Dana Linn Bailey is a former 2013 Women’s Physique Olympia, and while retired, she still plays a pivotal role as a bodybuilding ambassador today. In a recent Raw Talk Podcast with Bradley Martyn, DLB gave her thoughts on Sam Sulek and compared his generation of fans to the late Rich Piana’s and Bostin Loyd’s.
In the last several months, Sam Sulek has emerged as one of the fitness industry’s new stars. His jacked physique and unconventional dieting options have attracted attention — both negative and positive. Some fans have argued that he is carrying excessive muscle for a 21-year-old. Sulek’s fanfare continues to climb with names such as Joe Rogan and reigning five-time Classic Physique Olympia Chris Bumstead talking about him.
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Open star Nick Walker, on the other hand, expressed concern about Sam Sulek and the potential message he’s sending to younger audiences. And now, it appears Dana Linn-Bailey is sharing a similar sentiment, having compared his ‘generation’ of fans to the late Rich Piana‘s and Bostin Loyd‘s, both of whom were known as extreme steroid users.
Dana Linn Bailey Likens Sam Sulek’s Fans to the Late Rich Piana’s and Bostin Loyd’s
According to Dana Linn-Bailey, Sam Sulek could pass as a 40-year-old man.
“Think of like all the kids, you have like you know like the Sam Suleks, that dude is what… 20…” said DLB.
“I think he’s like 22 or something, maybe 23,” said Bradley Martyn.
“Fuck man if you told me he was 40 I’d probably believe you,” said Dana Linn-Bailey.
Given his openness in videos, Dana Linn Bailey compared Sam Sulek’s ‘young generation’ of fans to the followers of the late Rich Piana and Bostin Loyd.
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“I love Rich Piana but the whole just freely talking about everything. They like, it’s almost like glamorized,” said Bailey. “No he doesn’t talk about it [Sam Sulek] but that young generation, yes. Oh my God. What’s the one dude, he died a couple of years ago, so sad. But, Bostin Loyds, the Bostin Loyds.
“But like everyone just made it into ‘Oh, well this is what you have to do.’ The problem is you have people on the internet like Greg Doucette, he just makes videos, YouTube videos, he gets views off just saying Dana Linn Bailey is a fucking liar.”
Sulek has drawn mixed reactions from the bodybuilding community, though for the third-place 2023 Olympia finisher Samson Dauda, he couldn’t be more impressed by how the 21-year-old star has handled his newfound fame. Dauda, who shares a sponsorship sponsor with Sulek, believes he has his ‘head on straight’ and just loves to lift weights.
Aside from “The Nigerian Lion,” bodybuilding legend and former eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman gave his thoughts on the popular influencer. He approved of some of Sulek’s craziest gym lifts and invited him over for a training session.
Having witnessed the fitness community take off online, hearing from Dana Linn Bailey on the latest trends is always interesting. She continues to give back to the sport in retirement and never shies from a training session or trendy topic.
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