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All right. This is a very special muscle talk because I am flying solo today. Which, even though you don't get the fun, crazy Lee Priest with me, because Lee is in Italy right now, and Italy is six hours behind New York, six hours in front of New York Times. So it's 9:30 right now, which means it's 3:30 in the morning there. So he has been traveling all over Italy and he's exhausted. So he was nice enough to come on in on Monday. And today I told him, don't worry about it, dude. Get yourself some rest because he's got a bunch of stops and a bunch of people and a bunch of gyms to go to. He flies home Monday. But anyway, the good news is we're able to get, we are going to be able to get to all of the bodybuilding news and gossip before anybody's able to interrupt me. So let's. And you guys know that when I do videos, I don't pull any punches. Okay. I give you the my, I give you the honest truth, my honest opinion. Sometimes I am uh corrected. Uh sometimes there are points I didn't never thought about. And then there are sometimes I stick to my guns and I go, that's just not the case. Other videos and other podcasts have been saying things like, well, maybe it's a cultural issue, it's a cultural misunderstanding. Uh I'm not going with that. And let me tell you why. I don't believe that for a second. I don't believe there was a culture issue between Kamal and Andrew Jacked. And here's why. Uh Asido never had a problem with Andrew Jacked. Nobody else has ever had a problem dealing with Andrew Jacked. Acido is a white guy from Maine in the United States. Andrew Jacked is from Nigeria. All right. Milos now is training Hadi. Two different cultures. Doesn't seem like it's a problem. It is never a problem when Asido is working for Andrew Jacked, when Asido is working for uh uh Derek Lunsford, when Asido was working for Sas Harati, guys from different countries, guys from different backgrounds. It is never a problem. It was only a problem with Kamal and Andrew Jack. That's it. It was that was the only problem. So I don't want to hear that's a culture thing, because if it's a culture thing, then it would be a shit show no matter what. Okay. And if you think that it's a culture thing, well then shame on the person. Because you should go into this understanding that they may do things a little differently, and you have to understand that. I mean, like if an American company sits down with a German company, and the Americans know the Germans do things a little bit different, and the Germans know the American things do a little bit different. Believe me, they study it and they compromise it and they know what they're getting into. Okay? But you still establish money and the deal beforehand. This is not a culture thing. Let's stop saying that this is a culture thing. Again, Assido never had a problem working with Andrew Jacked. Nobody's ever had a problem working with Andrew Jacked. Okay, so it this is not a cultural issue. This is a communication issue. And Kamal basically told him he doesn't need any money, and Andrew gave him some money, was insulted over it. And I have a source. I'm not gonna say this is a foolproof source, but I have a pretty good source that told me after Andrew won the over a million dollars that now Kamal was severely underpaid, and his wife was chirping in his ear that he should get at least five percent of that one million plus, which is about 50 grand. And to be honest with you, nobody's paying you that kind of that kind of money. It's just not gonna happen. So he was insulted not to not to bring up the same old, you guys saw the video I did, not to bring up the same old shit, but he was insulted when he said he didn't want any money and Andrew tried to give him money. He was insulted when Andrew tried to relieve it by buying him a beautiful gift, and then he was insulted when he actually sat and spoke to Andrew, and Andrew gave him a price and he insulted over the price. But now that he's won over a million dollars, now he wants 5%. I mean, because here's the thing if you would have established the 5% beforehand and Andrew would have came in dead last, you would have been getting 5-0 of nothing, which is nothing. So I am of the opinion that is a it is a um you get paid for your services and you negotiate how much you want. Uh 10 grand. I'll give you so much now, I give you so much three months from now, and I'll pay you the difference at the end. Whatever. That would be the that would be the probably the smartest thing to do. Because whether he comes in last or he comes in first, you're getting paid that money. And then I've heard of got athletes buying them a nice gift on top of that. Right? Um, and that is you should be very grateful that the person bought you this beautiful watch on top of that. But this time he bought him the watch because he knew he was upset. So I don't blame Andrew Jacked. From from what I understand, from the story that I understand, I don't blame Andrew Jacked at all. Okay? I don't think this is a culture thing. It's not a culture thing. Because if it's a culture thing, then Asito would have had a problem working with Andrew. And Andrew's other uh workout partners would have had a problem. There has been there are so many great trainers and so many great athletes from different parts of the world, and it's never a problem. When Brandon Curry went to Oxford Gym before he won Mr. Olympia, didn't seem to be a problem that he was in the Middle East, completely different culture, and they discussed everything beforehand. This is what it's gonna be like. Here's what we expect of you A, B, and C. If you can't give me A, B, and C, well, I'm the wrong, we are the wrong people to work with you. So it's just it's just getting ridiculous, okay? It's just it's not a it's not a culture thing, it's ridiculous. All right. The other the other uh piece of information I thought was great was Hadi working with Milos, which I think is a really good move on Hadi's part. Okay? Now let's face it, Hadi's kind of getting a little bit up there. He's uh won the Olympia uh once, if I'm accurate. He has the ability to can to win it again, because you gotta remember the same top guys are gonna, you know, you're gonna have Derek, you're gonna have Andrew, you're gonna have Samson, you're gonna have Hottie. Those are gonna be your top four, okay? Unless something severe happens, those are gonna be your top four. And you never count Hottie out. And I believe that Asito is the goat. But Asito is already working with Andrew Jack and Derek Lunsford, and Hadi went with the next best thing, which is Milos. In my opinion, Asito is the goat, and Milos is like right beneath him. Okay, he's right up, he's right there. Okay, there's not much of a difference. And I think that this was actually a really good move because Milos has taken bodybuilders like a Samson, um, like a Beirus Tabani, and brought him to great success. So I think this is a really, really good move on Hadi's part, right? Like, you don't just want your bodybuilding partner to take a look at you and say, Oh, yeah, you look great. You want somebody to take a look at you and know exactly what you are going to have to do to make those little improvements. And Milos is that guy. You just look at what Milos did for Samson. Look how much size and help he gave Samson without Samson looking his leave destroying his structure. Samson's structure is still as good as it was five years ago before he put on this much size. Samson is 350 pounds. I know he works with his wife now, but you gotta give you Milos some credit. Milos was the one that brought him to the elite level. Okay, he brought him to the elite level. You have to give him Milos knows what he's doing. I think this is a great, great move. Because also, I like the idea of me and my trainer versus you and your trainer. I don't like the idea of we're trained by the same person. It seems like a conflict of interest for me. And I know everybody says, well, you know, it's you gotta be you know sportsmanlike and you gotta kind of figure it out. But I don't like that. I wouldn't like that. I would want me, my trainer versus you and your trainer. Right? Kind of like back in the day when it was Phil and who was Phil's trainer? Phil's trainer was Phil's trainer, was Hottie. Um right? And then Kai's trainer was Farah. And I thought that that was a great rivalry between it was us against them, right? Not Hide, Hadi. You know who the fuck it is. Well, what's his name? Ramrod. Hani Ramrod. I get I get those three names mixed up: Hani, Hadi, and Hide. Hani Ramrod. I always call them Ramrod because I don't know how to pronounce his last name. So to me, that was great because it was us against them, right? Um and I like rivalries like that. When it was Derek and Hadi, and you had Hani with both of them, it kind of took the rivalry array because now you know you're looking to take each other's head off on stage, but then oh, you gotta do a photo shoot together for the company that endorses you now. It's like I I I don't want to be around my number one competitor that just knocked me off my Mr. Olympia title, or the guy that I just couldn't win because he was in the way. That would be very difficult for me to deal with. Okay. Um let's get into the Cali Pro a little bit. Uh, first of all, I think after the Cali Pro, you are gonna start seeing the bodybuilders that you haven't seen in a while. Because, okay, so this weekend coming up is the Cali Pro. Then you have the Spain Masters Pro. Nobody's gonna watch that. Then you have the Legion, May 30th, then you have the France Pro, June 5th, then you have the Prano, Toronto, Prano, uh Toronto Pro Super Show, June 14th, then you have the Emperor Classic Spain Pro June 21st, then you have the Italy Pro June 28th, and that's just June. That's not July, that's not August, and you know, we all know uh the Olympia is in September, okay? That's just where we have lined up for June. There is a major show every weekend. I think you are going to start to see the bodybuilders that were making headway last year and are now ready to jump into some shows. Like, I don't think you're gonna see much of Blessing anymore. I don't think you're gonna see much of Patrick Moore anymore. Obviously, we're not gonna see um Rafael Brandown anymore. You will see Sas Haradi at Cali. And you might even see him at the Toronto Super Show because that was the show that he won last year. Because if you remember, last year Sas was really fucking trying. And he made me a fan, a huge fan. He was really trying, and then coming in second, third, second, third, second, and then finally does a Toronto boom, he gets the win and he goes to the Olympia. And you're talking about a guy who is half the size of a Andrew Jack, of a of a Derek, and he's able to hold his own against these guys. Do you know what I mean? He's able to hold his own against a Brandon Curry. Now, in Pittsburgh, I would have given Sauce third and Brandon fourth. I'm not really that upset that they gave it to Brandon, and here's why. Brandon deserves a bump up here and there. The guy is a perfect role model for bodybuilding. First of all, he's former Mr. Olympia, 2009 Mr. Olympian. He's a multiple honor classic champion. He is the hardest worker. He doesn't stop. He's in his 40s, and he's still dangerous on that stage. And let's not forget, he made a statement on his Instagram. Brandon made a statement on his Instagram that he didn't decide to do the Pittsburgh Pro till three weeks before the show. He had Dundee Arnold UK, he was doing a rebound, and then he decided, you know what? I'm gonna do the Pittsburgh Pro three weeks beforehand. And you could see kind of missed the mark a little bit. But I didn't mind him getting the push to go to third. And the reason why I didn't mind him getting the push to go to third because I if anybody deserves a second, a third, a fourth look, and maybe a little bit of a push, it's him. It's him. The guy is a family man, the guy is a hard worker, the guy is a Christian. You never hear a bad thing out of him. I've actually messaged him and tried to get him on the show. I'm hoping that he will. I have to message him again and remind him, you know, to get those big names on, like a Brandon and whatnot. Now, I mean, Samson used to come on, but nowadays, Mr. Olympia, Andrew Jack. They're difficult to get on. Okay. At this point at their career, they're the elite, they're the best of the best. They probably have contractual agreements with different companies and so on and so forth. So it becomes more and more difficult. But we'll see. So I wasn't mad when I saw that Brandon came in third. I'm not gonna lie. I'm a huge Brandon fan, especially after this year. So I'm not gonna lie. I was kind of happy he took third. But when you look at the pictures between Sauce and Brandon, and you take your emotion out of it, you just take you ball up your emotion. We're not dealing with emotion. Sauce looked amazing, especially from the back. I mean, Sauce was shredded from the back, and that's where Brandon lost it a little bit. Because he didn't have enough time, he only had three weeks, you know, and Sas already came off the victory from FIBO, and he continued to compete. And that's what I know I've said this before. And I know sometimes I sound like a broken record, and I'm sorry, but I'm a fan first. And there's two types of people that that I become true fans of. Of course, the elite guys, Nick Walker's, Samson Dallas. You got everybody knows those are my two favorites. But the other guys that I become fans of are the guys that don't quit. The Sasharati's, the blessings. There's no quitting these guys. You know, they are looking to do the best they can with what they have and tweak it in between each show. And you could see the difference. Every time Blessing does a show, he looks better and better. Now, obviously, he has a little bit of disproportion, his legs are all downsized from his upper body. He has a magnificent upper body, his waist is a little thick, but his upper body is so massive that it doesn't really matter. He still has a tremendous V taper, especially from the back. So those are the two types of guys that I become a fan of, right? It's kind of like the Branch Warren effect, the Johnny Jackson effect, where you see how hard they work. And you just you have no choice but to cheer them on. When you see how hard they work, and you see them go just keep doing show after show after show because they gotta get that win, they gotta get that Olympia fucking qualification. That's it. Like that's what's on their mind. There's no there's no quit. And that grit and that blue collar drive, huge fan of that. Huge fan of that, right? But the Kali Pro is coming up this weekend, and it looks like uh it looks like Sas is the name to beat. It looks like he's gonna win the show as long as um as long as he actually uh doesn't have any mishaps. So here are some names from the Cali Pro that's going. Okay? Now some of them I don't know who they are. Alright. But we have let's see Wellington Baptista, Lucas Carral, Lucas Carroll, sorry, Philip Chiero, Nathan Dangerous, Roy Evans, Dorian Haywood. You guys know that I'm good friends with Dorian, and I'm always cheering him on. Always, always, always cheering him on. Sas Haradi, a name I can't pronounce. Uh Al-Watabi is Shola, Eric Janicki, Chris Jones, Christopher Knox. Christopher Knox is a newbie on the block. Okay, he recently got his pro card. I believe he works with Dave Palumbo. Um, he's got a lot of work to go to. Emmanuel Langoria, Walter Martin, Patrick Moore. Alright, let's talk about Patrick Moore. Patrick is one of those guys, and I know I've said this before. Patrick is one of those guys that if he doesn't come 100%, he gets lost in the shuffle. He does. He does, because he doesn't have the freak factor. He has this beautiful symmetry and this beautiful balance, but it doesn't stand out unless his conditioning is 100% on point. And again, I've had sources that have told me that sometimes he goes on and he doesn't listen to his trainer, he does his own thing, um, he doesn't buckle down. Now, again, these are secondhand sources. I don't know, they're just rumors, okay. These are the these are the people that tell me these things, all right? And I have a feeling that they're accurate. The reason why I have a feeling that they're accurate is because we've seen Patrick Moore get himself in trouble. He's his own worst enemy, okay? But if Patrick Moore brings that conditioning as he did in the Arnold UK, you saw that he could stand next to the big boys. You see that he could stand next to the big boys if his conditioning is 100% on. If his conditioning is 10% off, he's he's lucky he's in the second callout. All right. His calling card is his shape and his conditioning because he doesn't have the micrizar. Fucking size. He doesn't have the Andrew Jack freak factor. Okay. He just doesn't. So his calling card is his balance, his shape, his symmetry. And when he comes in condition, that stuff really stands out. Just like you see with Sas Harati. Sas knows what his strengths are. Sas knows that he's got great balance, great symmetry, that he doesn't really have many flaws, that everything is balanced. And when he comes chiseled, and his glutes are diced and his hamstrings are diced, and he's full and round and hard, he is very dangerous on that stage. Very, very and you're talking about a guy that's half the size of a Crizzo, right? And he's still breaking the top four in a deep lineup like Pittsburgh. A lot to be said about that. Patrick's in that same boat. If Patrick doesn't come shredded, full round, hard, deep cuts, it's time to go home. Forget it. So now what has happened to Patrick is that he had this really good showing at the Arnold UK, and then it's kind of been all downhill. New York Pro second call out. I believe he, I want to say he came in sixth or seventh. I want to say sixth, because I think Dorian came in seventh. Yeah, that Italian kid came in fifth. That's right. Then he goes to Pittsburgh and he gets really lost in the shuffle. I mean, people aren't even talking about him. Okay. In order for him to redeem himself, he has to come in tip top shape on this show. Has to, has to, has to. If he doesn't, then he might as well just pack it up and uh and worry about next year. Okay. Um and the reason why it's frustrating is because we all know he's got the talent to do it. But we also know that his head is sometimes in the clouds. We saw the street fight. I've heard sources have told me that he's gotten kicked out of several gyms that he's tried uh to train people at, and it's never it's never a good good look. So uh this is gonna be Sas Harati's show to beat. But I think my friend Dorian is going to be able to really put on a good performance at this show. He's definitely gonna be able to break the top five at this show. And let me tell you why. Dorian is the kind of guy that gets better with every time he competes. If he does two, three, four, five shows, but again, by the time he gets to the fourth or fifth show, he's dialed in. He's fucking dialed in. He's got this round, round muscle belly, his shoulders are amazing. Um, his weak points. His legs aren't that separated. Okay, he's got good legs, but they're not that separated. But these are things that kind of it gets better with time. And in this kind of lineup, he could really do well in this kind of lineup. All right. Now, I know that he won a Masters O last year. I don't know if that continuously qualifies him to do the Olympia whenever he wants. I'm not sure. I don't know if it goes that way. He might have to re-qualify. But Dorian is such a friendly guy. He's such a good dude. We still keep in touch, even though he doesn't come on the show as much as he used to. We still keep in touch. When he's in New York and doing the New York Pro, I make sure that I go visit him. And I say I'm gonna, I know, I know it's strange. I bring this reference up all the time. Okay. If you guys have ever seen a Tombstone, if you guys love Cowboy movies, it's a great movie. Great, great movie. And there's a scene at the end where Doc Holliday has uh tuberculosis and he's very sick. But he doesn't want to leave Wyatt Earp. White Earp has to take on this gang called the Cowboys, okay? And they are running amok in his town, and Wyatt Herp takes on the job as sheriff to take out the cowboys because they are really like a gang that is extorting and stealing and not making the town uh appealing for people to come to. So at the end of the show, at the end of the movie, there's this scene. And because uh Wyatt Earp is the sheriff, he has you know officers underneath him. So it's literally the sheriff, the officers against the cowboys. Okay, they're gonna have to shoot out, so on and so forth. But Wyatt Earp is there. I'm sorry, uh Doc Holiday is there. And he's not he's not a cop, he's not a sheriff, he's not uh I think he like the surprise is that he's been deputized at the end. But he's very sick, and he's coughing and he's coughing. And one of the deputies that work for Wyatt Earp says, What are you doing here, Doc? You should be in bed. You know, this isn't your fight. And Doc Holliday says this. He goes, Wyatt Earp is my friend. And the the deputy says, Well, I got lots of friends, and Doc Holliday goes, I don't. And that's the situation I'm in. I don't have a lot of friends. So I try my best that if I consider you a friend and you've in the past have come have gone out of your way to help me, which he has, which Dorian has gone out of his way to help me. Him and Phil Klahar, which I still keep in touch with, which I still have the most respect for, they help me a great deal. So when Dorian is competing in New York, I make sure I go. And I make sure I buy a ticket, and I make sure I'm in the audience, and I make sure I'm cheering him on, and then I make sure I hang out with him afterwards a little bit. And he's always very grateful when I'm there. And I'm always grateful to do it. That being said, I think he really could hold his own in this lineup. Okay? Now, don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are plenty of guys that I'm overlooking that I don't know all these names. But uh, I think you're gonna be looking at Sas, Patrick Moore if he doesn't fuck around, Dorian Haywood, because Dorian sends me progress picks all the time. And every time he does a new show, he looks better and better. And he's become a great poser. Dorian Haywood eats, sleeps, and shits bodybuilding. It's his entire life, besides his daughter, and now his new girlfriend, and he has rekindled the relationship with his daughter because his daughter wrestles, and he used to wrestle in high school. So now he goes to all his all her you know wrestling meets. He has rekindled a great relationship with his daughter because you know he's divorced. That being said, he is a bodybuilding freak. I I wouldn't be surprised if when Dorian retires from competing, he becomes a great coach. That would not shock me at all. Well, that's the Cali Pro this weekend, this Saturday, okay. After that, after we see the Cali Pro, okay? You got a lot of shows. You got a lot of shows to look forward to. So let's see. Oh, let's see. We have, I think I said this already, yeah. So we have uh the Cali Pro, then you have the Legion two weeks later, you have the French Pro, week after that, you have the Prano Super Show, week after that, you have the Emperor of Classic in Spain, the week after that, then you have the Italy Pro, the week after that, and that's just June. And I think, I think in these shows now, you are going to see the guys that you haven't seen yet that you kind of forgot about a little bit, right? You're gonna see the Jordan Hutchinsons, you're gonna see the Regan Grimes, you're gonna see the Joan Prudell's, right? And I know I'm missing some names. I these are the ones off the top of my head that I remember from last year. Oh, you're gonna see the Joe Palacios. I can't wait to see what Joe looks like. You know, Joe is just a freak of nature, and you're gonna see these guys, and these next few shows, they're gonna be stacked because everybody's gonna be looking for the qualification. Okay, everybody's gonna be looking for the qualification. All right. So, we got that. I'm saving the best for last, by the way. You know it's coming. You know the Lee Priest AI posts are coming. Okay, believe me, I'm gonna be talking about it. Olympia TV this past weekend. After uh after the Pittsburgh Pro. You guys know that Derek and Andrew Jacked have the same trainer, Chris Assido. And apparently, when Andrew Jacked won the Arnold Classic, Derek didn't congratulate him. And Andrew said, I don't understand what I did to these guys. I'm just bringing the best package I could possibly bring, which is the same thing they do, and I'm just grateful that I'm winning. And I don't understand why they can't congratulate me. So there seems to be this tension between them. Okay? Now here's the thing, and I don't know why Derek can't figure this out. Derek doesn't seem to realize that he needs damage control at this point. People aren't cheering for him. Okay, there's very few bodybuilders or any sportsman, to be honest with you, that's at the top, that's at the best of their game. The best in the world. And they kind of lose their luster, and the people want to see them lose. I mean, you see it with LeBron James, you saw it with Alex, uh Alex Rodriguez, you saw it with Floyd Mayweather, you saw it with Phil Heath. And it's kind of happening to Derek. Okay, and I understand that guys like Samson and guys like Andrew are very tall and have more of a classic physique. They're huge, huge bodybuilders, huge, huge, huge, huge, huge bodybuilders. But Derek seems to have a problem connecting with the people. Some guys are better at it and some guys aren't. Um and when you're in a position where they want Derek and Andrew to do a pose down on Olympia TV, which they did. I believe they did a workout and they did a pose down. This is a time to show the people that you're down to earth, that you're friendly, that you have great sportsmanship. And believe me, I understand where he's coming from. He has children, he's got a family, this is how he makes a living, and he does not want to lose the the uh the Mr. Olympia, okay. And Asido is his trainer, and Asido's the GOAT, but Asido's also Andrew Jack's trainer, okay? And uh Andrew's getting better and better and better, and when you saw the pose down between Derek and Andrew and Samson, the most impressive guy was Samson. He was up there at almost 350 pounds. That's a big fucking boy at about six foot tall and would still had shape. Let's pull up some of it, okay? Because really still had fucking shape. I mean, uh, just phenomenal stuff going on. So here is let's see where the okay, so here is this, right? Listen, Derek is right smack in the middle of his offseason, so he is massive. Andrew just came off uh two win back-to-back wins. So Derek is holding his own here. Derek's back shots are fucking lights out, but he's so massive that just because Derek is shorter, he's not it this wasn't like Andrew's dwarfing him. It just wasn't the case, it's just not the case, okay. During the Olympia TV, it seemed as if Derek had a little bit of contempt for Andrew Jack. I don't know. I don't know how emotional the guy is. I don't know what people tell him, I don't know what his game plan is. All I know is that I know he does trust the process, I know he listens greatly to Asido, and Asido brought him to a Mr. Olympia victory last year. Okay, it is anybody's game at this Olympia. Andrew could take it, Derek could take it, Samson could take it, Ponty could take it. This is anybody's game. Now, it used to be back in the day when you had Ronnie, when you had Dorian, when you had Lee Haney, even Phil. It was like who's coming in second? I mean, and you know, you knew they were gonna dominate, right? Who's coming in second? Now it is so exciting because it is up for grabs, and it is more and more, it's becoming more and more difficult. And I keep saying this that these guys are so massive today, but still have great structure. Look at the structure on these guys, look at the structure on Andrew Jack, look at the structure on Derek. They still have small waists. I mean, Derek's pulling like a half of a vacuum here. Derek's legs look great, he is massive, and Andrew looks incredible because he just came all. He's not in the middle of a complete offseason, but he looks absolutely incredible next to these guys. So let's see if I could find actually uh Samson. Uh, because Samson was insane. Samson's offseason is ridiculous, man. He's six foot tall, 350 pounds. Look at this side chest. He is so massive. Derek holds his own. I know Derek is a shorter guy. Derek's about maybe 5'7 or so, give or take. I know Derek is a shorter guy, but Samson is so massive. And I think it's a good thing. I think he knew the problem was last year that he was trying to come down so hard, so shredded, that it worked against him. He came in way too small. I think he was like on stage at 286. Samson needs to be on stage at 300 pounds in order to make a uh contention. You know, some bodybuilders just can't come in diced like a Ronnie Coleman used to, or Harold Dorian used to, without losing mass, without losing this round muscle, without losing something, without looking flat. It is very difficult. That's why Asido is what I what I think Asido is one of the greats, is because Asido knows this. Now, Asido doesn't work with Samson, but I think Samson and his wife has figured this out. But Samson knew, I'm sorry, Asido knew that Derek can't come in diced. His conditioning has to be good enough. And from the back, his conditioning is fantastic. Because Asido knew that if Derek comes in too diced and too small and does too much cardio, the first thing that goes are his legs. And he doesn't have that pop, he doesn't have that wow factor. And this is why I have Asito as the GOAT of all time. Because he knows what works for each bodybuilder. Now, what Andrew, what makes Andrew so special with Asito is that for about a year or so, people were saying Andrew's got to take time off. If he puts on 10 pounds, he's Mr. Olympia. He puts on 10 pounds, he's Mr. Olympia. Azito is great at just blocking out all the noise. Yeah, I'm not paying attention to that. Okay, I know what I'm doing. He's that confident of a coach. He knew that he could continue to have Andrew competing and still grow into that frame and still have the conditioning that he's had. Clearly, he won the Arnold USA, he won the Arnold UK, and now he is in contention for a Mr. Olympia title. So this is really up in the air for these guys, okay? This is a very exciting, exciting Mr. Olympia. Now, Hadi is going to be there. Okay. It does not look like Nick Walker is going to be there. It does not look like Rafael Brandau is going to be there. And I think there's a lot of guys that are going to win a show, come in, and then kind of get lost in the shuffle. But I'll tell you this much. I think the guys like Tonyo and Mike Crizzo are going to surprise you. I think those two guys are going to really move up to the uh second callout Olympia. The sixth, seventh, eighth place guys. And that means you're top ten in the world. Because the performance that these guys put on, those two guys put on the last two shows, they looked incredible. Tonio looked absolutely incredible. Crizzo on one week made enough improvements where he finally won. Uh, I believe, I believe it's his, what was his first show that he won? Well, first big show that he won. Let's put it that way. So I think you're gonna see those guys do damage unless, you know, I'm talking as if everybody comes in 100%. Okay. There are times where these guys come in, they miss the mark, like Samson did. He missed the mark and he lost the title. I don't think Samson's doing that this year. I think he's learned this lesson. Samson and his wife are a good team, and I think he's he's learned his lesson. He knows he's got to come in big, and he's got to come, his condition has to be good enough. And his structure, his size, and his balance and his symmetry will take him far if his conditioning is good enough. And it's the same thing with Derek. Derek's conditioning will be good enough. Because everything else, the size, the structure, the symmetry, the balance will take him far. Andrew is the kind of guy that could come in dice. I truly believe that because he looks like he's really making can really make progress with his conditioning, as we saw in the uh Arnold USA and the Arnold UK. Okay? I think you're going to see a really good Brandon Curry. And like I said, in the next few shows, you are gonna see guys like William Bonack, like Cliff Fidettian, like Joan Prudell. You're gonna see guys like Regan Grimes. You're gonna see like guys like Jordan Hutchinson. And you're gonna see you're gonna see a different crop of bodybuilders now. I think uh, you know, the blessing, you might see him once one or two more times. The Sauce. I know Sauce is doing California. I don't know if he's doing any other shows after that. Um, so now I think you're gonna see the Joe Palacios and uh like uh the Raffman, uh the Joe Palacios's, you're gonna see uh you might even see the Joe Cima because he's jumping into the open. I think you're gonna see a lot of good young blood coming up, and it's fun to see. Uh the thing is that these shows, especially in the states and in North America, Toronto, Texas, Tampa, they're gonna be stacked. A lot of guys might have to go over to Europe. There's a lot of shows in Europe. There's Italy, there's France, there's, you know, don't forget you still have the um the Dubai Pro. I mean, what what other shows are coming in July? It's going to be really interesting to see these guys go at it, okay? So let's look at Sas. I'm gonna look up Sas Harati. Okay, because Sas is just Sas is just phenomenal. He really is. The guy is just the guy is just a fantastic bodybuilder, and he has literally made me a huge fan. Between last year and this year, he has made me a huge fan. This is all right. Last year he won the Toronto Super Pro, and that was his win to get him to the uh Olympia. Then this year he got a quick qualification because he goes at the FIBO, he's the only big name. Boom, he fucking he fucking um wins and he's already got his qualification. And what's funny is a lot of these guys get their qualification and they're done till the Olympia. He continues to compete, and this is why I am a huge fan, and I've become a huge fan. He looked incredible in Pittsburgh, absolutely incredible. He just doesn't have the size of look at that side chest, look at those legs. Look how small that waist is, and that's right there. Boom. That well, let's go back because that's the shot. Look at that. That's the shot. Look how deep those cuts are in his glutes and his lower back and his hamstrings. The guy looks incredible. And that's why I think he deserved third, and Brandon deserved fourth. But I'm not really angry about it because it's Brandon Curry. He just looks incredible. He really, he really, he really does. He really, really does look just a fantastic, a fantastic bodybuilder and a really good, a really good gentleman of the sport. Let's see. Nothing is out of shape, nothing's out of proportion. He has great shoulders, he's got a great chest, he's got decent arms. You can see his maybe his triceps a little under. His legs are separated, feathered, incredible midsection. And when he turns around, even those side shots, because you could see the splitting his hamstring to his glutes. I mean, splitting his hamstring and his hamstring and his quads. You see how small his waist is in this, you see how fantastic his shoulders and chest are on these shots. He's a great poser. He knows how to how to show his strengths. And once he does the look at the Christmas tree. And look at the hand, how deep the dig the hamstrings are and the glutes. I mean, he's just funny. Even the calves. The guy's just a great bodybuild. He just doesn't have the freak factor. He's a monster. If Soss was 10 pounds more muscle with this conditioning and this shape, I don't know if anybody could beat him. He was he's that good. Now, let's see Brandon. Okay. Uh, and I just want to. Where is Brandon Curry? Brandon Curry. There you are. Uh let's see. Brand Brandon at Pittsburgh. So here we go. Okay, now Brandon comes out. Of course, Brandon has incredible shape. Okay. And remember, he only dieted for three weeks. All right, so now look at the difference. Okay. Look how this look at the separation in his legs. Not nearly as separated as Sauce. Okay. But I think they gave him a little bit of a gift here. And if anybody deserves it, it's him. That's why I really wasn't angry. Took a former Mr. Olympia, multiple honor classic champion. He took the show on short notice. And he knew that he wasn't going to be overlooked because he took second in the Arnold UK, and everybody's talking about him since he took second in the Arnold UK. Let's continue. And he's a great poser. He is a great ambassador of the sport. And then you see when he turns around, it's not the conditioning is not there like Sas. Now, when he turns around and he does his back, you can see what I'm saying. Now I'm not angry that he came in third. But you can see he's holding a little water. You could see he's a little bit off. He doesn't have the deep separation in his in his hamstrings, his quads, and his lower back. That being said, you're talking about a guy who took it three weeks out, okay? And has a beautiful physique for Mr. Olympia. Okay, so I'm really wasn't mad. I'm not mad at it. I just thought Sauce was phenomenal. I really did. I'm a huge Sauce fan. Okay? Just looked tremendous. And even when he came in third, he was very happy with that placing, saying that he only took it three weeks before the show. He literally contacted them and said, Okay, I want to do the show. Three weeks beforehand. And still brought a decent package. Imagine if he, you know, went straight from the UK to this, he might have had a shot to win. You know? So I think at the Olympia you're gonna see a much, much better brand, and that's my guess. Okay, that's my guess. Because now at the Olympia, now you're at the top of the top. And to compete with the top of the top, you can't leave the door a little bit open. Because somebody's gonna come in and fucking shut it. Okay? These guys, these young guys look real good. Brandon is an older dude, and if he doesn't come 100%, he's kinda gonna get kicked to the he's gonna get kicked to the back a little bit. Okay? He's gonna get kicked to the back a little bit. Um right. I think Lee Priest has a little bit too time on his hand too much time on his hands in Italy. This guy is making so many AI videos. Some of them are hilarious, some of them are absolutely hilarious. So let's just let's bring them up a little bit, okay? Um, because some of them are absolutely hysterical. I don't even know how he does these things. He did one with me, I'll show you. But I mean, these are so funny. These really are so funny. Let's see. Oh my god. The Asito fighting Hani Ramrod in UFC is fucking great. Look at this, look at this, look at this.

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Be the number one guru. They keep fighting on. And the winner is Chris Okoro.

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It's Asito, but good at that.

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I just want to say, I don't take Rolex watch as payment. Who will win win and be the number one guru?

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Mall Gardia is never gonna fucking let that down, man. Here's another one. These were great, man. These were great. Look at this.

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This is come on, guys. A little help here. I shouldn't be helping you. I shouldn't be helping you. Shut up and just keep feeding him. Excuse me. Come on, guys. A little help here. I shouldn't be helping you. He is funny.

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Thank God we have Lee Priest, because he is hilarious. Look at this. Oh god. Where does he come up with this stuff, man? Where was there was one that he did. I'll show you the one he did with me, because it was fucking funny. Alright? It was really funny. Here it is.

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Here's the one he did with me. It's fucking hilarious. Welcome to Serious and Silliness Podcast. My name is John. My name is Lee. I'm the silly one. But at least we make your life.

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He's a piss. He really is funny. He really is funny, man. And I think there was another one he did with me, if he didn't share it. But it's so funny, dude. Is this a new one? Is this what is this? Oh my god. Oh god. Lee Priest is just Lee is just Lee is just fucking great. Excuse me, I got the hiccups. Lee is just great, man. He is fucking hilarious. He really is. I can't wait to go to Nashville and meet him, and we're gonna hang out for a couple of nights. Oh God, excuse me. It's gonna be very fun. Sorry about the hiccups. But that is gonna be it for me, okay? And I was a little bit short. Actually, we did go for about an hour. God, fucking hiccups, man. Gotta hold my breath.

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Remember. Hold on my breath. Okay, come. Just hit the surprise subscribe button and the notification bell. And like God, I sound like sound like I'm gonna take a shit. But I will see you next week. Later.