{"id":11342,"date":"2023-03-05T15:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=11342"},"modified":"2023-03-05T17:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T17:14:23","slug":"kamal-elgargni-keeps-2023-masters-olympia-in-play-during-ambitious-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/kamal-elgargni-keeps-2023-masters-olympia-in-play-during-ambitious-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamal Elgargni Keeps 2023 Masters Olympia In Play During Ambitious Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a aria-label=\"Kamal Elgargni (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-arnold-classic-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216684\">Kamal Elgargni<\/a> is one of the headline competitors at the <a aria-label=\"2023 Arnold Classic (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-watch-2023-arnold-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216685\">2023 Arnold Classic<\/a> (AC). The Columbus, OH, contest will see Elgargni try to topple Men&#8217;s Open mountains like <a aria-label=\"Nick Walker (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/nick-walker-physique-update-2023-arnold-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216686\">Nick Walker<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"Mamdouh &quot;Big Ramy&quot; Elssbiay (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mamdouh-big-ramy-elssbiay-potential-win-2023-arnold-classic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216687\">Mamdouh &#8220;Big Ramy&#8221; Elssbiay<\/a>. However, when the dust settles on the AC for this 212 third-place finisher at the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/shaun-clarida-wins-2022-212-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2022 Mr. Olympia (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216688\">2022 Mr. Olympia<\/a>, there&#8217;s still an entire 2023 competitive season to run through. Elgargni is already thinking ahead. <\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 28, 2023, Elgargni was a guest on the <em>Muscular Development<\/em> podcast with Ron Harris. The conversation saw the former 212 Olympia champion (2019) discuss his bodybuilding ambitions for 2023. In the process, Elgargni revealed that <strong>he isn&#8217;t ruling out the upcoming <a aria-label=\"2023 Masters Olympia (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"216689\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/masters-olympia-returns-august-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">2023 Masters Olympia<\/a> later this summer<\/strong>. The contest is scheduled for Aug. 26-27, 2023, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. With the competition returning for the first time in 11 years, this would be Elgargni&#8217;s first appearance. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/kamal-elgargni-2023-masters-olympia-plans\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lyteCache-4.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/back-and-biceps-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216690\">The Ultimate Back and Biceps Workout for Every Lifter<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/clean-and-jerk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216691\">How to Do the Clean &amp; Jerk for Total-Body Strength and Power<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>At 51 years old, Elgargni is eligible for both the Men&#8217;s Open and 212 divisions at the 2023 Masters Olympia. (Note: Athletes must be at least 45 to compete under both classifications). At the time of this writing, Elgargni maintains he will compete in the Men&#8217;s Open to stay relatively consistent with his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerbuilding\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"217498\">training<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"nutrition (opens in a new tab)\" data-lasso-id=\"216693\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-eat-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">nutrition<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, Elgargni was frank about why he&#8217;d even consider competing at the Masters Olympia: he expects the prize money to be enticing. (Note: The show&#8217;s organizers have revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-masters-olympia-prize-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the overall prize purse is $229,000 (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216694\">the overall prize purse is $229,000<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;You never know what\u2019s going to happen down the road but, yes, it is a good title [the 2023 Masters Olympia],&#8221; Elgagrni said. &#8220;We don\u2019t hear much about it at the moment. We don\u2019t know what the prize money is. I hope they do something good that makes people [want to compete]. At the end of the day, it\u2019s a business. It\u2019s work. It\u2019d be silly if you\u2019re spending more than what you\u2019re getting. It\u2019s a good title, but it should still be a decent amount of prize money.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for what else lies ahead this year, Elgargni is ruling out featuring in the Men&#8217;s Open at the 2023 Mr. Olympia. Because of his perception that the judges favor <a aria-label=\"size (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216695\">size<\/a>, he will stick to a 212 pursuit at the flagship competition instead. Then, after finishing up his 2023 AC appearance, the Tampa Bay, FL, resident plans to feature at the next Tampa Pro and potentially set his sights on the Masters Olympia. <\/p>\n<p>Across the board, the athlete&#8217;s rationale was rather simple:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI would love to do Tampa [Pro] again because I live in Tampa [Bay],&#8221; Elgargni said. &#8220;I would love to do it and maybe win it. To do the Olympia [Men&#8217;s] Open, no. No, no, no. I\u2019m not thinking about the Olympia Open because the judges are not going to judge small, young, whatever they call me in the 212. Then, they\u2019re going to judge mass monsters. If the way they judging changes, maybe you give it a try but I don\u2019t think so. At the moment, I\u2019ll do the Arnold [Classic], maybe the Tampa Pro in the Men&#8217;s Open, and then the Masters Olympia. That\u2019s it. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Coqmc2BNwiQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Kamal Elgargni (@ifbb_pro_kamal_elgargni)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"is-layout-constrained wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/front-foot-elevated-split-squat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216696\">How to Do the Front Foot Elevated Split Squat for Size, Strength, and Athleticism<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/split-squat-vs-lunge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"ek-link\" data-lasso-id=\"216697\">Split Squat vs. Lunge: Upgrade Your Single-Leg Training<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a little while since Elgargni stood at the top of any Olympia podium. In the event of a fruitful 2023, the superstar could find himself standing on two iterations of the podium.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @ifbb_pro_kamal_elgargni on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/kamal-elgargni-2023-masters-olympia-plans\/\">Kamal Elgargni Keeps 2023 Masters Olympia In Play During Ambitious Year<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamal Elgargni is one of the headline competitors at the 2023 Arnold Classic (AC). The Columbus, OH, contest will see Elgargni try to topple Men\u2019s Open mountains like Nick Walker and Mamdouh \u201cBig Ramy\u201d Elssbiay. However, when the dust settles on the AC for this 212 third-place finisher at the 2022 Mr. Olympia, there\u2019s still an entire 2023&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Kamal Elgargni Keeps 2023 Masters Olympia In Play During Ambitious Year appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11342"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11345,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11342\/revisions\/11345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}