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When Ronnie Coleman was born and raised in Pelican state, Louisiana -
He was a sporty kid since a young age and was naturally big which allowed him to push through people his age and started growing his reputation
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He became determined to stay stronger than his peers and worked to gain size and strength. Motivating him to start lifting weights -
Through working out in the gym his performance as a football player improved as well earning him a scholarship at Grambling state uni. to study accounting and represent the football team. He accepted and wanted to become a certified public accountant
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He graduated and moved to Texas with hopes of job opportunities. No luck and became unhappy knowing he has bigger things ahead of him
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In his search for a job, he found an opening at Arlington PD. He successfully applied and managed to fit weightlifting into his new lifestyle. -
The PD had a private gym but Ronnie became too strong for the limited equipment and was told to register at another gym and did at Metroflex where he met the owner and got a free lifetime membership if he allowed Brian the owner to train him for a competition -
This was the start of Ronnie Coleman’s career as a bodybuilder and many more to come from this as he beat his coach and other seasoned athletes