The ‘TMP’ Panel Choose Justin Shier In opposition to Jonathan De La Rosa

Dennis James was joined by Milos Sarcev and Jose Raymond for Episode 242 of The Menace Podcast and with particular visitor Justin Shier additionally on the present, they put his prediction of a bodybuilding victory in Tampa to the take a look at.

Shier, who defined that he at the moment weighs round 230-pounds, predicted that he might be victorious on the 2025 Tampa Professional, which runs July 31-August 2,  throughout his look on “TMP.” If he’s proper, the Males’s Open competitor will stamp his ticket to the 2025 Olympia occasion in Las Vegas. First, nonetheless, he must get previous one other favourite, Jonathan De La Rosa.  So, with a wealth of expertise readily available to look at Shier’s possibilities of success, the crew took a take a look at how these two warriors measure up on a pose for pose foundation.

Shier positioned fifteenth in his 2023 Olympia debut, impressing judges, whereas Jonathan De La Rosa positioned twelth in 2024. “I’m going to ask Jose, as a result of Jose by no means lies,” quizzed Sarcev. “Pose for pose, Justin or Jonathan De La Rosa?” Sarcev first needed to know what his fellow bodybuilding coach felt about their entrance double bicep pose. “Very comparable,” mentioned Jose Raymond. “That’s the one which’s most likely the closest,” admitted Shier. “Possibly Justin has little increased lats,” added Raymond, struggling to discover a defining distinction. Dennis James was extra adamant, nonetheless. “Should you requested me, I must say John,” touted The Menace. “Merely for the truth that John’s gonna be larger. It’s bodybuilding.”

Raymond agreed that De La Rosa might be as a lot as 240-pounds on stage. However in bodybuilding, total measurement can usually be within the eye of the beholder. James felt that De La Rosa is fuller within the chest, however Sarcev might have evened the judging out. “Justin has a extra excessive V-taper,” he defined.

What did Justin Shier say of the bundle he’s bringing to the 2025 Tampa Professional?

“My lats are gonna flare extra and my waist goes to be in, tighter,” said Shier. “I really feel like my arms are higher, I’m taller,” he added. In the course of the present, Jose Raymond mentioned De La Rosa was truly nearer to five’ 6”, whereas Shier stands at 5’7”.

When it got here to lamenting the lat unfold pose down, James agreed that Justin Shier was on prime right here, and Raymond concurred. Nonetheless, as the various posing predictions confirmed, it is going to be tight run contest in Tampa, and Shier can have left “TMP” with a burning want to show that he’s the one who needs to be Olympia certain.

To look at the complete dissection, the place the boys additionally mentioned Nick Walker’s present form, Olympia prize cash, and different urgent bodybuilding information, see beneath.