Ronnie Coleman Lift

Ronnie Coleman is strong. Not the strongest man around, but strong. Even when you look at powerlifter, they have a weak and a strong lift. Judging by the weight maybe it is his natural weak lift. Not sure myself. Powerlifting, has squat, deadlift, and bench press.
Really he is a bodybuilder, he wants size, not training for stregnth.
Get real, everyone has a perception of beauty. Some guys want to look like a 170lb model, and some men want to have a massive physique. To each his own.

Everyone know bodybuilding is filled with drugs. The only problem, is using them without a prescription is illegal. Yeah, any drug can cause health problems if abused, and the biggest two are legal, alcohol, and nicotine. Well, steroids can only harm the user. Nicotine in cigarette smoke causes air pollution, and can harm others. Alcohol, all I can say id drunk driving kills alot of people.

Most of all in society, larger more intimidating men, get treated better. honestly most people here would be less likely to get aggressive with Coleman, compared to Ricky Martin....

Its all in fun.

From a health point of view marathon running is also proven to produce negative health affects; from greater susceptibility to colds, to knee and lower-back damage from the repeated impact, to loss of lean-body-mass, etc. The reason why marathoners do not don’t get criticized is because a marathoners physique does not send out any strong signs of masculinity. The average man doesn’t see a marathon runner to possess a threatening and overpowering body.

There is no doubt that using steroids does have potential side-effects, but most men who demean bodybuilding don’t do it because of elite bodybuilding’s link with steroids alone. Many athletes in other sports are also caught for using steroids but do not face the same ridicule. Seeing a man that is well built and getting attention builds a lot of insecurity in those that do not possess these qualities.

Past experiences or situations where one sees big muscular men in positions demanding physical strength (Bouncers in night clubs, debt-collectors, etc.) can magnify these feelings of weakness and insecurity. Past childhood experiences of bullying by bigger boys in school can also be responsible for this.

Bodybuilders also seem to be enjoying their ‘own world’ of training in the gym, and this is also annoying to others who see a bodybuilder as a kind of ‘at peace with himself human’. And not many activities or professions give this kind of a feeling to the man that doesn’t train. A bodybuilder is also at ease with his body and wouldn’t mind showing his body to others, and certainly doesn’t feel awkward admiring his own. Every human being (man or woman) that looks in a mirror wishes to see himself or herself in some good form, but mostly don’t. The bodybuilder’s fascination with his own body and his confidence about it could be un-nerving to those that are not happy with the way they look. So seeing someone that does enjoys his own reflection in a mirror creates envious feelings towards them.

It is seen that there are two types of reactions that are the outcome of seeing a bodybuilder. One is of awe and one is of envy. So when a man sees a bodybuilder he is either going to be openly impressed with the size (awe), or will show envy due to his own inborn deep-seated insecurity (envy). The sociological research is still ongoing and it would be very interesting to see its total outcome. Good luck to all.

I am doing my masters degree research on the topic of attitudes towards bodybuilders and here are some of the non-biased points that we have found in our research so far. I am doing sociological research on this aspect and have also involved with sports coaching for around ten years now.

It is a primal instinct in men to have qualities of muscle size and strength, because that is how you protected your woman and protected your belongings from other men and beasts as well. Also, if you had these qualities you could beat up the other weaker man and probably take his woman and his goods. Though in today’s modern, civilized society we don’t live like that, the fact remains that a bodybuilder’s physique sends out very strong messages of masculinity to other men, which they subconsciously find threatening. When people see bodybuilders they also see dedication, seriousness, size and strength.

Also, in modern society even though men don’t fight over women or goods, a bodybuilder with this intimidating size and strength can beat a smaller guy if he wants to, while the smaller guy cant (physically) no matter what his social status. Sometimes martial artists also face this kind of 'hatred' or ‘envy’ from the general public (men) because of the fact that they are learning or have learnt how to defeat another man physically. But what makes it worse for a bodybuilder is that his appearance itself does the talking, in comparison to a martial artist who has to prove his fighting skills.

Women also find muscles and some size a positive trait in their men, as it again ensures that they are with someone that can protect them. This again is a deep-seated subconscious feeling and is not overt. In the animal kingdom it is about the strongest male that they want to mate with, so that the off-springs that they produce have the best possible genes. Though many studies have proven that women don’t really prefer very big muscular men, studies have also proven that men always presume that women would find them more attractive if they(men) had more size then what they have.

It is a deep seated desire in men to be strong and when they see someone that is stronger, then the easiest and only possible way to bring him down becomes by way of non-direct confrontation. Which is why one sees a lot of myths perpetuated about bodybuilders like bodybuilding makes your penis small; bodybuilders only eat, sleep and train; bodybuilders cant have proper sex; bodybuilders die young; bodybuilding is bad for ones heart, etc.

Many times bodybuilders are criticized for being ‘too big’ and therefore looking ‘gross’, assuming that bodybuilding makes them look that big. An absolute contradiction to a bodybuilders ‘look’ is a marathon runners ‘look’. The marathoner will also have muscles, but they would definitely not show the same hypertrophy as seen in a bodybuilder. But, marathoners are never criticized for being ‘too small’ and therefore looking ‘gross’. From a health point of v

not all bodybuilders use drugs

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Ronnie is a very strong bodybuilder although his form on the deadlift is not very good. He does 2 stiffies and is using straps... horseshit!!! And the guy behind him walking around with his "invisible lats", he'd be lucky if he could get 500 off the ground. What a F****t They are not powerlifters, quit pretending to be...

Mariusz Pudzianowski is the best strong man in the world

The guy who ripped the phonebooked covered in ducktape in half is the strgonest man in the world. Try ripping a phone book in half. Its ard. Oh snap, oh snap.

You know you are right, that voice of a bantam lifter hahahaha

i thought he was gonna lift all of it up to the top oh his head

yeah i'd like to see you say that in his face... hahaha... :D

that voice is sooo high pitched! ive herad kids in primary school with deeper voices! guess he cud never have a deep voice so he built up his bidy so no1 wud say anythin bout it lol

so those arent just baloons?

HE always says that Lightweight BABy YEAH BUDDY in every documentry he say the same stuff for like hours and hours its funny but after 1,5 hour it will get realllllyy boring and irritating cause of his high voice HAHHAah he took the wrong drugs he took helium

or actually most bodybuilders become what they become to compensate, usually for their height or having been bullied as children. This has actually been studied!
Most bodybuilders are between 165 and 175 centimeters tall, relatively short for a western man!
Besides, if they weren't that short, it'd be a lot harder to build their muscles to their utmost potential.
I'm 193 centimeters myself, and even though I have more potential than someone shorter than me, it takes a lot more work for me to build muscle. :-(
I try though!

HAHAHA. LOL=)! Make that two rounds for the road!

would you want to unless you want a hernia??

Give Ron credit, roids or no roids... love him or hate him, he made Mr. Olympia 7 times ( or is it 8 now?) because he is the best. And Flexworth, you spoke nothing but THE TRUTH.

Who cares..

Yeah Pudzianowski rules!!!

user, I bet. They all do. But they are all stronger than me and damn thats too bad ;-)

Zydrunas Savickas is the man! Check out his ratings, if don't believe me

Pudzianowski is by far the most dominant strong man in the world, EVER. He is unstoppable. The last competion he won, he sealed his victory before the last event even started. He just toys with people.

hes ronnie coleman, mr.olympia. in that competition people train for size, not strength.they have to pass drugs tests everyday in order to compete. it is true there are people half his size who can lift twice as much, but he is trainng solely for looks, not strength or power.

Coleman not on roids ? Also on GH, IGF, clenbu, all the arsenal you can find on Earth. And what ?

To those who say "easy, he's on juice", please shut up : you can take double doses he takes and never get a 1/10 of his size. A so freaky level is only obtained after 15 or 20 years of training, alien's genetic, huge strength and monk dedication. To be a pro bodybuilder is not "easy" because of roïds ... And now in the majority of sports anabolic substances are used, no matter the "tests". Running, Cycling, Football ... At least in bodybuilding, it is assumed.

He is big and strong no doubt. But, he definitely is on steroids. If he is not then I saw Santa Claus this Christmas ;-)

Yes they are on steriods, Schwarzenegger was olympia 7 or 8 times and admitted to using.

Thats why there's also a seperate body building called 'drug free body building'.

yeah he could he liffted it twice!

deadlifts are for your lower back, not your legs, your supposed to bend the knees slightly at the bottom so you don't curve your back and F**k it up

find the video of him leg pressing over 2000 lbs...

First of all, Coleman doesn't walk around pumped all day, second, he can bend his arms without intensely contracting his bicep,(he has more control over how much he contracts his muscle, or doesn't, than you do.) These opinions sound like the misconceptions from the 1940's, which were put to rest by the massively muscled Mr. Universe, John Grimek, who was also the most flexible athlete of his time.

I believe Marius's best deadlift is 777, although the best I've seen him do is 748. Show me where he's done better. Coleman wasn't competing, and lifted the weight twice. Imagine if there were some prize involved to be won by adding a couple of pounds, and only one rep was required..how many more lbs might he have lifted? In any case, there's certainly -no- basis for Marius being "100x stronger".

This double lift is actually 805 lbs, by the way. I don't know what the world record is now, but it's not much more than another 200 lbs or so, and it was undoubtedly done by a guy wieghing another 100lbs.

Mark Henry, who is considered by many to be the strongest man in the world,(he has the record five-lift lifetime total, (the two olympic lifts added to the three powerlifts, not all at the same event). Henry weighs 400lbs or more, and has deadlited 1,000, but his best for a deadlift double is 885. I'd say this puts Ronnie's 805 in pretty good company.

The offical world record deadlift at this time is just a bit over 900lbs, (936?, or thereabouts). Factor in three aspects of Coleman's training: 1/ Let him gain whatever wieght he can, without aesthetics being an issue any longer. 2/ Let him train with Louie Simmons to focus fine tune every aspect of the essential powerlifting techniques and strengths, and thereby:3/ Waste no energy on any other, (bodybuilding), activities. Certainly it's clear that this is already one of the greatest powerlifters ever, even without actually being one!

Pudz is the man and by far the most dominant strongman in the world. However, I would love to see if you'd talk S**t to ronnie about his high pitched voice. he would crush your ass like a bug

POLISH PEOPLE WILL OWN YOUR A** IN A NANOSECOND!

the fact that you thought a human could deadlift 6000 pounds (nearly how much an elephant weighs), is just ridiculous, no stupid. Anyway, appreciate the good research...

thats the steroids making his balls slowly shrivel until they are raisins

LMAO

I dead lifted 600lbs when I was in the 7th grade! and at the time I was 5'9" and weighed 185lb....this guy is a monster he should be able to do much more.

powerlifter use wrong form in 99% of their lift and they look like fat discusting animals they are not impressive . This guy has somthing to show a Real man you skinny worthless craps are just joelouse by the way having a P***y isent gona make you more of a man.

know or give a sh*t about those 45 yr olds?

i second that

If a retired bodybulder concentrates on health over mass, and gets out ihis 30s, he can live a long life. the problem is that even retirees hate to look so much weaker. Former Olympia contender Kevin Levrone has switched his interest to acting, and has slimmed down by probably 60lbs, looking quite good. Stopping steroids for a top bodybuilder just makes them look like 1950's competitor. After all, Steve Reeves, at almost 6' 2", won the Mr. Universe at only 212 lbs, (a weight the modern guys weigh when they're 16 years old), and -lost- a little weight to play Hercules. Obviously , you don't have to weigh 265lbs at 5' 9' to look good.

is it even posible for some one to get that buff without taking steroids?

To bust your ace for years lifting, and then -still- gain more soiid weight in your mid thirties is absolutely impossible without the best chosen, optimumly dosed, best timed steroids, along with perfect nutrition, perfect genetics,and harder work that mortals an even comprehend.

Coleman has excellent flexibility. Contrary to popular belief, flexibilty by itself isn't such a great thing. It's full-range strength that really matters. To build flexibility with strength requires stretching under heavy loads. Since this is also a good way to build big muscles, most bodybuilders are quite flexible.

With his strength, he could grab your throat Devil boy, and use your face for toilet paper.

not the dude behind him...he's got a large package!

Oh god! Give me a break. I am not going to say he doesn't or does take steroids. You can get that big with out but it is dam near impossible and it takes years of hard work. But the fact that his voice is high pitched cause of small testicles is absolute absurd. Just cause he is a monster in size doesn't mean he shouldn't sound like a normal human freaking being. And if you had a chest, back, arms, and legs large enough to pick up 800pounds I am sure your normal size pecker would look awfully small compared to the rest of your body.

o my God!! i had the same sentence goin thru my mind about his voice not matchin his body.

that guy happens to be a police officer in the states (as well as being a worldwide inspiration to thousands of people in this world), so stop your jealous criticism of a guy who makes a much more meaningful contribution to society than you can probably ever achieve, especially when making such deriding comments

Coleman has gone on, (a permanent), leave, (retirement), from his police job, and has been on leave for quite a while at this point. (Perhaps that is what caused the misperception that he has retired from bodybuilding.) His endorsements and prizes have now reached the level that makes giving up the salary and retirment benefits at the PD a no-brainer.

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What you all fail to see is that while he may have a low body fat he is still obese. 20 stone is still 20 stone and it puts a huge strain on the heart. Id prefer to be an all round athlete such as bruce lee. That is an inspiration. Plus when you see all the poverty and starving kids in the world and how much this guy eat it makes you sad. For gluttony is a sin

Ronnie is not obese you dumb S**t Oh, if you are refering to the BMI system then yes, he is. But, guess what? They are getting rid of it because it is not even close to accurate. He is under 10 % body fat, which is the major factor of obesity. His heart is not healthy, but not because of that. It is because all the damn steriods he is on. And don't even start with the poverty S**t It is sad, but it has nothing to do with bodybuilders and how much they eat. I am pretty sure the socioeconomic status of poor America does not rest on the shoulders of Body builders. You are an idoit.

cos you can't lift for sh*t. Bruce lee would get his a*s pounded by Andrei Arlovski anyway.

In the 1940s, leaness wasn't considered in obesity, and many top atletes were not allowed in the army due to being 'overweight'. It is now obvious that additional lean weight, -to a point-, can actually -assist- the heart. Obesity now only refers to -overfatness- only. You are still correct, though: If an athlete builds muscle without capilarizing the new tissue with endurance training, he will reach a point of diminishing returns. Coleman himself has admitted that he needed to step up his cardio at his top weight, after noticing that walking up a flight of stairs had become difficult. I believe I know what you mean about Bruce Lee, but in fact, he was -not- an 'all round athlete'. Yes, he -trained- for strength, flexilbilty, and cardio, but his only -skills- were martial arts related, and he never actually competed at even that. Lee, with all due respect, was an actor.

i think godzillas days are numbered

You did not dead lift 720 lbs you ass munch and posting that does not make it true, so why lie about it. I bet you are the person in the gym that just walks around and talks to people and maybe does a set of curls, then calls it a "good workout". You are a P***y I would love to lift with you and run your ass into the ground. Good luck with those curls ass munch

ok, he's not unbelievably strong for his size, but is still pretty strong, body builders are not training for strength or he would be a little bit tubby/ier... but you are fuckin stupid... you did not deadlift 720 lbs as a 195 lb unless you were held back 15 years.... professional powerlifters don't usually do that much without steroids unless 1) they weigh a lot or 2) are really good deadlifters.... my mom's b/f had the european record for the 220 weight class for a while and that was 801... so eat S**t

You must be the biggest dumb ass I have ever met. I would be willing to bet you have never been to the gym in your life. deadlifting 800 pounds is incredible. If it is so "easy", then go do it, P***y .

Deadlifting 800 pounds requires alot of arm strength you retard. Not as much as a heavy curl or something like that. However, it requires a lot of back and leg strength. Believe me, it is not easy to deadlift anything over 400 lbs. You are a complete dumb S**t

your retarded... go to the gym and see how much you can deadlift... he's a BODYBUILDER not a POWERLIFTER, there is a huge difference b/w the two

Do you realize that this was 4 weeks away from a show where he has been dieting down and losing weight (fat really)??? Do you think your strength increases when you drop a significant amount of weight???

dumbass...

that was so long ago, i was probaly drunk but whatever.

FYI i just got out of the marines, and i went to the damn gym everyday AND played highschool. been working out since oh what, 6th grade?

DEADLIFTING IS NOT HARD! jesus christ! and big kudos to the guy below me.

IF YOU ARE THAT BIG YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIFE ALOT.

SIMPLE. GOod lord, theres no such thing as "pretty boy olimpia muscle" and "strong muscle" as you people are saying.

whatever, stay pretty metrosexual boys.

Dang, the Marines, huh? Yeah, that means you must know a lot about power lifting. You are an idiot. Oh, you have been lifting since 6th grade? Then how could you be so damn retarded? Dead lifting 800 lbs is not easy, I don't care who you are. I don't care if you are on roids, you still have to work your ass off. So, yeah deadlifting can be easy..if you are doing P***y weight. Go throw on 300 lbs and see if you can do it once. Come on, you can do it, that is my warm up set and you went to the MARINES, you are cool. And you have been liftin since "the 6th grade", you mus be buff. Come lift with me big tough marine, I will run your ass in the ground. I am 19 and I promise I do more weight in everything then you ever will in your life time. So eat a dick when you say deadlifting is not hard. What Ronnie has done has taking an incredible amount of hard work and dedication. Regardless of the roids. So go work on those deadlifts for a year or two, then come and talk to me.

if you have muscles like that thn deadlifting 800 pouinds shouldnt be impressive.

F**k , i was goofing around in the weightroom after footbnall pratice back in HIGHSCHOOL and deadlifted 500! DEADLIFTING ISNT S**t ! all it requires is good balance, and you know what you're doing. F**k ! and who gives a RATS ASS if hes some omlimpic person or "bodybuilder or powerlifter" jesus christ, go S**k your moms dick

But, I am going to give you one any way, because you are such a dumb ass. Dead lifting takes a alot more then "balance" you dumb S**t IN fact, it takes a lot more. The first one being strength in the lower back and legs. You actually think people are believing your S**t about "goofing around" and dead lifting 500 pounds? Kiss my ass. If you would like to lift with me one day, I would be happy too. Lets see just how strong you really are P***y .

how can you possibly say that with a straight face????

mr olympia are steroid tested however they do take Growth hormones (legal) like superdrol... a nice exampel of a guy that injects ANABOLIC STEROIDS is Gregg valentino.

no gregg valentino is a F**king moron... and he didnt inject just anabolics, he injected synthol... it's oil that you spot inject into your 'weak' areas to help build muscle there... well that dumbass decided to put 2 gals of oil in each of his arms... he needs to be shot in the face

and he does take injectable anabolics... mr. olympia testing for steroids... HAHAHAHA

THank you for that clip..
I am going to say that before dinner!
YAAAAAAAA BABBBYYY

what's your point? what does being gay have anything to do with it? is it is just something you keep saying again and again? hmmm. i see.

Stop to compare strongmen and bodybuilders ! It would be like comparing judoka and boxers, or carrot and salad ! The goal is not the same, the strength is not the same. You don't know the disciplines, so why talk ?

They get more women than you.

U need to get A life ...

Ronnie coleman is the man, I will give you that. He is very incredbly strong as well. However, that comparision is very very inaccurate. Pudz is the worldest strongest man for a reason....because, he is the worldest strongest man. The way they do each event, one after the other, not only takes brute strength, but also amazing endurence. Also, you must have not been watching the right strongman competition, because Pudz deadlifts over 900 lbs. He just toys with people. I am not saying Ronnie would not do well in the events, but he would have to train a lot different then he does not. For now, Marius is the best and strongest man. By the way, what would it matter if the weight was produced by tires or anything else? 800 lbs is 800 lbs. Next time you post something, think.. That way you don't make yourself look dumb as rocks.

You will excell at what you practice, and you tend to practice what you've already noticed yourself to be good at...Surely you agree that neither of them can hit many home runs, or knock out a boxer, in spite of strength being important to those abilities. Fine tune that a little, and notice that even among powerlifters, the men who set their weight class's world's records for the deadlift, squat, and bench are almost always three -different- men.

I don't even need to say it "tank". The guy below me sumed it up quite nicely. You are not the smartest person in the world. Infact, I would put you bottom 3. that is indicated in that dumb ass comment. 6,000 pounds??? ha ha, wow. Get out your wheaties? I would say get out a book and learn to read. Or maybe go back to preschool and learn your numbers.

you fool, Paul Anderson deadlifted 1000 pouonds not 6270, which is what he did for the back lift - a totally different exercise, hence the much greater weight. Get your facts straight - its humanly impossible to deadlift that kind of weight. Man, u shouldn't embaress yourself by demonstrating your ignorance

A basic description of the backlift,as performed byPaul Anderson: Weights are placed on a large flat platform, which rests on supports. the supports ar placed at a height allowing the lifter's most advantageous position, with legs very much bent, back bent forward to parallel to the ground, and hands pushing on thighs. the lift itself requires only that the platform completely leaves the supports, it doesn;y have to be straight,there is no distance that needs to be traveled, no lockout, or any other requirement. amderson's lift went up an alost imperceptible distance, may only an inch, and came down immediately. You could tell better that it did in fact go up by the noise it made coming down. The lift has never been duplicated. Anderson was 5'9' tall, 360 lbs, and died quite young...... Modern powerlifters focus for hours on deadlift training, and wear special outfits in competition that add many pounds to their lifts. While a heavyweight bodybuilder weighs almost 300lbs, a superheavyweight powerlifter weighs almost 400lbs. Just as a bodybuilder has genetics for appearance potential, powerlifters have body proportions that optimise their lifting ability. that said, for a bodybuilder, (who must spend much time and energy on other exercises and dieting, and is training for appearance) to deadlift 800lbs twice is a world-class feat.

Sure there is some people that can beat Ronnie Coleman in a few diffrent types of lift. But every muscle on Big Ron's body is strong, and not just in a few areas like a powerlifter is. As for those people that says Big Ron is on steroids, every professional bodybuilder out there is subjected to drug tests. Its really not fair to these bodybuilders who work there butts off, just to be called a steriod freak, by these people that don't have the heart and soul to push themselfs to there full potential. For those people, try out big ron hardcore weight traing routine for a month. Then and only then will you will truly believe that Ronnie Coleman is the greatest!!!!!!

Actually, it may be -forearms- resting on thighs, whichever works best for the lifter.

who on Earth marked that as offensive?

yeh mine 2, he is fine!!!!! lol

I think you guys are putting it lightly when you say hes only taking Riods.

He has atleast 6-10 known drugs in his system.