Nick Walker Uses “Intensifers” to Improve Muscle Separation and Conditioning For the 2024 Mr. Olympia [Video]

Competitive bodybuilders implement strategic adjustments to their training as they near a competition. On Sept. 20, 2024, 2021 Arnold Classic champ Nick Walker revealed his training strategies four weeks from the 2024 Olympia, scheduled for Oct. 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV. 

Due to his current calorie deficit, Walker transitioned from a demanding push, pull, and legs split to a more manageable two-day-on and one-day-off split. His revised program consists of training shoulders and biceps, then back, then a rest day, then shoulders, triceps, and legs, and then concludes with another rest day.

[Intensifiers] help bring out more conditioning and lines.

Walker employs intensifiers like drop sets and limiting rest time between sets to maximize muscle stimulation, retain muscle tissue, and improve muscle conditioning. 

• Standing Machine Lateral Raise
• Machine Shoulder Press
• Dumbbell Front Raise
• Reverse Pec Deck Flye
• Bent-Over Machine Rear Delt Flye
• Seated Machine Lateral Raise
• Cable Triceps Pushdown
• Machine Overhead Triceps Extension
• …