The fitness and bodybuilding industries witness new trends every now and then, and this time a new trend was started by an Olympia champion. Chris Bumstead, the five-time Mr. Olympia, is starting a new trend in his home gym, and bodybuilding legend Jay Cutler and the four-time Mr. Olympia himself praised him for this trend.

The king of the Classic Physique recently posted a short video snippet on his Instagram of having a back day but with a twist. Along with that, he did that in the Golden Way era. Let’s have a look at the trend that caught legendary four-time Mr. Olympia’s attention.

Bumstead is bringing back the golden-era trend

The five-time Mr. Olympia has started a new trend that golden-era bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger used to follow. In many resurfaced clips, the seven-time Mr. Olympia is seen lifting weights barefoot, and it serves a lot of benefits for our feet. Now the five-time Mr. Olympia is following his steps. Witnessing this, Jay Cutler commented, “Barefoot is a new trend.”

On this note, let’s learn the benefits of exercising barefoot in the gym. Lifting barefoot can help you strengthen your feet. Our feet have a total of 26 bones and more than 30 joints, and lifting barefoot can increase your stability, balance, and mobility. This can increase up to 57% of your foot strength.

Lifting barefoot can also increase your ankle stability and improve your agility. The major benefit of barefoot lifting is improved proprioception, which is our ability to detect and adjust our body in space. Apart from praising the five-time Mr. Olympia’s new trend, Cutler has always shown faith in him. Earlier, after Bmstead’s fifth victory the legend predicted his victory.

Milos Sarcev and Cutler both have faith in Bumstead

In an episode of ‘CutlerCast’ with the former Siberian bodybuilder before the 2023 Mr. Olympia, they analyzed every minute detail in Bumstead’s physique. For the last two years, the King of Classic Physique has suffered from tearing his bicep and lat. But despite that, the bodybuilder still managed to bag two more titles.

“No, no, he’s just the best. He’s the best guy on stage you know with condition and that’s what they’re looking at,” says the Siberian bodybuilding coach. He continued, “Ramon definitely improved. Yeah, you know Urs was third he looked great. But Cbum just owns the stage. I mean, how’s he ever going to lose?“

The five-time Mr. Olympia is bringing back golden-era trends through his social media platform. The trend has its own benefits.  Will you follow this trend in your gym? Let us know in the comments.