Antoine Vaillant is making a comeback after some time away from the stage… but how will he compare to the competition?

People have been talking and hyping up about Antoine Vaillant – a bodybuilder who came onto the scene in 2011 but after a few years fell off of competing. Now he’s back after a video post and now he’s been updating regularly on social media on his progress.

Shawn Ray jumps in to give a quick background on Vaillant and also provide his thoughts on how he’ll compare coming back into the fold after a long break.

Comebacks have been a common trend lately on the bodybuilding scene – from Flex Wheeler to Kevin Levrone. Often these comebacks are more exciting in spirit but pose no real threat to the top 5 at a major bodybuilding competition. But as Shawn puts it – Vaillant looks like he might actually have matured in his muscle during the time off. And if he can put together a substantial package by the time he steps on stage… he may pose a good threat to his fellow competitors.

Shawn also touches base on Steve Laureus (aka Mr. Propahhh). Reflecting after his big win in Pittsburgh, what kind of threat will he pose moving forward in Classic Physique for 2018? Hear Shawn’s thoughts in the GI News report update above!