After scoring third place at the 2021 Mr. Olympia, Hadi Choopan is wasting no time trying to make some improvements for next year. He has already kicked off his prep mode for the 2022 season, and he looks massive.
Choopan came in third place at the Olympia this year, with many people feeling that he should have placed higher. He looked as good as he ever has, with arguably the best conditioning on stage, but ultimately fell short to Brandon Curry and Big Ramy on the judges’s scorecards.
However Hadi has not wasted any time since the Olympia, and is getting right back to work on making gains for the 2022 season. According to a post to his coach, Hany Rambod’s Instagram, the Persian Wolf has already entered prep mode for next year, and he is looking massive so far.
“2X Mr Olympia People’s Champion @hadi_choopan 👑🔥 Already starting prep for the 2022 @mrolympiallc
It’s hot in the Las Vegas desert ☀️🌵!!!” Hanbod wrote, standing alongside Choopan in the picture.
From People’s Champ To Actual Champ?
Hadi Choopan got the honor of being crowned the People’s Champ at the 2021 Mr. Olympia, but many fans and bodybuilders felt like he deserved to get way more than that. In fact, there are some out there that feel like his conditioning was so good that he deserved to be the winner and beat out the two previous Olympia champs.
In the end, it was the same issue that typically plagues Hadi, which got in the way yet again: his size. Whether you feel it fair or unfair, it is hard for him to compete against people who are that much larger than he is, even with his unreal conditioning.
That said, there have been plenty examples in the past of athletes who are smaller being able to outwork the men who are naturally bigger, and Hadi Choopan could potentially be more proof of that. With him starting off his prep mode this early on, it will be interesting to see the types of changes that he makes for this year.
Hadi Choopan Contest History
2008
- Babol National Tournament – 3rd place
- Saari National Tournament – 2nd place
2009
- Saari National Tournament – 2nd place
- Rasht National Tournament – 2nd place
2010
- Saari National Tournament – 1st place
2011
- Mashhad National Tournament – 1st place
2012
- WBPF World Bodybuilding Championships – 2nd place
2013
- WBPF Asia Championships – 1st place (Overall)
- WBPF World Bodybuilding Championships – 1st place
2014
- WBPF World Bodybuilding Championships – 1st place
2015
- WBPF World Bodybuilding Championships – 1st place
2017
- Mr. Olympia Amateur – 1st place (Overall)
- IFBB Sheru Classic Pro – 2nd place
- Asia Grand Prix – 2nd place
- San Marino Pro – 2nd place
2018
- Dubai Expo – 2nd place
- IFBB Portugal Pro – 1st place
- Asia Grand Prix – 1st place
2019
- Vancouver Pro – 1st place
- IFBB Mr. Olympia — 3rd place
2020
- IFBB Mr. Olmypia – 4th place
2021
- IFBB Mr. Olympia – 3rd place
