THE SHOT
GAME
OVER
His back was big
when he won his first
IFBB Pro League
contest, the Canada
Pro Cup, in 1995.
By the time he won
his first Mr. Olympia,
it was the best in
the world, and it
continued to expand
throughout his
eight-year Olympia
reign (1998-2005).
But it wasn’t just that
back—it was also
the delts, biceps, and
the glutes and
hamstrings, dry and
shredded even as his
body weight scaled
ever higher. Whether
you prefer the early
250-pound version
or the near-300-
pound version of
later years, one thing
remained the same:
When Ronnie
Coleman turned his
back to the audience,
it was lights-out for
the competition.
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