Nimai Delgado is now IFBB Pro

pesty4077 · Jul 31, 2016

Well, I had the pleasure to work with Nimai for a few shows and knew his potential. Although I was out of the country and didn't help him with this one, he knew what he was doing. He won his class for Physique and now is an IFBB Pro at the USA. This young man is also natural and a Vegan. That makes it more special. Great guy who is focused and driven in whatever he does. A pleasure to know this young man.

MisterB · Jul 31, 2016

great definition in that shot, i've always wanted my lat / low back tie-in to look like that, no fat on that guy

Racepicks · Jul 31, 2016

Congrats Pesty!!! Nice work!

MR. BMJ · Jul 31, 2016

Hey, he looks damn good!

Wish my waist was still like that

This kid has a lot of potential, but it's good to see that he has his head on straight in getting his "life" goals completed too. He's in a very good position, he needs to continue to take advantage of it!

Just had hernia and gallbladder surgery 1.5 weeks ago, but the last few weeks I was at the gym, Big L was looking damn good too. His Bulldog face was at least down to a pit bull face

little slice · Jul 31, 2016

fantastic shape and symmetry. will go far in the IFBB, though may get more exposure if he transfers over to classic. His build would do very well there also.

Phil Viz got 3rd in his class.

that huge dude Rasheed Oldacre took 1st in the superheavies and took the overall.. even though his conditioning was somewhat off. He more than made up for it with raw size.

he could seriously jump into a pro show in the next couple weeks and win if he comes in shredded.

Kendrxck · Jul 31, 2016

Natural?!?!?! AND vegan?!!!??! He looks amazing!

grizzly978 · Jul 31, 2016

that guy is lean as can be, no surprise he is a pro, good stuff :headbang::headbang:

kinglewy · Jul 31, 2016

His physical genetics must somehow have evolved to a higher state than the rest of humanity....usually when a true natural stays in a caloric deficit for a prolonged state of time in an attempt to bring the body to extremely low bodyfat levels the natural testosterone production shuts down. This results in a halt to further fat loss as the body goes into starvation mode...the individual in the end tends to get a watery, stringy look to the body. Yet this kid is not only hard as nails but he's dry.

If he's natural than he has the best genetics i've ever seen. Better even than any black dudes.

Andrea Presti · Jul 31, 2016

Beautiful physique

maldorf · Jul 31, 2016

His upper body looks great! Curious as to why so many of the physique guys have such small legs. Is this because of the weight classes? They figure why build up your lower body if it is going to be hidden under shorts? Just build up the upper body and use the bodyweight up there where you can see it?

pesty4077 · Jul 31, 2016

maldorf said:
His upper body looks great! Curious as to why so many of the physique guys have such small legs. Is this because of the weight classes? They figure why build up your lower body if it is going to be hidden under shorts? Just build up the upper body and use the bodyweight up there where you can see it?

Just lack of putting the work in on them. I seem many guys in the gym have good upper bodies, work them hard and do hardly anything for legs.

maldorf · Jul 31, 2016

pesty4077 said:
Just lack of putting the work in on them. I seem many guys in the gym have good upper bodies, work them hard and do hardly anything for legs.

So you don't think there is any strategy there? I would think that if you have a big lower body to match your upper body that you would be in a heavier weight class and then the other guys you compete against are all upper body and blow you away because half of your mass is covered up in shorts?

For me at least I could probably just half ass lower body workouts and have my legs not be so overshadowed as this. I guess it just seems really strange. Most of my body responds about the same to training and everything seems to grow at the same rate. I could train legs half as hard and still have them look more proportional than that.

pesty4077 · Jul 31, 2016

kinglewy said:
His physical genetics must somehow have evolved to a higher state than the rest of humanity....usually when a true natural stays in a caloric deficit for a prolonged state of time in an attempt to bring the body to extremely low bodyfat levels the natural testosterone production shuts down. This results in a halt to further fat loss as the body goes into starvation mode...the individual in the end tends to get a watery, stringy look to the body. Yet this kid is not only hard as nails but he's dry.

If he's natural than he has the best genetics i've ever seen. Better even than any black dudes.

I beg to differ, I seen two young black kids in my gym who have just as good as genetics as him,. The problem is they do not eat good or train nearly as focused as him. They are both lean and muscular with crappy Diets. Nimai eats good all the time and is very lean all year.

pesty4077 · Jul 31, 2016

maldorf said:
So you don't think there is any strategy there? I would think that if you have a big lower body to match your upper body that you would be in a heavier weight class and then the other guys you compete against are all upper body and blow you away because half of your mass is covered up in shorts?

For me at least I could probably just half ass lower body workouts and have my legs not be so overshadowed as this. I guess it just seems really strange. Most of my body responds about the same to training and everything seems to grow at the same rate. I could train legs half as hard and still have them look more proportional than that.

Personally, I would not want my upper body looking good without legs to match.

maldorf · Jul 31, 2016

pesty4077 said:
Personally, I would not want my upper body looking good without legs to match.

I agree. It makes the legs look much smaller than they actually are too since the upper body is so big.

It looks like most of them don't train lower body at all. I am still thinking that the physique category the way it is judge almost forces you to do so to keep your body weight down so that you can compete competitively.

The calves do show, are they not judged too? Is it just from the waist up? I'm curious.

pesty4077 · Jul 31, 2016

maldorf said:
I agree. It makes the legs look much smaller than they actually are too since the upper body is so big.

It looks like most of them don't train lower body at all. I am still thinking that the physique category the way it is judge almost forces you to do so to keep your body weight down so that you can compete competitively.

The calves do show, are they not judged too? Is it just from the waist up? I'm curious.

I think they just judge the upper body. I always thought it was an upper body show. When you say Physique, it should include legs. Are they not part of your body?

Nabz · Jul 31, 2016

If I was to go natty and vegan, I would look like that when i go to sleep and dream

tenny · Aug 1, 2016

fuckin kid looks great.....no doubt about it.....

i can see him on the Olympia stage SOON...

is he better than this guy...???.......looks to me he is...

tenny · Aug 1, 2016

lol.....i just got 3 PMs asking who that is.....

this is your MENS PHYSIQUE MR. OLYMPIA.

Pestys boy can beat him....

RamboStallone · Aug 1, 2016

This guy is very impressive. It's hard to believe he is natural. He looks like a top ifbb pro already! Pesty did you say he prepped himself for this? That is very impressive in itself.