Ronnie Coleman

Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights.

I've had back problems basically my whole career.

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.

What I've always tried to do is pick short term goals.

The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions.

Australia is my favorite place to visit. The fans are great, and the sport of bodybuilding is huge.

I don't know how well-known it is, but I had back surgery in '07, and it took about two years to recover.

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.

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.

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.

My supplements are similar to my training - I always commit to being a better version of myself.

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.