{"id":14922,"date":"2026-02-25T20:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14922"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:48:25","slug":"bodybuilding-veteran-seth-feroce-reveals-his-top-10-mens-open-picks-for-the-2026-arnold-classic-fitness-volt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14922","title":{"rendered":"Bodybuilding Veteran Seth Feroce Reveals His Top 10 Men’s Open Picks for the 2026 Arnold Classic \u2013 Fitness Volt"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 2026 Arnold Classic is just eight days away. Ahead of the stacked event, Seth Feroce appeared on a recent Bro Chat<\/em> podcast (Feb. 25, 2026) to lay out his top 10 picks for the Men\u2019s Open division.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2025 Mr. Olympia<\/a> gave fans a sneak peek of what might unfold in Columbus, Ohio. Chinedu Andrew \u2018Jacked\u2019 Obiekea<\/a> was perhaps the biggest shock of the night. He brought a new level of conditioning and improved his posing skills, leading to a career-high finish of third place.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hadi Choopan<\/a>, meanwhile, battled Derek Lunsford for gold. However, for a third consecutive year, Choopan was denied the Sandow trophy in second place. He heads into the Arnold Classic as a clear favorite, but his prep has been anything but smooth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In just a few months, Choopan has lost over 1 million Instagram followers, with fans calling him out for not taking a side on the political turmoil in Iran<\/a>. The situation has only escalated. According to King Kamali, Choopan\u2019s family is under 24-hour surveillance, and emphasized that if he returned to Iran, he\u2019s \u2018done.\u2019<\/a> Some, like Chris Aceto, clapped back<\/a> against those trying to cancel Choopan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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If the stakes weren\u2019t high enough, Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> revealed that the Men\u2019s Open champion will walk away with a $750,000 prize purse<\/a>, the highest in bodybuilding history. With the event almost here, bodybuilding veterans are predicting how the show might end.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seth Feroce\u2019s Top 10 Men\u2019s Open Picks for the 2026 Arnold Classic\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Find his picks from the Bro Chat podcast below:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n