Nick Walker was supposed to compete in Mr. Olympia 2023, and take a shot at the title. Unfortunately, just days before the competition, he was seriously injured because of a hamstring tear. Even after hurting his leg, the Mutant pushed through and expected to participate in the competition. Unfortunately, the injury was too severe, and he could not navigate without the wheelchair.
The news devastated the entire bodybuilding world, and veteran bodybuilders showed love and confidence towards him at the expo where he went. However, he updated his emotions on Instagram recently.?
Nick Walker wrote a heartfelt message for his fans
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Walker’s injury took the whole bodybuilding world by surprise. However, the People?s Choice winner and the 2021 Arnold Classic champion was still sporting enough to go to the expo and attend the press conference in the Mr. Olympia competitions. Reputed figures like Milos Sarkev and?Hany Rambod cheered for him and gave him their support.
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Nick Walker came onto Instagram recently and uploaded a carousel of black-and-white pictures of himself and his coach. Along with that, the bodybuilding champion had a long message for his fans as well as his loved ones. He wrote in the caption, ?We worked as hard we could for that final moment, unfortunately, things happen that aren’t in our control.? He did not take this setback to heart, even if, while announcing the news, he was tearing up in a previous video.
The Mutant continued, ?But we stayed hopeful and did everything we could do to fix the issue, unfortunately, time just wasn’t on our side, I know this hurt you just as bad as it hurt me, we truly felt like this was going to be the year, this was supposed to be special for us, I wish I could give you an answer as to why but I just don’t have one except I’m sorry this happen, but what doesn’t kill us only makes us….. stronger, we will rise above this, just like we do everything else, our time is coming it’s just not now, but when it does, at that moment we will than understand why, and the moment will truly be a special one. I love you, bro, whatever it takes.? He ended the message on a good note and promised that he would be back next year. Among this news of his injury, and his latest update that the injury is not severe, he also said something about his relationship with Maria Carvajal.?
Nick Walker calls Maria his wife
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Amid the injuries that were going on in his life, he updated his fans about his hamstring tear and how everything was going fine. However, one of the most surprising things was that he did not call Maria Carvajal his girlfriend anymore.
He stated,??This week has been a crazy crazy roller coaster of ups and downs, but my wife (yes my wife) held us both together, all the running around, all the store stops, doctors appointments, making sure I had my food, putting my socks on, my pants on, helping me shower, Maria is something extremely special?.
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So congratulations are definitely in order for both of them. He wrote,??She has certainly made me a stronger person, I couldn?t be happier and more Proud to share my life with you, it?s only up from here and I?ll make sure of that. I love you, Maria?. So, even if he did not compete this year, he did not lose everything and successfully married his girlfriend, who is now his wife. Let?s hope that Nick Walker comes back stronger next year and we wish him all the best for the future.