{"id":6270,"date":"2026-01-09T08:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=6270"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:47:03","slug":"2025-california-state-pro-bodybuilding-show-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=6270","title":{"rendered":"2025 California State Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">Another Men\u2019s Open show will be held for the third week in a row.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<section class=\"postmeta\">\n<div class=\"postmeta_wraper\">\n<div class=\"postmeta_wrap\">\n<div class=\"postmeta_avatar\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08e2485c7b0e9d3c771504448ca48bbd60f412c9567aabf431d7e31e9dfac452?s=192&amp;d=mm&amp;r=pg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08e2485c7b0e9d3c771504448ca48bbd60f412c9567aabf431d7e31e9dfac452?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=pg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08e2485c7b0e9d3c771504448ca48bbd60f412c9567aabf431d7e31e9dfac452?s=96&amp;d=mm&amp;r=pg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08e2485c7b0e9d3c771504448ca48bbd60f412c9567aabf431d7e31e9dfac452?s=192&amp;d=mm&amp;r=pg 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last updated on May 23rd, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><strong>The 2025 California State Pro will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025, in Anaheim, CA.\u00a0<\/strong>This show will feature a 2025\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/mr-olympia-winners\/\">Mr. Olympia<\/a>\u00a0qualifying contest for the IFBB Pro League Men\u2019s Open division. 13 men will represent seven countries when they face the fans and judges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The winner will be added to the roster for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/2025-olympia-date\/\">Olympia Weekend<\/a>\u00a0in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 9-12. Before this event, no athlete in this show had qualified for the 2025 Olympia.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2025-california-state-pro-roster\">2025 California State Pro Roster<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nate Dandridge<\/strong>\u00a0(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Didomenico\u00a0<\/strong>(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ryan Foster\u00a0<\/strong>(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eiren Gauley\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regan Grimes\u00a0<\/strong>(Canada)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sasan Heirati<\/strong>\u00a0(UK)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patrick Moore\u00a0<\/strong>(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Justin Musiol<\/strong>\u00a0(Germany)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Felix Norman\u00a0<\/strong>(USA)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Padilla\u00a0<\/strong>(Mexico)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Florian Antoine Gilles Poirson\u00a0<\/strong>(France)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bruno Santos\u00a0<\/strong>(Brazil)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leandro Sencini Peres\u00a0<\/strong>(Brazil)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/train-abs-directly\/\">Do You Need to Train Abs Directly?<\/a>]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DJ5JD_VS2ud\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-call-out-bb-icon is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"join-the-barbend-community-forum\"><strong>JOIN THE BARBEND COMMUNITY FORUM<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Looking to connect with fellow fitness lovers like you? Head to the BarBend Community Forum to ask questions, share advice, and talk all things training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"athletes-to-watch\">Athletes to Watch<\/h2>\n<p>Some fans and insiders see the title for this show going to one of the three competitors listed below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regan-grimes\">Regan Grimes<\/h3>\n<p>Regan Grimes made his 2025 season debut at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/2025-new-york-pro-results\/\">New York Pro<\/a>, finishing fourth place behind champion <a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/nick-walker-wins-2025-new-york-pro\/\">Nick Walker<\/a>. Grimes invested over a year into his off-season, hoping to show a bigger and better conditioned physique. He did not win in Teaneck, NJ, but he could get it in this show.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sasan-heirati\">Sasan Heirati<\/h3>\n<p>Sasan Heirati placed fifth at the 2025 New York Pro and second in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/2025-detroit-pro-results\/\">2025 Detroit Pro<\/a>\u00a0in March. He is looking for his first win and Olympia qualification. He has been on the hunt multiple times this season but has faced veterans of a larger size and more experience. If Grimes is off, this could be where he gets that first victory.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"patrick-moore\">Patrick Moore<\/h3>\n<p>Patrick Moore was 10th at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/2025-arnold-classic-pre-judging-report\/\">2025 Arnold Classic<\/a>\u00a0but has seen much greater success in this contest, winning it in 2019 and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/bodybuilding-competitions\/\">2021<\/a>. This is his eighth year at the pro level, and he is looking to qualify for the Olympia for the first time since 2021.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-bodybuilding-content\">More Bodybuilding Content<\/h2>\n<p><em>Featured Image: @regangrimes on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/barbend.com\/news\/2025-california-state-pro-preview\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Men\u2019s Open show will be held for the third week in a row. 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