"Count me in!" Vitaly Ugolnikov says to all the pros!

Vitaly Ugolnikov, a bodybuilder originally from Russia, has been living in Brazil for over two years, where he and his girlfriend started a family last year. This was one of the reasons why we did not see him on any of the competition stages last season, although he was preparing for his debut among the professionals.

Another reason, even before the birth of his offspring, was the fact that he had not received the necessary visa to travel to the European continent where the competitions he planned to compete in were held.

Vitaly headed to the pros at the end of the 2022 season, when he absolutely dominated the Brazilian amateur competition Musclecontest Nacional Pro Qualifier on November 26.

This season, he is already looking to prove himself on the podium and, as he says, he won't be stopped anymore. He didn't mention any specific competitions, but given his current form and the fact that he lives in Brazil, his participation in the Arnold Classic Brasil in April is on the cards.

Whether this will be the case, we will soon find out. What we can do today, however, is to assess his current form. On his instragram account, he shared a photo of him imaginatively raising his pistols and sending a warning shot to his opponents. He adds to the photo that he needs to find all the guns, and use them all without exception.

We can also take a look at the progress that this, still only twenty-six-year-old bodybuilder, has made from 2017 to the present.