Men’s Open Pro Regan Grimes‘ highly anticipated comeback has a date. In a recent YouTube video, Grimes shared a brutal biceps and shoulders workout and said he’s in preparations to compete at two shows in approximately 10 weeks.
“I want to announce today officially that I am 10 weeks and two days out from my competition. I’ve been holding off from telling everybody. But here we have it – 10 weeks two days. First one is going to be in Italy, second one is going to be in Spain, it’s a week after. I’m really excited about that,” Regan Grimes said.
As the 2023 season unfolds, Regan Grimes is ratcheting up the intensity level of his workouts. Grimes has already received plenty of hype and attention during his IFBB Pro League career. He made his Olympia debut in 2021 where he placed 15th. He also impressed judges at the 2021 Legion Sports Fest Pro, where he fell short to the current reigning two-time 212 Olympia Shaun Clarida. However, at the Egypt KO Pro, Regan took first place, a promising sign of his potential down the road.
Unlike 2021, Regan Grimes was met with more resistance on stage last year. While his aesthetics, balance, and conditioning stood out, Grimes ended up taking seventh place not just at the 2022 Arnold Classic (won by Brandon Curry), but also at the Boston Pro, which saw William Bonac claim gold.
Even though Grimes had earned an invitation to the 2022 Olympia show following his win at the Egypt KO Pro show, he chose not to compete at the sport’s biggest event of the year. Instead, he’s taken the time to make improvements and add size under the guidance of his coach Milos Sarcev.
Fans can once again look forward to seeing Regan Grimes back on a bodybuilding stage. In addition to an impressive physique update and shoulders/biceps training session, Grimes discussed where his head is at this season. In addition, he disclosed his weight is sitting at 285-287 pounds.
Regan Grimes to Compete in 10 Weeks at 2 Shows: ‘This Is The Best I’ve Looked This Far Out From a Contest’
According to Grimes, this is the heaviest and leanest he’s ever been.
“That was a great workout. Shoulders and biceps. Really really good. We’re on a four-day split right now so we’re doing its chest and triceps, then we have back, just back on its own actually, then we have shoulders and biceps, and then a leg day. So that four-day split just repeats, then Thursdays and Sundays off.
Right now I’m doing 30 minutes of fasted cardio in the morning, my weight is 285 to 287 in the morning. Kind of fluctuates. So, it’s definitely the heaviest and the leanest I’ve been and the best I’ve looked this far out from a contest. So we are 10 weeks out as of right now. Still eating a ton of food. Kind of like wondering when Milos is going cut the food down a little bit but we’re getting – we’re going in the right direction so kind of just trusting the plan and doing the work is all I need to do.”
Grimes Shares Brutal Shoulder/Biceps-Focused Training Session
Find Regan Grimes’ latest workout list below:
- Standing Cable Rear Delt Fly – 4 sets
- Seated Machine Lateral Raise – 2 intensity sets to failure
- Machine Shoulder Press – 2 working sets
- Standing Dumbbell Upright Row/Side Lateral Variation – 3 working sets
- Dumbbell Front Raise – 1-2 sets
- Seated Machine Biceps Curl (Unilateral) – 2 working sets
- Seated Single Arm Cable Preacher curl – 2 sets
Should Regan Grimes find success at either of these two shows, he will earn his ticket to the upcoming Mr. Olympia competition scheduled for November 2-5 in Orlando, Florida. A pro show victory is required to step on the Olympia stage as the point system has been removed. All roads lead to the current Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan, who successfully took the title from Mamdouh ‘Big Ramy’ Elssbiay in a surprising turn of events last Dec.
The last time fans heard from Regan Grimes on YouTube he shared a tortuous leg day session led by his coach. The workout consisted of ‘giant sets’ and supersets that induced muscle hypertrophy. During the workout, Sarcev suggested Grimes keep the reps as slow and controlled as possible.
Grimes’ potential is on the radar of many elite veterans of the sport, like former Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout. He recently proposed that Grimes has the genetic gifts and tools to one day win the sport’s most coveted title.
Given Regan Grimes’ time away from the stage, fans are thrilled to see his name back in the mix. Time will tell if he can earn his 2023 Mr. Olympia invite, though it certainly looks like he’s made improvements since his last outing.
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