Check out Bodybuilder Joe Mackey’s Impressive Physique Update During Prep for 2022 Texas Pro
There’s no doubting Joe Mackey’s strength and power. First, the Worldwide Federation of Bodybuilding and Health (IFBB) Professional League Males’s Open athlete recently joined the 900-pound deadlift club. Then, after dropping 20 kilos in nearly a month, he nonetheless managed to deadlift 850 pounds at the 2022 Iron Wars VI.
Now, it seems that Mackey is backing off of the iron and eyeing the stage.
On June 7, 2022, Mackey shared the place his physique stands via a mutual put up on Battle Up Productions’ Instagram. The replace exhibits off Mackey’s physique as he prepares for the 2022 IFBB Professional League Texas Professional on August 12-13, 2022, in Irving, Texas.
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Notably, the 2022 Texas Professional winner routinely qualifies for the 2022 Mr. Olympia on December 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. Whereas Mackey hasn’t confirmed this yr’s Mr. Olympia is his long-term objective, it doubtless provides extra incentive for the 37-year-old athlete. Mackey has not competed in a Mr. Olympia thus far in his profession.
On this regard, Mackey sits in an attention-grabbing place. The bodybuilder routinely shares movies of himself attacking a wide range of arms and leg workouts on his social media. That he trains power like this whereas sharpening his gargantuan physique is a fragile steadiness to juggle.
Given Mackey’s plans for coaching his physique, it doesn’t appear to be a lot of a problem for him. He confirmed as a lot in another recent Instagram post.
“Having a plan each time I am going to the health club has been what’s saved me profitable with my coaching and my power and form,” Mackey wrote. “I do know precisely what number of reps, drop units, and actions I’ll do per physique half.”
Mackey’s Bodybuilding Life
Mackey first burst onto the aggressive bodybuilding scene when he gained the 2015 Ronnie Coleman Traditional as a super-heavyweight (225-plus kilos). He ultimately earned his IFBB Professional League Card by ending in second place on the 2016 Nationwide Physique Committee (NPC) Nationals. Thus far, via 5 skilled competitions, Mackey’s highest-ever result’s an eighth-place end on the 2020 Tampa Professional. His most up-to-date bodybuilding contest was the 2021 Chicago Professional, the place he took house a Twelfth-place consequence.
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As a Texas native, historical past may even be on Mackey’s facet. Bodybuilding legend Ronnie Coleman additionally hails from the Lone Star State, as does rising star Hunter Labrada.
Successful the 2022 Texas Professional outright could be a large step ahead for Mackey. Whether or not he intends to relay a possible incredible consequence to a Mr. Olympia stage is perhaps a dialog he has after this subsequent contest.
The 2022 IFBB Professional League Texas Professional will happen on August 12-13, 2022, in Irving, Texas.
Featured picture: @jmackey33_ifbbpro on Instagram
