Sulek competed in Traditional Physique on the 2025 NPC Legends Traditional.
Final up to date on February seventeenth, 2025
Sam Sulek is among the hottest bodybuilders within the sport proper now, with over 6 million Instagram followers and simply shy of 4 million YouTube subscribers on the time of this text’s publication. Whereas his attain is much and huge within the power sphere, the query of when he would enterprise onto the aggressive stage loomed.
Though his physique was frequently spectacular in his content material, would he pose well enough to compete towards different aspiring professional bodybuilders?
Sulek proved that he can stroll the stroll…err… pose the pose…as he received his debut Traditional Physique bodybuilding present on the 2025 NPC Legends Traditional on Feb. 15, 2025.
His triumph earned him qualification to compete within the Arnold Classic Beginner contest in Columbus, OH, on Feb. 27 for the chance to earn his IFBB Professional Card.
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Sulek vlogged his present day expertise and gave a behind-the-scenes look into his prep the day earlier than, together with how he ate sweets to pump glucose into his system to fill out his muscle groups with out sitting too heavy in his abdomen. After getting his second coat of spray tan, Sulek expressed the mix of confidence and uncertainty he was feeling:
I’m feeling harmful however actually chilly and have to warm-up.
—Sam Sulek
In the end, Sulek’s preparation paid off in spades as he received gold in his peak class and the general title in Traditional Physique. His posing routine will be seen within the video under on the 7:30 mark.
Sulek mentioned that his confidence advanced between pre-judging and finals in a means that stunned him. His consolation in entrance of the judges and crowd lent to stage confidence, and he mentioned that his publicity from panels at earlier Arnold Sports activities Festivals knowledgeable his consolation in competitors.
After showering off his spray tan, Sulek celebrated with four double cheeseburgers and a big Food plan Coke from In-N-Out.
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Featured picture: @sam_sulek on Instagram