Samir Bannout believes Nick Walker can win the 2023 Olympia with a little help from Frank Zane.
The Men’s Open division has become extremely deep over the previous two years because of the emergence of many young names. Nick Walker quickly turned from one of the new up-and-comers to one of the top competitors in the world. After a third-place finish during the 2022 Olympia, Walker is looking to reach the pinnacle this year.
Walker has two top-five finishes in his first two Olympia competitions. In 2021, Walker won the New York Pro to qualify and followed the up with a win during the Arnold Classic. He finished fifth at the biggest show of the year before taking the full 2022 season to prep. After a third-place finish, Walker returned to the stage just three months later in Columbus.
During the 2023 Arnold, Walker was considered the favorite but was topped by Samson Dauda. Following this verdict from the judges, there were many who criticized it but Walker quickly went back to work. This forced many to go back and look at the tape of the event.
According to Samir Bannout, there are some areas to improve for Walker and he should consider bringing in one of the best to ever do it.
Samir Bannout Urges Nick Walker To Hire Frank Zane
Nick Walker brings all of the physical tools to the stage but Samir Bannout believes there are some areas in posing that can be improved. He highlighted the front lat spread as a factor during his appearance on the Muscle Maturity podcast.
“Nick Walker can do it all, believe me, believe me, I know exactly what he needs. Nick Walker could be much better yet if he posed properly but Phil Heath that that ability to do an incredible lat spread, Phil Heath has it.
Yeah Nick needs to work mostly on, he needs to make it flow. Nick, he bends his legs a little bit and he makes himself look shorter because his lower body, the more you bent the knee slightly and hunch a little bit, it’s going to take away. It’s going to make your upper body and your torso look a lot bigger and a lot longer.”
Bodybuilders find new coaches when needed in order to improve in certain areas. Bannout believes that Walker should reach out to Frank Zane and see if he is interested in coaching him through different poses.
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“I don’t want to be biased but if Nick Walker wants to be Mr. Olympia. I’m going to tell you what’s his medicine, if he listens to this, he’ll go, I don’t care how much Frank Zane is going to charge him, but Frank may not charge him. But you need to take someone who is fully aware of the flows and how to flex certain things and make it flow. It would be worthwhile for Nick Walker to do.”
Nick Walker burst onto the scene in 2021 during his rookie year. This is when he showed a crazy physique that has potential to be Mr. Olympia. He is currently one of the top competitors in the world and is only getting better.
“Remember, he hasn’t been around for too long. So, he’s improving every year. He’s getting better and better.”
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