“Still light weight baby!”
When people talk about the greatest bodybuilder of all time a few names come to mind. Arnold Schwarzenegger is an obvious fixture in the argument simply because of his dominant reign as Olympia champion as well as his crossover success. The man has seen it all and done it all. He turned his career in bodybuilding into a successful acting and political career as well. Lee Haney is obviously another name that comes to mind. He was able to beat Arnold’s seven year winning streak, picking up eight Olympia titles during his time as a pro bodybuilder. He also ended up working for the Clinton administration after retiring from competition.
But there’s no doubt that the third man most associated with the title of greatest of all times is Ronnie Coleman. The man was as dominant as Schwarzenegger and Haney before him, but his massive size was almost otherworldly. The man made a behemoth like Jay Cutler look small in comparison when he was at the top of his game. Coleman faced off against an impressive list of contenders including the likes of Kevin Levrone and Flex Wheeler. He beat them all with his freaky size and definition and was considered almost unbeatable during his reign as champion.
We’ve all heard that Coleman has challenged his old rival Jay Cutler to the 2016 Olympia stage, a challenge that most everyone hasn’t taken all that seriously. Well, if anyone was taking that challenge seriously it was undoubtedly Coleman himself. The man has been working hard in the gym recently and that work appears to be paying off. Recently Coleman took to Instagram to show the naysayers that he still has some gas in the tank and prove that he can make 180 pound dumbbells still look like nothing by toys in his grasp. Take a look.
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