{"id":6621,"date":"2022-09-22T19:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=6621"},"modified":"2022-09-22T19:29:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:29:49","slug":"derek-lunsford-hany-rambod-break-down-his-transition-to-mens-open-at-2022-mr-olympia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/derek-lunsford-hany-rambod-break-down-his-transition-to-mens-open-at-2022-mr-olympia\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Lunsford, Hany Rambod Break Down His Transition to Men\u2019s Open at 2022 Mr. Olympia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Lunsford is the reigning 212 Olympia champion but won&#8217;t be defending that title at the 2022 Mr. Olympia after recently getting <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/derek-lunsford-mens-open-invitation-2022-mr-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142461\">a special invitation to the Men&#8217;s Open division<\/a>. The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFFB) Pro League member and his coach Hany Rambod recently had <strong>a candid conversation about what went into the division transition<\/strong>. Plus, they quickly diagrammed how the athlete will approach his upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/emom-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142462\">training<\/a> for the contest.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 19, 2022, a video of their discussion was posted to Rambod&#8217;s YouTube channel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"videos\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Truth\u2122 Podcast Episode 69: Derek Lunsford BREAKING NEWS\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SP_YNTqSHA4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/cable-crossover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142463\">How to Do the Cable Crossover for Chest Size<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Lunsford and Rambod, the pair initially thought of shifting the bodybuilder to the Men&#8217;s Open division in May 2022. After the athlete had guest-posed \u2014 and held his own \u2014 at the 2022 Pittsburgh Pro alongside names like two-time reigning Mr. Olympia <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/mamdouh-big-ramy-elssbiay-weighs-336-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142464\">Mamdouh &#8220;Big Ramy&#8221; Elssbiay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/nick-walker-big-ramy-2022-mr-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142465\">Nick Walker<\/a>, Brandon Curry, and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bodybuilder-hunter-labrada-banded-squats-495-pounds-17-reps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142466\">Hunter Labrada<\/a>, Lunsford and Rambod began to consider the possibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Rambod had concerns that Lunsford wouldn&#8217;t be able to make weight for the 212 category again. When Chief Olympia Officer Dan Solomon suggested that Lunsford was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/derek-lunsford-chest-workout-2022-mr-olympia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142468\">nowhere near 212 pounds<\/a>&#8221; in a July episode of <em>Olympia TV<\/em> on YouTube, the writing might have been on the wall for Lunsford&#8217;s eventual special invitation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChkZILXO4tC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ChkZILXO4tC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142481\">A post shared by Dylan Vazquez (@dylanvazquezfitness)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/triceps-kickback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142469\">How to Do the Triceps Kickback for Arm Size<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To explain his rationale behind moving to the Men&#8217;s Open, Lunsford maintains that he had a desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-muscle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142470\">keep building mass<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could just feel my body wanting to grow,\u201d said Lunsford. \u201cAfter earning the 212 Mr. Olympia title last year (2021), I took a break for a little bit, but I just wanted to keep getting better every single day. For me, it was like we achieved something, and now I want to see how much better I can be. So, I just didn\u2019t want to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of his 212 Olympia victory, Lunsford noted that he kept training hard and gaining weight no matter what he did to mitigate the growth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After the Olympia, I kept training, eating clean, doing cardio, and feeling good, but I started to gain weight,&#8221; Lunsford said. &#8220;I tried to keep my weight under 240 pounds, and if we could max out at 240, we\u2019d be good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiIHb8_OpTw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; 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 style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiIHb8_OpTw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142482\">A post shared by Derek Lunsford (@dereklunsford_)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/workout-splits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142471\">Workout Splits Explained \u2014 How They Work and Why You Need Them<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lunsford and Rambod know they&#8217;ll face tough sledding in a competitive division with Elssbiay, Walker, Labrada, and Curry. To prepare for the slate of elite peers, Rambod clarified the bodybuilder&#8217;s next steps, which will focus a lot on preparing his upper body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For him [Lunsford], it\u2019s going to be about his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-back-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142472\">back<\/a>, his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-chest-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142473\">chest<\/a>, his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-shoulder-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142474\">shoulders<\/a>, his <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-arm-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142475\">arms<\/a>, and continuing to grow his outer sweep,&#8221; Rambod said. &#8220;His <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-leg-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142476\">legs<\/a> are going to look stronger now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for why Lunsford ultimately wanted to move up to the Men&#8217;s Open, weight fluctuation wasn&#8217;t the only reason per Rambod. The answer is simple \u2014 Lunsford wants to be in the company of all-time greats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Derek [Lunsford] wanted to win the Sandow Trophy [in the Open division] and be like <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/arnold-schwarzenegger-praises-powerlifter-kevin-cantrell-for-500-pound-deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142477\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>, Lee Haney, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/jay-cutler-bodybuilding-retirement-training-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"142478\">Jay Cutler<\/a>,&nbsp;Phil Heath \u2014 all of them,&#8221; Rambod said. &#8220;It\u2019s about what your end goal is and what your dream of winning is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If Lunsford were to win the Mr. Olympia, he&#8217;d be the first man to win two Sandows in two Olympia divisions. The 2022 Mr. Olympia is set to occur in Las Vegas, NV, from December 16-18, 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @dereklunsford on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/derek-lunsford-hany-rambod-mens-open-2022-mr-olympia\/\">Derek Lunsford, Hany Rambod Break Down His Transition to Men&#8217;s Open at 2022 Mr. Olympia<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Lunsford is the reigning 212 Olympia champion but won\u2019t be defending that title at the 2022 Mr. Olympia after recently getting a special invitation to the Men\u2019s Open division. The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFFB) Pro League member and his coach Hany Rambod recently had a candid conversation about what went into &#8230; Read more<br \/>\nThe post Derek Lunsford, Hany Rambod Break Down His Transition to Men\u2019s Open at 2022 Mr. Olympia appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"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\/6621"}],"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=6621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6622,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6621\/revisions\/6622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}