Author Topic: Ronnie Coleman guestposing at FIBO POWER 2008 (Read 10960 times)

lastrep · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:12:55 AM »

ouch.. worse by the second. It's like seeing the greatest superbowl player of all time back on the field in a wheel chair.. sure it's cool to see them on there but you just want to politely tell them to roll off.

Time has passed.

240 is Back · « **Reply #26 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:17:24 AM »

He was the baddest bodybuilder on the planet for almost ten years. One of the top 5 in history, if not the best.

Past champions would have retired, put the shirt back on, and never taken it off again, to keep the legendary status intact. Ronnie isn't taking that route. In this age of online sales and global marketing, he's still making a ton of $ from endorsements, guest posings, and the promise of possibly competing again.

He's trading legendary status (walking away at the top of his game in 2006) for a big pile of cash. It's every man's right to make that trade-off. Joe Montana should have never suited up and played for Kansas City. But the $10 million (or whatever he made that season) was probably worth it to him. jordan didn't have to come back after pwning the Jazz to leave on top - yet the love of attention, the sport, or money got him to put the uniform back on and play mediocre for a modiocre team.

240 is Back · « **Reply #27 on:** April 12, 2008, 08:35:09 AM »

Quote from: bigmc on April 12, 2008, 08:01:04 AM

still looks big

remember he is 44

44 - and he hasn't trained in months.

most 44 year old would kill to look that good. Ronnie does it without touching a weight.

dearth · « **Reply #28 on:** April 12, 2008, 09:37:32 AM »

this goes it show that ronnie will do anything for a buck..

even if it means tarnishing his legacy.

kevcat · « **Reply #29 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:08:05 AM »

Still bigger than anyone on here whos bashing him.......

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #30 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:28:15 AM »

Still big up top but lost alot of leg size. Looks like he is just training to maintain for appearances. I still believe that if he got that nerve problem in his lat fixed, and went all out training and brought 2003 back he could easily win the Olympia.

Bast175 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:31:09 AM »

Quote from: musclecenter on April 12, 2008, 06:30:00 AM

How much worse do these people have to get before you morons realize that bodybuilding sucks now?

Mad Nickels · « **Reply #32 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:32:10 AM »

maybe Ronnie don't like benching

CigaretteMan · « **Reply #33 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:50:56 AM »

It is astounding that Hulkster hasn't posted in this thread yet. His love for Ronnie makes Romeo's love for Juliette pale in comparison.

haider · « **Reply #34 on:** April 12, 2008, 11:57:27 AM »

Quote from: Bast175 on April 12, 2008, 11:31:09 AM

How much worse do these people have to get before you morons realize that bodybuilding sucks now?

"you morons" ?

who the fuck are you?

Seriously, stop pretending like you're the next messiah of truth.

And why haven't u gotten run over a by a truck yet, so we can all make fun of you for it?

Camel Jockey · « **Reply #35 on:** April 12, 2008, 12:49:03 PM »

Quote from: CigaretteMan on April 12, 2008, 11:50:56 AM

It is astounding that Hulkster hasn't posted in this thread yet. His love for Ronnie makes Romeo's love for Juliette pale in comparison.

Your love for Dorian is far worse.

Long live King Ron.

CigaretteMan · « **Reply #36 on:** April 12, 2008, 12:57:35 PM »

Quote from: Camel Jockey on April 12, 2008, 12:49:03 PM

Your love for Dorian is far worse.

Long live King Ron.

Not really. I like both guys the same, and I have no opinion on who would win at their respective bests.

emn1964 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 12, 2008, 12:59:51 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on April 12, 2008, 08:35:09 AM

44 - and he hasn't trained in months.

most 44 year old would kill to look that good. Ronnie does it without touching a weight.

All from BSN products!

knny187 · « **Reply #38 on:** April 12, 2008, 01:26:57 PM »

His whole left side is messed up

dogbowl · « **Reply #39 on:** April 12, 2008, 02:35:33 PM »

He doesn't know when to stop, does he?

He's pissing on his legacy.

240 is Back · « **Reply #40 on:** April 12, 2008, 02:37:32 PM »

Quote from: dogbowl on April 12, 2008, 02:35:33 PM

He doesn't know when to stop, does he?

He's pissing on his legacy.

He's probably making 500k to 1M this year.

I think most people would do it at this point. Lee haney and Dorian would have probably competed/posed past prime if it meant they could make that much $ each year.

The.Giant · « **Reply #41 on:** April 12, 2008, 02:58:23 PM »

Maybe BSN wants him to get all fat and soft so that if he comes in at decent condition for the 09 Arnold everyone can rush out and buy Syntha-6 and NO-Xplode.

ToxicAvenger · « **Reply #42 on:** April 12, 2008, 03:03:46 PM »

stage 2 plumpoism

sadly he shall never recover...

however ronnie fans like bush fans will never demouth his cock...

ever...

MattT · « **Reply #43 on:** April 12, 2008, 03:11:33 PM »

I'm surprised they made Ronnie guest pose, after he has taken like 6 months off from training. Take any top pro bber and have them stop training for 6 months, and get them to guess pose, and you'll see how shitty they look compared to when they're in training mode. If Jay took 6 months off he'd be 230lbs!. There's always 2 sides to every story, and the one side of this one is that the brotha has been resting and not training for 6 months!. How do you expect him to look? Do you expect him to look the way he does when he's 315lbs in heavy training offseason mode?? Hell no!, he's taken time off give the guy a break.

dogbowl · « **Reply #44 on:** April 12, 2008, 03:22:44 PM »

Yes, he's taken time off and now looks like crap. So why do they want him on stage? and why does he say yes?

Couldn't he be a guest speaker instead of a guest poser? Oh, wait ...

McFarland · « **Reply #45 on:** April 12, 2008, 03:43:52 PM »

Quote from: dearth on April 12, 2008, 09:37:32 AM

this goes it show that ronnie will do anything for a buck..

even if it means tarnishing his legacy.

His legacy is already cemented if you ask me. "The Unbelievable" is his legacy, the ways he looked in '98, '99 are his legacy. It doesn't matter what he does now. When you remember Flex Wheeler you remember his best. When you remember Kevin you remember his best. Same for all of them. It's kinda different for bodybuilders than the sports comparison 240 made though. For bodybuilders, their appearance is everything. So it's kinda inevitable that people will see you worse than at your best after you're done...even if it's at an expo 15 years after you last competed in a suit. Or T-shirt. Or guest posing 6 months after your retirement in this case...it's the same thing because they aren't doing now what they used to do. But I don't think it's such a bad thing anymore with the way guys are branching out. Anything goes anymore basically. Look at Arnold. His "legacy" is still unfolding, not in the process of being tarnished. People evolve. People understand that bodybuilding is not the end-all be all of someone's worth. Anymore it's not just about how you did in your prime but how you used your performance on the stage to springboard you into the REAL money. Look at Bob Chick nowadays and he's still considered the commensurate bodybuilding pro at any event he attends; even though he's essentially been "retired" for a couple of years now. I surely don't ever see him going back on stage but I don't think that's an idea he'd like to propagate necessarily. Everybody knows it already though.

polychronopolous · « **Reply #46 on:** April 12, 2008, 03:56:03 PM »

He looks so smooth yet he still has that crazy thick vein in his bicep.

Benito Mutumbo · « **Reply #47 on:** April 12, 2008, 04:01:42 PM »

I'm calling a truce..

Skinny little Dorian looks better than that mess. Walk away, boy..

affeman · « **Reply #48 on:** April 12, 2008, 04:08:21 PM »

Being retired is no excuse for stepping on stage when you look like a pile of shit.

I mean, Ruhl is retired for 6 months as well. But when he's booked for a guest appereance he still shows up like he's supposed to.

tom joad · « **Reply #49 on:** April 12, 2008, 04:12:07 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on April 12, 2008, 08:17:24 AM

He's trading legendary status (walking away at the top of his game in 2006) for a big pile of cash. It's every man's right to make that trade-off. Joe Montana should have never suited up and played for Kansas City. But the $10 million (or whatever he made that season) was probably worth it to him. jordan didn't have to come back after pwning the Jazz to leave on top - yet the love of attention, the sport, or money got him to put the uniform back on and play mediocre for a modiocre team.

seeing these pics of Ronnie guest posing is like watching Willie Mays dropping routine fly balls with the New York Mets.