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On Episode 298 of The Menace Podcast,<\/em> host Dennis James was joined by Milos Sarcev and Chris Cormier, and the panel took a deep dive into the results of the recent Atlanta Pro Olympia qualifier, where James Holingshead punched his ticket to Las Vegas, knocking Regan Grimes into runner-up status. During the show, the gang agreed that Regan Grimes had a lot of work do if he wants to complete with the best of the best, noting that he may be putting his social media content ahead of competitive bodybuilding.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s give credit where credit is due,\u201d said Milos Sarcev of the 2026 Atlanta Pro result.\u201cThis is the best James (Hollinghead) has ever looked, in his history,\u201d he added. Dennis James and Chris Cormier disagreed however, feeling that the big Brit was more detailed during his previous appearance on stage, in China. Still, all three did agree that Hollinghead had the best package in Atlanta. \u201cI thought his legs helped him win,\u201d suggested Cormier. \u201cThat\u2019s what stood out to me the most, was the distance between these guys: the density, and everything, and the lower (body).\u201d<\/p>\n Having given their takes and hailing Hollingshead as a worthy winner in Atlanta, the panel cast doubt on Regan Grime\u2019s readiness to qualify for the 2026 Olympia, however. Dennis James felt that while Grimes placed second, he was challenged greatly by the other finalists including Patrick Moore, who came fourth. \u201cI don\u2019t quite see how he did not place higher to be honest,\u201d protested the host. \u201cI mean what are you looking for?\u201dIn fact, just a few days ago, Patrick Moore bested Regan Grimes at the Texas Pro<\/a>, leaving him as a runner-up, one again.<\/p>\n \u201cHere\u2019s the thing with Regan,\u201d said The Menace. \u201cAnd this is what I\u2019ve been saying now, for the last two years. He loves to pose a rear lat spread and get the camera in the right angle to make it look like he\u2019s unbeatable from the back, same with the back double biceps. And he never, not once, looked like that on stage.\u201d James continued, \u201cIf he would bring what he shows on Instagram, yeah. But that\u2019s Instagram. That\u2019s the camera angle \u2026 that\u2019s not what he is on stage, and he has all of the potential in the world, but I think there\u2019s just something that, ah, that\u2019s missing. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s his discipline, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s his work ethic. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n Milos Sarcev countered that he felt that Grimes was very disciplined, speculating that it could be nerves that were robbing him of a more rounded physique on stage. Cormier had his own take, however.<\/p>\n Chris Cormier recalled a time when he was in Las Vegas and got invited to train with Grimes alongside Sarcev. \u201cHe was two weeks out from that Italy show,\u201d explained the bodybuilder-turned-coach. \u201cI go over there. Okay, let\u2019s go and check out Regan\u2026. Regan wants to do some content instead of training and doing posing. I\u2019m like, bro, really? You got two guys that\u2019s been there and done that s**t, over and over again. We got 170 shows between the two of us, me and Milos. You mean to tell me you want to just do content?\u201d<\/p>\n Dennis James suggested Grimes\u2019 preference for making content could be motivated by money, since he is not winning the top prizes from competitive bodybuilding. \u201cHey, but don\u2019t go on stage, acting like you that guy,\u201d retorted Cormier. \u201cBecause you got to do it in the gym, that\u2019s where it is.\u201d\u00a0 Sarcev confirmed that Grimes had not been \u201cin the mood\u201d to train that day, Still, The Mind believes that Grimes still has the potential to succeed. \u201cHis back is very much underrated,\u201d he said. \u201cVery good calves. People don\u2019t talk about Regan\u2019s calves,\u201d Cormier agreed that if he can meet his priorities, Grimes could be bringing home the trophies at some point in the future. \u201cWe all know he has the \u2018IT Factor,\u2019\u201d he explained. \u201cHe has a body for it. (But) you\u2019ve got to be willing to do that from your mind and your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n To see this conversation in full on The Menace Podcast, where the panel also discussed the latest bodybuilding news, check it out on the Muscle & Fitness YouTube channel.<\/p>\nDoes Regan Grimes Put Content Before Competitive Bodybuilding?<\/h2>\n