The fanny pack certainly takes something away from the image. I guess when you are that damn big and can’t actually find a normal pair of pants pockets are hard to come by, thus the fanny pack.
Coleman’s impressive. GH gut is not apparent here although it is in other pictures of him. No, he still is not able to pull off the fanny pack. I don’t think anyone can.
It’s one of the better pictures of him I have seen, IMHO.
[quote]BrwnbellyYankee wrote:
honestly, ronnie is the only guy on the planet that can rock a fanny pack, without looking like a douchebag[/quote]
For a man that can wear neon sweat pants and hay-tarp sized track suits and pull it off, I think a fanny pack is the only thing on the planet that can make him look like a D-bag.
[quote]jsbrook wrote:
Coleman’s impressive. GH gut is not apparent here although it is in other pictures of him. No, he still is not able to pull off the fanny pack. I don’t think anyone can.[/quote]
Shitty comparison, and NO DISRESPECT MEANT (pardon my ignorance), but don`t the Scots wear on the front of theirk kilts what could be called the ancestor of the fanny pack? I think they can pull it off in a very manly fashion nevertheless.
manliest. fanny pack. ever.
I have never considered having one until now.
On the originator of this thread’s points…he’s a bodybuilder, one who builds onto his body. In this picture he has massive arms and its a picture taken without him posing, smiling and saying “cheese”. He is one large land mammal.
Football player physique is more what you are looking for, perhaps? See, they run and are large land mammals.
They just are as fully “filled-in” muscle-wise, nor do they have large ass-triations.
[quote]GathCity wrote:
I wasn’t going to say anything, but I couldn’t help it. I’m not a fan of Ronnie anyway, but this picture is disgraceful!
This is our Mr.Olympia!? He doesn’t look like he’s ran a mile in his life.
This goofy looking, bloated GH gut, fanny pack wearing hillbilly is our face to the wonderful world of bodybuilding!?
No wonder we have such a large audience.[/quote]
Ronnie Coleman is a beast. He trains to look like a bodybuilder. How he has gotten to his state of freakiness is his own business. He has made sacrifices just like the next guy to get where he is. You may not agree with his choices but I don’t think he gives a shit. He’s not online somewhere bashing your physique. Like him or not he’s at the top of the bodybuilding food chain. Give credit where credit is due.
I think Ronnie is a good representation of bodybuilding. While I’ve never met him, I’ve read that he’s a nice guy and he seems like a decent human being. I don’t see a big gut in that picture.
How do you base your reference to his being a “hillbilly?”
Also, if anyone can wear a fanny pack, it’s him.
jpb
[quote]Vegita wrote:
I only agree that the Phanny Pack is very stupid looking.
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Yes, for God sakes LEAVE THE FANNY PACK AT HOME!
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
This guy runs miles all the time, should he be Mr. Olympia?[/quote]
Hands down any day of the week I could only dream of looking like Ronnie. The run for miles guy looks like an AIDS patient.
Wow… is this T-Nation of little girly fitness forum!?! Everyone on hear that dogs on huge ass 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman has some huuuge balls! That picture is as much as an inpiration as I’ll ever need. I dare for anymore to bulk up to 300+ pounds at only 5’ 10" and have a 26 inch waist at the same time!!! It can-not be done. Abs are muscles too, they DO GET BIGGER too!!! As for the fanny pack, I’m guessing he has his Insulin directly running from inside the pack into his body via a tube, you ever seen that before dumb asses!!! Don’t dog on things YOU DON’T KNOW anything about… like Bodybuilding!
That is not a fanny pack. He ran out of places to add mass and started training his nuts somehow.
[quote]paul bunyan wrote:
That is not a fanny pack. He ran out of places to add mass and started training his nuts somehow.[/quote]
Best post. Clearly, no one knows a crotch hypertrophy machine when they see one.
[quote]PlateStacker45 wrote:
As for the fanny pack, I’m guessing he has his Insulin directly running from inside the pack into his body via a tube, you ever seen that before dumb asses!!! Don’t dog on things YOU DON’T KNOW anything about… like Bodybuilding![/quote]
It almost sounds like you’re serious, but I’ll assume you’re just kidding.
Hey, I give Ronnie respect for being the best at what he does (for this day and age).
I just miss a time when bodybuilders had more going for them. Guys like Franco Columbo who was a boxer, competed in strong man competitions, Jack La Lane who holds swimming records, chin up records and all kinds of cool shit.
A few of you were shocked by the fact that I said Ronnie doesn’t look like he’s ever ran a mile. Just a little note: A mile isn’t far. It’s like a 7-10 min run.
Hey, this is just my opinion about him. Like it, or don’t.
[quote]GathCity wrote:
PlateStacker45 wrote:
As for the fanny pack, I’m guessing he has his Insulin directly running from inside the pack into his body via a tube, you ever seen that before dumb asses!!! Don’t dog on things YOU DON’T KNOW anything about… like Bodybuilding!
It almost sounds like you’re serious, but I’ll assume you’re just kidding.
Hey, I give Ronnie respect for being the best at what he does (for this day and age).
I just miss a time when bodybuilders had more going for them. Guys like Franco Columbo who was a boxer, competed in strong man competitions, Jack La Lane who holds swimming records, chin up records and all kinds of cool shit.
A few of you were shocked by the fact that I said Ronnie doesn’t look like he’s ever ran a mile. Just a little note: A mile isn’t far. It’s like a 7-10 min run.
Hey, this is just my opinion about him. Like it, or don’t.
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Ronnie Coleman was one of the few bodybuilders on the pro stage who held down a full time job as a police officer until about 3-4 years ago. He maintained that job for several years even though, according to him, the pay was equal to getting paid a quarter compared to his Olympia salary. You can choose to degrade the man all you wish, but to say you expected more doesn’t hold water. He did more than most before him, like actually work all day long and still eat enough to keep a near 300lbs body running. I weigh much less than that and can tell you that just eating enough all day for me while working is a hassle.
Coleman played football at Grambling prior to his (fucking brilliant) bodybuilding career. So let’s not say that he has no other athletic credentials.
the fanny pack is necessary, its a substitute. sure it is pretty gay, but there is no way the man can reach into his front pockets…forget about the back pockets.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I am still looking for the “GH Gut” in that picture and I have yet to find it. i am also missing how he looks like a hillbilly. Weren’t they rich white people who wore crappy clothes yet lived in a mansion in Beverly Hills? Elli Mae was one fine ass bitch though.[/quote]
Damn straight, Professor. Nothing wrong with rich white people wearing crappy clothes living in mansions in Beverly Hills either. Still plenty of them around.
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[quote]bigflamer wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
This guy runs miles all the time, should he be Mr. Olympia?
Hands down any day of the week I could only dream of looking like Ronnie. The run for miles guy looks like an AIDS patient.
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No shit. I’d much rather look like Coleman…