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IT’S ALWAYS<br />
THERE,<br />
ALWAYS.<br />
Oh, the intensity levels fluctuate;<br />
some days are not as bad as<br />
others, but it’s always there. Like<br />
death, taxes, and that annoying<br />
little Brit lizard on the Geico ads,<br />
it’s always there; a throbbing<br />
reminder of the ransom paid for<br />
past glories. What’s always there?<br />
In the case of eight-time (1998–<br />
2006) Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman,<br />
it’s pain. At times stultifying pain,<br />
but it doesn’t stop him from<br />
being who he is and sustaining a<br />
philosophy he has followed since<br />
he started competitive bodybuilding<br />
back in 1990.<br />
This writer knows the pain<br />
is always there. I’ve seen it in<br />
his eyes. Let me tell you a story.<br />
Rewind to Sunday, March 6,<br />
earlier this year. I’m in the lobby<br />
of the Hilton Hotel in downtown<br />
Columbus, OH, the day after the<br />
conclusion of the <strong>2017</strong> Arnold<br />
Classic. It’s just after 6 p.m., and<br />
my wife and I are ready to go out<br />
CHRIS LUND<br />
32 FLEX | JULY/AUG ’17
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