Ronnie Coleman and Joe Rogan reacted to the bodybuilder’s best lifts during a previous interview.
Bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman built one of the all-time great physiques thanks to his hard work and dedication in and out of the gym. During his workouts, Coleman became known for moving incredibly heavy weight across the board. Coleman joined Joe Rogan for an interview on a previous episode of The Joe Rogan Experience. The two watched some of Coleman’s best lifts and reacted in real time.
Coleman did not have many regrets throughout his career but did pinpoint one when asked.
“I had fun lifting all that heavy weight. You asked about regrets, I had some regrets that I didn’t go heavy enough.”
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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).
Ronnie Coleman Talks Heaviest Lifts
Coleman has worked with 800 pounds on multiple occasions, including deadlifts and squats. While talking to Joe Rogan, Coleman went through his experience with that weight on his back and expected it to be heavier at the time.
“There was one time when I was squatting 800. I thought it was going to be heavy because I’ve deadlifted that but I was squatting it this time and I didn’t take gravity into effect. When I went down for that first rep, I was like ‘is this 800?’ So I did another one, still easy, but I had in my mind two.”
Coleman completed two reps and thought he had a lot more in the tank. This is something he still thinks about.
“I put it up and I said ‘man, I could have did three or four more.’ That bothers me to this day.”
Joe Rogan’s reaction to Coleman’s lifts are the same as all that watch. The next movement on the list was when Coleman loaded up 50 plates equaling 2,300 pounds on the leg press machine. He did this for eight reps
“That doesn’t even make sense. That’s a car,” Rogan said.
“I had to add it up with a calculator.”
“Why would you lift so much weight,” Rogan asked.
“Because I could. No other reason.”
Coleman has totaled 13 surgeries over the course of his life, dating back to injuries during high school. Much of his recovery and career was featured in his life story documentary titled “Ronnie Coleman The King“ which aired on Netflix and is currently available on Prime. He is currently working to walk unassisted again and has set a timeline of 18 months.
Rogan asked Ronnie Coleman about his knees and he explained that there is no problem there because of the way he took care of them despite the lifting.
“My knees are perfect. I wrapped up all the time. No problem whatsoever.”
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