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The suspense is killing me. It\u2019s killing all of us. Did Nick Walker self-prep for the 2026 Arnold Classic or was he coached? It may not seem like that big of a question, but The Mutant made a point of saying he was done working with coaches. He boasted that he could do it on his own and that no one knew his body better than him. Had he looked like trash, no one would care, but he didn\u2019t look like crap. Nick Walker looked his best in years. I, myself, was very impressed. Let\u2019s be real here, I don\u2019t generally pick mass monsters to win shows. I don\u2019t like to see them win the Big 3 shows because those shows really influence the direction of the sport. That said, I do like seeing mass monsters on stage for the entertainment effect. What I saw in Columbus knocked me on my ass. Nick didn\u2019t suddenly develop aesthetic lines and a flowing physique, but he did make improvements, he was perfectly dialed in, and I really thought he gave Andrew Jacked a run for his money. And that\u2019s saying a lot because Andrew is an aesthetic powerhouse. But for as great as his look is, Nick was more conditioned. That\u2019s wild!! Not only did Nick Walker prep himself flawlessly, but he did a better job prepping himself than Chris \u201cThe Technician\u201d Aceto did with the winner of the show. Or did he? A huge controversy has ensued from Guy Cisternino\u2019s recent appearance on Bro Chat, where Guy seems to have low-key admitted to prepping Nick. Quadro denies this claim whenever it\u2019s raised by top media outlets like Ivan Bodybuilding, but his remarks suggest that he was far more than a mere \u201csecond pair of eyes.\u201d But you decide!<\/p>\n
Guy Cisternino is one of the most celebrated 212 bodybuilders in the world. Although he\u2019s retired, he was able to achieve an impressive contest record. The fact that Guy came in as a second set of eyes<\/em> is cool, but it sounds like Guy was in the driver seat the whole time. When he said Nick\u2019s dosages were lowered, I was stunned. What does being a second set of eyes have to do with supplement protocols? Guy repeatedly said he was simply Nick\u2019s friend and made a point to give Nick a lot of credit. For example, Cisternino credits Nick with his off-season diet. Is that even a thing? I think that just means the dude didn\u2019t eat everything in sight. I don\u2019t think creating and executing an off-season meal plan gives him any credit for bringing the best physique of his career to the second most important bodybuilding show in the world. I believe Nick looked better in Columbus than even in Pittsburgh. He was really on fire, but the question remains, did Nick self-prep or did Guy really save this clown and helped look his best in years!<\/p>\n And let me pause. I\u2019m calling NICK a CLOWN because we have enough smoke and snake oil in this industry. Don\u2019t perpetuate fraud. If you\u2019re going to shit on coaches and pledge to prep yourself, but in reality GUY is coaching you? Bro\u2026<\/p>\n Most fans believe Guy was shadow coaching. Shadow coaching is like ghost writing. Nick might market himself as the author of the prep, but if this were ghost coaching, then Nick did little to nothing. That\u2019s the polar opposite of what Guy said.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n