After receiving plenty of attention at the 2026 Arnold Classic by placing 2nd, Nick Walker was again in the spotlight. But this time, with a sharp warning to the bodybuilding competitors ahead of the 2026 Tampa Pro.

On June 19, BTS TV posted a short clip on its Instagram, in which Walker was seen sending the warning by saying, “I don’t take nobody lightly, I’ll say that now, but I’m not just coming to win… I’m coming to annihilate. I’m coming to embarrass everybody. I want everyone to see that there is a big separation between me and my opponents, and I say that with the most respect to everybody competing.”

Walker wants to appear on stage in Tampa with his best physique and aims to look even better at the Mr. Olympia in 2026.

He added, “But there will be distance, and a long distance.”

Walker said in his original YouTube video, posted on June 17, “But again, I take no one lightly. Whatever show I do, I don’t care who is in it. I train to be 100% at every show I do, and I plan to be just that in Tampa. Then, become even better for the Olympia.”

However, according to veterans like Lee Priest, mass monster Jo Palacios will be a tough competitor for Walker at the Tampa Pro, which will be held from July 30 to August 1.

On June 11, Priest appeared on the Serious and Silliness YouTube channel, where Priest said,

“It could be close. If Nick f**** up, Jo is going to be right there. Normally, when Nick is in a show, it’s someone like Nick and someone else. There’s no one comparable, but Jo and him are pretty comparable in freaky size and that freaky type of look. It’s going to be interesting.”

So, now the question is, how is Walker training this season?

Nick Walker’s training routine

Walker has not recently revealed his overall workout routine, but based on his Instagram posts and Dr. Workout fitness, the bodybuilder trains specific areas on specific days.

1st day: biceps and chest

• Machine chest flies
• Machine incline leverage press
• Cable crossovers
• Neutral grip machine chest press
• Barbell curls.

2nd day: triceps, upper back, and shoulders

• Seated wide-grip cable rows
• Seated dumbbell press
• Machine rows
• Seated dumbbell press.

3rd day: arms

• Machine preacher curls
• Cable curls
• Hammer curls
• Incline overhead dumbbell extensions.

4th day: back

• Supinated grip, low machine rows
• Straight-arm cable pushdowns
• Seated cable rows
• Chest-supported T-bar rows

5th day: quadriceps

• Leg press
• Leg extensions
• Single-leg extensions
• Hack squats
• Walking lunges.

6th day: hamstring, glutes, and upper back

• Standing single-leg hamstring curls
• Lat pulldowns
• High stance leg press
• Lying leg curls
• Leg abductors.

7th day: rest.

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Ashvinkumar Patil