Dennis James was joined by common panelists, Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, for Episode 243 of The Menace Podcast, they usually welcomed particular visitor Jonathan De La Rosa, who defined that whereas competing on the earth of bodybuilding is hard, the 2024 Tampa Professional winner at all times beloved to work arduous to realize his ambitions.
In the course of the present, De La Rosa, who on Saturday, introduced is retirement from the game following a sixth-place end at this previous weekend’s Tampa Professional (which was received by Jordan Hutchinson), advised Chris Cormier that he weighed round 238 kilos the morning of the 2024 Olympia, the place he was judged to be twelfth within the lineup ultimately received by Samson Dauda.
The knowledgeable panel have been hopeful of development nevertheless, suggesting that the large man seemed to be nearing a future high ten placement. De La Rosa then defined what motivates him to maneuver on to the subsequent alternative. “This sport could possibly be arduous on you, in case you let or not it’s, however I really like competing, man,” mentioned the 41-year-old. “I want I may, at the least as soon as in my profession, place within the high ten, that’d be cool. However you understand on the similar time, the judges see one thing completely different and all of the athletes up there on the Olympia are actually, actually good.”
Jonathan De La Rosa’s Strategy to Olympia Coaching
“I actually do imagine that in case you persist with the identical factor, on a regular basis, the muscle will get used to it,” mentioned De La Rosa of his gameplan. “So, you have to be on the lookout for newer, more energizing methods to stimulate muscle development and I believe altering your routine each from time to time, altering rep schemes, altering tempo, all these issues helps.”
De La Rosa, who’s from New York, adopted in his father’s footsteps to turn out to be a aggressive bodybuilder, and shuns fast fixes or health fads, as an alternative selecting to grind for his targets. “Is it me, however individuals don’t need to prepare arduous anymore,” requested De La Rosa of the TMP panel. “Everybody’s on the lookout for the simple approach out. The ‘quick health.’” Dennis James agreed with the opinion that there’s a much less hard-working aspect of bodybuilding. “I’m glad you’re saying that, as a result of if we have been to say that we might f***ing be (known as) outdated grumpy head!” exclaimed the host.
To observe the total episode the place the boys additionally mentioned time below ‘most below pressure’, squatting, and breaking bodybuilding information, see beneath.