Walker, along with eight other athletes, is now qualified for this year’s Mr. Olympia.
Last updated on May 16th, 2021
The New York Pro, one of the top contests in bodybuilding, has seen breakout performances from some of the most accomplished bodybuilders of all time. Past champions include Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay, Phil Heath, Dexter Jackson, Kai Greene, and Juan Morel, among others. No one is guaranteed an Olympia win, of course, after taking the top spot that the NY Pro, but they are granted qualification to the big show and the spotlight.
This year, on May 15, 2021, it was
Nick Walker who took the overall for the Men’s Open division. Nathan Epler won the 212 Division and Leah Dennie took first in Women’s Bodybuilding. Though the show has New York in the name, 2021 marks the second year the event took place in Tampa, FL due to the pandemic. Below is the full list of division winners and a recap of two fan-favorite divisions Open and 212.
Big Ramy, a New Bodybuilding Mecca, and the Man Who Is Building It
With more than 6,000 languages spoken throughout the world, it has been said that only a
smile is understood in every language. It can also be said that the language of
muscle is similarly adaptable, universally spoken. Strength training, from its early beginnings, enjoys roots that go back to the 11th century, a time when something resembling a dumbbell was made of stone. Physical appearance was of little concern, as goals revolved mostly around the nobility of strength. Several hundred years would pass before the term bodybuilding was spoken, but the seeds were planted – seeds that grew to become the global centerpiece of our physical culture, impacting all civilization and landing on the Arabian Peninsula, at the tip of the Persian Gulf – eventually making its way to the Western Asian country of Kuwait.