There are bodybuilding stars, then there are icons. Lee Haney follows the latter as the first eight-time Mr. Olympia, breaking Arnold Schwarzenegger’s record of seven at the time. Therefore, when Heaney speaks, the people around him should listen because he can help them.
Dennis James, Chris Cormier, and Milos Sarcev had their ears open for Haney when they joined The Menace Podcast’s latest roundtable. Apart from answering questions about his career, Honey shared his thoughts on some of today’s superstars. One man Heaney has been inspired by is Andrew Jacked, who recently won the Texas Pro and the Arnold Classic UK.
“Nice body, great separation,” Heaney said of Jacked. He was also excited to talk about the 2022 Olympia People’s Champion, Hadi Chopan, who finished third in the Mr. Olympia behind Mamdouh “Big Rami” Elsbey and Brandon Curry.
“On the day, Hadi had the best muscle maturity of the period. I’d put (Jacked) close to him.
While it’s fun to play fantasy bodybuilders, Heaney reminds the panel that what matters most is what happens on competition day.
“You don’t know until you see these guys standing next to each other. It’s hard to tell until you see them together on stage.
When those players are together on stage, there’s something they’d like to see less of – moving loudly for fans during their posing routines.
“If you’re going to do your posing routine, do it, but once the routine’s over, OK. Then, you can walk on stage and say, ‘OK, clap for me,'” But I say give people something to clap for,” Haney advised. “Then, you don’t have to do it (the hand motion).”
The panel covered a lot of ground on this episode, including the controversial 1980 Mr. Olympia, his relationship with Joe Vedder, and more about Heaney’s storied career. Subscribe to Muscle and Fitness YouTube Channel As well as other roundtable episodes of TMP, don’t forget to follow. @themenacepodcast on Instagram.
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