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“Even His A** Has Abs”: Bodybuilding World Goes Gaga as Chris Bumstead Compares Himself to “El Classico”

Published 12/27/2022, 10:45 AM EST

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Chris Bumstead is currently one of the most popular bodybuilders in the world. He has won the Mr. Olympia Classic physique champion for four years in a row now. Recently, Bumstead posted two photos from the recent Mr. Olympia event. Also, the soccer reference he made with the post hit close to home to the fans of both sports.

Bumstead captioned the post as ‘El Classico’ which means, the Classic when translated from Spanish. Notably, ‘El Clasico’ is also used when Real Madrid and Barcelona play against each other.

Fans react as Chris Bumstead shares two new photos

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Recently, Chris Bumstead took to his Instagram to share two photos from the biggest bodybuilding competition of the year, Mr. Olympia 2022. The photos were clicked by the famous photographer W Wittmann. Bumstead duly credited him in the post too. Dropping a question in the caption to the post, Bumstead wrote, “El Classico?”

 

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Fans couldn’t help but shower the bodybuilder with compliments as soon as he uploaded the pictures. One fan wrote, “If perfection had a face : cbum posing 🔥🔥” The man behind his success, Hany Rambod, also made applauded Cbum by sharing a series of clapping hands emojis.

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Complimenting his exceptional physique, another fan wrote, “Even his a** has abs.” A third fan added, “Awesome pose. Cheeks on point 👌🏼” Natural Bodybuilder and public figure, Tyler Valenzia commented, “Bros glutes have biceps 💪🏼”

Remembering Ronnie Coleman, another bodybuilding enthusiast wrote, “At this point, next year you have to come out on stage wearing a kings cape & crown 👑 just how @ronniecoleman8 did in his prime. That’ll be amazing to see at the #Olympia.” While everyone was appreciating the bodybuilder, a slightly bitter soccer fan found his way to Cbum’s comments section. Not liking the comparison, he wrote, “Barca vs Real is the Only El Classico. Sorry 🐐”

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In less than 24 hours, over 1813000 Instagram users have liked the post. It has also accumulated over 3500 comments. Bumstead sure knows how to get a reaction from his fans.

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Aaradhana Singh

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Aaradhana Singh is a US Sports writer for EssentiallySports. The holder of a Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Aaradhana has previously worked as an editor/writer with Asiana Times for the better part of a year. A sports person at heart with a curious mind, Aaradhana is someone who is always up for fun and adventure.
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