{"id":14035,"date":"2025-04-25T03:20:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14035"},"modified":"2025-04-25T03:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:20:42","slug":"what-does-hadi-choopan-need-to-change-for-a-successful-2025-mr-olympia-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14035","title":{"rendered":"What Does Hadi Choopan Need to Change for a Successful 2025 Mr. Olympia Comeback?"},"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>Dennis James was joined by Milos \u201cThe Mind\u201d Sarcev and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bp_tmmDl8GE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-time Mr Olympia winning coach, Abdullah Alotaibi for Episode 228 of The Menace Podcast<\/a> and the conversation soon turned to Hadi Choopan, and what he should look to improve if he is to make a successful comeback in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/flexonline\/flex-news\/hadi-choopan-wins-2022-mr-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hadi Choopan won his first Mr Olympia title in 2022 at 35 years of age<\/a>,\u00a0 but was knocked down to second place by Derek Lunsford in 2023, and then Samson Dauda in 2024. Now, having taken a year off, The Menace Panel speculated about what might sharpen the \u201cPersian Wolf\u2019s\u201d teeth once again. According to Sarcev, one thing that has always worked in the Iranian\u2019s favor is his conditioning, so he\u2019ll need to keep that consistent. (source: this conversation begins 1:04:20)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody comes close to Hadi Choopan,\u201d said Sarcev. \u201cYou cannot compare Derek (Lunsford\u2019s) condition with Hadi\u2019s condition. From the front, (it\u2019s) not even close.\u201d\u00a0 The panel agreed however, that where Choopan does need to improve on, is putting on some overall size to compete with the other giants on stage such as Lunsford and Dauda.\u00a0 \u201cIf you dig deep and analyze from the front, everything was happening,\u201d continued Sarcev. Still, Coach Abdullah noted that Derek\u2019s condition from the back was better, and Sarcev agreed.<\/p>\n<h2>Can Hadi Choopan Beat Derek Lunsford at the 2025 Mr. Olympia?<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cSo, I think that Hadi left a whole year to work on that. He just needs to put on more size,\u201d concluded Sarcev. \u201cHadi\u2019s that guy who has everything, and his condition is just shining through. I don\u2019t think that his conditioning was bad at the last Olympia, and everybody said, \u2018oh, his condition was not that same Hadi condition.\u2019 I think it was 95% of his normal conditioning. I really do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking to get some commitment from his crew, Dennis James asked the guests who would win at their best in this year\u2019s Olympia. \u201cCould this Derek beat Hadi\u2019s best?\u201d asked The Menace. \u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d said Sarcev. \u201cYes,\u201d answered Coach Abdullah. \u201cI like that you guys don\u2019t agree,\u201d concluded the host. \u201cSo\u2026 What\u2019s gonna change?\u201d asked James. \u201cHe needs to bring (those) crazy back striations, and hamstrings glutes\u2026 tie in. And I\u2019m sure that this is whole purpose, this whole year, to work on that,\u201d offered Sarcev. Still, despite \u201cThe Mind\u2019s\u201d faith in Choopan, Coach Abdullah was willing to put his own money on another Lunsford victory at the 2025 Olympia. So, who you got?<\/p>\n<p>To watch the whole episode, also covering subjects like Andrew Jacked\u2019s current progress, and who has the best physique between Victor Martinez and Phil Heath, see below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"COACH ABDULLAH BETS ANY MONEY DEREK WINS OLYMPIA!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bp_tmmDl8GE?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\/what-does-hadi-choopan-need-to-change-for-a-successful-2025-mr-olympia-comeback\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis James was joined by Milos \u201cThe Mind\u201d Sarcev and multi-time Mr Olympia winning coach, Abdullah Alotaibi for Episode 228 of The Menace Podcast and the conversation soon turned to Hadi Choopan, and what he should look to improve if he is to make a successful comeback in 2025. 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