Chris Bumstead

And it specifically applies to the class you're competing in.

You've mentioned Sebum earlier and Chris Bumstead The growth of the classic division has been enormous.

FIS arguably had more fucking followers on social media than some of the top professionals in the open class.

Do you compete in classic because it suits your physique? And what do you think about the classic division? And talk about literally competing on stage.

versus someone that weighs 300 pounds.

Most people won't think I could have Samson's 25-inch arms.

But some people could look at Chris Bumstead and think, you know what, I could maybe, maybe, maybe attain that physique.

What's it like for you in terms of the popularity in the competitions? Do you think the audience appreciates the classic physiques when you're on stage? Do you get any feedback from people in terms of your look and the look of the people you compete with, again, in that particular way, versus the freaks?

Okay.

Chris Bumstead said neutral.

Oh, fuck.

I mean neutral.

Yeah.

That's the most popular abs exercise as well.

Ryan Terry, Chris Bumstead, both of them.

It's one of those weird things.

Even if you are a professional athlete, you still need a trainer.

Even if you're Chris Bumstead preparing for Mr. Olympia, you're doing this for all your life.

You're one of the best bodybuilders in the world.

Maybe in the whole kind of, you know, history of bodybuilding, but you still need a person to train you, to coach you, to deliver the results because you still need something to help you navigate through, you know, like some difficult issues and challenges.

yeah I

mean but then again I think that's because yeah 20 year olds you're so focused on taking your top off in Ibiza for your raves or whichever you know I mean now we're going out into kind of a brawl with your mates and holidays I think being in shape comes down to the physique goal but then generally that's not a performance goal like yes you could have the best physique ever but you could be awful while walking up the stairs out of breath whereas I think then you come to the 57 year olds and they're almost like switches up I'm getting older I'm not getting younger I'm getting a lot more aches and pains but also I'm scared full of a heart attack or I'm scared full of getting ill too much so then I think like they take up running they'll take up cycling you seen Chris Bumstead I

was just about to say this actually I can't wait for his documentary he's a great example like the best bodybuilder of this generation at the moment 100% now that he's obviously

left

But that's a great point.

Because, like, even, like, our little hub of the gym to kind of back, like, not to backtrack, but just to, like, it had Ian Valliere, who was my next door neighbor, and then Chris Bumstead, who, because we all grew up in Ottawa.

Like, before anyone was pro.

Mm-hmm.

Like they have 20 plus Olympia titles each across like four or five different divisions.

It didn't just happen because Hany had Chris Bumstead.

It happened because he had men's physique.

It happened because he had open bodybuilding.

It's not even like anyone actually saying anything.

What do you mean? People will start a group with all their boys, and then like lifting club, and it will be you and your friends from high school, and then they'll just throw Chris Bumstead in there because it's funny.

Maybe you'll see it one day.

And I have like hundreds of those, and they're not even messaging me.