Chris Bumstead has won the Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title thrice in a row. The Canadian is attempting to win his fourth consecutive title this year. However, bodybuilding legend, and former Mr. Olympia, Samir Bannout thinks Chris might have a tough time this year.

Bannout thinks Chris won three titles convincingly. However, this year he has serious competition from a Brazilian challenger. Samir also revealed what he thinks is Bumstead’s weak point.

Samir Bannout doesn’t agree with millions of fans about Chris Bumstead

On the 24th episode of The Muscle Maturity Podcast, bodybuilding legends Samir Bannout and John Hansen joined co-host Nick Trigili. The trio talked about the classic physique category for the upcoming Mr. Olympia. During the conversation, Samir said reigning champion Chris Bumstead’s “biggest threat,” is Brazilian Dino Ramon.

“I mean, Cbum needs to improve his arms a little bit, if he does is going to be much more deadly,” said Bannout. He also said Chris proved his dominance by winning the Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title thrice. However, Samir feels Dino has better arms and better “genetics” than Cbum. However, John disagreed with Samir.

“The overall look, though, he still has it. He has a smaller waist, wiser shoulders…” said Hansen. However, Samir instantly countered saying, “No! No!… Do I want Chris Bum’s body or Ramon’s? I want Ramon’s body.” While Samir was quite adamant about how he saw the competition, the former Mr. Olympia also said it was his opinion.

During the podcast, John said Ramon would “create shockwaves throughout the whole industry,” if he upset Chris to win the Classic Physique title at Mr. Olympia 2022. Hansen also mentioned Chris has “like 12 million” followers on Instagram. Coupled with 2.55 million YouTube subscribers, millions of fans are rooting for Cbum. 

What has Bumstead changed this year?

The three-time Classic Physique champion talked about nailing his prep this year. During a conversation with Muscular Development, Chris revealed something about his 2021 prep. The reigning champion said his body didn’t “respond” during the final stages of the prep. So the three-time champ wanted “nail” this year’s prep and make the desired improvements.

Chris has also changed his prep coach for the upcoming. For the first time, Chris is working with renowned bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod. Rambod is Hadi Choopan’s coach.

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Do you think Chris can get his fourth title? Or will the bodybuilding world witness a massive upset at the upcoming Mr. Olympia contest?