Dennis James revealed on his Instagram that was hospitalized in Germany and diagnosed with Pneumonia
Iconic coach and former pro bodybuilder Dennis James has been hospitalized due to pneumonia. The news was announced by James on his official Instagram account on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023. The incident seems to have happened in Germany, where James seems in good spirits and on the road to recovery.
Dennis James has long been deeply connected to the sport of bodybuilding. Not only was he a notable pro bodybuilder in the 90s and early 2000s, he has also been a notable coach for pro bodybuilders. Most recently, he has been the high profile training coach of 2x Mr. Olympia champion Big Ramy.
Beyond his bodybuilding and coaching efforts, Dennis James has also been an insightful voice for modern bodybuilding. He has done commentary for many top bodybuilding competitions including the Arnold Classic and the Mr. Olympia. He also hosts The Menace Podcast, which has seen great popularity in the industry due to his access to high profile bodybuilders, coaches, and experts both new and old.
Dennis James reveals pneumonia diagnosis and hospitalization, says he is under great care
While not much detail has been revealed about Dennis James’ hospitalization, he did post an announcement from the hospital looking in good spirits. In the short post, he noted that he was hospitalized while in Germany and would be delayed in returning back to the United States. He noted that he was diagnosed with pneumonia and stated that he was in a great hospital with great doctors.
It seems he is confident that his road to recovery will be smooth due to his statement and the fact that he was able to post with a thumbs up for the Instagram post. You can see it below:
“Guess I won’t be flying home tomorrow morning. Sunday night I ended up in the hospital here in Germany where I was diagnosed with pneumonia. Thank god for great hospitals and doctors.”
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Dennis James most recently made headlines due to his insight and access to Big Ramy after his falling from grace at the 2022 Mr. Olympia. Being his trainer, James had remained confident that Ramy still had a future as a champion.
After Big Ramy fell down to fifth place at the 2022 Mr. Olympia, James was open about the missteps that occurred leading up to the show – and believed that Ramy would be able to bring in his conditioning to win the 2023 Arnold Classic. This ultimately didn’t happen, though Ramy was notably improved from his Olympia showing.
Since then, Dennis James has been relatively silent on all things Big Ramy. Though he does continue to engage with the bodybuilding world discussing the latest topics and trends on his weekly podcast.
This story is still developing and Generation Iron will provide more updates as they become available. The entire GI team wishes Dennis James a speedy recovery and return back home.
