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Brandon Curry is not just a past Mr Olympia and 2x Arnold Classic champion but he\u2019s also a very dangerous bodybuilder in contemporary times. If one thing has been established is that you cannot sleep on this individual. He takes his training very seriously, he understands how the sport works, and he understands the value of experience. Anytime you\u2019re talking about bodybuilding you\u2019re talking about a variety of different components that go into forming a champion. It\u2019s not just about physique. To think that way is to think in a very limited fashion because countless competitors have brought the best physique to the stage but don\u2019t know how to show it to the judges. It\u2019s very much a strategy game. Many competitors fall for the trap of being big on social media but letting the competition know what they\u2019re bringing. Anybody who tells you that the sport is not a competition against the other competitors is either naive or wants to be politically correct.<\/p>\n
There is a certain level of political correctness in advocating the position that if you bring the best version of yourself possible, you will win the contest. This is a very high ground approach that removes any possibility of negativity from the equation. Such an outlook is often applauded by the press and the Federation, but I have to say that\u2019s outlook is shortsighted. It isn\u2019t just about bringing your best but also understanding who you\u2019re up against and what you need to do to beat those guys as well. Brandon understands all of that. He understands the place that social media plays, but he also understands how important it is to be strategic and calculating as you come up to contest day. These are things that are not easily learned unless you have the experience. When you\u2019re dealing with a season veteran like The Prodigy you\u2019re dealing with somebody that understands all of the complexities of an otherwise seemingly primitive sport.<\/p>\n
Why would I call bodybuilding a primitive sport? Because to onlookers, to the posers, to those that are weekend fans, it might look like nothing more than a bunch of guys oiled up and in Speedos masquerading around the stage. That might be what a hater sees but that\u2019s not what a veteran bodybuilder sees. There\u2019s a lot more that goes into it. And even though the docudrama Pumping Iron was essentially a lot of acting, there is a psychological component that is undeniable to physique-based sports. That component a lot of times gets mixed up with negativity. I mean we\u2019ve all seen the footage of the old school days of Men\u2019s Physique. Those guys were basically at the point of going to fisticuffs at the drop of a hat. And yes, that is one aspect of the psychology of the sport, but there are many other components. One such component is being overlooked. A guy like Brandon gets overlooked a lot more than you would think. Even though he has an Olympia to his name and even though he has two Arnold Classics on his mantle, some of the lesser-seasoned guys might see him as being passed as prime. They might see him as essentially competing for the nostalgia effect. Little do they know how dangerous he actually is. One look at his contest record even from as recent as last year proves this point.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, we\u2019re not talking about mere psychology here and we\u2019re not talking about the mistakes of others that could lead Brandon to victory. Brandon can very much win against anybody that he\u2019s up against. This includes Krizzo, this includes Patrick Moore, this of course includes Blessing Awodibu, who had a pitiful placing at this past weekend\u2019s Arnold Classic South America. Now of course there\u2019s always the possibility that Nick Walker will jump in at the 11th hour. This is a very strong possibility because of the fact that last year he was supposed to go into Pittsburgh and win everything in sight and at the 11th hour, out of nowhere, former Mr Olympia Derek Lunsford jumped into the mix. It was a nail biter to the very end, but Derek emerged victorious. Perhaps Nick Walker wants to make sure that there\u2019s not going to be another Top 6 Olympian at this show. But if he thinks that he can be a late addition and come into the contest and beat a guy like Brandon Curry who probably is going into this contest to win, then Nick Walker will be sadly mistaken. Not only can Brandon beat Nick Walker, Nick should be very careful about underestimating The Prodigy.<\/p>\n
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