“Just Don’t Stop”: 9 Years After Intense Training, Jacked ‘Nigerian Lion’ Reveals a Special Memory With Fellow Pro Bodybuilder

Samson Dauda ventured into bodybuilding after getting inspired by the mass monster, Phil Heath’s physique in Mr.Olympia, 2013. Initially, a rugby player, Dauda started his bodybuilding quest in 2014, and last year he stood 6th in his debut Mr. Olympia. This year brought him new fame as he won the Arnold Classic of 2023 defeating Nick Walker.

The Nigerian Lion now reposted an Instagram post shared by his training partner, Gemma Lancaster, who is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder. The post shows the massive transformation of the duo over the last nine years with an inspiring message.

Samson Dauda’s phenomenal transformation

Gemma Lancaster shared a post of her and Dauda flexing their muscles in a back double bicep pose. The collage shows their recent physiques as well as from 2014. “Here’s the 2 of us back in those Colchester days….the beginning of our pursuit,” she mentioned in the caption. She calls their journeys of bodybuilding a “relentless pursuit of excellence.” 

The IFBB Pro praised her mate and Arnold Classic winner in the post while writing, “Samson, for sure, is on the takeover! He just gets better and better.” The post made Dauda reminiscence about his earlier days in bodybuilding and commented, “We have both come a very long way Gem,…. that’s for sure.”

He further reposted it on his official Instagram page and captioned it with an inspiring message. “It will take as long as it takes, just don’t stop,” he wrote. After 8 years of hard work, he stood top in the Arnold Classic in 2023 after being coached by 59-year-old Milos Sarcev.

Milos Sarcev led the Nigerian Lion to victory in this year’s Arnold Classic

The Mind termed Dauda as “my breed” in an interview with EssentiallySports and was confident of him winning the show. The coach wanted to bring the beauty of 90s bodybuilding again on stage and opined that the Nigerian bodybuilder is a good fit.

“I believe that bodybuilding is much more than this muscle building. I love the shape mechanics, and the force and balance. And, Samson Dauda is actually a combination of all that,” the former Mr.Universe said. And living up to the expectations of his coach, the Nigerian Lion topped the competition.

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The 30-year-old bodybuilder is even compared to the legendary Lee Haney by bodybuilding fans when Sarcev shared a collage of both. Whether Dauda would match Haney in the number of Sandow trophies, only time has to reveal.

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