by Christian Duque
Is Nick Walker making an attempt to tug a Samson Dauda? How’s Samson doing currently? He gained the Olympia, misplaced the Olympia, competed in Columbus, and didn’t win. Then he competed in Prague, didn’t win there, both. And now Nick Walker, who beat guys like Tonio Burton and Brandon Curry at this 12 months’s Olympia out of sheer pity or politics, removed an actual coach like Kyle Wilkes, and is now going to fly solo? Nick claims he is aware of his physique and he’s finished with coaches. That’s seemingly a dig not simply at Wilkes, however presumably at Matt as effectively. That’s a fairly daring assertion for a man who missed two consecutive Olympias in 2023 and 2024. He fell quick for his huge comeback on the first ever Pittsburgh Professional in males’s open bodybuilding, too. He did win his third NY Professional title in 2025, however many individuals (myself included) would have provided that win to William “The Conqueror” Bonac.
In 2024, Nick additionally received a giant reward when he defeated Martin “The Martian” Fitzwater. In 2025, Martin decimated Walker on the Olympia. And now, with the followers doubting him, The Mutant pronounces fairly presumably the worst information possible. He’s going to self-prep. He did cease wanting saying he would do that alone by saying he’ll all the time have a watch – or eyes – on him, however he’s simply not going to have a coach. So what might this all imply for one of many largest talkers within the health business?
Effectively I feel that promise may be very robust as a result of we’re speaking about a person that has gone on document as saying he’s going to perform issues that he simply has not been capable of do. He stays a really younger competitor – comparatively talking – however time isn’t on his facet. With youthful guys getting professional playing cards and breaking into the ranks, the followers are beginning to doubt his skills to capitalize on what he has promised. Some argue that he has already seen his finest days. He has gained the Arnold Traditional and he has gained three New York Professional titles, however has the speak turn out to be an excessive amount of to again up?
The actual fact is, Nick has not been capable of beat anyone of substance for in all probability three or 4 years. And whereas he did beat Martin in New York final 12 months, I don’t actually think about {that a} defeat. I imagine that he gained due to the truth that he’s who he’s. On the time Martin had solely gained the Detroit Professional and was not on the radar. It was simple to screw him over as a result of no one was actually going to complain. I did pontificate and a few of the followers did as effectively however he was not a prime Olympian. For that to occur now it might be remarkable. It simply couldn’t occur. However again in 2024 when Martin was nonetheless slicing his tooth, lots of people simply chalked it as much as his day was coming and Nick was already established. I don’t significantly subscribe to that mind-set and I hate the truth that bodybuilding permits for guys to win primarily based on their identify or what they’ve completed previously, however it’s what it’s. That to me is politics. Politics pure and easy, however others will argue there aren’t any politics in bodybuilding.
The actual fact is Nick Walker has gained the second and the third largest titles in bodybuilding however has all the time come wanting the Olympia. Ever since he gained his professional card on the North American Championships he has been a competitor that individuals have thought might go all the way in which. Most individuals solely see the dimensions as his path for the highest title, although.
The fact of the matter is that whereas Walker does have the dimensions and he does have the vascularity, he has an unsightly physique. He doesn’t have the proportions that will make him in my view a viable candidate to be Mr Olympia. He’s additionally anyone that has not been capable of make the sort of enhancements that in my view would warrant consideration. Take this 12 months’s Olympia for instance, he had no place beating guys like Tonio or Brandon. I feel that if it wasn’t for the truth that his identify sells tickets that he wouldn’t have been within the Prime 6. And if he continues on that path he might discover himself outdoors of the Prime 10. Subsequently I don’t perceive why he would resolve to drop a coach that has had some luck with him and as a substitute go on to prep himself. Did he not study something from Samson? I imply Samson’s profession has completely taken a nosedive and I don’t see it getting any higher until he works with a prime tier coach once more. And Nick had that.
Nick had a coach that was actually in his nook and he mainly lower ties with him. And whereas everyone was anticipating him to rent one other big-name coach, for him to say he’s going to do it on his personal is sort of like taking pictures himself within the foot. Has Nick ever coached himself? And now he’s going to do it when he’s received all the pieces on the planet to lose?
The followers are rising very stressed with this man. He has turn out to be the butt of jokes. Lots of people assume that he’s all speak and little or no product. And the one factor that he’s received going for him is the truth that he sells tickets. However after this 12 months’s Olympia and what he delivered to the stage, I feel that quite a lot of followers are beginning to bitter on him. He nonetheless talks a giant recreation, but when all he’s going to have is his mouth, these placings are going to begin to drop. May you think about a day when Nick Walker competes in Las Vegas and isn’t within the first name outs? When you find yourself sixth, you’re barely in that first name out. Like I mentioned, he beat out two guys that have been much more deserving, however that truthfully would not have the sort of fanbase that he has.
At no time limit was he in comparison with Derek, Hadi, or Andrew. If something, Martin ought to have positioned a lot increased however no one made the case that Nick ought to have. And now that he’s going to self-prep, I’d be very curious what contest he’s going to do to qualify. I extremely doubt they’re going to offer him a fourth New York Professional title – particularly if he is available in wanting like trash.
In the event that they do this, it might be a tragic day for that prestigious title. And will you think about if this self teaching experiment fails? May you think about if he tried to compete at a non prime three present and didn’t get the win? I might see him making a whole jackass out of himself. And I extremely doubt that Kyle would need to work with him once more. Nick burned Kyle as soon as earlier than and for this reason I all the time say that buddies shouldn’t combine friendship with enterprise. As a result of Nick went forward and burned the man once more. Not solely do I feel Kyle wouldn’t work with him, however I don’t assume Matt would, both. I additionally don’t assume any big-name coaches would need to take the prospect on this man. I don’t need to say he’s broken items, however he’s positively not anyone that I’d give the advantage of the doubt to. He’s a legal responsibility. And who is aware of if he even sticks to the plan? Who is aware of if he eats what he must eat, if he trains when he must, as a result of on the finish of the day he’s very fast guilty others and really seldom does he ever take duty for his actions.
We’ve got additionally seen sponsors turn out to be ever tiresome in terms of working with Nick. The placings aren’t good, the persona isn’t good, so what actually is there? As quickly as that fanbase begins to dwindle, I believe that his profession can be within the rubbish can.
And I’m not saying it’s as a result of the man has me blocked. I do assume it’s very juvenile for an expert athlete to dam a member of the media for no matter purpose. I additionally assume that after this previous Olympia when some followers accused him of flipping them off, and he denied it like he’s incapable of doing so, made him seem to be a really questionable character. Everyone seems to be able to flipping somebody off, however he made it seem to be that was the farthest factor from the reality, prefer it wasn’t even one thing he was able to doing. And never solely wouldn’t it be a nasty look if he was cursing out followers, however the truth that he can’t take any accountability is even worse. He has turn out to be considerably of a caricature of what a profitable bodybuilder ought to be. So now that he’s going to self-prep, I really feel like he’s simply setting himself up for an enormous fail. And he’ll have nobody guilty. Who is aware of, perhaps that’s the medication he wants.
If the self prepping experiment seems to achieve success I would be the first to retract. I would be the first to congratulate the man, however I simply don’t assume that he has the wherewithal to organize himself. I feel that his profession has taken a flip for the more serious and he wants assist. He wants quite a lot of assist. He wants greater than the attention of 1 or two fanboys which might be going to inform him that he appears nice when in actuality he wants quite a lot of enchancment. I additionally don’t understand how his sponsors are going to take this. I feel that we’re seeing a bodybuilder that may very well be a prime man, perhaps not a Mr Olympia however positively a prime man, pissing away a very good factor. And why? Possibly it’s an inflated ego, perhaps he’s delusional, perhaps he’s simply taking part in silly. I hate to say it as a result of I don’t need to sound like an asshole, however there are many silly individuals on this planet. And Nick Walker might be one in all them.
As all the time, I hope you loved studying my article, right here, at IronMag. What do you assume will come of this self-prepping experiment? As all the time, I look ahead to studying your suggestions within the feedback. Please copy and paste a hyperlink to this text on all of your social media feeds. It’s assured to generate vigorous dialog.
