The legend is still pushing forward.

Ronnie Coleman has been called by many the GOAT, the greatest to ever do it. While he heyday may have already passed him by, it hasn’t changed the work ethic that Ronnie Coleman possesses. All the injuries he’s sustained throughout his lifetime has done little to slow down the eight time Mr Olympia.

With another surgery date closing in, Ronnie Coleman has been working hard in the gym to make some gains before once again going under the knife. Along with his training partner Big J, who hopes to get his IFBB rpo card in 2018, Coleman is looking to defy the odds and continue to train hard for as long as possible.

The Instagram post below shows Ronnie Coleman once again capturing a bit of that magic that made him such a beast in the training room as well as the extra motivation that he both gives and receives from Big J.

Training legs with my Buddy @bigj_extremefitness this morning and we’re trying our best to get our legs bigger. Both my legs are still numb but ain’t nothing wrong with my heart. I’m pushing with all heart here and this is the second time I’ve done 4 plates on the leg press. I was going for 20 Rep’s and only got 17 but I did finish off the 3 reps after a 2 second rest which Big J did not record. As y’all can see Big J is playing with 13 plates. He did 27 reps real easy and came all the way back touching his chest with every single rep, the last 5 he almost caved his chest in he came so far back. Hopefully after my next surgery which will be either this month but most likely January after the Family cruise I’ll be able to do 13 plates like my idol Big J. But of course I gotta do 5 plates first which I know for I can do now. There’s no quit and no lack of confidence in these 2 old men. I’m 53, Big J 51 and we’re still training every day after all this time, I’ve been doing this for 41 years and so has Big J. Next up is pro card for my Buddy, he’s taking the Bodybuilding world by storm at a contest next year so stay tuned and witness the old man kick some booty in the two thousand eighteen.

A post shared by Ronnie Coleman (@ronniecoleman8) on Nov 7, 2017 at 5:56pm PST

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