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Well the cat’s out of the bag as Sam Sulek has confirmed that he is in fact doing the Arnold Classic Amateur and will be competing this weekend in order to qualify. This is monumental because of the fact that for such a long time we have been speculating as to what his competition plans were. There has been so much talk about this particular competitor that it has made the rounds throughout social media. It’s crazy to think about it but he has never competed before. And the reality is people cannot stop talking about it. I have never seen as much conversation about a competitor’s debut in the nearly 20 years I’ve been covering the sport of bodybuilding.
And I think that is noteworthy because take Iron Magazine for example, I have written nearly 800 articles for this publication and I have never seen this level of interest in somebody doing their competitive debut. Now mind you we’re not talking about a pro debut which stands to reason because that is a huge next step for an amateur competitor in a completely new arena. But we’re not talking about a pro debut. We’re talking about a guy doing his first-ever bodybuilding show. This is a guy who has been at the top of the game for quite some time. Even The Tren Twins didn’t receive this level of interest when they competed for the first time. And they are also viral sensations. So it isn’t so much that Sam has a truckload of viewers, I think it’s bigger than that. I think we’re dealing with a phenomenon here of an individual that has been tried and true throughout the course of his social media fame. He has not been a snake oil salesman, he hasn’t been exposed for any dishonesty. He’s just basically a gymrat who swore he would never compete but who has now decided to do so. He’s a totally normal guy with totally normal goals who’s going through the trials and tribulations of a bodybuilding prep.