Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance weekend concluded on 5th November with numerous surprises. Even before it started, many bodybuilders had withdrawn their names. This year’s event didn’t fail to delight people as it had everything, including a new champion and a little controversy after Choopan left the stage while removing his medal when Derek Lunsford was announced as the new winner. Despite all the drama, bodybuilding experts have noticed a few talented bodybuilders who haven’t reached the top but have the potential to win the coveted title.

Recently, Jay Cutler posted a podcast video on his YouTube channel, Cutler Cast, along with Manager Matt and Serbian bodybuilder Milos Sarcev. As the title suggests ‘Olympia Aftermath,’ they talked about the recently concluded Mr. Olympia and the potential athletes.

Jay Cutler believed Hunter would win Mr. Olympia in upcoming years

The bodybuilding legends began discussing about IFBB Hall of Fame bodybuilder Lee Labrada’s Son, Hunter Labrada. Lee secured fourth place in seven consecutive Mr. Olympia contests, earning respect from the bodybuilding community despite never winning any Olympia titles. However, Cutler reminisces about the Legend and compares his son with him.

He praised Hunter’s performance in this year’s competition and believed that Labrada has a strong chance to win the desired Sandow trophy in the future. “I think Hunter has the tools to be, I mean he could be a legit Mr Olympia someday,” said the former Arnold Classic champ. Sarcev stressed, “I Would never say never,” right after Milos’s comment, Manager Matt interrupted and mentioned, “When he figures it out he’ll be he’s always going to be a contender.”

Cutler continued in favor of Hunter and said, “I mean dude his dad’s Lee yeah of course think about that so how you can’t say he doesn’t have the genetics so there I mean the guy’s 5 foot 9 crazy muscular.” They further discussed his conditioning, Though he gave tough competition to Andrew Jacked, sadly Hunter was placed sixth in the Men’s Open Division. This still represents progress for him compared to last year. Notably, Hunter’s first priority was to become a football player.

Hunter’s journey from the football pitch to bodybuilding

Jr. Labrada initially trained to become a football player but had to quit due to an acute injury. He delved into bodybuilding training to recover from the injury. During his recovery, he unknowingly fell in love with bodybuilding and its lifestyle. Later, he made a life-changing decision to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a bodybuilder.

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