TIMESTAMPS BELOW 0:00 Intro 0:38 Nick Walker Poses With New Coach Ahead of Arnold 2:35 2025 IFBB Schedule Released 4:14 Is Samson Dauda Changing Men's Open Bodybuilding? 12:00 Is There a Chance Hadi Does the Arnold? 15:00 Martin Fitzwater Physique Update 17:20 Arnold Lineup Predictions BUY MUSCLETECH CODE: NICKS&P LINK: shop.muscletech.com/discount/NICKS&P?aff=44 www.arnoldsports.com/tickets/ My Ebay store: www.ebay.com/str/nspshop?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jE9am6uyTU2&sssrc=3418065&ssuid=jE9am6uyTU2&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY. Main Instagram: @NicksStrengthPower Instagram 2: @NicksStrengthandPokemon Instagram 3: @NickStrengthPower Main RUclips Channel: Nick's Strength and Power 2nd RUclips Channel: Nick's Strength and Pokemon 3rd RUclips Channel: Nick's Strength and Raccoons Facebook: Nick's Strength and Power Email: Nicksstrengthandpower@gmail.com
Hadi lately did hair implant so he had to shave his hair recently . so all these update are about few weeks before Mr O 2024 when he was in US with Hany rambod . since their plan was to not show any complete body update before the show , he's posting those update now
Ive been saying it for years - It shouldnt be a diet contest, Its a full package. Conditioning shouldnt be weighted more than aesthetic, mass, symmetry, structure, and flow combined
Then andrew jacked should've won. Considering that Hadi beat Samson twice with superior conditioning makes absolutely no sense for him to lose the olympia WHILE having superior conditioning.
He said full package. Andrew is extremely weak from the side and he’s not that strong from the back. His conditioning isn’t dialed and his posing isn’t the best. Those criteria is also part of the package which Andrew didn’t have. Bodybuilding isn’t a front double bicep competition
I dunno Man. I feel like the Nick Walker hype train left the station. Realistically, he’s got to prevail over Hadi and Samson. I LOVE his work ethic but looking thru the lenses of ‘a comeback’, I have to agree with Weinberger, Nick’s got a steep hill to climb in order to seriously contend for the O.
@@logangodofcandyit's all about the look, if this was actually about numbers they'd just get them up on stage and weigh and measure various muscles and crown the winner. But nope it has always been about the look. "It's all about the look" - Dorian Yates
Andrew needs to step it up and then we can enjoy a Samson vs Andrew rivalry for as long as they compete. Their physiques are and should be the standard.
But what does Andrew need to be more competitive with Samson? I feel like he needs more size while maintaining his aesthetics and current conditioning.
@@allbrosdjayAll his poses besides the front shots are awful. He fully shows all his gaps from the back. His side chest he tries to open up why shows how shallow the is from front to back. And then his side tri is just purely not a side tricep
Samson’s waist had started to get worse but now looks almost as good as when he was so much smaller. In other words, he is blowing away his Olympia look already. He is just hitting a level that everyone else may not be able to come close. Crazy.
@@subject8776food ingestion, marlena probably changed his diet to things that are less inflamatory and maybe even less food because of how big Samsom already is, being basically in the limit of what he can carry without ruining his body
I think a better question is why does the judging criteria have to be so mysterious? Why do they have to “send messages” through who they give the win to, when it’s already too friggin’ late to get ready, when they could’ve said from the beginning “hey, THIS is what we’re looking for, and THAT”. Not some.. hmm, this guy won this time, was it cuz he was more ripped? Was it the aesthetics? Who knows, it might be a message from the 4d chess gods sent through morse code hieroglyphics. The guessing game is getting old, they just need to plainly state what they’re looking for out in the open and very clearly.
I think they just don't wanna eat their own words, be hypocrites or don't want people to realize that they have favorites or hated ones or people that paid their place that year
Cause the judging is very over package and it’s hard to put it all in a scorecard so they go pose by pose cause each pose is different and sometimes the guy whosnphyqiue you like loses because he had to many weak pose and a amazing front double. Sometime side is to much sometimes aesthetics make the different, and sometimes conditioning makes the difference, comparisons is the best way
They have done exactly what you have asked for a year ago. they published a series of videos in npc RUclips channel with Tyler manion describing exactly what they are looking for in each pose across every division. YOU ARE THE IGNORANT HERE! . IT IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY
@@vishalwhiteTyler manion video is almost irrelevant for that purpose. It should be scored live for everyone to see, pose by pose, of each judge. It should also have clear rules of what is more important (condition, mass, etc) beforehand, so the athlete dont go full conditioning just to lose because judges that year wants to send messages they want more mass. Tyler can "fix" things later justifying the score, butthat doesnt really clarify. Its good for people to learn more about how judging works, but it doesnt really clarify the score, because its only his opinion not the overall opinion. I've seen judges saying things different from tyler. Like, you see judges saying a guy has a way better back than another, and then another judge saying their backs are comparable. Too different opinion about the same comparison.
At 9:12 Samson has 3 nipples. The mirror is a little misleading with his left pec to extend the shoulder and make the arm appear further out than it is.
Miloš was saying that for years. Once Samson gets bigger back and is able to get leaner he will start winning and he will be unstoppable for a long time. And here we are now...get ready for a streak of many years imo.
OMG Nick you make it sound so political, Samson was the BEST bodybuilder on the Olympia stage that weekend, the best balance of size, symmetry and conditioning And THAT is why he won His Olympia physique WAS better than both Arnold’s Whereas Hadi physique had deteriorated Hence Samson won
Absolutely. His "Changing the Standard" is nonsense. Samsons conditioning was very good - not perfect, but very good and combined with his size and structure therefor good enough. Best package won.
@@M0bel For real, it is annoying every time he says it. The score card was close and could have gone either way but Samson won and looked great. If Samson brings even better conditioning he is unbeatable.
Obviously more aesthetic physiques should be the goal, but I think they're also not pushing “insane” conditioning anymore in order to discourage diuretic use. No, not all the athletes that have been passing away did so do to diuretic use, but the industry seems to be trying to do what they can to mitigate some of those deaths.
Didn’t they say they’d do that years and years ago? Have you seen the dudes in classic physique? Their striations have striations and those striations are peeled inside out too. It’s insane.
Let's appreciate Hadi Choopan as the person who brought back the vacuum and tiny waist to the top level olympia, remember back in 2019 when he was the only person almost on the entire olympia stage not just the top five that could hit a vacuum. It saddens me to see nobody give him his credit for that.
We hear this "different set of standards" every year. When Rhoden won, when Ramy won, when Hadi won, etc. There just is no pattern in what the judges want and it can change year to year.
Samson is the definition of massthetics. In my opinion bodybuilding should always have had aesthetics in the criteria, it's called body-building not mass chasing. The whole point is to build a physique, not just slam on as much mass as possible with no vision in mind other than a blob of muscle. Also I think having less emphasis on conditioning will make the sport SIGNIFICANTLY safer, since the diuretics are what usually kill competitors.
The judges basically look for a good enough, but higher selling face with potential fan base to sell their franchise! This is why every few years the standard of judging keeps changing to point of contradiction!
The COMPLETE package is what bodybuilding should have always been about since the advent of Yates and Coleman who ushered in the bubble gut eras. It annoyed me to no end when fanboys of certain bodybuilders always regurgitated the narrative about someone having the best back just beats everything else even if the competitor with the big back is weak in other areas and the other guy is exceptionally strong in several areas that outnumber the so called conditioned but refrigerator shaped mass monster with no flow and average posing. It’s good to see that sheer common sense, logic and respect for the sport and the hard work the athletes put in are FINALLY getting a more level playing field. During the Weider years it was so corrupted and just plain BAD to see worthy competitors who in a FAIR environment deserved to beat Yates, Coleman and Cutler when they were obviously not the best competitor on the stage during the controversial moments of their careers. Samson is rewriting the script and thankfully it’s beginning to catch on.
Andrew and Samson have really similar structures, true. However imo Samson is just way more complete and filled out, thus his placing being way better than Andrew.
Those photos at 06:00, I get the vibe that at any time Samson will just say " Fine , ill do it myself" get the infinity dumbbell and the infinity muscles and snap half the competition to seconde place.
There is a problem with that particular standard though, we are basically saying bodybuilding is for guys who naturally have a good structure. Remember you cant train for aesthetics or structure
Body building is for guys with good genetics period. You can't just take drugs and get that big. Every Olympia champion including Yates has had crazy genetics for simply putting on size and even the "narrow" winners are likely wider than your average pro bodybuilder
It’s not shocking that the dude whose biggest strength by far is his conditioning is upset that the judges seem to be valuing conditioning less on stage
I guess all the fans that swear BB is all about conditioning need to think again. So glad the judges have made it clear that it’s not all about conditioning but the total package. Been saying this for years the most complete and balanced physique wins the Olympia. Conditioning does matter but not as much as people think. It’s the Mr.Olympia not the Mr.Conditioning.
I thought Tyler made it pretty clear that Samson won due to his size and not aesthetics? The other top 5 guys are pretty aesthetic in their own way and have no bubble gut issues so aesthetics was never a problem for them.
Dear Nick , let me begin by saying that I do not necessarily disagree with you . But here's my argument: Both athletes and fans need to know what the judgment criteria is going to be in advance. IFBB must announce their criteria in advance so that athletes know what to focus their efforts on and fans know what to expect .Poor Hadi worked on conditioning all year only to find out the criteria has changed on stage ?! In what universe is that considered fair ? These poor athletes go through hell to prepare for these shows only to be devastated by the results. What's the logic in that?
Samson literally looks like a superhero action figure in terms of his proportions, flow and aesthetics with size... If he can nail his conditioning as time goes on he'll be tough to beat. Can't count Hadi out though that guy's insane
Samson has the best combo of size, aesthetics, and conditioning right now. But if a huge mass monster with with top conditioning comes along, he can win. Physiques change standards, and there will always be a place for the mass freak in open.
Rolley is the Only one I can think about doing a Vacuum back then. And that’s Rolley AFTER his bubble gut problems too. That Vacuum Rolley was a Monster when he did that Arnold 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Size matters, conditioning matters, looking aesthetic matters. They all matter and end of the day it’s subjective for that top spot. I don’t know why everyone is all up in arms about something that comes down to a coin flip because the top athletes in the world make it so close and exciting. Just look forward to that every year. I don’t think in recently memory anyone got seriously robbed compared to some of the older days of body building with the politics coming to play, compared to the modern day already.
I much prefer that no one reigns. It keeps me coming back to see who is the champ. I am loving this era where aesthetics and taper is preferred over mass as that is the physique i aspire to obtain.
The judge's preferences changing would piss me off if I were a competitor. They should declare standards on what they are judging so everyone has a defined goal they can work towards and focus on instead of guessing on what mood someone's going to be in 1 year vs the next
4:24 What is it with that darker vertical stripe and the partially doubled left pec that has also two nipples? Could this be a sign of sloppy photoshopping?
Size, shape and conditioning are the tiers of Open. Samson had 2 of the 3, Hadi had one (conditioning) if Samson can get better at his conditioning he will win for years to come and only Andrew will have a legitimate chance to match all three but he has a lot of work to do!
steve is absolutely right about the conditioning not being the most important thing. It's not! The fact that the bodybuilding community even debates it is ridiculous. Structure, overall shape and development has always been the top determining factor. Most competitors come in sub 4-6% bodyfat for shows. On the low end you'll get guys below 4%, like Hadi. But 5% bodyfat is stage shape and great shape for that matter. As long as your in good enough shape to see good detail, it should have significant diminishing returns on how much its counted after that. Hadi beating Samson because Hadi is 4% and Samson is 6 or 7% is just flat out stupid reasoning, when Samson absolutely annihilates Hadi in structure. Mark my words, guys like Samson, Martin and Andrew are going to start dominating the sport in the years to come. Being bulky like Ramy or conditioned like Hadi isn't enough to win anymore. You put Andrew next to Hadi in a lineup and guarantee crowd eyes are on Andrew. Arnold himself said he's disappointed with what bodybuilding has become. The literal goal is to resemble the Olympia silhouette. Dauda is turning 39 this year so he's lucky to have peaked finally because he doesn't have a lot of time left to reign for very long realistically. Andrew unfortunately is same age. Guys like Lunsford and Martin are young. Lots of time on their side potentially. Martin is only 24 and he got 3rd this year!
Honestly I like this change of direction, personally I prefer seeing taller, more aesthetic bodybuilders on stage, instead of shorter, boxier guys. Just my two cents
I wonder if the emphasis highlighting more than just conditioning is a health conscious move. Many cases of bodybuilders harming themselves trying to get diced. Wouldnt necessarily be a bad move whatsoever
As much as I appreciate the freak/shock factor of Ramy and Neckzilla, I still have prefer the beautiful lines of the 80s and early 90s. The supplements and sports medicine are such that one should be able to have size and aesthetics at the same time. That is not to say that I have an issue with a smaller guy winning.
Assuming Samson is the 'reference standard' for mens open, I don't see Nick Walker being as relevant as he once was. There is just a steeper mountain for Nick to summit with regards to his aesthetic that while I think he can still be competitive, I don't see him being a top 5 right now. I wish him the best though, and I'm looking forward to see him at his best in 2025
I thought Hadi was the only one who had that total package of symmetry, mass/fullness and extreme condition - I am a huge fan of Derek and Samson but I think Hadi's combination was enough to beat each of them this year and last - I feel really bad for him to have not won it for the past two years
Without the emphasis on conditioning, you’ll essentially have a genetics competition. If you have it you have it. No way for guys that don’t have the genetics to compete.
TIMESTAMPS BELOW
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0:38 Nick Walker Poses With New Coach Ahead of Arnold
2:35 2025 IFBB Schedule Released
4:14 Is Samson Dauda Changing Men's Open Bodybuilding?
12:00 Is There a Chance Hadi Does the Arnold?
15:00 Martin Fitzwater Physique Update
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Hello am I the only one seeing the clear photo shop he has 2 nippels one one side in his vacuum pose
Hadi lately did hair implant so he had to shave his hair recently . so all these update are about few weeks before Mr O 2024 when he was in US with Hany rambod . since their plan was to not show any complete body update before the show , he's posting those update now
@@dayonerecoverdub3626 literally about to comment the same thing, the pic at 9:12, every time it is shown is clearly messed with badly.
Are you blowing Nick the brick walker again ?
@@dayonerecoverdub3626 saw that straight away
Ive been saying it for years - It shouldnt be a diet contest, Its a full package. Conditioning shouldnt be weighted more than aesthetic, mass, symmetry, structure, and flow combined
Then andrew jacked should've won. Considering that Hadi beat Samson twice with superior conditioning makes absolutely no sense for him to lose the olympia WHILE having superior conditioning.
Agree 1000%
He said full package. Andrew is extremely weak from the side and he’s not that strong from the back. His conditioning isn’t dialed and his posing isn’t the best. Those criteria is also part of the package which Andrew didn’t have. Bodybuilding isn’t a front double bicep competition
Exactly! The complete package !
@@sbdmanyip
I dunno Man. I feel like the Nick Walker hype train left the station. Realistically, he’s got to prevail over Hadi and Samson. I LOVE his work ethic but looking thru the lenses of ‘a comeback’, I have to agree with Weinberger, Nick’s got a steep hill to climb in order to seriously contend for the O.
@@TN48005 Show Balker isn’t in the conversation anymore.
I think he can be a top 5 guy, even a gatekeeper to top 5 but he doesn’t have the structure for a win
@@LowTierFalloutdo happy people write this stuff? 😂
@@nickvtguitar546 Flick Stalker ain’t gonna like this comment bro.
@@LowTierFalloutYou left all out Brick Talker.
If you can be a size freak, and also hit a vacuum pose, and be very aesthetic, then I’m sold, for me That’s the best physique.
It's not size, muscle separation, and balance? Sounds 🌈
Thats arnold
@@logangodofcandyit's all about the look, if this was actually about numbers they'd just get them up on stage and weigh and measure various muscles and crown the winner. But nope it has always been about the look. "It's all about the look" - Dorian Yates
Andrew needs to step it up and then we can enjoy a Samson vs Andrew rivalry for as long as they compete. Their physiques are and should be the standard.
Andrew is 40 not many years left
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But what does Andrew need to be more competitive with Samson? I feel like he needs more size while maintaining his aesthetics and current conditioning.
@@darthconquest1046 At the very least, he needs to get better at posing. His side tricep pose is awful.
@@allbrosdjayAll his poses besides the front shots are awful. He fully shows all his gaps from the back. His side chest he tries to open up why shows how shallow the is from front to back. And then his side tri is just purely not a side tricep
Samson’s waist had started to get worse but now looks almost as good as when he was so much smaller. In other words, he is blowing away his Olympia look already. He is just hitting a level that everyone else may not be able to come close. Crazy.
I wholeheartedly agree with this. Samson looks absolutely amazing.
@randolpheno2549 keep speaking the GOSPEL!
How do you even go from a thick waist to a thinner waist?
@ gut health I believe.
@@subject8776food ingestion, marlena probably changed his diet to things that are less inflamatory and maybe even less food because of how big Samsom already is, being basically in the limit of what he can carry without ruining his body
I think a better question is why does the judging criteria have to be so mysterious? Why do they have to “send messages” through who they give the win to, when it’s already too friggin’ late to get ready, when they could’ve said from the beginning “hey, THIS is what we’re looking for, and THAT”. Not some.. hmm, this guy won this time, was it cuz he was more ripped? Was it the aesthetics? Who knows, it might be a message from the 4d chess gods sent through morse code hieroglyphics. The guessing game is getting old, they just need to plainly state what they’re looking for out in the open and very clearly.
I think they just don't wanna eat their own words, be hypocrites or don't want people to realize that they have favorites or hated ones or people that paid their place that year
They have on the npc news RUclips channel
Cause the judging is very over package and it’s hard to put it all in a scorecard so they go pose by pose cause each pose is different and sometimes the guy whosnphyqiue you like loses because he had to many weak pose and a amazing front double. Sometime side is to much sometimes aesthetics make the different, and sometimes conditioning makes the difference, comparisons is the best way
They have done exactly what you have asked for a year ago. they published a series of videos in npc RUclips channel with Tyler manion describing exactly what they are looking for in each pose across every division. YOU ARE THE IGNORANT HERE! . IT IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY
@@vishalwhiteTyler manion video is almost irrelevant for that purpose. It should be scored live for everyone to see, pose by pose, of each judge. It should also have clear rules of what is more important (condition, mass, etc) beforehand, so the athlete dont go full conditioning just to lose because judges that year wants to send messages they want more mass.
Tyler can "fix" things later justifying the score, butthat doesnt really clarify. Its good for people to learn more about how judging works, but it doesnt really clarify the score, because its only his opinion not the overall opinion. I've seen judges saying things different from tyler.
Like, you see judges saying a guy has a way better back than another, and then another judge saying their backs are comparable. Too different opinion about the same comparison.
NSP yapping and repeating himself on the Samson Dauda section. Just get to the point bro.
Infuriating
Indeed
They are all 15 minute 3 minute videos
@@ryuno2097 still here tho
@ryuno2097, get over yourself! Tune out and start your own RUclips channel…
At 9:12 Samson has 3 nipples. The mirror is a little misleading with his left pec to extend the shoulder and make the arm appear further out than it is.
was looking a t the same thing. I thought it was photoshopped in a very bad way XD
lol wtf 😂
Thought I was bad photo shop
Before I saw the mirrkr I thought it was edited really badly
Miloš was saying that for years. Once Samson gets bigger back and is able to get leaner he will start winning and he will be unstoppable for a long time. And here we are now...get ready for a streak of many years imo.
Nick the yapping this video was truly next level. I’m almost impressed
Next level for sure.
That’s not what they’re looking for
thank god for timestamps. i just listen to the first 30 seconds of each section... the repetition is insane
lol why watch his video then?
This guy is the undisputed champion of repeating himself 20 times in one video
V tape and vacuum are excellent after all those bubble guts even in outstanding 90-s
OMG Nick you make it sound so political,
Samson was the BEST bodybuilder on the Olympia stage that weekend, the best balance of size, symmetry and conditioning
And THAT is why he won
His Olympia physique WAS better than both Arnold’s
Whereas Hadi physique had deteriorated
Hence Samson won
Absolutely. His "Changing the Standard" is nonsense. Samsons conditioning was very good - not perfect, but very good and combined with his size and structure therefor good enough. Best package won.
this, literally this. Some fans just don't get it.
@@M0bel For real, it is annoying every time he says it. The score card was close and could have gone either way but Samson won and looked great. If Samson brings even better conditioning he is unbeatable.
Samson clearly was not the best. He severely lacks muscle separation in many poses. Had a gut all day.
@@logangodofcandy he clearly was the best hence why the professional judges awarded him the winner
Am I the only one who doesn't care about Walker as long as he doesn't have surgery on his damn calves?
I’ll pick better structure and symmetry over better conditioning anytime.
👎👎🤡🤡
Obviously more aesthetic physiques should be the goal, but I think they're also not pushing “insane” conditioning anymore in order to discourage diuretic use. No, not all the athletes that have been passing away did so do to diuretic use, but the industry seems to be trying to do what they can to mitigate some of those deaths.
Didn’t they say they’d do that years and years ago? Have you seen the dudes in classic physique? Their striations have striations and those striations are peeled inside out too. It’s insane.
When nick said he had to have a break for his body, i figured itd be more than 6 weeks
Samson is way ahead of the competition both in aesthetics and size 👍👍😊💪
Let's appreciate Hadi Choopan as the person who brought back the vacuum and tiny waist to the top level olympia, remember back in 2019 when he was the only person almost on the entire olympia stage not just the top five that could hit a vacuum. It saddens me to see nobody give him his credit for that.
If the Samson type is the new standard, then the types of Nick Walker will have a very very hard time
We hear this "different set of standards" every year. When Rhoden won, when Ramy won, when Hadi won, etc. There just is no pattern in what the judges want and it can change year to year.
Samson is the definition of massthetics.
In my opinion bodybuilding should always have had aesthetics in the criteria, it's called body-building not mass chasing. The whole point is to build a physique, not just slam on as much mass as possible with no vision in mind other than a blob of muscle.
Also I think having less emphasis on conditioning will make the sport SIGNIFICANTLY safer, since the diuretics are what usually kill competitors.
Having that in mind, a guy like Neckzilla will never win the O.
What a great channel, all the info you need in regards to body building
Samson looking like a contender for one of the Goat'ed physiques
Samson does look pretty insane tbh that v taper is godly for him
Makes hadi looks even more blocky to me now.
Samson just looks incredible. Its not even a competition comparing him and Hadi. Samson is so much more pleasing to look at.
The judges basically look for a good enough, but higher selling face with potential fan base to sell their franchise! This is why every few years the standard of judging keeps changing to point of contradiction!
Keep up your amazing work and great videos Nick! 🇨🇦🇺🇲
Samson's definitely looks like Mr. Olympia. If Hadi was standing next to him in this picture, there would be no question.
The COMPLETE package is what bodybuilding should have always been about since the advent of Yates and Coleman who ushered in the bubble gut eras. It annoyed me to no end when fanboys of certain bodybuilders always regurgitated the narrative about someone having the best back just beats everything else even if the competitor with the big back is weak in other areas and the other guy is exceptionally strong in several areas that outnumber the so called conditioned but refrigerator shaped mass monster with no flow and average posing. It’s good to see that sheer common sense, logic and respect for the sport and the hard work the athletes put in are FINALLY getting a more level playing field. During the Weider years it was so corrupted and just plain BAD to see worthy competitors who in a FAIR environment deserved to beat Yates, Coleman and Cutler when they were obviously not the best competitor on the stage during the controversial moments of their careers. Samson is rewriting the script and thankfully it’s beginning to catch on.
Thanks for the update Nick👏
Does samson have 3 ripples in that vacuum shot?
Its because the split in the mirror
Hadi is never beating Samson ever again Nick
Samson is on his top and motivated
Hadi’s delts are so strange 🤔
Oily Persian
These pictures are heavily edited ,filtered and photoshopped.
It is not heavily edited
And never photoshopped
Little filter that's all
4:29 Right side. Two nipples is normal?
@@SEANZITO
Definitely is.
Except Samson has two nipples on one side
5:13 left picture
It's a mirror pic... That's the seem between two mirrors
I just want to go back to the 90s. Those guys were next lvl. The size and the CONDITION
Great video!!🎉
I agree that conditioning shouldn’t be the most important. It’s crazy dangerous.
Samson looks frigging amazing in those two photos! 💪🙂👍
You prob saw or know already but keone confirmed his plans for moving to open in his training video he posted today!
That’ll be a crazy switch, only issue would be his ab split, wish there was a fix for that
Where in his video did he say that? Just curious
@@Boston84 video title is chest / shoulders in Korea with ifbb pro Jaeshun
@@Boston84 3:37
Nick GlazingYapingPower glazing Nick Talker will always be a classic
@Flaax2k13, get over yourself! Tune out and start your own RUclips channel.
Andrew and Samson have really similar structures, true. However imo Samson is just way more complete and filled out, thus his placing being way better than Andrew.
If someone the size of Coleman can come in conditioned everyone else can or should be expected to be conditioned. Why go backwards?
Those photos at 06:00, I get the vibe that at any time Samson will just say " Fine , ill do it myself" get the infinity dumbbell and the infinity muscles and snap half the competition to seconde place.
There is a problem with that particular standard though, we are basically saying bodybuilding is for guys who naturally have a good structure. Remember you cant train for aesthetics or structure
Body building is for guys with good genetics period. You can't just take drugs and get that big. Every Olympia champion including Yates has had crazy genetics for simply putting on size and even the "narrow" winners are likely wider than your average pro bodybuilder
Hadi is ready all year round. That's what bodybuilding is. He doesn't lose muscles.
Nick looking really good!
Nick looks horrible! are you joking?
Wtf
@johnrambo6265 yeah no this guy has no idea what a bodybuilder should look like
Samson must keep winning because really like his physique🙌🏻💯
No one is touching Samson for 2 years at least if he can bring up his back even more. He’s got everything
Samson looks amazing 😮😮😮
These bots are crazy!!!
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Samson looks amazing, he is powerful OMG 💪
Yes!!! A BUFFED CLASSIC Physique as what I see on Samson with great aesthetic is a good to go value for the open bodybuilding 😊
Sampson looks out of this world in these pics....amazing aesthetics for someone that big
Even though you made the exact same point almost a dozen times this is a great video
Samson is gonna create a dynasty. He’s gonna be the Mr O for a good few years.
It’s not shocking that the dude whose biggest strength by far is his conditioning is upset that the judges seem to be valuing conditioning less on stage
Samson out angling the camera harder than last time and you all falling for it
Samson is going to go an a run. 3,4,5 straight. He looks fucking ridiculously better than everyone else.
@thanos9209 Samson is the STANDARD an open BB who has a Classis physique just 50lbs heavier.
I guess all the fans that swear BB is all about conditioning need to think again. So glad the judges have made it clear that it’s not all about conditioning but the total package. Been saying this for years the most complete and balanced physique wins the Olympia. Conditioning does matter but not as much as people think. It’s the Mr.Olympia not the Mr.Conditioning.
Derek Lunsford is the only guy who never does any others shows than the Olympia.... it's sad.
I thought Tyler made it pretty clear that Samson won due to his size and not aesthetics? The other top 5 guys are pretty aesthetic in their own way and have no bubble gut issues so aesthetics was never a problem for them.
If Samson get condition he can achieve 7 win streak
😂😂😂😂😂mr olympia 💰🤑🤑🤑💰💰💰but not 7 time samson 🥇🥇🥇.....mr olympia 2025 new men
He is too old for 7 wins
Man does Hadi look amazing! The level of conditioning and muscle maturity out classes so many other competitors.
Dear Nick , let me begin by saying that I do not necessarily disagree with you . But here's my argument:
Both athletes and fans need to know what the judgment criteria is going to be in advance. IFBB must announce their criteria in advance so that athletes know what to focus their efforts on and fans know what to expect .Poor Hadi worked on conditioning all year only to find out the criteria has changed on stage ?! In what universe is that considered fair ? These poor athletes go through hell to prepare for these shows only to be devastated by the results. What's the logic in that?
I'll say this. Cedric was overlooked far too many times. It seems like they are looking for him now. Arnold loved him for a reason.
For me, one of the crazy things about Samson is he could still put on some size without ruining the aesthetic nature of his physique.
Saying derek is aesthetic is blowing my mind
Samson literally looks like a superhero action figure in terms of his proportions, flow and aesthetics with size... If he can nail his conditioning as time goes on he'll be tough to beat. Can't count Hadi out though that guy's insane
It may be the mirror that’s causing the double nipple ?
Samson has the best combo of size, aesthetics, and conditioning right now. But if a huge mass monster with with top conditioning comes along, he can win. Physiques change standards, and there will always be a place for the mass freak in open.
Nick reminiscent of same squire shape of the Thing from The Fantastic four
Samson will win in 2025.
Cbum is the one who introduced the vacuum pose. Samson is in a different level
NicksStrengthandSayTheSameThing1000Times.
The vacuum pose pic was phitoshopped just so u know. It makes the v taper look more profound.
The latest physique from Nick Walker, is one of the best I’ve seen. His big he’s a monster
Just need to see him diced and we’ll be talking for real
We say that every time bro.
Rolley is the Only one I can think about doing a Vacuum back then. And that’s Rolley AFTER his bubble gut problems too. That Vacuum Rolley was a Monster when he did that Arnold 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Roelly 18” was insane
Size matters, conditioning matters, looking aesthetic matters. They all matter and end of the day it’s subjective for that top spot. I don’t know why everyone is all up in arms about something that comes down to a coin flip because the top athletes in the world make it so close and exciting. Just look forward to that every year. I don’t think in recently memory anyone got seriously robbed compared to some of the older days of body building with the politics coming to play, compared to the modern day already.
Getting 90s vibes form the Samson Fotos there
I much prefer that no one reigns. It keeps me coming back to see who is the champ. I am loving this era where aesthetics and taper is preferred over mass as that is the physique i aspire to obtain.
The judge's preferences changing would piss me off if I were a competitor. They should declare standards on what they are judging so everyone has a defined goal they can work towards and focus on instead of guessing on what mood someone's going to be in 1 year vs the next
4:24 What is it with that darker vertical stripe and the partially doubled left pec that has also two nipples? Could this be a sign of sloppy photoshopping?
Aesthetic all day Samsun just amazing
Size, shape and conditioning are the tiers of Open. Samson had 2 of the 3, Hadi had one (conditioning) if Samson can get better at his conditioning he will win for years to come and only Andrew will have a legitimate chance to match all three but he has a lot of work to do!
steve is absolutely right about the conditioning not being the most important thing. It's not! The fact that the bodybuilding community even debates it is ridiculous. Structure, overall shape and development has always been the top determining factor. Most competitors come in sub 4-6% bodyfat for shows. On the low end you'll get guys below 4%, like Hadi. But 5% bodyfat is stage shape and great shape for that matter. As long as your in good enough shape to see good detail, it should have significant diminishing returns on how much its counted after that. Hadi beating Samson because Hadi is 4% and Samson is 6 or 7% is just flat out stupid reasoning, when Samson absolutely annihilates Hadi in structure. Mark my words, guys like Samson, Martin and Andrew are going to start dominating the sport in the years to come. Being bulky like Ramy or conditioned like Hadi isn't enough to win anymore. You put Andrew next to Hadi in a lineup and guarantee crowd eyes are on Andrew. Arnold himself said he's disappointed with what bodybuilding has become. The literal goal is to resemble the Olympia silhouette. Dauda is turning 39 this year so he's lucky to have peaked finally because he doesn't have a lot of time left to reign for very long realistically. Andrew unfortunately is same age. Guys like Lunsford and Martin are young. Lots of time on their side potentially. Martin is only 24 and he got 3rd this year!
Honestly I like this change of direction, personally I prefer seeing taller, more aesthetic bodybuilders on stage, instead of shorter, boxier guys. Just my two cents
I wonder if the emphasis highlighting more than just conditioning is a health conscious move.
Many cases of bodybuilders harming themselves trying to get diced.
Wouldnt necessarily be a bad move whatsoever
5:20 why Samson's updates pictures always comes with effects and edits ?
As much as I appreciate the freak/shock factor of Ramy and Neckzilla, I still have prefer the beautiful lines of the 80s and early 90s. The supplements and sports medicine are such that one should be able to have size and aesthetics at the same time. That is not to say that I have an issue with a smaller guy winning.
Andrew Jacked and Samson Dauda are the future of bodybuilding.
Conditioning should be the top 2 factors along with shape .
I can’t get over how big Hadi’s head is. His head looks like it’s doing a lat spread
Samson just looks incredible
Open should just be a bigger version of classic but still keeping that classic proportions
Assuming Samson is the 'reference standard' for mens open, I don't see Nick Walker being as relevant as he once was. There is just a steeper mountain for Nick to summit with regards to his aesthetic that while I think he can still be competitive, I don't see him being a top 5 right now.
I wish him the best though, and I'm looking forward to see him at his best in 2025
I thought Hadi was the only one who had that total package of symmetry, mass/fullness and extreme condition - I am a huge fan of Derek and Samson but I think Hadi's combination was enough to beat each of them this year and last - I feel really bad for him to have not won it for the past two years
Without the emphasis on conditioning, you’ll essentially have a genetics competition. If you have it you have it. No way for guys that don’t have the genetics to compete.
They all have superior genetics. Thats why they are there. The overall best package in the top tier genetics crew wins.
It has always been a genetics competition
I judge bodybuilders in a very simple way..... Who is the most muscular with the smallest waistline. I feel Samson fits that description.