“ This is my warmup into the triceps workout. I keep high reps of 20 in each set so that my triceps starts to ache before the main workout. I place my hands on the bench closer than shoulder-width apart. To get the most out of this exercise, I make sure I elevate my torso all the way up so my arms are fully extended. Try to focus on the tension on the triceps rather than on the pectoral muscles.”
SAMSON DAUDA
AGE 31 HEIGHT 5 ' 11 "
CONTEST WEIGHT 258 lbs
BIRTHPLACE Nigeria
RESIDENCE Colchester, England
CAREER HIGHLIGHT Winning IFBB Pro League pro card
AMBITION To win Mr. Olympia
TRAINING ADVICE“ Keep your workouts simple and stick to the basics.”
INSTAGRAM ifbbpro _ samsondauda could do well.”
Dauda works as a construction worker by day before constructing his physique at night. Being on his feet all day isn’ t ideal pre-workout, but he’ s found a formula that works.“ My training is very basic, and it may sound crazy but I have not really changed my split for the past three years,” he says.“ It is simply heavy weights and never overcomplicating things. I train each muscle group on the same day of each week and focus on improving hard-to-grow body parts. I don’ t believe in training body parts every four days— it is too complicated for me, as I like to keep things simple.”
Until recently, his arms fell in the hard-to-grow category. But
“ I won’ t be the biggest guy onstage, but if I can bring in tight condition and detail I could do well.”
after years of blasting them twice a week to bring them up, they reached 21 inches, and he now just hits them on a Monday, after doing chest. He usually does just two exercises for biceps and three for triceps. Are two exercises really enough for biceps?“ They are a small muscle group,” he says.“ Doing one very heavy exercise and a second more isolated exercise has always worked for me.”
Dauda plans to make his pro debut at the post-Olympia European shows. Many bodybuilders feel the need to adopt a catchy nickname when they join the pro league, but Dauda isn’ t bothering. When you’ re named after one of the strongest figures in religious history, he’ s bound to get noticed.
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