in weight, even doing the more than one show a year which was the Arnold and didn’t do well, and no , he wouldn’t have beaten Yates.

Bottom line, Shawn was too small and didn’t have the genetics for the “mass monster era” to win , nothing to do with his knowledge

I agree. Shawn was too small....in the mid 90s. The size he had in the late 90s and early 2000s is what he needed in 1994.

 Had Ray been 210, coupled with Yates being way off with a bloated waist and torn bicep, he would have beaten Yates that year.compared it to Dexter Jackson upsetting Jay Cutler in 2008. Dex was at his best AND Jay was off.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Pet shop boys on February 19, 2026, 06:01:19 AM
I see Ronnie has learned how to use AI so he's not going away anytime soon  ;D

Enjoy!

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Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: illuminati on February 19, 2026, 05:09:21 PM
Ronnie had a nagging back injury around which he trained until it finally caught up with him. If anything, that first surgery was botched and he's been jacked up ever since then.

Again I ask, how is that any different than Jay Cutler doing what Rambod/Aceto told him to do?


I agree. Shawn was too small....in the mid 90s. The size he had in the late 90s and early 2000s is what he needed in 1994.

 Had Ray been 210, coupled with Yates being way off with a bloated waist and torn bicep, he would have beaten Yates that year.compared it to Dexter Jackson upsetting Jay Cutler in 2008. Dex was at his best AND Jay was off.


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Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Lartinos on February 19, 2026, 07:11:36 PM
Ronnie is the BB example of going “until the wheels fall off” mentality failing miserably.

He should have focused on his health and just by rebranding himself as a businessman after he retired.

Just having that business success is what many people dream to get from BB. It wasn’t enough for him though.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Dave D on February 19, 2026, 08:07:40 PM
Had Ronnie retired in 06 (entirely) age 42 he'd probably be like Jay Cutler is now. but Ronnie after leaving the stage  kept the abuse, that nonsense eating, amount of food,juice and also a bottle of BBQ sauce daily and much garbage ..... swinging weights,crappy form and blood pressure trough the roof.......

Most of our champs/idols are more irresponsible than we like to accept, if they can hide their health issues or crumbling before our eyes then they had an "elite worth ethic or a very good coach "....

Same goes for Kevin Levroneeeee and Flex Wheeleerrrr 



WooooSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH Charlatanes

Yes I agree, Ronnie pushed it to hard with the bbq sauce. I would understand if was using Sweet Baby Rays or something else quality but he was a KCMasterpiece guy….

It’s a shame.
Title: Re: If you were Ronnie Coleman today
Post by: Never1AShow on February 19, 2026, 08:36:36 PM
Isn't it obvious?  Either an acting career or get with Levrone and form a band.