bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman recently shared three keys to building muscle. Coleman is considered to be the ‘greatest bodybuilder of all time’ by many people. His success in competitive bodybuilding justifies his claim, as Ronnie won the prestigious Mr. Olympia crown an astonishing eight times in his career. Aside from that, he also held the record for the most wins in professional bodybuilding competitions (26). Dexter Jackson later broke the record. The 57 year old man received the Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021 for his contribution to the sport of bodybuilding.
Coleman recently visited YouTuber and fitness influencer. bradley martyn in your gym. Martyn, who admitted to getting interested in bodybuilding thanks to Ronnie, had candid conversations with his idol on various topics. Video of this encounter was uploaded to Bradley Martin’s YouTube channel on April 27, 2022.
Ronnie Coleman shares three keys to building muscle
Ronnie Coleman stated that he used to focus a lot on training his back, chest and legs during the early years of bodybuilding. He added that he incorporated many variations of squats, bench presses and leg presses into his training routine at the time.
“I was doing a lot of things on the legs, back and chest…” Ronnie added.
Bradley Martin asked Ronnie Coleman to share if there were important principles like weights, intensity, and consistency that one should adhere to in addition to the lifts themselves.
The first key to building muscle according to Ronnie Coleman is lift heavy objects. Ronnie said:
“In the past, I was always going heavy, doing heavy things no matter what. Every day, he was doing something heavy. like when i bench press, I always went up to a full five. When I did dumbbells I always went up to 200”.
Ronnie Coleman then went on to explain the second key to bodybuilding: consistency.. The eight-time Mr. Olympia winner competed as a bodybuilder for twenty long years and claimed that he trained six days a week throughout his career.
“I exercised every day except Sunday. I trained six days a week for my entire career, no matter what.”
Although hard work, perseverance and other virtues are undoubtedly important to be successful in any field. None of that can get anyone past a certain point if they lack passion for what they do. Passion is the third and most important key to bodybuilding according to Ronnie Coleman.
“The most important thing is passion… You have to love it because if you love it, you expect to do it every day. Can’t wait to get to the gym Every day. Because working out for me was a hobby and when you try to do your hobby every day, life isn’t going to get any better than that.”
While most of us like to think that we are passionate about many things in life, very few people can really test the level of passion for their interests. Ronnie Coleman belongs to an era where avenues like social media and content creation to earn money weren’t available to emerging bodybuilders. Ronnie’s passion for bodybuilding is evident from what he said next.
“There was a time when I didn’t make money (from bodybuilding) and I still did,” Ronnie Coleman said.
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