{"id":14248,"date":"2025-05-20T00:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14248"},"modified":"2025-05-20T00:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:47:38","slug":"nick-walker-wins-2025-new-york-pro-after-tough-loss-to-lunsford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14248","title":{"rendered":"Nick Walker Wins 2025 New York Pro After Tough Loss To Lunsford"},"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>Nick Walker has qualified for the 2025 Mr Olympia competition at the New York Pro, but \u201cThe Mutant\u201d says he was debating whether or not he should even enter, after a hurtful loss to Derek Lunsford at The Pittsburgh Pro made him question everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel great now, after last weekend,\u201d said Walker in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bXy2WZNppwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post victory interview with The Muscle Maturity Podcast<\/a>. \u201cI feel fantastic. You know, we finally got our Olympia qualification, and we became the (first three-time) champion of the New York Pro.\u201d Addressing his loss to Lunsford just one week prior in Pittsburgh, Walker said he \u201ccame back better\u201d in New York. Still, bodybuilding can be a brutal business, and \u201cThe Mutant\u201d says that failing to get past Lunsford \u201churt.\u201d In fact, it rocked Walker so much that he had to seriously think about his next move. \u201cIt was actually not the best time,\u201d he revealed. \u201cI was even debating doing this, that\u2019s how p***d I was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walker explained that following that verdict, which saw him come a close second in Pittsburgh, he didn\u2019t sleep \u201cat all\u201d that night. And with all that pent up energy, Walker revealed that he was up by 7am the next day doing cardio. But after burning off some of his frustrations, the popular bodybuilder conferred with his coach, Kyle Wilkes, and made the decision to make a definitive statement in New York. The Mutant admits that he really just needed a moment to \u201csulk a little bit.\u201d Well, don\u2019t we all?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3x NY Pro WINNER Nick Walker! Interview w\/ Samir Bannout, John Hansen &amp; Marcus Guerrero\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bXy2WZNppwc?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<h2>Nick Walker Won Big at the 2025 New York Pro<\/h2>\n<p>In a stacked show, The Mutant bested the likes of William Bonac, Michal Krizanek and Regan Grimes to win a Men\u2019s Open Division 2025 Mr. Olympia qualification, and a cool $30,000 in prize money. He also became the first three-time New York Pro champion at the event. This also now sets up the long-awaited rematch on stage against the 2023 Mr Olympia winner Derek Lunsford, but both men will have their work cut out because \u201cThe Nigerian Lion,\u201d Samson Dauda is looking to repeat last year\u2019s success and win his second title. One thing is for sure; there\u2019s everything to play for this October in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mrolympia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For information on the 2025 Olympia weekend click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/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\/nick-walker-wins-2025-new-york-pro-after-tough-loss-to-lunsford\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Walker has qualified for the 2025 Mr Olympia competition at the New York Pro, but \u201cThe Mutant\u201d says he was debating whether or not he should even enter, after a hurtful loss to Derek Lunsford at The Pittsburgh Pro made him question everything. \u201cI feel great now, after last weekend,\u201d said Walker in a &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-14248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.8 - 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