Ronnie Coleman can’t believe how effortless Brian Shaw makes some lifts look.
Ronnie Coleman quickly became known for insane dedication and work ethic in the gym. During his career, Coleman built a crazy physique that helped him create a reputation as one of the best bodybuilders of all-time. Now that his career on stage is over, Coleman continues to give fitness tips and interact with fans. Recently, he reacted to some of the best Strongman lifts from Brian Shaw.
In 1998, Coleman reached the pinnacle of bodybuilding, winning his first Olympia title. He did not relinquish the title until 2005, totaling eight victories and that is still tied for the most ever with Lee Haney. In retirement, he has created a successful social media platform that is highlighted by his YouTube account. In a recent video, Coleman shared some of his favorite poses during his career that helped him win on stage.
Like Coleman, Brian Shaw excelled in his area of fitness. Shaw is one of the best Strongman competitors ever and proved it by winning the World’s Strongest Man four times. In 2023, he competed in his final WSM competition, retiring from strength sports.
Coleman has reacted to crazy feats of strength before and this time, he decided to watch Shaw make insane weight look easy.
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Ronnie Coleman Reacts To Brian Shaw
Brian Shaw is one of the strongest men of all-time. Ronnie Coleman knows a thing or two about moving crazy weight in the gym and decided to watch how Shaw does it. He watched a video of Shaw displaying some classic Strongman lifts, beginning with a Tire Carry.
“Running with them big, old heavy ass tired. Running like it ain’t nothing to it and it wasn’t nothing to it.”
The video continued with Shaw crushing a 530-pound bench press and some massive deadlifts. These included a 1,091-pound lift followed by a 2016 clip of Shaw moving 980 pounds with another exercise.
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Ronnie Coleman was shocked at how easy it looked and called for even more weight to be put on.
“530 pounds like it’s 330 pounds…1,000 pound deadlift like it ain’t nothing to it but to do it.
That was easy, lightweight. Go ahead and put another 45-50 pounds on there.”
Finally, Coleman watched as Shaw racing through the Kettlebell Toss.
“Those are some big ass kettlebells and he tossed them like they peanuts. Those are 60-pound kettlebells. Holy shit…This is one of the hardest I think I’ve seen. He’s just hopping it like it ain’t nothing.”
Ronnie Coleman continues to work in the gym in retirement. After a long career of crushing workouts in the gym, he continues to do so and shares workouts with some of the greats of today encouraging them to use big weight.
“That’s how you do it. Make the 1,000 pounds look like 100 pounds.”
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