Dennis James gave his opinion on why Steve Weinberger briefly brought Big Ramy to centerstage.
The 2022 Olympia featured an extremely deep group in Men’s Open. It was clear during prejudging that there was a top tier of competitors and surprisingly enough, it did not include two-time champion Big Ramy. In a recent video, Dennis James discussed prejudging and how Steve Weinberger moved the bodybuilders around.
Hadi Choopan was crowned champion during the event. He stood out among the rest during prejudging while Derek Lunsford and Nick Walker also brought their best packages. During the first time on stage, Big Ramy was brought to the center of the stage but James claims that it did not mean that he was in contention.
Steve Weinberger And Prejudging Men’s Open
Dennis James was joined by Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier to breakdown the action during prejudging. Usually when a bodybuilder is put in centerstage, that means they are in title contention. According to James, that is a tactic of Weinberger’s.
“He started mixing up, that’s what Steve does. No. No. No Milos. Steve does that shit all the time in the last years, where he mix matches the last call-out. The last call-out he puts everybody in the middle. The only one who believed that meant something was Ramy I guess,” Dennis James said.
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There were many who believed that Hadi Choopan could have been crowned champion in 2021. This year, he showed up shredded and in the best condition once again — and seemed to get stronger.
“Hadi, who is known for super conditioned off the charts crazy striations everywhere, when he came initially, we were, ‘okay, great, but it’s not Hadi conditioning.’ Then, as he kept posing, he kept getting better right,” Milos Sarcev Said.
The Men’s Open division will only continue to improve. There are many competitors in championship shape now and will continue to improve. The division is as deep as it has ever been so 2023 has a chance to be even better.
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