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Chris Elkins Wins Best Chest of 2023

THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED for their favorite candidates during the past three weeks!

Best Chest of 2023

2022 EpicPecs Award winner CHRIS ELKINS successfully defended his title to win the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023.

Congratulations, Chris!

In three rounds of voting over three weeks, members of the EpicPecs community once again selected Chris’s all-natural, meaty, chiseled pecs as their #1 from a pool of 160 candidates.

In recognition of his exceptional aesthetics, Chris will receive $500 in cash and the EpicPecs Award trophy. Chris is already an EpicPecs Hall of Fame inductee.

In 2022, Chris took WNBF Men’s Physique Overall World Champion—the highest achievement in the world of natural bodybuilding—and posted a strong 4th Place in 2023. He was the runner-up in 2021.

Since last year, Chris has expanded the amount of time he spends livestreaming on Twitch, saying that gaming is the type of content that he enjoys creating the most. You can catch him shirtless and kicking ass in a variety of games on both IG Live @chris_elkins and Twitch @chriselkins23.

Chris is a USMC vet who served five years on active duty and three additional years as a reservist. He has tremendous reach as a fitness influencer and brand ambassador, and is the father of two beautiful children—Alexus and Christian.

Watch for more EpicPecs Award festivities honoring Chris in January!

Runner-Up and Third Place

Congratulations to LOGAN FOOTE and JORDAN TORRES who took Runner-Up and Third Place.

Both were inducted into the EpicPecs Hall of Fame in 2022.

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Best Chest of 2023 – Semi-Final Round II Results

Pictured: Jordan Torres, Winner of Round II

Voting in the Semi-Final Round II for the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023 has ended.

In Round II, the EpicPecs community on Instagram selected 9 candidates to advance to the Final Round III. Those candidates—in descending order of votes received—are:

#2022-2 Jordan Torres, with support from 53.23% of voters
#2022-1 Chris Elkins, with 19.77%
#81 Sam Hall, with 15.70%
#2022-3 Logan Foote, with 14.12%
#155 Isaiah Blackmon, with 12.17%
#28 Jess Messino, with 11.90%
#143 Anthony Tonso, with 10.27%
#13 Omar Albatal, and #157 Sepanta Arya, each with 8.42%

Congratulations to our 9 Finalists, and Best of Luck in the Final Round!

In the Final Round—live now through December 22—members of the EpicPecs community will select the Winner, who will receive $500 in cash, the much sought-after EpicPecs Award trophy, and other surprises!

Our Champion will be featured in an original EpicPecs premium video showcasing his spectacular pecs!

Final Round III voting is now live — Cast your vote before December 22!

This short video provides a quick overview of the 9 candidates…

epicpecs.com/vote

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Best Chest of 2023 – Preliminary Round I Results

Miroslav Juríček wins Round I of the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023

Pictured: Miroslav Juríček, Winner of Round I

Voting in the Preliminary Round I for the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023 has ended.

Only one vote separated the winner—Czech powerhouse Miroslav Juríček—from the runner-up—Minnesota-based beefcake Logan Foote.

Your vote matters!

In Round I, the EpicPecs community on Instagram selected 18 candidates to advance to the Semi-Final Round II. Those candidates—in descending order of votes received—are:

#10 Miroslav Juríček, with 30.96% of the vote
#2022-3 Logan Foote, with 30.46%
#2022-1 Chris Elkins, with 26.90%
#2022-2 Jordan Torres, with 19.80%
#61 Jamar Pusch, with 18.27%
#82 Ali Mansour, with 16.24%
#28 Jess Messino, with 15.23%
#81 Sam Hall, with 14.21
#21 Ming-Chieh Tsai (蔡明潔), with 12.69%
#13 Omar Albatal, with 12.18%
#113 Alfredo Villegas, and #143 Anthony Tonso, each with 11.68%
#155 Isaiah Blackmon, with 11.17%
#63 Matthew Carmona 10.66%
#118 Onome Egger, #131 AJ Sigari, #96 Dirk Germon, and #157 Sepanta Arya, each with 9.64%

Congratulations to our 18 Semi-Finalists, and Best of Luck in Round II!

In Round II—live now through December 15—voters will select 8 Finalists to advance to Round III.

Finally, in Round III (December 16-22), members of the EpicPecs community will select the Winner, who will receive $500 in cash, the much sought-after EpicPecs Award trophy, and other surprises!

Our Champion will be featured in an original EpicPecs premium video showcasing his spectacular pecs!

Semi-Final Round II voting is now live — Cast your vote before December 15!

This short video provides a quick overview of the 18 candidates…

There are several very determined athletes in this round, so the competition should be fierce!

epicpecs.com/vote

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Voting Begins for Best Chest of 2023

At the stroke of Midnight on Saturday, voting for the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023 went live.

Nearly 30,000 members of the EpicPecs community on Instagram will select the winner in three rounds of voting.

In Round I, currently underway, voters will select 16 Semi-Finalists from 160 Candidates, including 2022 Defending Champion, Chris Elkins, Runner-Up, Jordan Torres, and Third-Place Finisher, Logy Foote. Round I voting continues through December 8.

In Round II (December 9-15), voters will select 8 Finalists from the 16 Semi-Finalists selected in Round I.

Finally, in Round III (December 16-22), members of the EpicPecs community will select the Winner, who will receive $500 in cash (USD), the much sought-after EpicPecs Award trophy, and other surprises!

Our Champion will be featured in an original EpicPecs premium video showcasing his spectacular pecs.

The Winner, Runner-Up, and Third-Place Finisher will be announced on December 23.

TO CAST YOUR VOTE, visit epicpecs.com/vote.

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Inaugural EpicPecs Award Winner Announced

THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED for their favorite candidates during the past three weeks!

Best Chest of 2022

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS ELKINS, winner of the Inaugural EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2022! In three rounds of voting, members of the EpicPecs community cast the largest number of votes for Chris from a pool of 260 candidates from 52 countries.

In recognition of this remarkable achievement, Chris will receive the award itself—a hand-crafted, museum-quality art piece—as well as an assortment of massage oils from the Sliquid® Balance Collection, and induction into the EpicPecs Hall of Fame scheduled for rollout this spring.

In November, Chris was crowned WNBF Men’s Physique Overall World Champion—the highest achievement in the world of natural bodybuilding! Congratulations, Chris, on the well-deserved and hugely prestigious win!

Chris is a USMC vet, fitness and nutrition coach, influencer, brand ambassador, partner to Jessica and devoted father of Alexus and Christian.

Stay tuned for more EpicPecs Award festivities honoring Chris later this month!

Runner-Up and Third Place

Jordan Torres
Logan Foote

CONGRATULATIONS to JORDAN TORRES and LOGAN FOOTE who took Runner-Up and 3rd Place. Both will be inducted into the EpicPecs Hall of Fame.

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At the Café Door

Something they said beside me
made me look toward the café door,
and I saw that lovely body which seemed
as though Eros in his mastery had fashioned it,
joyfully shaping its well-formed limbs,
molding its tall build,
shaping its face tenderly,
and leaving, with a touch of the fingers,
a particular nuance on the brow, the eyes, the lips.

Constantine Cavafy