Ronnie Coleman is going through different types of rehab to achieve his goal of walking again!
Ronnie Coleman is working toward his goal of walking unassisted after a history of injuries following his bodybuilding career. Coleman has set the goal of two years to walk unassisted. Recently, he shared a rehab session done in a pool that is helping him gain the necessary strength needed.
“This, along with the stem cells, it’s helping me get back on my feet and hopefully real soon. I’m not going to give up on this until I am walking again.”
Coleman put together one of the all-time great bodybuilding careers. He is currently tied for Lee Haney for the most Olympia titles ever with eight. During his lifetime, Coleman has gone through 13 back surgeries and this has hindered his ability to walk unassisted.
Ronnie Coleman’s Pool Exercises
Ronnie Coleman hit four different exercises during this rehab session to build strength:
- High Steps – 5-6 sets of 35-40 steps
- One-Legged Stands – 5-6 sets of 20-30 seconds
- Floating Flutter Kicks – 5 minutes per leg
- Seated Single Leg Kicks – 5 minutes alternating legs
High Steps
The pool workout began with high steps. Coleman stood in the pool with his arms crossed and used his legs to get as high as possible.
“These are called high steps and all I do is fold my arms so all I’m using is my legs and I just high step all the way to the end there.”
One-Legged Stands
Coleman moved onto one-legged stands next. This was another simple exercise where Coleman focused on using his legs and nothing else.
“All I’m trying to do is stand on one leg for about 20 seconds. That’s one leg. Now, I’ll do the other leg, the same thing. Sometimes I go to 30. It all depends.”
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Floating Flutter Kicks
Flutter kicks was next on the list. Coleman was propped up using his arms and let his legs hang behind him. He would then kick his legs for about five minutes.
“Normally, I have a buoy for this one but I don’t have one here. At home, I actually have a kids toy and I just lay on it and I just do kicks.”
Seated Single Leg Kicks
The final workout of the session was seated single-leg kicks. This was another workout that Coleman hit for about five minutes.
“Before I get in, I do leg kicks. I do that for like five minutes, back and forth between each leg. It helps strengthen the quads up a little bit, almost like a leg extension, using the water for resistance.”
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