{"id":13495,"date":"2025-03-04T01:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13495"},"modified":"2025-03-04T01:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:41:03","slug":"derek-lunsford-wins-the-arnold-classic-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13495","title":{"rendered":"Derek Lunsford Wins the Arnold Classic 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 2025 Arnold Classic is now in the books, and this continues to be an exciting time in the world of bodybuilding where the field for flexing is perhaps as competitive as ever. After a dramatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/2024-olympia-friday-nicht-recap-will-derek-lunsford-be-dethroned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop to third place at last year\u2019s Mr. Olympia contest<\/a>, Lunsford made a commanding return in Columbus, taking home the industry\u2019s second biggest prize.<\/p>\n<p>Now $500,000 richer, Lunsford beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/samson-dauda-is-the-new-2024-mr-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samson Dauda, his top rival and the sixtieth Mr. Olympia<\/a> on stage at The Arnold, potentially providing him with the momentum required to win his third \u2018O\u2019 later this year. Both men brought their A-game over the weekend however, and it was a close-run race. Lunsford\u2019s haul for the night actually totaled $510,000 because he was also awarded the Ed Corny prize for best poser in the competition, showing how important it is to not just build, but also present the best possible package on stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019ll be honest with you,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tPMLiA4cSzI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunsford following the victory at his first ever Arnold Classic performance<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve been wanting to do this show for a long time. \u201cFirst time I ever went to a big bodybuilding event like this, it was this, back in 2015.\u201d That event proved to light a fire in the man that would become an icon of the bodybuilding industry. \u201cFast forward ten years later, 2025, being the Arnold Classic Open (and a former) Mr Olympia champion, oof boy that\u2019s crazy to think.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2\/>\n<h2>2025 Arnold Classic Men\u2019s Open Results<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Derek Lunsford<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Samson Dauda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Jacked<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brandon Curry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>William Bonac<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Akim Williams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/bodybuilding\/comments\/1j0r3g0\/mike_sommerfeld_win_arnold_classic_physique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Sommerfield won the Men\u2019s Classic Physique<\/a> prize and Ali Bilal took home the Men\u2019s Physique trophy, while Vania Auguste won her first Arnold Bikini International. In the Wheelchair Division, Rajesh John took the crown. With some dominant returns and exciting new champions, the road to Olympia is now in full swing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olympia TV recaps the Arnold Classic 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v_g9q59_HeQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/derek-lunsford-wins-the-arnold-classic-2025\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Arnold Classic is now in the books, and this continues to be an exciting time in the world of bodybuilding where the field for flexing is perhaps as competitive as ever. 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