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On Episode 294 of <\/span>The Menace Podcast,<\/span><\/i> Hadi Choopan was a major topic of discussion. That\u2019s because the Iranian bodybuilder took to Instagram last week to share a progress update via Instagram, but some observers felt that his mid-section was far from Olympia worthy. Fortunately, Choopan\u2019s coach, Milos Sarcev, who is a regular TMP panelist, shared his take.<\/span><\/p>\n With a flat stomach being a major goal for even the biggest of bodybuilders, host Dennis James segued into the subject by admitting that failing to tighten his own stomach had been a major mistake. \u201cI said it a thousand times,\u201d commended James. \u201cI just regret that I chased too much size. I should have backed off before. And, my mistake, that I take responsibility for: I didn\u2019t work on f***ing controlling my stomach,\u201d said The Menace. \u201cSomething that I preach today (that) I didn\u2019t do myself.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n This led James to direct the same concern toward Choopan. \u201cI wanted to ask the real question,\u201d said the host. \u201cBecause Hadi posted some updates, and a lot of people (are) talking about Hadi\u2019s stomach. Milos, address this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Milos Sarcev comments on current state of Hadi Choopan\u2019s stomach<\/b><\/p>\n Less than ten weeks out from the Mr. Olympia final, Sarcev was not concerned by the negative voices. \u201cYeah, I mean, listen, 100% guarantee he\u2019s going to be where he always is,\u201d explained the coach. With Choopan placing first in 2022, and second for the past three years, the Iranian has been a consistently great contender. Sarcev further explained that Choopan\u2019s bloated appearance was simply about liquid intake. \u201cIt\u2019s just, like, preworkout, intraworkout, uh, supplementation, right?\u201d offered The Mind.<\/span><\/p>\n Milos Sarcev said that this combination of drinks and supplements had blown Choopan up ahead of posing for the video. The coach also shared that the bodybuilder is currently 9 kilos heavier by design, but that he \u201cgets in shape very, very easily.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Fellow guest, Chris Cormier commented that Choopan\u2019s gigantic upper body needs attention because it could make his legs look smaller. But Sarcev remained unphased, explaining that the Iranian has \u201cperfect control over the abs, all the time. There\u2019s no problem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sarcev concluded that Choopan had communicated that he intends to tread the boards in Las Vegas \u201cas dry,\u201d as he\u2019s ever been. \u201cThat\u2019s the plan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n For more information on Olympia weekend, click here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To see this full episode of The Menace Podcast<\/em> on the Muscle & Fitness<\/em> YouTube channel<\/a>, where the crew also dissected the latest bodybuilding news, see below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n