{"id":13522,"date":"2025-03-05T22:47:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13522"},"modified":"2025-03-05T22:47:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T15:47:39","slug":"samson-daudas-shares-his-plans-after-loss-at-the-2025-arnold-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=13522","title":{"rendered":"Samson Dauda&#8217;s Shares His Plans After Loss at the 2025 Arnold Classic"},"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>Samson Dauda came a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/derek-lunsford-wins-the-arnold-classic-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">close second to Derek Lunsford at the 2025 Arnold Classic<\/a>, and the British bodybuilder took to Instagram following the show to address his fans and his future. While the big man is ready for a much-deserved break, he explained that he\u2019s going to try and come back better at the 2026 Mr Olympia. Here\u2019s what he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst and foremost, man, congratulations to the winner, Derek Lunsford,\u201d said a dejected but gracious Dauda in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGtCnzRxCSB\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video posted for his 1.4 million Instagram followers on March 2, 2025<\/a>. \u201cThat was a hell of a battle\u2026 a hell of a f***ing show we put up yesterday.\u201d An emotional Dauda explained that there was no hiding his disappointment in losing out to Lunsford, but \u201cme coming back from adversity and picking myself up after something like this is what I\u2019ve always done,\u201d he confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>On the night, the judges felt that Lunsford\u2019s physique and posing was superior, but Dauda did pick up the most muscular award for his epic efforts in the weight room. Still, the sixtieth reigning champion accepts that back-to-back preps for the \u2018O\u2019 and the Arnold really took it out of him. But those who are counting out Dauda as a potential two-time Mr Olympia should take note of history. \u201cThis exact same time last year we were in exactly the same position,\u201d he said, reflecting on the fact that he came second at the 2024 Arnold only to go on and take the top prize in Las Vegas. \u201cI go away, I work, I come back better,\u201d he enthused.<\/p>\n<h2>Samson Dauda Arnold Classic 2025: The Next Steps After His Disappointing Result<\/h2>\n<p>The 60th Mr Olympia explained that it has been an intense few months. \u201cIt took a lot out of us,\u201d he said, \u201cAt this point, I am happy to finally have a break.\u201d The Arnold 2025 runner up took the time to thank his fans for their constant support before doubling down on the fact that while he is excited to be taking some time off, he will be working hard to retain his crown at Olympia in Las Vegas in October. \u201cWe always have an amazing journey,\u201d said Dauda. \u201cWe always go through this stuff time, and time, and time again. You guys are always there to support me, and I always use your support to fuel me through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dauda\u2019s positive approach to adversity earned him a ton of support on his Instagram profile. \u201cMan, that was a close one. So excited to see what you unleash at Olympia,\u201d wrote one fan. \u201cAlways a class act and a stellar bodybuilder,\u201d wrote another. \u201cAll respect and you will come back stronger!\u201d encouraged yet another.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the break big man! We can\u2019t wait to see what you bring to the 2025 Olympia.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/samson__dauda\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To follow Samson Dauda on Instagram, click here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><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\/samson-daudas-shares-his-plans-after-loss-at-the-2025-arnold-classic\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samson Dauda came a close second to Derek Lunsford at the 2025 Arnold Classic, and the British bodybuilder took to Instagram following the show to address his fans and his future. While the big man is ready for a much-deserved break, he explained that he\u2019s going to try and come back better at the 2026 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13522\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}