Derek Lunsford Promises To Win 2024 Arnold Classic!

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It’s great news that Derek Lunsford will be doing the 2025 Arnold Classic. It’ll be interesting to see him on the same stage as reigning Mr O Samson Dauda, but it will be equally interesting not to see Hadi Choopan there. Whereas Samson left his old coach and has been working with his wife, Lunsford is said to have been working with his new coach for the last five weeks, according to his own statement. Some writers and influencers seem to believe they know who the new coach is. I can’t say that I do and if I said the name I think it is, I’d be totally speculating. I don’t know that that would really contribute very much to the conversation.

Lunsford does have a new trainer, which is significant, in that it shows he’s been proactive since Hany Ramrod decided to no longer train elite-level athletes. This move sent guys like Derek and Hadi scrambling. This might be why Choopan isn’t doing the contest he won last year. The fact of the matter is that The Persian Wolf is very much the #1 contender and that’s not going to change with regards to who wins in Columbus. That being said, if anyone but Samson wins the contest it’s going to send shockwaves throughout the fitness industry. The reason is because we’ll have a sitting Mr O competing at a smaller stage and not winning. We’ll delve into that point more throughout the article. If Derek wins, however, that’s going to definitely have an impact on the pecking order. What’s more likely to happen is that Derek places a strong 2nd. If Derek falls down the placings like Big Ramy did in 2022, that might be a substantial setback for the former champ.
 
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