One of the most successful bodybuilders of his time, Ronnie Coleman found immense fame in the sport and was crowned Mr. Olympia eight times. However, Coleman’s achievements came at a tragic cost. In an interview with Generation Iron Fitness Network, Coleman shared that the first of his health complications came from an incident in high school, where he was a member of the powerlifting team. While deadlifting, he suffered a herniated disc that resulted in back pain, and the injury worsened when he had a football accident.
Even after Coleman began attending Grambling State University, the back pain wouldn’t go away, forcing him to pay daily visits to a chiropractor. Coleman ran out of luck when he was on a break from competing in the Mr. Olympia competition. “I was squatting 600 [pounds] and I always did like … 12, 15 reps, somewhere in there,” he narrated in his interview. “And this day I was coming up on rep No. 8 and I heard a low pop.”
It was discovered afterward that he had another herniated disc that pressed on a nerve, causing a stinging pain in his leg. In 1997, Coleman had the first of many back surgeries. One of those surgical operations eventually landed him in a wheelchair. As of this writing, Coleman has been working with physicians to get back on his feet, and his journey to recovery has been documented on his YouTube channel.
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