Andrew Jacked finished third at this year’s competition and Kamal Elgargni believes he could have won.
Men’s Open bodybuilder Andrew Jacked has quickly become one of the top competitors in the world. He turned in an incredible performance during the 2025 Olympia and quickly won a show to qualify for next year. Will he be in contention for a title? Kamal Elgargni believes he has a chance to win in 2026 and for year’s to come.
“I think he’s gonna win the Olympia, not once not twice, I think he can do even five. We see him in front of us, I saw his training. I’m with him. I think he can do it and he’s got all the tools that he can do it.”
Jacked is coming off a third-place finish on the Olympia stage. He finished behind Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan, who was the runner-up once again. Jacked was able to jump Dauda following their battle on stage in Columbus. It will be interesting to see the full group at the Arnold and who commits to the show overtime. Either way, it is likely to be a loaded group in Men’s Open and Jacked will be part of the mix to come out on top.
Jacked quickly took the stage following the Olympia during Romania Muscle Fest Pro. His first-place finish during the show not only punched his ticket to the biggest event of the year in 2026, it put the bodybuilding world on further notice.
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Kamal Elgargni joined Aj’s World of Bodybuilding to discuss the Romania Muscle Fest Pro and Jacked’s performance. He highlighted his work done leading up to the Olympia and even how he prepared for Romania just weeks after.
“It’s the improvement. As we saw this Olympia, everyone says he could have won it. Nobody would argue, nobody would say anything if he won. It’s that close. Imagine next year with a little bit more improvement, with the shape he’s got — with the flow, with the muscle, with the look.”
Dauda went from winning the 2024 Olympia title to outside of the top three in just one year. Andrew Jacked is going the opposite direction each year. He is now likely to take the stage in Columbus and will be one of the favorites to win coming off his Olympia performance, were he impressed with his full physique and incredible height. Jacked has been a noticeable competitor because of an insane amount of muscle on a taller frame.
Since winning his first-ever show at the EBBF Ajmaan Bodybuilding and Physique Contenst in the UAE in 2021, Jacked has been a star in Men’s Open. He was able to earn his Pro Card and jump into the pro ranks. Jacked competed at the Arnold Amateur that year and added one more victory before taking the next step. He won the 2022 Texas Pro and qualified for his first Olympia competition. Jacked won three consecutive Texas Pro titles and has improved on his Olympia standing each year.
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