“Wasn’t Really a Life-Threatening Situation”: Brandon Curry Put an End to His Mr. Olympia Participation Speculations Hours Before the Show

The Mr. Olympia 2023 is going on, and the winner will be crowned pretty soon. While everyone is expecting to witness a cutthroat competition of mass monsters on stage, Nick Walker called it quits after tearing a hamstring. During the press conference at Joe Weider’s Mr. Olympia weekend, speculations arose that Brandon Curry might skip the show.

Now, the 2019 Mr. Olympia champion gave an update regarding his participation in the Mr. Olympia 2023 in an Instagram video, and it is good news for his fans.

Brandon Curry is up for the Mr. Olympia 2023

Bodybuilders train rigorously to compete at the Super Bowl of Bodybuilding, the Mr. Olympia. However, sometimes competing might not end up as planned for reasons like health issues and injuries. Bodybuilding fans were already devastated when Nick Walker quit the show due to an injury this year when reports were suggesting Curry might also not compete.

Putting an end to all the speculations, Curry shared an update on his social media. Curry underwent multiple tests just to be sure that he was not going into Mr. Olympia competition unhealthy, and doctors have cleared him from any dangerous outcomes. “Wasn’t really a life-threatening situation. After being monitored, looked over by doctors, and tested, they finally came to a conclusion that I was cleared,” he said in the video.

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After consulting his wife and confirming that there is no risk from doctors, Curry is all set to compete at the Mr. Olympia. “MY OFFICIAL STATEMENT!!!!!! Be responsible for your health FIRST! It’s GO TIME!!!!” he captioned his post. But what went wrong for the Mr. Olympia champion? 

The 41-year-old was diagnosed with ulcers

The bodybuilding competition requires unparalleled efforts to build a trophy-winning physique. While dealing with the body, often bodybuilders take the extreme path, like training extensively, following a strict diet routine, and maintaining a low body fat percentage. So, it is crucial that when competing, bodybuilders have done all health checkups. Otherwise, dehydration and other measures opted by competitors before the show can be risky. 

But Curry, at the last moment, reached out to doctors and was diagnosed with ulcers, which he was unaware of. However, the condition wasn’t severe, so he was all set to compete at the show. The 2023 Mr. Olympia is taking place in Orlando, and in the Open Category, Hadi Choopan will compete to defend his title, while Brandon Curry wants to win a second Mr. Olympia title. Whom are you rooting for this time? Let us know in the comments below.

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