{"id":14637,"date":"2025-07-09T00:21:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14637"},"modified":"2025-07-09T00:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:21:55","slug":"flex-wheeler-says-competitions-without-routines-are-a-major-step-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14637","title":{"rendered":"Flex Wheeler Says Competitions Without Routines Are a &#8216;Major Step Back&#8217;"},"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>Episode 239 of The Menace Podcast saw host Dennis James joined by regular panelists Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, along with a special guest in the form of bodybuilding legend Flex Wheeler. During the show, sparks flew over the topic of symmetry rounds back in the day, and the gang also discussed the lack of posing routines at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifbbpro.com\/competition\/2025-dubai-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Dubai Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris, what did you notice in the finals,\u201d asked Sarcev. \u201cThere\u2019s no routines,\u201d answered the multi-time Olympia competitor. \u201cWhat?\u201d asked a shocked Flex Wheeler. \u201cWhat do you mean, like no routines (at all),\u201d questioned Dennis James. Sarcev reiterated that indeed, there were no posing routines as part of the 2025 Dubai Pro. \u201cZero,\u201d confirmed Sarcev, explaining that this didn\u2019t bother him, because he was fed up with what he called \u201cfools\u201d doing \u201cboring\u201d dancing routines.<\/p>\n<p>And, he\u2019s not alone: Some critics have even called for points to be deducted where the routines become just too kooky. Wheeler was less impressed with this development, however. \u201cListen, Milos, we all come from the era of posing,\u201d he shot back. \u201cIt was an art to us,\u201d he qualified. \u201cIt\u2019s like, we all have our gifts, but at the end of the night, we\u2019re supposed to be able to heighten and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/women\/galleries\/the-bodybuilding-physique-in-fine-art-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show off our gifts and counterpart our weakness in an art form<\/a>, I think that\u2019s a major step back, for them to take away posing. That just don\u2019t make no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Why was the 2025 Dubai Pro Dance-less?<\/h2>\n<p>Investigating why the 2025 Dubai Pro didn\u2019t include specific routines, Sarcev explained that this also happened in 2024, and the reason given was that there was an issue with the DJ. Because of this, generic music would be played instead. \u201cWhat was the reason this time,\u201d asked The Menace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis time there was nothing,\u201d replied Sarcev. Chris Cormier confirmed that \u201cno reason\u201d had been given for the lack of routines in 2025. Sarcev felt that taking the judging away from the posing round created a \u201cdisaster,\u201d however, he wondered if this could be where the sport of bodybuilding is headed, instead forcing the athletes to entertain audiences during the mandatory posing rounds and not relying on what he called \u201cstupid\u201d routines.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler stuck to his opposing view, however, noting that choreographed routines were one if his favorite aspects of competitions, because they helped him to illicit an emotional response from the crowds in attendance. In a hilarious moment, Cormier reminded Wheeler that he was a bit of a maverick back in the day, even going so far as to wear fishnet tights on stage. \u201cI was a Prince fan,\u201d he replied, sadly confirming that this particular routine was not caught on video.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>To watch the complete episode, see below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DENNIS &amp; MILOS CALL OUT THE REAL DEAL CHRIS CORMIER!?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-cj7pihH5OI?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\/flex-wheeler-says-competitions-without-routines-are-a-major-step-back\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 239 of The Menace Podcast saw host Dennis James joined by regular panelists Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, along with a special guest in the form of bodybuilding legend Flex Wheeler. 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