Among the best posers within the lineup nonetheless has it.
IFBB Professional League Masters bodybuilder Fred “Biggie” Smalls is most well-known in bodybuilding circles for his entertaining, dance-based posing routines whereas competing within the sport from 2011 till 2018. These expertise earned him the most effective poser award at three separate Arnold Classic competitions.
The Delaware native might be performing at the least yet one more routine when he takes the stage on the 2023 Masters Olympia on the weekend of Aug. 26-27 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. On Could 4, 2023, Smalls gave the followers a sneak preview of what they may anticipate when he shared an Instagram reel of himself coaching biceps and triceps.
In the course of the session, Smalls carried out dumbbell spider curls, machine preacher curls, rope hammer curls, and mendacity single-arm triceps extensions within the clip. Particulars of the total exercise weren’t shared within the caption of the publish, however it’s clear that Smalls has been coaching exhausting and staying in excellent form since his final contest in 2021.
When he flexes these arms in Romania, he’ll be one in all 19 execs competing for the primary Masters Olympia championship since Dexter Jackson gained the title in 2012. To qualify for the Masters division, athletes have to be at the least 40 years old. Right here’s a take a look at the full roster.
- Vladimir Agrinskiy
- Slavoj Bednar
- Robert Burneika
- Maxx Charles
- Philip Clahar
- Kamal Elgargni
- Michael Ely
- Vinny Galanti
- Ken Jackson
- Rusty Jeffers
- Tony Lagrene
- Joshua Lenartowicz
- Sergio Lima
- Michael Lynn
- Marek Olejniczak
- Joseph Piersante
- Logan Robson
- Fred Smalls
- Ron Stevens
All 19 of these males might be trying to impress the judges sufficient to win the Masters Olympia title, a 2023 Mr. Olympia qualification, and $20,000 in first-place prize cash. The highest 5 finishers within the Males’s Open division will even take dwelling monetary rewards. The prize breakdown is under.
1st place — $20,000
2nd place — $10,000
third place— $5,000
4th place— $3,000
fifth place — $2,000
Smalls turned skilled on the 2010 NPC Nationals championships and he started competing in 2011. Whereas his solely professional win got here on the 2015 Europa Dallas Professional in Dallas, TX, he certified for the Mr. Olympia contest thrice (2012, 2014, 2015) — his greatest end within the sport’s largest present was thirteenth in 2014. Smalls most lately returned to compete within the 2021 California Professional, the place he completed in eighth place.
Featured Picture: @ifbbpro_fredbiggiesmalls on Instagram
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