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2022 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilder Nick Walker Begins 2022 Olympia Prep With a Deadly Chest Workout 

The 2021 Arnold Classic champ has officially begun preparing for the 2022 Olympia

Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury

Written by Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury

Updated by Ash, ACE, MSc

Last Updated onAugust 2, 2022

Nick Walker Chest Workout

Nick Walker (Image via @nick_walker39/Instagram)

All bodybuilders are gearing up for the 2022 Olympia, and 2021 Arnold Classic Champion Nick Walker is right on schedule.

Walker showed last year that his competitiveness isn’t to be underestimated in the Men’s Open division. After winning the 2021 New York Pro, he pushed his physique to a whole new level to win the 2021 Arnold Classic. 

During his Olympia debut in 2021, he earned a humble fifth-place finish, which isn’t bad for a first attempt. Walker plans to return with an impressive physique this year. He wanted to begin his prep the previous week, but unfortunately, he was down with a stomach infection. 

Now, he’s back in the gym with pent-up motivation and the burning desire to win gold at the 2022 Olympia. In a video recently uploaded to his YouTube channel, Walker demonstrated a series of exercises, where he mainly focused on a chest workout with some tricep and shoulder exercises along with bodybuilding coach Brandon Long. 

Nick Walker’s chest workout 

  • Pec dec fly – four sets (last set drop set)
  • Incline dumbbell chest press – three sets
  • Incline machine chest press – three sets 
  • Dual Cable lateral raise (behind the back)
  • Machine flat chest press – four sets 
  • Rope pushdown 
  • Plate-loaded machine dips 

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A post shared by Nick "the Mutant" Walker (@nick_walker39)

1) Pec dec 

Nick Walker started the chest workout with a pec dec flye. 

“I like to typically start with a flye. Just get a good stretch, get a good contraction. Really pumps up the chest and it also gets you ready for the heavy compound movements we’re going to do next. This is the way to help prevent injury as well.”

He concluded this exercise with a drop set for his last set. 

2) Incline dumbbell chest press 

In their first compound movement from the chest routine, Nick and Brandon Long performed an incline dumbbell chest press.  Walker believes that dumbbell pressing exercises are beneficial because they ensure equal development of the muscles on each side of the body, resulting in a larger chest in his opinion.  

3) Incline machine chest press 

Following the incline dumbbell chest press, Nick and Brandon switched to the second compound movement, which is the incline machine chest press.

Brandon Long pumped up Nick Walker as the latter hit a heavy set, “Come on, big squeeze. Come on Nick, get it, get another.”

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A post shared by Nick "the Mutant" Walker (@nick_walker39)

4) Behind-the-back cross-over cable lateral raise

The bodybuilder moved to his shoulders following the heavy compound chest exercises. He focused on his side deltoids with heavy resistance. 

“My hamstrings hit. It’s like extra resistance.”

Nick inserted a shoulder exercise during the chest workout to give the pectoral muscles some rest. 

“We want to do a little shoulder exercise, give the chest a little break. Not sure how many we’ll do here but then we’ll go back to chest after this. Giving the chest a little break.”

In this shoulder movement, the deltoids are stretched, helping to develop capped shoulders.

5) Machine flat chest press 

Brandon and Nick continue their chest routine after a small detour. 

Nick walker started the exercise with straight sets but finished off with an intense drop set. 

6) Rope pushdown 

Following the chest routine, Walker and Brandon Long worked on the triceps. The exercise began with rope pushdowns. 

7) Plate-loaded machine dips

A machine dip was the next exercise on the triceps routine. 

“Alright so, that is the first video of the prep series for the 2022 Mr. Olympia. We did a little chest, a little bit of shoulders, a little bit of tris. It’s a good workout.”

You can watch the video here

Looking forward 

2022 Olympia is scheduled for Dec. 15-18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Throughout the prep, Walker’s coach will be with him in person to adjust, modify, and make sure that he looks his best. 

It is going to be a tough competition for Nick Walker at Olympia since he will face Hunter Labrada, who finished fourth at Olympia 2021, and Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay, the two-time reigning champion.

Find complete coverage of the 2022 Mr. Olympia, including pre-judging, event recaps, analysis, and final results at our Olympia coverage hub: FitnessVolt.com/olympia

Published: 2 August, 2022 | 11:59 AM EDT

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