Walker looks primed for a possible Olympia title.
Amidst a stacked field of elite competitors on the 2022 Mr. Olympia, Nick “The Mutant” Walker is likely to be the largest threat to Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Ellsbiay’s stake on a 3rd straight Olympia title. In the ultimate stages of his Olympia preparation, a recent update from Walker on his training progress shows he seems greater than able to go muscle to muscle with a bodybuilding great.
On Nov. 25, 2022, Walker shared a glimpse of his latest physique roughly three weeks before the onset of bodybuilding’s flagship competition. Per the caption of his post, Walker weighs a large 262 kilos within the photo. With the 2022 Olympia set to happen on Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, it’s distinctly possible Walker will only be putting some ending touches on this stacked figure in the approaching weeks.
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This isn’t the primary instance of Walker making headlines in recent weeks. Along with the standard updates on his work within the gym over social media and otherwise, the 28-year-old athlete has been making the rounds on various platforms, discussing what he thinks lies ahead on the 2022 Olympia. That, in turn, has almost acted as a seamless approach to track his progression over the calendar 12 months.
For instance, in early June 2022, Walker weighed in at a staggering 295 kilos. Then, in early November 2022, after taking a while to reveal where his progress stood, Walker shared that he had a body weight of 277 kilos. Together with his latest update on the account, this implies the bodybuilder steadily cut 33 kilos off of his frame in roughly six months’ time.
So far as soundbites and notable thoughts go, in mid-August 2022, Walker alluded to a possible scenario where he could dethrone Elssbiay on the Olympia. He maintained that if Elssbiay “is available in even barely off,” it may very well be a “good battle” between the 2 titans. Two months later, in late October 2022, Walker said he thinks the upcoming Olympia might be a gauntlet of a contest due to “dark knights” like Derek Lunsford (who recently transitioned from the 212 division to Men’s Open) and 2019 Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry.
Finally, after revealing he had recently reunited along with his coach Matt Jansen, a confident and impressive Walker minced no words about his 2022 Olympia outlook. He told bodybuilding legend and seven-time 212 Olympia champion James “Flex” Lewis he could be “Mr. Olympia indisputably.”
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Walker has undoubtedly stayed busy during 2022 as he charges headlong into his second-career Olympia appearance. After a shocking fifth-place debut in 2021, many assume he may only improve on the 2022 iteration. All eyes might be on the bodybuilder to live as much as the hype.
Featured image: nick_walker39 on Instagram