Ronnie Coleman, the most colossal of bodybuilders

With his superhuman physique, his extraordinary measurements and his relentless training, Ronnie Coleman has become in 20 years, one of the most spectacular figures in the world of Bodybuilding.

Ronnie Coleman is also admired by his list of trophies which he was able to conquer, tenaciously, throughout his career, between 1998 and 2007.

The development of his musculature from an early age:

On May 13, 1964, Ronnie Coleman was born in Louisiana, in the United States. Young teenager, he wants to become
professional footballer. Endowed with a strong will and in order to put all the chances on his side to achieve his dream, Ronnie Coleman therefore begins bodybuilding at the age of 13.

Developing the basics of his bodybuilding, Ronnie Coleman already has remarkable musculature at the age of 19. He then made the choice to turn to powerlifting. Representing a strength sport, Ronnie Coleman learns with powerlifting to lift much heavier bars than those used in weightlifting, from fairly basic movements such as deadlifts, bench presses and squats. During his years of powerlifting, Ronnie Coleman gained remarkable strength.

While practicing his sport of strength, Ronnie continued his studies in accounting, which he eventually obtained a master's degree. With his degree in hand, Ronnie's professional debut was difficult. He lived on small jobs and offered himself as a reservist police officer, a position he held until 2003.

His meeting with bodybuilding is achieved thanks to a gym owner who already sees the full potential of Ronnie Coleman, offers him a free lifetime membership in his gym.

Ronnie Coleman then abandons powerlifting to turn to bodybuilding

Hard training with huge loads:

With powerlifting, Ronnie Coleman has managed to assimilate, at the highest level, athletic strength movements. He will then use this experience to building and intensifying its muscle mass.

In Contrary to the opinion of most trainers, Ronnie Coleman bases his training on basic exercises such as deadlifts and squats, accompanied by huge loads.

Attending his training is spectacular, as demonstrated by his multiple videos, present on You Tube.

In "The Unbelieveable" we can see Ronnie Coleman performing sets of deadlifts of 800 Poundsx2, or 360 kilos of load, on each side of the bar.

Or in “The Cost of Redemption” where he performs two repetitions in squats at 360 kg. Simply impressive!

Ronnie Coleman therefore opted for his training, for Powerlifting exercises and the use of free weights. It uses very few guided devices. Ronnie Coleman performs short sets with extremely heavy loads and high reps.

Each video made of his training shows a Ronnie pushing each time, a little more his limits.

To this training, Ronnie Coleman joins a balanced diet and adapted to its efforts and objectives. Results, he performs like many bodybuilders, 6 meals a day, distributed throughout the day, for a total of 5560 calories.   

Results of his training: an extraordinary physique

If we do not always know the measurements of our favorite athletes, those of Ronnie have become simply memorable by their extraordinary character.

Ronnie Coleman therefore displays the following measurements:

• Size: 1,80 m
• Weight in competition: 161 kg (Ronnie holds the weight record in competition)
• Waist size:105 cm
• Biceps: 61,5 cm
• Chest: 147 cm
• Thighs: 96 cm
• Calves: 53 cm
• Body fat rate: 3% (Ronnie is the most massive bodybuilder, but also the leanest in competitions. This remarkable cut makes Ronnie's physique even more spectacular).

A musculature with multiple trophies:

Hard work and an imposing physique have propelled Ronnie Coleman to the rank of the best bodybuilder in the world.

It must be said that in terms of bodybuilding, Ronnie Coleman has a more than brilliant course:

• He obtained his professional bodybuilder card in 1991
• Only 5 years after his professional recognition, Ronnie won his first title in 1996.
• Two years later, in 1998, he came in first place in Mr Olympia, the most recognized bodybuilding competition.
• He will win the prestigious competition of Mr. Olympia 8 times in a row. Between 1998 and 2005, it was impossible to dethrone the colossus. He then holds the title record for Mr Olympia. In 2006, however, he will be beaten by Jay Cutler and will be placed in second place.

Back on his years of competitions, between 1990 and 2007:

• 1990: He tries the competition of Mr. Texas for the heavyweight category and arrives 3rd in the national NPC competition, still in the heavyweight category.  

• 1991: He competes for Mr Universe and the USA NPC Championships in the heavyweight category where he ranks 14 the. But his best performances will be for the NPS national championship, heavyweight category where he places 4the and the IFBB World Amateur Championship he won.

• 1992: This year, he competes in three competitions (the Night of Champions - IFBB, Chicago Pro Invitational - IFBB and Mr. Olympia) where it is placed 14the and 11the for the first two and cannot rank for the last.

• 1993: At the Chicago Pro Invitational - IFBB, he finished 6th. At the Grand Prix France - IFBB, he placed 4the and the German Grand Prix - IFBB, 6the. He also tries the Niagara Falls Pro Invitational - IFBB, and places 6the.

• 1994 : He competes again for the French Grand Prix - IFBB and the German Grand Prix - IFBB, where he takes 3rd place for both competitions. At the San Jose Pro Invitational - IFBB, he will be 4th.

• 1995: This year, Ronnie claims first professional title at Canada Pro Cup - IFBB. He also participates in 6 other competitions around the world: Grand Prix de France - IFBB (4the), Russian Grand Prix - IFBB (6the), Ukrainian Grand Prix - IFBB (3rde), the Houston Pro Invitational - IFBB (6the), the Night of Champions - IFBB (3rde) and Mr. Olympia - IFBB (11the).

• 1996: This year, Ronnie wins again at Canada Pro Cup - IFBB. It rises in the rankings of the 6 other competitions, compared to the previous year: Florida Pro Invitational - IFBB (2nde), British Grand Prix - IFBB (5the), German Grand Prix - IFBB (5the), Spanish Grand Prix - IFBB (5the), Night of Champions - IFBB (2nde) and Mr. Olympia - IFBB (6the).

• 1997: A busy year in competition since Ronnie will compete for 11 events : the Arnold Classic - IFBB (4the), the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic- IFBB (4the), the British Grand Prix - IFBB (5the), the Grand Prix of Finland - IFBB (3rde), the German Grand Prix - IFBB (5the), the Grand Prix of Hungary - IFBB (6the), the Russian Grand Prix - IFBB (1ster), the Spanish Grand Prix - IFBB (7the), the Ironman Pro Invitational - IFBB (3rde), Mr. Olympia - IFBB (9the), the San Jose Pro Invitational - IFBB (6the).

• 1998: Year when Ronnie stood out and entered the legend of Bodybuilding.He finally becomes Mr. Olympia and wins the title of 4 other competitions : the Grand Prix of Finland - IFBB, the Grand Prix of Germany - IFBB, the Night of Champions - IFBB, the Toronto Pro Invitational - IFBB. He also won second place in the San Francisco Pro Invitational - IFBB.

• 1999: He maintains his title of Mr Olympia as well as that of the British Grand Prix - IFBB. He is also world champion at the World Pro Championships - IFBB.

• 2000: He maintains his three previous titles.

• 2001: He renews his title of Mr Olympia for the third time and arrives 1er for the Arnold Classic - IFBB, also for the New Zealand Grand Prix - IFBB.

• 2002: He still sits at the first place of Mr. Olympia. He won the Dutch Grand Prix - IFBB, and came second in the Show of Strength Pro Championship - IFBB.

• 2003: 6e times Mr. Olympia. He also won the Russian Grand Prix - IFBB.

• 2004: Ronnie throne in the first place of the following competitions: Grand Prix of England - IFBB, Grand Prix of Holland - IFBB, Grand Prix of Russia - IFBB, and always Mr. Olympia - IFBB. Ronnie is at the height of his glory.

• 2005: He holds the title record for Mr. Olympia by winning it for the 8the consecutive time.
• 2006: This year, despite a good ranking, Ronnie begins his downward curve in the rankings by winning only second place in the following competitions: Austrian Grand Prix-IFBB, Dutch Grand Prix - IFBB, Romanian Grand Prix - IFBB, and the famous Mr. Olympia - IFBB where he was overtaken by Jay Cutler.
• 2007: He is only 4th in the Mr. Olympia competition. Ronnie retires from competitions that same year.

Ronnie Coleman remains a key figure in Bodybuilding, still holding the Mr. Olympia title record as well as the competitive weight record of 160 kilos. Ronnie will admit in 2012, having had recourse to steroids in 1995 in order to boost his mass gain.

Despite leaving competitions, Ronnie remains very involved in the bodybuilding community. It provides nutrition advice . Ronnie Coleman has also released his own brand of dietary supplements to help bodybuilders develop their physical potential to the fullest.