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Gossip & Opinions / Re: Ronnie Coleman - Dealing with Bodybuilding Injuries
« Last post by oldtimer1 on Today at 06:18:03 AM »Proves bbing is more dangerous than pro football, f1 racing, or rugby
American football players have a very short shelf life except for quarterbacks. The majority have their bodies ruined in a few short seasons. I'm friends with a guy that was a lineman for the Detroit lions for 7 years. He said if he knew what would have happened to his body he would have never played foot ball. He played pop warner, high school, division I and pro. Now at around 60 he can't run a step. Has trouble walking. His knees, back and shoulders are shot. He can't lift weights and said he probably couldn't do push ups because of his shot shoulders. He has mental problems from all the concussions. All that crashing into huge, powerful fast guys destroyed his body. He doesn't even want to talk about football. The guy came from a broken family too as a kid. He grew up across the street from my wife and they are the same age. My wife told me one day he got into a fight with his brother and they both picked up cinder blocks and were hitting each other with it. My wife showed me pictures of him as a young adult on the beach and he looked like a bodybuilder and was about 275lbs as linemen were from that era. Having that size and being explosive is some dangerous combination.