Did Nick Walker retire?

Nick Walker is a professional bodybuilder with an impressive physique. He is a star of the bodybuilding community who accomplished a lot in a short period.

Walker recently participated in an Instagram Q&A session and hosted a podcast where he talks about bodybuilding. Fans quickly shared their questions and he answered them genuinely.

There were speculations of his early retirement. So do these rumors have any truth, though?

Nick Walker revealed that he won't be retiring any time soon and there are only two reasons for his retirement.

"I would keep going until I don’t want to compete anymore. There’s only two ways I’m going to retire — when I just don’t have the drive anymore or my body just says ‘nah champ, not this year'," he stated.

When did Nick Walker start his bodybuilding journey?

It was known that Walker started working out in 2012 when he was still in high school doing content writing. He gradually became a star due to his determination and commitment to fitness.

Here's an overview of his competitions throughout his career as a bodybuilder:

2013 NPC Eastern USA Championships – Men’s Novice Light Heavyweight (7th place)
2013 NPC Eastern USA Championships – Men’s Teen (1st place)
2013 East Coast Championships: Novice – Light heavyweight (3rd place)
2013 Eastern USA Championships – Teen B (1st place)
2014 NPC Junior Nationals – Middleweight (2nd place)
2015 NPC Northeast Summer Classic – Middleweight (1st place)
2015 NPC USA Championships – Middleweight (8th place)
2016 NPC USA Championships – Welterweight (2nd place)
2016 NPC South Jersey Championships – Men’s Heavyweight (1st place)
2017 NPC National Championships – Men’s Heavyweight (6th place)
2017 IFBB North American Championships – Men’s Heavyweight (6th place)
2018 NPC USA Championships – Middleweight (3rd place)
2018 NPC National Championships – Middleweight (6th place)
2018 Caribbean Grand Prix Pro Qualifier – Light Heavyweight (3rd place)
2019 NPC South Jersey Championships – Men’s Heavyweight (1st place)
2019 NPC USA Championships – Men’s Super Heavyweight (2nd place)
2020 North American Championships – 1st (Pro Card)
2020 Chicago Pro – 4th place
2021 New York Pro – 1st (Olympia qualifier)
2021 Arnold Classic – 1st place
2021 Mr. Olympia – 5th place
2022 Mr. Olympia – 3rd place
2024 New York Pro – 1st place

Nick Walker has religiously started his preparation for the Mr. Olympia 2024 in October and promised to make improvements than before.

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