{"id":8941,"date":"2026-01-12T13:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=8941"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:09:51","slug":"time-to-go-back-to-being-a-monster-fitness-volt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=8941","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Time to Go Back to Being a Monster&#8217; \u2013 Fitness Volt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Samson Dauda has ambitious goals heading into the 2026 bodybuilding season. On Dec. 16, 2025, <strong>he revealed plans to bulk up to 350 pounds after downsizing his physique for the 2025 Mr. Olympia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Samson Dauda headed to Vegas as the reigning Mr. Olympia champion. However, when he hit the stage, fans and judges noticed that he lost size in his legs and back. Ultimately, this <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2025-mr-olympia-results\/\">pushed \u201cThe Nigerian Lion\u201d down to fourth place<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To regain momentum, Dauda competed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2025-evls-prague-pro-results\/\">Prague Pro<\/a> but came up short in a battle against<a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/martin-fitzwater-profile\/\"> Martin Fitzwater<\/a>. With time to map out his next plan of attack, he broke down how he intends to fill up his physique for his Olympia comeback in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"samson-dauda-talks-plan-to-bulk-up-to-350-lbs-for-2026-season\">Samson Dauda Talks Plan to Bulk Up to 350 Lbs for 2026 Season\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>In the video, Dauda shared that he lost sight of how his mass and freak factor tied his physique together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cEverybody wants to see monsters. Let\u2019s be real, this is bodybuilding. There\u2019s nothing more impressive than you seeing a freakin over six-foot-tall dude weighing over 330 pounds monster walk in the room and everybody stop and go what the fuck is that? Okay, okay, that rings a bell. That is something that you lost sight of.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He stressed that it\u2019s time to go back to being a monster again:\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-sub-form-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"title\" class=\"hero-title\">\n            <span style=\"font-size: 25px;\">Get Fitter, <strong>Faster<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Level Up Your Fitness: Join our \ud83d\udcaa strong community in Fitness Volt Newsletter. Get daily inspiration, expert-backed workouts, nutrition tips, the latest in strength sports, and the support you need to reach your goals. Subscribe for free!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please wait&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"thankYouMessage\" class=\"thank-you-message\" style=\"display: none; text-align: center; padding: 20px; background: #f1f1ef; border-radius: 31px;\">\n            <span style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><strong>You&#8217;re In!<\/strong> Let&#8217;s Crush Your Fitness Goals Together<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Expect expert-backed workouts, nutrition advice, the latest in strength sports, and a whole lot of motivation heading your way.<\/p>\n<p>            <button id=\"subscribeAnotherEmailBtn\" class=\"btn-nav\">Subscribe Another Email<\/button>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to go back to being a monster again. This is bodybuilding. We all joined this because we want to see inhuman physiques. We want to see monsters.<\/p>\n<p>We want to see guys bigger than we\u2019ve ever seen. We want to see guys and feel fright over it. That\u2019s what drew us to bodybuilding, that big size, beauty, monsters, the things you don\u2019t see every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the conversation, Dauda touched on adding size without heavily compromising his health.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou want to be able to hold a conversation like this and not be out of breath. You want to be able to sleep better. You don\u2019t want it to impede you from moving around, walking, and being healthy. You\u2019re trying to balance all these things out so you\u2019re not climbing so fast that this becomes an issue. It knocks everything out of whack.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He said he plans to reach 350 pounds during the off-season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m looking at probably around 350, somewhere around that, 350 or 350+ will probably be the weight I\u2019ll easily get to,\u201d he said. \u201cYou then have to acclimate to it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While he\u2019s not worried about reaching 350 pounds, he explained that the bigger concern is carrying that weight comfortably.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re almost doing these things gradually so you\u2019re not completely tearing your body out of whack. When you start to feel okay, massive restrictions in it, hold, take some time and hold at that weight. Let your body get comfortable, let you get comfortable in it, then you push some more.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m chilling December, and come January or straight after Christmas, we start pushing again,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=-CALNj_R2TA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe got a set weight we want to be this off-season. I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll be hard to get to the weight; it\u2019s being able to get comfortable at that weight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fans expected Dauda to jump into the 2026 Arnold Classic next March. He won the event back in 2023. Adding to the stakes, <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2220\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> announced that the Open champion will walk away with a <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2026-arnold-classic-increases-mens-open-prize\/\">historic $750,000 prize purse<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dauda wants to make the most of his time away from the stage and return improved. He believes a 350-pound physique will give him all the firepower necessary to climb back up the Mr. Olympia ladder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/derek-lunsford-talks-hadi-choopan-beat-andrew-jacked-samson-dauda\/\">Derek Lunsford Says If All Are \u2018100%,\u2019 He and Hadi Choopan Edge Out Andrew Jacked and Samson Dauda<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"watch-the-full-video-from-the-jay-davies-aka-magic-eye-youtube-channel-below\"><strong><em>Watch the full video from the Jay Davies aka Magic Eye YouTube channel below:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samson Dauda has ambitious goals heading into the 2026 bodybuilding season. On Dec. 16, 2025, he revealed plans to bulk up to 350 pounds after downsizing his physique for the 2025 Mr. Olympia.\u00a0 Samson Dauda headed to Vegas as the reigning Mr. Olympia champion. 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