IFBB Pro Sergio Oliva Jr was making ready to return to the stage in 2023, however an unlucky circumstance modified all of that immediately. Through no direct fault of his personal, Oliva was concerned in a site visitors accident that led to the demise of a motorbike rider. Even although Oliva had not been charged with against the law, authorized proceedings in that a part of the world are completely different than within the United States. So, he’s uncertain what lies forward for him till all the right steps had been taken.
Oliva mentioned the delays on a latest episode of The Menace Podcast with Dennis James, Milos Sarcev, and Chris Cormier.
“I can’t do anything until the case is finalized and sent on to the insurance. So now, I’m just waiting for the car insurance people to deal with the case,” he instructed James. “It’s just a normal accident situation, but because of Ramadan, nobody’s working.”
Oliva had hoped to compete within the Arnold Classic Brazil on April fifteenth, however he feels that won’t occur. Fans haven’t seen him onstage for the reason that 2022 Arnold Classic USA, the place he positioned sixth. He opted to go to Dubai later after that present so he might expertise life in a distinct a part of the world and reconnect together with his sport.
“It has the best gym I’ve ever trained at,” stated the previous San Diego resident. Oliva instructed the opposite hosts that dropping to a competitor 100 kilos smaller than he was (Shaun Clarida on the 2021 Legion Sports Fest Pro) served as a wakeup name that he wanted to make a change.
“I weighed the most at that show, and I got beat by Milos’ guy again (Regan Grimes), and that was probably the worst condition I had in a long time so I just wanted to do something as a fresh start.”
Oliva was an open e book throughout this interview, and you may see and listen to all he needed to say by watching TMP over on the Muscle & Fitness YouTube channel. Make certain you subscribe so you’ll be able to catch new episodes each Sunday. Don’t overlook to observe @themenacepodcast on Instagram as nicely.