Samson Dauda is simply weeks out from a very powerful bodybuilding competitors of his profession thus far, and because of a not too long ago shared video on Instagram, we now know one technique that he’s utilizing to assist construct such an enormous again.
Pullups are the proper transfer for setting up thick lats and an enviable, V-shaped again, however as a result of sheer mass of bodybuilders within the Males’s Open division, pullups should not a transfer which might be usually repped by these massive behemoths. Enter Samson Dauda, who clearly didn’t get the memo. “He isn’t pulling himself up. He’s pulling the world down,” joked one among his 685k Instagram followers upon seeing the severely spectacular feat. “Be keen to do the issues that you just haven’t carried out earlier than, to get the outcomes you’ve by no means had earlier than,” defined the “Nigerian Lion.”
In his video, posted on September 10, 2024, Dauda, who performed rugby earlier than coming into the world of bodybuilding, could be seen comfortably knocking out 9 strong pullup reps. Spectacular stuff for a person that competes at round 275 kilos. He drops down deep, legs crossed, and raises his head cleanly over the bar. “No one placing this on the market,” stated one other follower, clearly impressed by the novelty. Pullups not solely construct massive backs, however additionally they enhance grip power, which means that they will enhance different lifts too.
Dauda entered his first Olympia, within the Males’s Open, in 2022 coming sixth place. In 2023, he acquired even nearer to bodybuilding’s most coveted prize by taking third place, solely behind Hadi Choopan and winner Derek Lunsford. Standing at 5’ 11” , Dauda had towered above each males on stage that fateful evening. Will 2024 mark the yr that he will get to grips with the trophy? We are going to discover out in just some weeks.
Watch Samson Dauda’s spectacular pullup set
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