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Competitors switch coaches all the time. Perhaps they don\u2019t like the macro plan, maybe they don\u2019t like the training, maybe they don\u2019t like fasted cardio.\u00a0 It\u2019s really pretty common if you think about it, but what\u2019s not common is when you\u2019re talking about a former Mr Olympia in contention to win back the biggest title in physique-based sports. Hadi not only has been Mr Olympia, but to a lot of fans around the world he should still be Mr O. They don\u2019t believe that Derek beat him last year. Some don\u2019t even believe that Samson beat him way back when.<\/p>\n
Now we should also keep in mind that Hadi\u2019s fans are some of the most fanatical all around the world. They can only be compared to Big Ramy fans in terms of their sheer passion and zeal. Then again, Hadi lost a pretty substantial amount of fans with his alleged support of the Iranian regime. This isn\u2019t a political website and we don\u2019t care about the politics here in the United States, much less overseas, but it still is worth mentioning. The fact that Hadi, who has always worked with Hany Ramod is now working with Milos Sarchev, it\u2019s something that we need to talk about. It\u2019s something that if we ignored it, we would be remiss in our obligations as a media site that you know and trust. We did wait a few days to make sure that this wasn\u2019t just another rumor.<\/p>\n
One of the things that I love most about writing for IronMag is that we\u2019re not concerned with breaking the stories<\/em>, rather, we\u2019re interested in getting the story right. I tip my hat to all of those outlets out there that like to be the first one out to press, but many times they have to retract themselves and oftentimes that makes them look a little bit less than serious. This website, while interested in the current events of the sport, is not interested in clickbait or fake news. So when I tell you that Hadi hired Milos, he says he is the new coach, it\u2019s pretty much carved in stone.<\/p>\n It\u2019s very interesting that Hadi also switched coaches for the very reason that he has completely fallen out of the conversation. Everybody is talking about Derek given the fact that he won the Olympia back and that Andrew won the Arnold Classic. Nick Walker is seemingly off the grid, not trying to qualify after the Arnold contests like New York or Pittsburgh. In reality Hadi is the number one contender by virtue of placing second at last year\u2019s Mr Olympia, but honestly I don\u2019t know the last time anybody even mentioned the guy\u2019s name. He has very much become like Big Ramy \u2013 respected in name but completely out of the conversation. The difference there is that Ramy hasn\u2019t competed in a number of years and Hadi competed just about 6 months ago at the most prestigious bodybuilding show on the planet. The fact that nobody is talking about him suggests that his time has passed. Now I\u2019m not going to say that he switched coaches because of the fact nobody\u2019s talking about him or to create some headlines, but it certainly begs the question. Is he done? Can he win the title back against the competitors that everyone is talking about? When it comes to Samson and Andrew we\u2019re talking about two statuesque giants with wonderful aesthetics and symmetry. No disrespect to Hadi or the legions of crazy fans that love him, but this guy is an ankle biter with some very questionable body parts. Again no disrespect, because bodybuilding should not be a height contest, but I think that with Andrew and Samson will put to an end the era of 212 competitors winning Sandows in Las Vegas, Nevada. I love the fact that they crossed over but I don\u2019t like the fact that the best bodybuilders on the planet are essentially midgets. I think the fans are ready for towers of power again and when you look at aesthetics and proportions, neither Hadi or even Derek can hold a candle to these guys.<\/p>\n People are still talking about Derek. People talk about Derek everyday. The fact that Derek has become a little bit more diva-like and has been a little bit more juicy with his comments, sends the media into a firestorm. Today\u2019s bodybuilding outlets thrive on drama. Others still make videos in the clickbait and fake news genres. Therefore, when you have a reigning champion talking all sorts of shit about competitors like Samson and Andrew, then it\u2019s honestly a feeding frenzy. Just recently Derek said that Samson only beat him because he was off. Talk about disrespecting a past Mr Olympia champion. But perhaps there\u2019s some truth to that. Because Samson in a very foolish move decided to jump into the Arnold Classic only a couple of months after winning the biggest title in the sport. And what happened there? What happened there was that Derek beat him and beat him royally. So is Derek just talking shit or is he stating facts?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n