Dennis James was joined by common panelists, Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, for Episode 243 of The Menace Podcast, and so they welcomed particular visitor Jonathan De La Rosa, who defined that whereas competing on the earth of bodybuilding is hard, the 2024 Tampa Pro winner always loved to work hard to achieve his ambitions.
In the course of the present, De La Rosa, who on Saturday, introduced is retirement from the game following a sixth-place end at this previous weekend’s Tampa Professional (which was gained by Jordan Hutchinson), advised Chris Cormier that he weighed round 238 kilos the morning of the 2024 Olympia, the place he was judged to be 12th in the lineup ultimately gained by Samson Dauda.
The professional panel had been hopeful of development nevertheless, suggesting that the massive man nearing a future high ten placement. De La Rosa then defined what motivates him to maneuver on to the subsequent alternative. “This sport could possibly be arduous on you, in case you let it’s, however I like competing, man,” mentioned the 41-year-old. “I want I might, no less than as soon as in my profession, place within the high ten, that’d be cool. However you recognize on the identical time, the judges see one thing completely different and all of the athletes up there on the Olympia are actually, actually good.”
Jonathan De La Rosa’s Strategy to Olympia Coaching
“I actually do consider that in case you keep on with the identical factor, on a regular basis, the muscle will get used to it,” mentioned De La Rosa of his gameplan. “So, you have to be on the lookout for newer, fresher ways to stimulate muscle growth and I believe altering your routine each on occasion, altering rep schemes, altering tempo, all these issues helps.”
De La Rosa, who’s from New York, adopted in his father’s footsteps to change into a aggressive bodybuilder, and shuns fast fixes or health fads, as an alternative selecting to grind for his targets. “Is it me, however folks don’t wish to prepare arduous anymore,” requested De La Rosa of the TMP panel. “Everybody’s on the lookout for the simple method out. The ‘quick health.’” Dennis James agreed with the opinion that there’s a much less hard-working facet of bodybuilding. “I’m glad you’re saying that, as a result of if we had been to say that we might f***ing be (referred to as) previous grumpy head!” exclaimed the host.
To observe the complete episode the place the boys additionally mentioned time beneath ‘most beneath rigidity’, squatting, and breaking bodybuilding information, see beneath.
