Who will win a battle of the best at the 2024 Olympia?!
The battle between Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan will be the highlight of the 2024 Olympia once again. Hany Rambod coaches both athletes and spoke on the potential of each come the end of the year. In this post, we will detail how the legendary Olympia winning coach believes there is a great chance that both competitors come in at their “all-time best.”
Last year, Lunsford jumped Choopan at the 2023 Olympia to win his first title. Choopan was not satisfied with the result and quickly went back to work. He was able to win both the Arnold Classic and Arnold Classic UK. Despite already being qualified in 2024, Choopan took the stage hoping to show improvements.
As for Lunsford, his first victory brings great motivation to defend his title against the best in the world.
“Derek is somebody who now is more motivated than ever because, after winning the Olympia then, now Hadi coming in at his all-time best, now Derek wants to come in at his all-time best.”
During a recent episode of The Truth podcast, Rambod discussed the prep for each bodybuilder.
Hany Rambod Discusses Derek Lunsford vs. Hadi Choopan
Hany Rambod got into the topic of Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan facing off in 2024. It reminds him of some of the other great rivalries in bodybuilding.
“It reminds me of Ronnie and Jay. It’s just them posing each other, or Phil and Kai or Phil and Jay and Ronnie and Jay because those guys were really battling it out.”
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Rambod coaches each competitor and makes sure that everything is on point so they can enter at their very best.
“What’s happening is all I’m trying to do is make sure that everybody is set up, their color is right, oil is right, food is right, everything is going into it so that whatever I’m trying to do in terms of peaking allows my two guys to be there at the end.”
I’m going through the whole checklist in my head. When is the last time they ate? When is the last time they drank, to make sure everything is good because again, all of these things matter.”
Both Lunsford and Choopan are pros to their craft and know how to prep their bodies to the very best. With Rambod in control, there is nothing that can stop either one. The battle between Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan has a chance to be one of the all-time best.
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