Ronnie Coleman Explains In Brutal Detail The 24/7 Pain Of His Injuries & Surgeries | GI Vault

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Ronnie Coleman goes into detail about the brutal reality of his extremely painful injuries and surgeries.
The chronicle of Ronnie Coleman's laundry list of surgeries is almost as well known now as his eight Mr. Olympia wins. His injuries became so bad that he at certain points was unable to even walk or feel his legs. But just like with bodybuilding, Ronnie never stops working and has been constantly pushing towards walking again without the aid of a wheelchair or crutches. In our latest GI Exclusive Vault interview, Ronnie Coleman explains the reality of his pain, injuries, and surgeries.
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[@thehasidicjew5017]

As someone who has a real bad back I can feel the big man’s pain. Sending prayers to the greatest Mr. O🙏

[@AnalystManIssac]

Ronnie Coleman a cautionary yet inspirational tale. Dude, literally gave his heart and sport to bodybuilding, but definitely sacrificed a lot of his body to achieve his greatness.

[@momandpopbusinessfunding]

Don't cry for him, he's NOT crying! The man is a champion! Not just at body building, but at life!!! SMILE for him and celebrate his life!!!

[@martinbrankov8504]

Just stay healthy Ronnie, no need to lift heavy you have nothing to prove!

[@terrenceyoung6083]

I agree but I don't think he does it to prove anything more than, in his own words, "because he loves it!"

[@loardredan]

He's just sad, because suddenly he's no longer allowed nor can do the thing he loved the most his passion! He has nothing to prove, it's just something that he loves the most!

[@devonlothamer5824]

I feel like he wants to prove to himself nowadays, I hope he stays healthy very knowledgeable humble guy

[@ArielMarcelo]

He needs to stay bulky for his back

[@stephenouma]

Too late, Ronnie might never walk again.

[@jerrybyfield737]

Wouldn't it be something if we all had the guts and attitude that Ronnie has. He never complains, just tries every day to get better. He will always be an inspiration to me and many others. Stronger mentally now than when he was training for the Olympias.

[@UltraEpsilon]

Definitely so...

[@FirstLast-gk6lg]

The world would genuinely be a better place if we all had this mental fortitude

[@HiredGoonage]

Wouldn't it be something if we all had shit for brains, used steroids, growth formone, and lifted stupidly heavy weights to the extent we destroyed our bodies. If that wasn't enough how about we then undergo surgery not once or twice but a dozen times. Biggest bodybuilder of all time, but also the stupidest. He gets to spend 50 years as a cripple.

[@veilmontTV]

I'm glad we don't all have his attitude. Normal motivation isn't a bad thing. Normal people work out and improve themselves without destroying themselves to this degree. I really wish he didn't even have to pay the price for his dedication. I honestly believe someone like Ronnie has some sort of problem that causes them to feel a drive this strong. Quitting isn't a bad thing when the conditions are right.

[@mitchellhayman381]

When he said he's been "real fortunate" I've never admired someone's heart more in my life. Good bless you Ronnie. I sincerely hope that you achieve the best quality of life you can. We love you big Ron

[@MrMegatherium]

when I heard Ronnie talk about his injuries and surgeries , a tear came to my eye. Man This guy is truly great, in every sense of the word. A total inspiration. Keep training, you are getting bigger every day, hey at least you can eat as much as you want.

[@agwhoneedsaphd2643]

Back injuries don't just physically hurt, the whole thing is absolutely a humbling experience. Especially when you've been a physical specimen and now you can't even toilet and have to depend on others for everything. It brings you face to face with mortality. It also shows you that in life you have to maintain a positive attitude no matter the situation. Injuries like his expose you to a level of pain that most can't imagine until your living it, but again u have to maintain a positive attitude and just learn how to deal with your new reality

[@thechampion8355]

He gave bodybuilding his all. He can't say that he didn't give it everything he had. True hard worker.

[@masterjenkins632]

a true legend, literally gave his body up for his passion

[@robertmcdaniel1791]

Get better king you were a inspiration to me as a kid when I felt like I was lost. Lifting gave me something and you were the first person I watched and you were just a freak of nature.

[@edkennedy7952]

Right on Ron, I think Ronnie inspires all of us lifters...people that don't lift could never understand yeah buddy.

[@jeffhetzel1]

God bless Ronnie. A true champion.

[@SAXONWARLORD1000AD]

THIS GUY IS GREAT - THERES NO KEEPIN HIM DOWN- ALWAYS LOOKIN ON THE BRIGHT SIDE AND WISHIN HE'D DONE MORE - AMAZING DUDE

[@richb2752]

Ronnie sir you are an inspiration because you have such a drive that is unmatched after your injuries. You never give up. God bless you Ronnie and I wish I could have met you. You give me strength to fight my neck and back injuries. Thanks for just being you.

[@susanmunoz7688]

I just watched Ronnie 0:00 and Brian Shaw working out together on Shaw strength ! Both of those gentlemen are great!👍

[@cloudman8911]

He suffered so much it is Impossible to imagine.

[@craig0weston20]

What a man. Can you imagine the chronic pain Ronnie as suffered. God Bless him

[@colbrahh3965]

He’s still shredded

[@prolaxbro4474]

Really the greatest of all time. It’s bullshit that when people talk about Ronnie they always crack up his greatness as training too hard. He may have trained too hard but he got dealt a poor hand with some surgical mishaps. Sad to see a goat in poor shape

[@MrCrazy2292]

Yeah that’s what I noticed so what would have been an easy surgery/ physio recovery process turned into a life changing faulty surgery that shattered the bones in his spines.

[@jackandrews7878]

Lmao it isn’t the surgeons fault, it’s the fact that he kept pushing and pushing and continually ignored the surgeons advice

[@oliverford5367]

@@jackandrews7878 Yes there's no evidence the surgeon was incompetent. He needed surgery in the first place because he'd damaged his body so much from steroids and overtraining

[@HiredGoonage]

Such bullshit. Blaming it on surgery when the problem is Ronnie going back to the gym the minute he gets his surgery done. Jay Cutler is still going strong because he's not an idiot.

[@philjackett-simpson5149]

Way too much surgery, one or two surgeries was enough, but 13 is insanity. And it would have been elective surgery, so it was his decision to go through with it .

[@freqeist]

you inspire me because I had a Vascular stroke in my spine whilst doing handstand push ups in my 50`s put me in hospital for three weeks came out with the advice from my surgeon.."No more handstand push ups!" yes boss.

[@prolaxbro4474]

N the fact that he says I coulda got 5. That’s goat shit

[@keithgreenan1850]

Nobody had more desire to be the best.most people dont have any desire to be great at anything

[@exstacy069]

💯%FACTS

[@travisrassel9978]

Man. This guy has suffered a lot. I like his POSITIVE attitude.

[@lukesymes7075]

Thanks for sharing big Ron my sister has 3 disks out and needs surgery you information has been great 👍

[@munimsatter2940]

He didn't curse on not being able to walk. He is thankful that he has come a long way from not being able to lift his leg to walk short distances in crutches. What a Warrior ! The most lovable always smiling Mr. Olympia ever !

[@RoaringJaguar]

His only regret is squatting 800 lbs “only two times.” What a LEGEND! ❤

[@kaneherbert817]

What a bloody legend great work Ronnie Coleman

[@sagartamang1927]

He was in pain but he never make other feel that he was in pain you are GOT and motivation of million and million of people

[@rohan-ghosh]

He the facts that he almost laughs after every sentence is an inspiration by itself!

[@jonathanbowen9003]

The spirit is his strongest attribute. Ive had 2 neck fusions, 3 knee surgeries, 2 shoulder surgical repair and am waiting for my next disk in lower back. It becomes mental. This man is so positive

[@arandomzoomer4837]

I think this is the motivation I need to take a deload week

[@chrisniceley2744]

Stay strong Brother !!!!

[@AnabolicCoachMR]

He is my inspiration I have tremendous respect for Him the king 👑

[@newolympiangod8134]

Simply amazing great way of looking at life. You have to love it. I know people that cry about every little thing. never wanting to see the bright side to anything.

[@edkennedy7952]

They cry and bitch cause they never grew physically or mentally.

[@newolympiangod8134]

@@edkennedy7952 100 percent true.

[@lucianthomasroemer7621]

Yet after all that, the man is still Jacked🤘💪 Respect

[@frankenstein4391]

Respect 💯✊🏽

[@robertj8451]

when he talked about his injures seems like they could happen to anyone who has had a back injury. one vertebrate gives out then one by one the rest go

[@MrDarrelln64]

No, this is not normal or something that could happen to anyone. He should of stopped with the heavy squats and deadlifts as soon as he had a problem with his back. He kept lifting heavy and reinjuring himself. He is the first one to admit that this was not a smart thing to do. He talks about this in other interviews.

[@paulbunyan9436]

~~ True Iron Warrior...Ronnie Coleman trained harder, so he won more...Period...

[@temmydayo2244]

Legend keep living I love you ❤

[@mitchellhayman381]

God bless you Ronnie.

[@Erik.Ironside]

Legend!

[@manavmatharu3053]

Respect

[@Ghost_of_a_Flea]

He knew this was the price he had to pay and he paid it with no regrets. Heart of a champion.

[@RayT70]

God bless this man

[@leok7193]

Dang, when he started talking about leg press. 2300, hope that's not what had hurt him. I worked my way up to 1400 and the pressure it exerted on my lower back actually gave me a herniated disc. Luckily, mine resolved, but there's something to be said about pushing your body past the limit...

[@Machete1708]

Legend....

[@vijaymunda7521]

God bless you Ronnie

[@billiejeanbaccus159]

Beautiful man. Damn.👀

[@fss615]

In short: Due to a disc protrusion with degenerative changes in two vertebrae, a spinal fusion was performed, which Ronnie managed to damage during his extremely excessive bodybuilding training, necessitating a second surgery, i.e., a revision surgery, with an extended spinal fusion over two levels and two spacers, namely two cages. This likely led to pain-induced mobility restrictions with a subsequent nerve lesion.

[@mikewoodrow3157]

I tried to emulate Ronnie, and I pushed through my squats with a blown disc after reading that’s what he had done in his Olympia training. Well I had my first spinal fusion surgery a couple months ago. His positivity inspires me to get better and be able to walk without assistance. Yeah buddy!!

[@meandmycharlie9342]

🤦‍♂️

[@tugaykaya7738]

What the fuck

[@brianmoatlhodi8444]

Bruh... 🤨

[@James-iz6uq]

God bless you

[@mitchellhayman381]

That just traumatized me hearing what he's gone through. Life can really get hard. This guy got tortured day in day out with no sleep for weeks.

[@brucewayneissupermanquinn601]

Sad to think that he’s probably in pain just sitting there chatting about his pain.

[@crisp7538]

That's what happens in the sport of bodybuilding, lifting heavy weights takes a toll on your body eventually.

[@oliverford5367]

​@@crisp7538 It's not good to encourage people to go to such extremes in anything. We need people to be healthy, strength training is very beneficial, but you can go way too far. He doesn't look good now.

[@pepperjacklovesfragglerock6006]

After he put in 6 screws Ronnie was like we solid now let's go for the pr

[@pepperjacklovesfragglerock6006]

Remember that these people are as addicted to working out as people are to heroin. Also steroids are drugs that change how you feel as well as make you bigger. They are real drugs

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

Ronnie has my vote for greatest human ever. A living legend.

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

@Gene Connor guess Ronnie didnt have a positive effect on you

[@ohmy9261]

@Gene Connor bruh stfu Connor

[@ohmy9261]

You got my vote too yeah buddyyy

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

@Gene Connor i will agree with you on that, but you obviously never followed Ronnies career or watched his training videos. He inspired alot us not to be those stereotypical muscle head morons. And the fact that hes going threw the crap hes going threw and still has a champions fighting attitude is almost more inspiring that what he did durning his career...im a hater at heart like you, but Ronnie is the shit.

[@californiacavemandastardly6538]

@Gene Connor please watch the Joe Rogan podcast with Big Ronnie.

[@fishbreath1093]

Honestly you have to know when to stop doing certain exercises when you feel pain. You rarely see guys doing squats over 30 for a reason - back pain.. Ronnie was squatting 800 lbs and I'm sure he was feeling pain from all of that heavy lifting.

[@sumerdesai8341]

Yeah man he's a different breed of human

[@douglasschickinger240]

The 👑

[@davecunningham8476]

Delighted you're getting better Ronnie. Don't kill yourself with weight as everyone knows your the GOAT and you've no longer anything to prove. Just do maintenance workouts

[@Sushila..]

This video is about Ronnie Colman but here is also a commercial about 6. Time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates training journal 😅.

[@ogdocvato]

Hate to see Ronnie suffer so much.

[@slingbladejeff]

INSPIRATION

[@dennissantiago1822]

Iron man for real brah 💪🤙

[@asspounderify]

Man was so strong that his muscles made his bones give out. Holy shit

[@James-iz6uq]

Oh my God Ronnie God bless you I know what it's like to have a bad back I'm suffering from one right now God bless you Ronnie

[@clay7182]

This is why you don't push the human body too far. Do not take steroids either if you want to keep your heart healthy.

[@blueyukii2]

I’m all for getting fit, muscle but being too that big is too extreme

[@rob3018]

Ronnie is a real life Modern Day Supernatural Superman! 🦸‍♂️ Absolute *GOAT!💯* 🐐👑 Now he can walk, jog, and left weights again... Yep, yep, light weight baby... The pain and multiple surgeries were *"nothing but a peanut!"* 💪🏽🥜

[@lordamin7164]

🐐 never give up mentality. The Michael Jordan of BB. Nothin but a peanut 🥜

[@archieblackwell3984]

Surprising how much muscle ronnie can hold on to at his age

[@newport5504]

He’s only 56 years old

[@TRAINNGAINIRONADDICT]

He still trains he comes in metroflex late at night i see him like damn near everyday

[@ohmy9261]

Let's not forget he has the greatest genes of any human alive

[@bubsterjohnson7438]

@@TRAINNGAINIRONADDICT damn that's pretty cool I wish I could go to my gym and see a living legend

[@KorashSyndikat]

Actually, he still trains ut I think he is still on a big amount of "Anabolic chicken and broccoli". In some of his videos his triceps are basically non existant. I sometimes ask myself how he was able to build such huge arms etc.

[@jeremiahfranz6286]

Is this recent?

[@tcswag801]

Dude did all that while working Full time as a cop is crazy to think about . Strongest Mr Olympia there will ever be .

[@factorymade...7943]

How big is this guy, his hands look massive

[@goku.d.dragon]

stay healthy ron

[@smokestrong1000]

All my lumbar discs except 1 are herniated so I know the pain he had to go through. My L4-L5 was so big was blocking most my spinal fluid. Opiates don't do a damn thing. Oddly I found the one thing that works for my back pain is Xanax.

[@Jojobizzare80]

Ronnie is a good guy but he needed better people around him to give him advice.

[@milktoast8541]

alot of things get better with time, and Ronnie will be able to walk longer distances in the future i think

[@donquixote...]

Delusional

[@cenq9093]

Ronnie looks in pain 😞

[@oliverford5367]

Everything in moderation. Don't have too much fat, don't have too little. Build your muscles but take time to rest and recover. Don't take steroids and lift far too heavy. Stimulate don't annihilate.

[@biofixphysicaltherapy5353]

Poor Ronnie 😕

[@zebediahreal2357]

Excruciating

[@princeicio]

My God, so how come people say powerlifting is not dangerous?

[@techbrian77]

Ronnie should make a visit to TB Joshua at Scoan in Lagos

[@SammychipOfficial]

You’re brainwashed

[@bigjoey4all]

Heavily injured , could not walk and was in a wheelchair , hes old...and the dude is still bigger than the majority of the guys in the gym and more shredded.

[@stevengasssr3010]

Could’ve got 10 Ronnie

[@ohmy9261]

Out of pocket

[@jimmendence6383]

good luck one of a kind

[@user-jp1tl3tj6u]

Can he walk now

[@dasarimusic]

8:34 leg press 2300 lbs ? hold up ain’t no way

[@johndoee701]

this is recent,?? Ronnie looks pretty big

[@HardcoreNaturalFitness]

2018 i think

[@Gelta3333]

Unless you're going to flip cars and save peoples lives. I dont see the point of lifting that heavy. Respectively tho, but thats his passion .

[@jcusack3494]

Ronnie should call DDP

[@gllmll7227]

Hospital bill? Ronnie:"1 million dollar"

[@stevesmith3033]

In today's video Nick Miller of Nick Strength and power said yet again that he's 5'10". You need to call him out on this 'cause I know you're honest about your height. A few years ago he said he's 5'7". In an interview he did standing face to face with Luke Sandoe, Nick looked even shorter than him yet Luke's stated height is 5'7"

[@ohmy9261]

Ronnie is 5'11.5 bro

[@stevesmith3033]

@@ohmy9261 Hahaha I didn't say Ronnie Coleman. I said Nick Miller is claiming to be 5'10" bro

[@kryptoniterocks8245]

Ronnie love him... But that type of balls to wall training no matter how much gear and performance enhancing Rxs u do will not make u immortal..

[@JamesBond-ml3zp]

Does Professional Bodybuilding Define HEALTH and FITNESS or is it just SHOW and TELL at ALL Cost?

[@devonlothamer5824]

Is Ronnie able to walk at all anyone know?!

[@mikesalvato]

He says in this video he can walk short distances now

[@trainrex7031]

Just be good to yourself man

[@stevansmith9582]

It sucks. That doctor was terrible for doing Ronnie's surgery on his back. I bet that doctor put in standard screws in his back and didn't do any research for what this type of man is. Hes Ronnie Coleman super human. They should have used better material screws for him. The surgery made his back worse in the long run because of that doctor. I really hope one day he can stop having pain in his back love the guy, keep staying strong buddy 💪

[@muzcleheadz4997]

He didnt listen to the doctor to stay away from weights for a while, or at least ease up on the weight. And he came back to train like he was Mr. Olympia. He couldnt help himself. That mentality is his own enemy.

[@SuperDeadmaniac]

He did this to himself and he blamed the doctors for surgeries going wrong. They advised him not to work out and what does he do? He goes and works out. He said it himself the chiropractor told him. It to squat and he didn’t listen. Here is a guy who ignored pain and has a high tolerance for it and it worked against him. He never let his body heal. I like Ronnie but I didn’t respect how he blamed the doctors for surgeries for going wrong when he doesn’t listen to their advice to stay out of the gym. Ronnie Coleman had an addiction problem.

[@jakeybakey420blz2]

Well, he is paying the price for not listening

[@ramtuff83]

He did not blame the doctors!

[@SuperDeadmaniac]

He said it himself if the surgeries were performed correctly he’d be walking a long time ago. They tell him to stay away from the gym before and after surgery and he doesn’t listen to them. It’s hard to prove malpractice when he himself is not a compliant patient.

[@paulod27]

If he did those extra reps, I think he would be even more crippled.

[@slick-riq]

Sigh… :(

[@Nathandavid3751]

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