Ronnie Coleman has went through multiple surgeries from his bodybuilding career.
Bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman enjoyed one of the best bodybuilding careers of all-time. Coleman has dealt with different injuries since his competitive days ended and it has led to many surgeries. Recently, Dr. David Abbasi, an orthopaedic surgeon, explained what happened to Coleman’s legs.
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Coleman professional debut was in 1991 at the IFBB World Amateur Championships and his first win as a professional was at the 1995 Canada Pro Cup. Then after his first place win at the Canada Pro Cup, Coleman’s meteoric rise to fame could not be stopped. He currently holds the record for most wins of the Mr. Olympia title (8 times, tied with Lee Haney) and the most overall wins for any IFBB professional (26 wins).
Coleman has been working to walk unassisted once again. During his lifetime, Coleman has gone through 13 back surgeries and this has hindered his ability to walk unassisted. That is his current goal as he uses different workouts to strengthen his legs once again.
Orthopaedic Surgeon Talks Ronnie Coleman’s Legs
Abbasi shared a picture of Ronnie Coleman’s legs in his video. He explained what was happening and how it began from a long career of putting pressure on the knees.
“What happened to Ronnie Coleman’s legs? You’ve seen Ronnie Coleman go from the biggest, baddest bodybuilding in the world to having severe debilitation, using crutches to get around.”
Ronnie Coleman became known for his incredible strength in the gym. He put up massive numbers in the gym and this led to building a championship-level physique. One of Coleman’s incredible feats is his squat, which has reached 800 pounds. Abbasi believes that this led to atrophy in his quads.
“You can see the level of his kneecap here and it looks like a dip over here. So, he has atrophy of the quadricep muscles. When you have atrophy of the quadricep muscle, it will actually look like your kneecap is swollen or looks like it’s larger.”
Coleman put together one of the best bodybuilding careers of all-time. While the work in the gym helped during his career, Abbasi talked about the repercussions now.
“Today he can barely walk.
The same legs that carried him to the top of the sport are now the ones that remind him of the cost every single day.
This isn’t a cautionary tale against hard work.
It’s a reminder that the body keeps score.
No matter how strong you are… the bill always comes due.”
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