Dennis James was joined by Milos Sarcev and Jose Raymond for Episode 242 of The Menace Podcast and with particular visitor Justin Shier additionally on the present, they put his prediction of a bodybuilding victory in Tampa to the take a look at.
Shier, who defined that he presently weighs round 230-pounds, predicted that he might be victorious on the 2025 Tampa Pro, which runs July 31-August 2, throughout his look on “TMP.” If he’s proper, the Males’s Open competitor will stamp his ticket to the 2025 Olympia occasion in Las Vegas. First, nonetheless, he should get previous one other favourite, Jonathan De La Rosa. So, with a wealth of expertise readily available to look at Shier’s probabilities of success, the crew took a have a look at how these two warriors measure up on a pose for pose foundation.
Shier placed 15th in his 2023 Olympia debut, impressing judges, whereas Jonathan De La Rosa placed twelth in 2024. “I’m going to ask Jose, as a result of Jose by no means lies,” quizzed Sarcev. “Pose for pose, Justin or Jonathan De La Rosa?” Sarcev first wished to know what his fellow bodybuilding coach felt about their entrance double bicep pose. “Very related,” stated Jose Raymond. “That’s the one which’s in all probability the closest,” admitted Shier. “Perhaps Justin has little increased lats,” added Raymond, struggling to discover a defining distinction. Dennis James was extra adamant, nonetheless. “In the event you requested me, I must say John,” touted The Menace. “Merely for the truth that John’s gonna be larger. It’s bodybuilding.”
Raymond agreed that De La Rosa may very well be as a lot as 240-pounds on stage. However in bodybuilding, general dimension can usually be within the eye of the beholder. James felt that De La Rosa is fuller within the chest, however Sarcev could have evened the judging out. “Justin has a extra excessive V-taper,” he defined.
What did Justin Shier say of the package deal he’s bringing to the 2025 Tampa Professional?
“My lats are gonna flare extra and my waist goes to be in, tighter,” said Shier. “I really feel like my arms are higher, I’m taller,” he added. In the course of the present, Jose Raymond stated De La Rosa was truly nearer to five’ 6”, whereas Shier stands at 5’7”.
When it got here to lamenting the lat unfold pose down, James agreed that Justin Shier was on high right here, and Raymond concurred. Nonetheless, as the numerous posing predictions confirmed, it will likely be tight run contest in Tampa, and Shier could have left “TMP” with a burning need to show that he’s the one who needs to be Olympia sure.
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