Ronnie Coleman grinds through a monster squat

SportLocation Fitness Desk · 16 Sept 2026

Ronnie Coleman is shown under a huge barbell load, with the lift turning on the brutal middle of the squat and the drive back up.

Ronnie Coleman’s clip is all about the hard bit: the moment the squat stops being a setup and becomes a fight.

He is braced under a heavily loaded bar, feet set wide, spotters tight to the rack, then sinks into depth before driving back up through the sticking point.

That is the real picture here. Not the weight on the plates, but the control needed to keep the bar level while the body folds and then has to recover.

The frame at the bottom-to-drive phase captures the strain best: knees bent, torso locked, face clenched, and the bar still moving on Coleman’s terms.

It is a simple strength sequence, but the interest is in the discipline of the lift. Get the brace wrong and the whole rep collapses; get it right and the bar keeps climbing.