{"id":13393,"date":"2023-07-11T15:47:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T15:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=13393"},"modified":"2023-07-11T16:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T16:09:04","slug":"milos-sarcev-thinks-2023-mr-olympia-is-between-hadi-choopan-derek-lunsford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/milos-sarcev-thinks-2023-mr-olympia-is-between-hadi-choopan-derek-lunsford\/","title":{"rendered":"Milo\u0161 \u0160ar\u010dev Thinks 2023 Mr. Olympia Is Between Hadi Choopan, Derek Lunsford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a data-lasso-id=\"285280\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2023-mr-olympia-date-confirmed-orlando-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Mr. Olympia<\/a> is slowly shaping up to be a contest of mammoth proportions on paper. As the Men&#8217;s Open division seemingly enters <a data-lasso-id=\"285281\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/jay-cutler-modern-day-mens-open-90s-bodybuilding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new golden era<\/a>, bodybuilding&#8217;s flagship contest resembles a gauntlet of competitors where only <a data-lasso-id=\"285282\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/jay-cutler-2023-mr-olympia-contenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a truly worthy champion<\/a> will triumph. However, according to long-time trainer <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/samson-dauda-jay-cutler-milos-sarcev-2023-mr-olympia-contender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285774\">Milo\u0161 \u0160ar\u010dev<\/a>, the contest starts and ends with two top contenders. <\/p>\n<p>On July 6, 2023, during a conversation with Jay Cutler on Cutler&#8217;s YouTube channel, \u0160ar\u010dev maintained that he thinks defending Mr. Olympia champion <a data-lasso-id=\"285283\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hadi-choopan-ripped-physique-update-2023-mr-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hadi Choopan<\/a> and the 2022 runner-up, <a data-lasso-id=\"285284\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/derek-lunsford-2023-olympia-anxiety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derek Lunsford<\/a>, <strong>are the two favorites for the 2023 edition of the contest<\/strong>. The discussion picks up toward the end of the video below around 1:26:30. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/milos-sarcev-2023-mr-olympia-derek-lunsford-hadi-choopan\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lyteCache-8.php\" alt=\"YouTube Video\" \/><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bodybuilding-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285775\">The Best Bodybuilding Workout for Each Body Part<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285776\">How to Build Muscle: The Training and Diet Guide for Lifters<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>After waiting for years but never quite breaking through, the seasoned Choopan might be on the brink of an Olympia dynasty. That is unless, per \u0160ar\u010dev, Lunsford, or even 2023 Arnold Classic (AC) winner <a data-lasso-id=\"285287\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/samson-dauda-2023-mr-olympia-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samson Dauda<\/a> (as a dark horse) have something to say about it. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDerek [Lunsford] and Hadi [Choopan] are frontrunners,&#8221; \u0160ar\u010dev said. &#8220;Samson [Dauda] is going to the [2023 Mr. Olympia] show to win and will do everything possible for him to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If Choopan does indeed repeat as Mr. Olympia champion in November in Orlando, FL, he will put himself within striking distance of a legendary &#8220;three-peat.&#8221; According to \u0160ar\u010dev, Choopan may very well become the first Men&#8217;s Open athlete since <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/phil-heath-2023-olympia-contenders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285288\">Phil Heath<\/a> (2011-2017) to win the Mr. Olympia on at least three consecutive occasions. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI have all the respect for Hadi [Choopan],\u201d \u0160ar\u010dev said.&nbsp;\u201cHadi [Choopan] could be three times the Mr. Olympia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What was interesting about \u0160ar\u010dev&#8217;s analysis concerned Lunsford. Per the trainer, Lunsford is already in championship condition with a <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-back-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285289\">world-class back<\/a>. It&#8217;s the other poses \u2014 particularly any featuring the sides \u2014 that may determine whether the star athlete can unseat Choopan from his fitness throne. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cDerek [Lunsford] would be already the Mr. Olympia if it was judged from the back,&#8221; \u0160ar\u010dev explained. &#8220;He [Lunsford] lost from the side a little bit. And when you think front, front double biceps, front lat spread, he\u2019s super dangerous because then you can really see the definition and hardness on the chest on those two poses and he had a crazy v-taper so you gotta give him. He has front double biceps, the front lat spread, he looks crazy in all these poses. He\u2019s super dangerous. From the back, he\u2019s phenomenal. The other poses, he can be beaten. Can he be beaten in other poses convincingly enough? That remains to be seen. 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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\/CmcOv4GPs6K\/?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 Hadi Choopan | \u0647\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u0686\u0648\u067e\u0627\u0646 (@hadi_choopan)<\/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=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bm-icon is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>More from Breaking Muscle:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/beginner-bodybuilding-routine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285777\">Try This Beginner Bodybuilding Routine If You\u2019re Looking To Build Mass<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-burn-fat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"285778\">Everything You Need to Know About How to Burn Fat<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time of this writing, the 2023 Mr. Olympia is just under four months away. A lot can change in that amount of time. Yet, if a keen and experienced eye like \u0160ar\u010dev is already seeing the forest for the trees, the latest Olympia really might come down to another epic battle between Choopan and Lunsford. <\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @hadi_choopan on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/milos-sarcev-2023-mr-olympia-derek-lunsford-hadi-choopan\/\">Milo\u0161 \u0160ar\u010dev Thinks 2023 Mr. Olympia Is Between Hadi Choopan, Derek Lunsford<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2023 Mr. Olympia is slowly shaping up to be a contest of mammoth proportions on paper. As the Men\u2019s Open division seemingly enters a new golden era, bodybuilding\u2019s flagship contest resembles a gauntlet of competitors where only a truly worthy champion will triumph. However, according to long-time trainer Milo\u0161 \u0160ar\u010dev, the contest starts and ends with two&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Milo\u0161 \u0160ar\u010dev Thinks 2023 Mr. Olympia Is Between Hadi Choopan, Derek Lunsford appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13395,"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\/13393"}],"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=13393"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13396,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13393\/revisions\/13396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}