2024 Arnold Classic - My TOP 10 PREDICTION!

Hey guys, Ivan here and in this video we gonna do a little prediction for the annual classic

2024. There is only a couple of days left until the show and we gonna do a top 10 right

here in this video. So let's start, let's cut to the chase. 11th place, Remeko Bosse

This guy won a pro card last year in the annual classic and that's why he's competing, that's

why he's invited. But all the other guys doing this show are seasoned pros who are like twice

his size. No matter how off in shape they are, there is no chance Remeko can beat them

Even if he is completely peeled and for example Kim Williams shows up completely out of shape

still, still, these guys are much bigger and this guy has no chance. But he's gonna get

an amazing experience, he's gonna get his name out there so hopefully in the future

his name will be more recognizable in the 212 as a pro. Justin Rodriguez takes the 10th

spot in my book. Now I'm not sure if this is how it's gonna play out but somebody needs

to be that 9th and I just, I'm not really a big fan of Justin's physique especially

lately. I think it's very rugged, like a lot of it went wrong in the past couple of years

I remember his legs used to be a weak point for him but in a couple of months his legs

blew up, they doubled in size so you can only assume what he did to them, however they are

looking weird. The waist is not exactly the smallest, the back is probably his strongest

body part but in this back lat spread and the others that he posted, also like the symmetry

is lost, the balance is just not quite there. As far as conditioning, well this photo is

from two weeks out so I guess he's gonna be lean enough but yeah, I don't think he has

the quality or the shape, the structure to beat these guys. I mean he's a great bodybuilder

I think he placed like top 10 in the Mr. Olympia, I think he was 8th at one point, it wasn't

exactly the most competitive Mr. Olympia but still huge success so maybe I'm underestimating

this guy but based on what I'm seeing in his physique updates and his previous performance

I have him in 10th and in 9th spot I have Mohamed Shaban. Mohamed has been hiding his

physique until the last moment and now we got this physique update, a couple of other

shots as well and what I'm seeing here is probably the leanest version of him ever but

still even this shredded, this lean, he doesn't have exactly the deepest separation. That's

just the way his physique is, he has a lot of veins so he's very vascular which will

make him look kinda grainy but as far as the separation, it's not exactly the deepest and

I think he's gotten leaner but I think he lost some size in the process. We'll see once

the peak week is over, maybe he's just already depleted here but overall I don't think his

physique changed that much. I mean he's amazing, top 8 in the Arnold Classic is still a pretty

big success but I don't see him beating the other guys. For example, this guy right here, Anton Wean. Now, I know that Anton doesn't have exactly

the most bubbly, the most round physique but still this guy is like 270 on stage and his

conditioning is looking like this right now and he says in the caption of this photo zero

filters so this is it. He is extremely peeled, this is a really, really low body fat percent

and he has the thin skin and like deep separation, you know, he has a really high quality muscle

and with this kind of muscle, with this kind of grainy, deeply separated and striated muscle

everywhere basically, I think he's gonna go a long way. He can't beat some of the guys

who are just enormous, who are just massive everywhere and super round but some of these

guys like Mohamed Chaban, I think Anton can beat them based on his conditioning, his deep

details and just, you know, he has the size. He has also really massive legs so it's gonna

be a battle. This is a tough one but I have Anton Weant in 8th spot and in 7th spot I have this guy

Akim Williams. Now, Akim was also very shy during this prep. He didn't post a lot of physique

updates and lately he posted a couple and here is one of them and so I'm seeing that he is back

He is definitely, officially back after his shoulder surgery. He went off for a while and he

looked like he doesn't even lift and now he's back and he has all the size back and, you know

Akim Williams with a good back is Ronnie Coleman. Like he's that good. I mean, take a look at the

legs, take a look at the arms, the shoulders, the chest is insane. That's one of the thickest chest

in the IBB. Like the legs from behind, also glutes, hamstrings, everything is good. Everything is

super, super massive. This guy is a mass monster and he has details. He has depth in the separation

in the chest and legs, everywhere. Basically, the only flaw is the back but like I said, if he had

a back, he would be battling against Heidrich Chaban and Samson in this show. However, he doesn't

and I don't think he can fix that. It depends on how conditioned he is. If he brings this kind of

conditioning that he brought once, only once in his career, only one year, where he placed 6th in

Mr. Olympia as well, if he brings this, then he can go even higher probably because when he is like

this, everything just looks so much better because he has that much muscle, he can afford to be

this shredded but also his back actually starts to look pretty good. I mean, better, a lot better

than when he is off shape. But even when he is not completely on, he can still beat a lot of people

who are conditioned more than him because of his muscle, his shape, but mainly the size

And this is bodybuilding. So, I have this guy in 7th here. Alright, so we are getting to the top

6. You probably expected a top 6 like this. You probably weren't sure who was gonna make that 6th

spot but about top 5, I think that's pretty secure. Now, in 6th, I have John De La Rosa

Now, you are wondering maybe why John De La Rosa, how can he beat guys like Kim Williams? He is not

that size or he is not gonna be as conditioned as Anton Voyan maybe or something like that. Well

John De La Rosa is actually pretty freaking massive. He is a short guy but he never competed

in 212, so he is probably way above that weight cap. So, I think he is like bigger, heavier

than Derek Lansford for example or Harry Choupin. I think he is like 240, something like that

So, with that size, with that roundness, he has a really good shape, like 3D type of looking

bubbly shape and also he has a really good back. So, he is complete, he is very complete, very big

for his frame, very, very round, like everything is there, everything is popping and he is bigger

now, much bigger than his last showing at Tampa Pro where he took that second to Hunter Labrada

He is like 10 pounds heavier and he is way more conditioned. He is just overall much better. So

I have him in my top 6 at exactly 6th spot. Now, now, now it becomes very tricky. Top 5

This can go so many different ways but personally, I will choose James Holinesshead for my 5th spot

Now, I know how big he is, how massive he is. Yeah, he is gonna be one of the biggest guys

probably second biggest guy in that top 5 but I don't know if he has the quality, the conditioning

and the details, the quality of the physique. Is he gonna have that to be higher than 50 Arnold

I don't know. I don't think so. Yes, he has Milos Sartor in his corner now. So

I am expecting him to be his absolute best. I am expecting him to be, to peak at least

the best, to be in the best shape ever but James Holinesshead is really like a very muscular

and very lean powerlifter. Like he doesn't have the best details like a bodybuilder and that's

because he trains that way. I mean he has a lot of thickness, he is definitely very, very big and he

has that hard grainy look but you know his skin doesn't look the thinnest. He doesn't have the

best quality from behind and also from the front and also structure wise he is not exactly perfect

I mean nobody is perfect but I don't see him placing above the two Brazilians, HorseMD and

Rafael Brandao and in fourth spot I do have HorseMD. Now, in this most recent physique update

of his, he looks absolutely insane. He is gonna be bigger even than Rafael Brandao. I am pretty sure

He is probably gonna be very close to James Holinesshead as far as size actually. He is a big guy

as well but it's that back double bicep that is really throwing me off. I wouldn't be too comfortable

putting him above that fourth spot, you know beating Rafael Brandao. I don't see that happening

because of the back. In one of his posts he says there are eight poses and only two of them are back

shots and even though that's true I would argue and I would say that back double bicep really carries

a lot of weight because that's like one of the most important poses. Just like front double bicep

in the back double bicep you really can't hide your flaws so you're exposed in that pose and if

it looks weak it's gonna take away a lot from your physique so I think that is the only reason why I

do have him in fourth instead of third. I mean that is an amazing achievement. That would be an amazing

achievement because he just turned pro. I mean recently he had a pro debut last year and now he's

already doing the Arnold Classic. If he crags the top four or top five that would be just amazing

and I think he has what it takes. He has phenomenal shape, really beautiful lines, he has some really

strong poses, his legs are just insane, you know hamstrings and quads both. His physique is pretty

aesthetic like more aesthetic than James Holinesshead's and this is Arnold Classic so I think

they're gonna consider that as well and that is also a big reason why I have Raphael Brandau

in my third spot. It's because the criteria at the Arnold Classic is a little bit different

from Mr. Olympia. I mean the size is not everything. They are looking for more of a

aesthetic classic looking physique. Arnold is pushing for that and I think the judging

criteria is a little bit different than at Mr. Olympia so I think Raphael is gonna be in that top

three. He was battling and beating Samson Dauda only like two years ago and he progressed. He has

gotten bigger. He is definitely not the biggest guy. James Holinesshead is gonna be bigger

HorseMD also probably, but you know with Raphael's shape, with his beautiful lines, with his deep

separation and like conditioning everywhere top to bottom and with his beautiful symmetry and

completeness of the physique, I think it's just gonna take him a long way all the way to the top

three in my opinion. As far as battling Samson again and beating him, I don't think he came that

far. Maybe someday in the future if he gains a lot more thickness right now. No, no. Samson is

definitely way ahead and Hadi also. Now we come to the top two and yeah obviously it's Hadi versus

Samson and this one is really tough. I mean first of all Hadi just beat Samson at Mr Olympia. In my

opinion it wasn't that much of a knockout right. It was pretty close if you ask me. If Samson was

a little bit sharper, who knows maybe it will be different and as far as this show Arnold Classic

I think Samson is gonna bring better conditioning. I don't think he's going to be as shredded as Hadi

but I think he's going to bring something we haven't really seen so far. A little bit better

than his previous best conditioning but Hadi, man Hadi is massive. He's really big and that crazy

grinniness and hardness to the chest and quads and stomach. It can be a little bit too much for

Samson to handle. On the other hand, Samson has the height. He has beautiful aesthetic shape

which is something they're really looking for at the Arnold Classic. He's also the defending

champion. He knows how to pose in a let's say classy golden era way. His physique is just

very very aesthetic, very proportionate, very very symmetrical. Tall guy with small joints

with bubbly shape. Hadi is not exactly that. He's kind of like a freak, a freaky bodybuilder. He's

more of a Nick Walker category. So this mashup reminds me of Nick Walker versus Samson again

I think Hadi has better chances than Nick had at the Arnold Classic but I still think Samson is

gonna take the win. I don't think Hadi is gonna win this. So I do have Hadi in second and the

winner of the Arnold Classic 2024 in my opinion is gonna be Samson Douda. Even though I see that

Hadi is coming really strong. He's probably gonna be the best version of himself. I think he improved

that back also. He's probably gonna be sharper than he was at Mr. Olympia but still, still I just

don't see it. I just don't see Hadi winning Arnold Classic because of all the reasons I just mentioned

Samson's shape and structure and symmetry and height plus the size and now with the best

conditioning we ever saw. I think it's gonna be enough. I think it's gonna be plenty. I think

Samson is winning this. If you guys like my prediction, tell me down below if you disagree

with something. Also please go ahead say whatever you think down below in the comment section and

also make sure to leave your top 10. Not just top 5. Give me your top 10 if you have it. If you don't

have it, top 5 is fine. I just want to compare it to yours to see how many of you guys agree with me

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