{"id":14961,"date":"2025-08-22T01:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14961"},"modified":"2025-08-22T01:45:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:45:17","slug":"urs-kalecinski-announces-his-move-from-classic-to-open-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=14961","title":{"rendered":"Urs Kalecinski Announces His Move From Classic to Open Division"},"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>German bodybuilder, Urs \u201cThe MiracleBear\u201d Kalecinski was a constant threat to Chris Bumstead\u2019s Classic Olympia reign, but with Cbum now retired, why would Kalecinski step away from a division that he is so close to ruling? The big man explained his motivations in a recent social media update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have decided to switch to Open class bodybuilding, and I want to inform you about my thought process behind this decision,\u201d wrote The MiracleBear in as Instagram post for his 1.6 million followers. \u201cThe struggle to cut weight for classic has become increasingly difficult to a point where I either had to sacrifice my health tremendously or my best possible physique,\u201d he explained. \u201cFrankly speaking, I\u2019m now 17 kilograms above my weight limit for Classic Physique, but my body is almost stage ready \u2014 meaning I\u2019d have to lose about 15 kilograms of pure muscle mass to make weight. Honestly, this just feels wrong,\u201d wrote Kalecinski of the bind that he finds himself working through.<\/p>\n<p>Where has Urs Kalecinski placed previously in the <a href=\"https:\/\/contests.npcnewsonline.com\/contests\/2024\/ifbb_mr_olympia\/jut7\/urs_kalecinski\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympia Classic Division<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><strong>2021: 4rd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2022: 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2023: 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2024: 3rd<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Urs Kalecinski received a heavyweight boost regarding his decision<\/h2>\n<p>The MiracleBear shared that while he doesn\u2019t feel he\u2019s in good enough shape to compete with the best of the Open Bodybuilding division stage at the 2025 Olympia right now, he believes that this challenge could make him \u201cfall in love with the sport again\u201d as he strives for \u201ca new and mature version of my physique.\u201d To that end, he\u2019s reportedly still looking to make his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNlFzI0NUq_\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 Olympia Open debut<\/a> by attempting to qualify at the Pro Muscle show in Milan, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>In a boost for The MiracleBear, his difficult decision was quickly supported by some of the Open divisions most successful competitors. \u201cA smart and mature move you\u2019ve made Urs,\u201d commented seven-time Mr Olympia, Phil Heath. \u201cRemoving that stress will truly help your mind body and spirit. God Bless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well wishes also came from the 2023 Mr. Olympia, Derek Lunsford who once made a similar transition of his own. \u201cI can understand this feeling coming from the 212 division,\u201d he shared. \u201cI waited to achieve the Olympia title, but ultimately, I knew I was holding myself back. You have to follow what you believe is right.\u201d It will be exciting to see the next chapter of Kalecinski\u2019s bodybuilding career unfold in the Open division.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the.miraclebear\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To follow Urs Kalecinski on Instagram, click here.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/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\/why-is-urs-kalecinski-moving-from-classic-to-open-bodybuilding\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German bodybuilder, Urs \u201cThe MiracleBear\u201d Kalecinski was a constant threat to Chris Bumstead\u2019s Classic Olympia reign, but with Cbum now retired, why would Kalecinski step away from a division that he is so close to ruling? The big man explained his motivations in a recent social media update. \u201cI have decided to switch to Open &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-14961","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\/14961","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=14961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}