by Christian Duque
Is Nick Walker making an attempt to drag a Samson Dauda? How’s Samson doing these days? He received the Olympia, misplaced the Olympia, competed in Columbus, and didn’t win. Then he competed in Prague, didn’t win there, both. And now Nick Walker, who beat guys like Tonio Burton and Brandon Curry at this 12 months’s Olympia out of sheer pity or politics, removed an actual coach like Kyle Wilkes, and is now going to fly solo? Nick claims he is aware of his physique and he’s accomplished with coaches. That’s seemingly a dig not simply at Wilkes, however presumably at Matt as effectively. That’s a fairly daring assertion for a man who missed two consecutive Olympias in 2023 and 2024. He fell quick for his massive comeback on the first ever Pittsburgh Professional in males’s open bodybuilding, too. He did win his third NY Professional title in 2025, however many individuals (myself included) would have on condition that win to William “The Conqueror” Bonac.
In 2024, Nick additionally received an enormous reward when he defeated Martin “The Martian” Fitzwater. In 2025, Martin decimated Walker on the Olympia. And now, with the followers doubting him, The Mutant publicizes fairly presumably the worst information possible. He’s going to self-prep. He did cease wanting saying he would do that alone by saying he’ll all the time have an eye fixed – or eyes – on him, however he’s simply not going to have a coach. So what might this all imply for one of many largest talkers within the health trade?
Nicely I believe that promise could be very robust as a result of we’re speaking about a person that has gone on document as saying he’s going to perform issues that he simply has not been in a position to do. He stays a really younger competitor – comparatively talking – however time shouldn’t be on his aspect. With youthful guys getting professional playing cards and breaking into the ranks, the followers are beginning to doubt his skills to capitalize on what he has promised. Some argue that he has already seen his greatest days. He has received the Arnold Basic and he has received three New York Professional titles, however has the discuss turn out to be an excessive amount of to again up?
The very fact is, Nick has not been in a position to beat anyone of substance for most likely three or 4 years. And whereas he did beat Martin in New York final 12 months, I don’t actually contemplate {that a} defeat. I consider that he received due to the truth that he’s who he’s. On the time Martin had solely received the Detroit Professional and was not on the radar. It was simple to screw him over as a result of no one was actually going to complain. I did pontificate and among the followers did as effectively however he was not a prime Olympian. For that to occur now it might be extraordinary. It simply couldn’t occur. However again in 2024 when Martin was nonetheless slicing his tooth, lots of people simply chalked it as much as his day was coming and Nick was already established. I don’t notably subscribe to that mind-set and I hate the truth that bodybuilding permits for guys to win based mostly on their title or what they’ve achieved previously, however it’s what it’s. That to me is politics. Politics pure and easy, however others will argue there are not any politics in bodybuilding.
The very fact is Nick Walker has received the second and the third largest titles in bodybuilding however has all the time come wanting the Olympia. Ever since he received his professional card on the North American Championships he has been a competitor that folks have thought might go all the best way. Most individuals solely see the scale as his path for the highest title, although.
The fact of the matter is that whereas Walker does have the scale and he does have the vascularity, he has an unsightly physique. He doesn’t have the proportions that may make him for my part a viable candidate to be Mr Olympia. He’s additionally someone that has not been in a position to make the sort of enhancements that for my part would warrant consideration. Take this 12 months’s Olympia for instance, he had no place beating guys like Tonio or Brandon. I believe that if it wasn’t for the truth that his title sells tickets that he wouldn’t have been within the High 6. And if he continues on that path he might discover himself exterior of the High 10. Subsequently I don’t perceive why he would determine to drop a coach that has had some luck with him and as an alternative go on to prep himself. Did he not study something from Samson? I imply Samson’s profession has completely taken a nosedive and I don’t see it getting any higher until he works with a prime tier coach once more. And Nick had that.
Nick had a coach that was actually in his nook and he principally lower ties with him. And whereas all people was anticipating him to rent one other big-name coach, for him to say he’s going to do it on his personal is sort of like taking pictures himself within the foot. Has Nick ever coached himself? And now he’s going to do it when he’s received all the pieces on the planet to lose?
The followers are rising very stressed with this man. He has turn out to be the butt of jokes. Lots of people suppose that he’s all discuss and little or no product. And the one factor that he’s received going for him is the truth that he sells tickets. However after this 12 months’s Olympia and what he dropped at the stage, I believe that lots of followers are beginning to bitter on him. He nonetheless talks an enormous recreation, but when all he’s going to have is his mouth, these placings are going to begin to drop. Might you think about a day when Nick Walker competes in Las Vegas and isn’t within the first name outs? If you find yourself sixth, you might be barely in that first name out. Like I stated, he beat out two guys that had been much more deserving, however that actually shouldn’t have the sort of fanbase that he has.
At no cut-off date was he in comparison with Derek, Hadi, or Andrew. If something, Martin ought to have positioned a lot larger however no one made the case that Nick ought to have. And now that he’s going to self-prep, I might be very curious what contest he’s going to do to qualify. I extremely doubt they’re going to provide him a fourth New York Professional title – particularly if he is available in trying like trash.
In the event that they try this, it might be a tragic day for that prestigious title. And will you think about if this self teaching experiment fails? Might you think about if he tried to compete at a non prime three present and didn’t get the win? I might see him making a whole jackass out of himself. And I extremely doubt that Kyle would need to work with him once more. Nick burned Kyle as soon as earlier than and this is the reason I all the time say that pals mustn’t combine friendship with enterprise. As a result of Nick went forward and burned the man once more. Not solely do I believe Kyle wouldn’t work with him, however I don’t suppose Matt would, both. I additionally don’t suppose any big-name coaches would need to take the prospect on this man. I don’t need to say he’s broken items, however he’s positively not someone that I might give the good thing about the doubt to. He’s a legal responsibility. And who is aware of if he even sticks to the plan? Who is aware of if he eats what he must eat, if he trains when he must, as a result of on the finish of the day he’s very fast accountable others and really seldom does he ever take accountability for his actions.
We’ve additionally seen sponsors turn out to be ever tiresome on the subject of working with Nick. The placings aren’t good, the persona isn’t good, so what actually is there? As quickly as that fanbase begins to dwindle, I believe that his profession will probably be within the rubbish can.
And I’m not saying it’s as a result of the man has me blocked. I do suppose it’s very juvenile for an expert athlete to dam a member of the media for no matter cause. I additionally suppose that after this previous Olympia when some followers accused him of flipping them off, and he denied it like he’s incapable of doing so, made him look like a really questionable character. Everyone seems to be able to flipping somebody off, however he made it look like that was the farthest factor from the reality, prefer it wasn’t even one thing he was able to doing. And never solely would it not be a nasty look if he was cursing out followers, however the truth that he can not take any accountability is even worse. He has turn out to be considerably of a caricature of what a profitable bodybuilder must be. So now that he’s going to self-prep, I really feel like he’s simply setting himself up for an enormous fail. And he’ll have nobody accountable. Who is aware of, possibly that’s the medication he wants.
If the self prepping experiment seems to achieve success I would be the first to retract. I would be the first to congratulate the man, however I simply don’t suppose that he has the wherewithal to organize himself. I believe that his profession has taken a flip for the more serious and he wants assist. He wants lots of assist. He wants greater than the attention of 1 or two fanboys which can be going to inform him that he appears to be like nice when in actuality he wants lots of enchancment. I additionally don’t know the way his sponsors are going to take this. I believe that we’re seeing a bodybuilder that could possibly be a prime man, possibly not a Mr Olympia however positively a prime man, pissing away a great factor. And why? Perhaps it’s an inflated ego, possibly he’s delusional, possibly he’s simply enjoying silly. I hate to say it as a result of I don’t need to sound like an asshole, however there are many silly individuals on this planet. And Nick Walker might be certainly one of them.
As all the time, I hope you loved studying my article, right here, at IronMag. What do you suppose will come of this self-prepping experiment? As all the time, I sit up for studying your suggestions within the feedback. Please copy and paste a hyperlink to this text on all of your social media feeds. It’s assured to generate energetic dialog.
