The previous Olympia champ seems primed to retake the title.
In comparison with a few of his peers, Brandon Curry’s approach to sharing updates on his progress in preparation for the 2022 Mr. Olympia is slightly more discrete. The 2019 Olympia winner may share occasional tidbits from his training, like other top bodybuilders, but he hasn’t been one to repeatedly disclose many concrete notes about his physique through the 2022 calendar 12 months. With the following iteration of the competition looming on Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, the elite bodybuilder set the table for where he stands.
On Nov. 28, 2022, during an appearance on a podcast with Fouad Abiad Media, Curry discussed expectations for the 2022 Olympia. In the method, while he wasn’t specific because he desired to “keep things quiet,” the athlete noted that he weighed “above 260 kilos” on the time of the interview. Then, he broke down his outlook for the huge December contest.
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For probably the most part, Curry has kept his nose to the grindstone in recent months. After winning the 2022 Arnold Classic in March, it seems apparent the star bodybuilder kept his head down, honing his physique through strength-building and nutrition.
After revealing his approximate body weight, Curry outlined who he thinks will finish in the highest 10. Unsurprisingly, the athlete has himself winning for the second time in 4 years in Las Vegas.
Brandon Curry | 2022 Mr. Olympia Top 10 Prediction
- Brandon Curry
- Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay
- William Bonac
- Hadi Choopan
- Rafael Brandao
- Michal Križánek
- Chinedu Andrew “Jacked” Obiekea
- Samson Dauda
- Hunter Labrada
- Nick Walker
While he has questions on his overall conditioning, Curry appears to be a fan of debuting Olympia competitor Križánek, specifically. The seasoned Olympia athlete believes Križánek brings enough to the table with other points of his body to shine.
“He’s [Križánek] so latest, he’s a giant guy,” Curry explained. “I believe he’s got to get his conditioning higher for this show, and he’s going to make an impact this 12 months … I believe his conditioning goes to be higher by the Olympia. I mean, he’s been weight-reduction plan for a way long? I believe the separation in his legs and the form goes to hold him enough.”
As for his honesty about athletes like Walker — who enters the 2022 Olympia riding a wave of hype — Curry thinks “The Mutant” hasn’t improved enough from his fifth-place debut on the 2021 iteration.
“To me, he [Walker] looks much like last 12 months’s pre-tanner,” Curry said. “[When] you set the tanner on him, I believe he’ll look much like last 12 months. I don’t think there’s a dramatic difference. I do know he’s going to be hard and conditioned.”
Ultimately, Curry thinks comparisons to Walker’s on-stage competitors will likely be a major challenge to his Olympia probabilities.
“His [Walker] thing is, what number of comparisons are they going to place him through?” Curry maintained. “That’s going to be the Achilles heel for him. I believe the more comparisons he [Walker] has to undergo, the more he’ll begin to fade.”
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With roughly only two weeks to go before the 2022 Olympia on the time of this writing, Curry will soon unveil the physique he’s been keeping under wraps. Whether he makes good on his predictions — especially in capturing a second profession Olympia title — is something the bodybuilding world will only know when this former champion returns to the stage.
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