“Come On Man It’s Time to Let It Go”: 2008 Mr. Olympia Couldn’t Watch ‘The King’ Ronnie Coleman Still Doing Workouts Despite Being in a Wheelchair

Ronnie Coleman, a great bodybuilder, has been a boon to bodybuilding ever since he joined. Ronnie won Mr. Olympia eight times in a row and established his stranglehold on the sport. Even the painful 13 surgeries with the difficulties couldn’t stop him.

However, from time to time, he has managed to recover from them. In addition, after suffering major injuries to the hip and spine, he was seen exercising. In light of this, he was once advised by the 2008 Mr. Olympia champion to let it go and focus on his health.

The 2008 champion advising Ronnie Coleman

Once during a interview With director Vlad Yudin, Dexter Jackson revealed the techniques to stay in shape. He talked about doing things differently. “I’m going to do something different, and I’m going to change it. I want these guys to last a long time, and so I start making different adjustments, training differently, training with machines.

while pointing by ronnie health, he said, “And Ronnie, Ronnie said the same thing, you know what I’m saying, but these guys come out, they’re going to hit all this heavyweight, they don’t know how to switch to being, you know, doing machine work. It’s a mental thing, I think. I mean, look at Ronnie to this day. I love the boy to death. He’s still trying to exercise, he’s in a wheelchair and I’m like Ronnie. Come on, man, it’s time to let it go.”

DIVE DEEPER

Lastly, he added, “It pains me to see him go from where he was to where he is now.” Included Dex, many other bodybuilders have stated how much it hurts them to see Ronnie in a wheelchair. If Coleman needs to travel a considerable distance, he uses a wheelchair. This situation happened because he was determined to be the best bodybuilder at any cost. But that’s a thing of the past now. With hard work and dedication, Ronnie did the unthinkable. Ronnie can now walk without the help of any kind of support.

Dexter and Ronnie Fitness Comparison

Dex won the 2008 Mr. Olympia body-building competition and competed professionally in the IFBB. For many years while competing in Mr. Olympia, he ranked third or below third. However, in 2008 he exercised for many hours and received a reward. His bodybuilding weight in prime time is 102 kg. Meanwhile, Ronnie’s weight is known to be around 135 kg. Even after his last workout and struggles to practice, Jackson sustained minor injuries like Bicep Tear. Despite winning only one Mr. Olympia, he has graced the cover of Flex and Muscular Development magazine.

Once Coleman and Dexter were seen on stage beside Jay Cutler, the competition drew a large audience. Jay had a different approach to training; he likes to do compound exercises and free weights. Also, he doesn’t like to rest during sets. Meanwhile, his mega diet plan can be called ‘Mass Monster’. On the other hand, Ronnie focuses primarily on leg curls and stiff-legged deadlifts. Weather Dex do more machine exercises and avoid doing too many repetitions.

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