“Those Poses DID NOT MATTER?”: Serbian Bodybuilding Veteran Raises a Thought-Provoking Take On the Sport

Over the years, bodybuilding has reached great heights and gained major popularity in various countries. While everything looks to be going well for the sport, former bodybuilder Milos Sarcev has a counter opinion. He has raised some daring questions regarding the sport’s new-age changes.

The veteran Serbian bodybuilder has opinionated his views regarding the posing routine in the current bodybuilding competitions. Here is what the veteran bodybuilder posted on his social media.

So, certain bodybuilding poses don’t count anymore?

In a recent collaborative Instagram post with Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic host Bob Cicherillo, Sarcev caught the bodybuilding community’s attention. In this post, the Serbian bodybuilder questioned the discontinuation of unique and ‘signature’ bodybuilding poses during the competitions.

He wrote, “Why did any of us back in a day came up with ANY of our signature poses and couldn’t wait to present them…if we knew that those poses DID NOT MATTER?”

Recently, several bodybuilding competitions only feature eight major poses: Quarter Turns, Front Double Biceps, Rear Double Biceps, Front Lat Spread, Rear Lat Spread, Side Triceps, Side Chest, and Front Abdominal & Thigh. Winners of these championships are usually declared based on these poses, and bodybuilders do not have the opportunity to display their signature poses.

Hence, Sarcev asked, “And more important question is: SHOULD THEY (ONCE AGAIN) – MATTER?!? Or we are really reducing whole bodybuilding into MR 8 MANDATORY POSES?” The former bodybuilder, Cicherillo, believes these championships can no longer be termed bodybuilding competitions. As written in the picture shared by Sarcev, “POSES OTHER THAN MANDATORIES MATTERED … now they don’t🤔😏😣😔… as we no longer have bodybuilding contests…we have Mr 8 Mandatories Championships…largely,” Cicherillo concluded in his photo posted by Sarcev.

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While Sarcev is upset regarding posing routines, the legendary coach is still looking forward to Arnold Classic 2023. And recently, he also named his top three competitors for the title.

Milos Sarcev’s Top 3 bodybuilders

After a surprising and exciting Mr. Olympia 2022, fans eagerly await to see what Arnold Classic 2023 will feature. Amidst all the hype and excitement, Sarcev named his top three contenders for the prestigious title. In an earlier podcast episode, the bodybuilding legend stated that bodybuilders Samson Dauda, Nick Walker, and Andrew Jacked were his top picks for the championship.

Besides, he also believed that Dauda and Jacked would dominate the sport for several years due to their incredible skills and physique. Besides, the Serbian bodybuilder also praised Nick Walker and believes the young talent will also win future Mr. Olympia contests.

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However, while Sarcev is as equally excited as the fans for the Arnold Classic event, he also hopes the sport’s posing rules will also change soon. After all, bodybuilding is also widely known for its posing routines. And hopefully, soon fans will see some signature bodybuilding poses from the current and upcoming bodybuilders in the near future.