One of the perfect parts of the IFBB Pro League is that it’s a real worldwide sport. Competitors from all over the world can face off and pose down to find out who the perfect is. There has been a whole lot of development in Germany lately because of Urs Kalecinski and Mike Sommerfeld. But, which man must be thought-about “the man” of their residence nation? Leave it to Chris Cormier, Terrick El Guindy, and Tim Wilkins to chime in on the subject on Prime Time Muscle.
El Guindy shared that this rivalry actually kicked off at a 2021 present in Tijuana, Mexico, the place Sommerfeld bought the perfect of “The Golden Bear.” That led followers and specialists to imagine that the identical would occur at that yr’s Olympia, however it wasn’t the case.
“Urs Kalecinski impressed everybody and got in the top 5. Mike Sommerfeld fell (to seventh). All Mike heard in Germany was how great Urs was.”
Sommerfeld joined Kalecinski within the Olympia prime 5 in 2022, and El Guindy feels the rivalry is much more actual now. Cormier shared that he’s spoken to each males, and he had variety phrases for each champions.
“I think the most upside is with Urs, but the maturity is with Mike, and he’s probably a little bit thicker,” stated “The Real Deal.” Wilkins acknowledged Kalecinski’s social media following in addition to his fanbase’s presence when he competes onstage.
“When he was at the Olympia last year, his popularity was right up there with C-Bum (Chris Bumstead),” he instructed El Guindy, who reminded the opposite hosts that their careers transcend the stage. Their influence on-line makes an enormous distinction of their careers as nicely. Sommerfeld’s posts with favorable comparisons to Kalecinski have been one other huge part on this very actual rivalry.
“Obviously he was sending a message to Urs ‘hey, I’m better than you.’”
The subsequent time we may see this rivalry play out in actual life is on the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia in Orlando, FL on Nov. 2-5. You can get tickets at www.mrolympia.com. You may also subscribe to Olympia TV’s YouTube channel to see this and all episodes of Prime Time Muscle each week. Don’t neglect to comply with @prime_time_muscle on Instagram as nicely.