Top 85 Quotes & Sayings by Ronnie Coleman
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Last updated on December 21, 2024.
My supplements are similar to my training - I always commit to being a better version of myself.
Father Time and injuries are tough adversaries.
I take about 12 weeks to get ready for a show. But I train all year round.
Bodybuilding is about building your body. Whether you do it to maintain your fitness levels, climb Everest, run the marathon, or be a competitive bodybuilder is up to you.
It's hard to be at your best and to know exactly what is your best at all times because even when you do see yourself, you think you could be better, and you often feel that there is something you could have done differently.
I train heavy and hard every workout. That's the only way I knew. I know it was the key to my success.
I'll be a diehard bodybuilder until my last breath, but I want my brand and the movement we are creating to touch all aspect of the fitness community.
Where I'm from, Bastrop, Louisiana, you played football, basketball, and baseball; you ran track - and that was about it.
I hate dieting.
As my athletic career was coming to an end in 2007, I asked myself, do I want to work for somebody, or go out and make a difference?
The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions.
Progress takes time and discipline.
I don't know how well-known it is, but I had back surgery in '07, and it took about two years to recover.
You get used to a certain thing, and you don't want to change. Because that's what's worked for you.
I have fans from every level of the fitness world, whether it's the elite competitor or just someone living a healthy lifestyle, and it's been my goal since day one to make sure that my brand has something to offer everyone.
It is a lot of pressure to prepare for the Mr. Olympia.
I was always trying to stay one to two steps ahead of the game.
There are times I have to diet 16 weeks at a go, and I had to miss out on stuff I love, like burgers and birthday parties.
I'm a body builder, so we do a lot of stuff on repetition.
I endorsed supplements for about 15-20 years and made a lot of people a lot of money, so I figured I should do my own line and make my own money.
I've always been a big guy - I was much larger and stronger than my peers when I was 13 years old.
For the most part, I would say that I have always had a great love for the sport, just doing what I do. I think my success could be greatly attributed to that. I don't look at it like it's a job or anything like that. Its more like a hobby, something I have fun doing.
Australia is my favorite place to visit. The fans are great, and the sport of bodybuilding is huge.
I quit working in the police force full time only after I won my third Mr. Olympia.
I'm always trying to improve on my overall package. Just try to get a little bit harder and maintain the same muscle quality.
What I've always tried to do is pick short term goals.
Knowledge is the real power.
When I graduated from college, I tried my hardest to get a job at an accounting firm, and it just wasn't meant to be. I ended up delivering pizzas and newspapers. I knew my life was cracked up to be a little more.
Even at the age of 12, I knew I had to become a bodybuilder. I don't know why or how, but I just knew.
The treatment from the Arnold Classic to the Olympia is, of course, a little bit different, but overall the quality of the shows and the way they are put on... I think they are the same. It's just that the Olympia has been around for so long, and it is considered the Super Bowl of bodybuilding.
Time between sets should be short and just long enough so that you are sufficiently recovered to hit the next set hard.
It's just really cool to see high profile trainers, athletes, and celebs using my products and loving them.
Get proper training right from the beginning. It prevents injuries and avoids wasting your time with misdirected effort, which is what most people generally don't understand. Give it your all from day one.
I eat healthy year round.
You have to train the best way that is suited to you, a way that will allow you to progress.
Perfecting your form and technique at early stages will go a long way. Don't compromise on the big lifts - deadlifts, squats, and bench-presses.
Mostly, I was into powerlifting when I was in high school. And I just continued to train the same way I was taught - to powerlift. Once I started doing bodybuilding, there were no real differences, just different exercises. A different way of training with more repetitions, but it was still the same lifting of very heavy weights to get stronger.
I am not a trainer, hence I cannot advise youngsters on the use of supplements or the way to build their bodies. But I can tell them one thing that I did - find a good, honest trainer.
I probably get in, like, five meals a day; every now and then, I get six.
I've had back problems basically my whole career.
Because the Arnold Classic is such a big show, a guy who hasn't been getting a lot of recognition all of a sudden does that show and arrives in good condition and is able to take out some of the top guys, it then puts him up there in the running for the Olympia title. So he can get more recognition that way.
Competitive bodybuilding is a niche sport, but bodybuilding is for everybody.
I've been in pain for so long now I'm just used to it.
No dessert. I don't do dessert.
I work out every body part twice a week, and that is what helps me stay in shape.
It seems that, every day, a new brand is popping up, and everyone has become an expert on supplements and training. Hey, there's a lot of great brands and products out there, but there are also those just looking to grab a piece of the money pie.
I eat chicken and rice, steak, and baked potato. That's it.
I learned the ins and outs of the supplements business as a bodybuilder. I'd worked with some of the companies, and I knew a lot about the products. Some of them worked OK, and some of them didn't. I wanted all of them to work, not just for me, but for other people, too.
Nutrition is 150 per cent of the bodybuilding formula. It's that important.
It is important to have people believe in you. With this support, what you can achieve is limitless.
Aint nuttin' but a peanut.
Women really do pay attention to a man's glutes. A tight, compact ass is often voted even more desirable than muscular arms and chest. So, if you're lacking, start squatting!
Hard work and training. There's no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best.
My biggest competition is always myself. I mean no disrespect, but I do not look at any of the guys as being my competition for the simple reason that I can't control how they're going to look. I can only control how I look.
There's no secrets or magic tricks to being successful in life. It's plain and simple. Work harder than everyone else and the only way to do that is to do it. It may sound silly but it's the truth and there aint nothing to it but to do it!
I always say to myself right before a tough set in the gym, Ain't nothin' to it, but to do it.
Light weight ... Yeah buddy!
When you hit failure your workout has just begun.
Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight.
Ain't nuttin' to it,but ta do it!
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