The journey has just begun.

Becoming a professional athlete has never been an easy task. It takes a certain kind of mindset to continue to push through the mental and physical barriers that can hold a person back from making an athletic endeavor their primary source of income. The hurdles one must leap over are quite large indeed, whether that be in basketball, football, boxing, mixed martial arts, or in this case bodybuilding. Chris Bumstead is a young 21 year old bodybuilder who has made his dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder come true. But what comes next will be the true test of his character.

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With so many people turning pro these days it can be hard to tell who will become the next Mr. Olympia and who will simply fade away into obscurity. While Chris Bumstead has past his first hurdle and earned his pro card, the real work has still yet to begin. What Bumstead faces now is an entirely different challenge. Now that he’s proven that he’s better than the average bodybuilder, now he will enter into a world where the best of the best face off against one another in order to prove who is superior. Not only will Chris Bumstead need to make physical gains, but he’ll have to make mental gains as well.

While everyone may think that he’s the future of the sport, as many fans are want to do once an individual receives their pro card, Chris Bumstead will have to prove to himself and the masses that he has the confidence to stand against bodybuilders the likes of Phil Heath, Big Ramy, Cedric McMillan, and a host of others. Only time will tell is Bumstead will pass this new hurdle, but one thing is certain, he’s got his work cut out for him.

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