“I Remember Seeing You”: Chris Bumstead’s Coach Confronts the Imposter Who Pretended He Was CBum at Last Year’s Mr. Olympia

Social media influencer and fitness creator Jesse James West is a renowned and respected name in the realm of fitness and bodybuilding. Having a whopping follower count of more than 3 million, West takes pride in being a natural athlete among countless enhanced athletes on social media nowadays. Maintaining an active social media presence, he recently sat with Hany Rambod for a podcast.

Among many other things that the duo discussed, the legendary bodybuilding coach revealed while looking back in time how West once pulled a prank of impersonating Chris Bumstead. Rambod disclosed that this was the moment when the influencer caught his attention. 

Hany Rambod and Jesse James West reminisce about Mr. Olympia 2o22

Hany Rambod is one of the best coaches that the world of bodybuilding has ever witnessed. Having 22 Olympia titles under his belt, he is currently training four-time Classic Physique champion Chris Bumstead as well. When Rambod and West got together, the first thing that Rambod could think of while introducing him was the video that went viral where James copied Bumstead at last year’s Olympia event and even got through the security. 

Starting the podcast that is uploaded on Rambod’s YouTube channel, he stated, “I remember seeing you, one of your videos about Chris went viral, cause you try to do like the “I want to look like Chris” type of a thing and I thought that was hilarious.”

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After this incident took place at the Mr. Olympia 2022, Jesse and Rambod even trained together where Rambod guided him to an intense shoulder workout. However, in between, the duo did exchange a few jokes as Jesse did a CBum impression again.

Jesse’s entertaining ‘JBum act’

A while back, Jesse was looking forward to competing in a bodybuilding competition. During the peak week of the prep, he trained his delts with one of the best bodybuilding coaches there is. While resting between sets during the workout, Jesse referred to himself as ‘JBum’ which was a playful fusion of his and Chris Bumstead’s moniker. 

Jesse delivered a spot-on impression of Chris Bumstead, who is known for his trademark pump cover removal in a famous clip that went viral a while ago. Jesse imitated Chris’ mannerisms, bringing a lighthearted touch to the demanding process of peak week. “I’m not jacked, that’s right… they call me Jbum. Right now, I’m just bum, I still gotta work to the J,” West hilariously said.

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Jesse James West’s impression of Chris Bumstead went absolutely viral and fans seemed to enjoy it. What are your views on this, though? Let us know in the comments.