2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Pre-Judging Report

The 2022 and 2023 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Champion, Erin Banks, chose not to compete in the 2024 edition of the contest held on March 2, 2024, in Columbus, OH. That meant fans were guaranteed to see a new Men’s Physique champion crowned on the Arnold stage.

Pre-judging for the Men’s Physique contest began as competitors entered the stage for group comparisons. Judges started their process of determining the best of the best.

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2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Roster

Kyron Holden

Corey Morris

Diogo Montenegro

Andres Ramos

Vitor Chaves

Vinicius Mateus Vieira Lima

Emmanuel Costa

Emanual Hunter

Jonas Jamena

Mahmood Al-Maghrabi

Ismael Martinez Dominguez

Athletes were compared against each other in the following callouts:

Callout One

Corey Morris

Vinicius Mateus Vieira Lima

Diogo Montenegro

Vitor Chaves

Kyron Holden

Emanual Hunter

Callout Two

Andres Ramos

Emmanuel Costa

Ismael Martinez Dominguez

Jonas Jamena

Mahmood Al-Maghrabi

Callout Three

Vitor Chaves

Vinicius Mateus Vieira Lima

Diogo Montenegro

Kyron Holden

The fans were standing behind the filled seats. The judges appeared to favor the 2023 runner-up, Diogo Montenegro, Vinicius Mateus Vieira Lima, and Vitor Chaves. Those three spent the most time in the middle of the first callout.

The Arnold Classic Men’s Physique contest finals will occur on the evening of March 2, 2024, at the Battelle Grand Ballroom. Interested fans can watch all the action on the Arnold Sports livestream for free via their website.