Round I – Preliminary Round
What’s at Stake?
The winner of the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023 will receive a package that includes:
- $500 Cash (USD)
- EpicPecs Award – a hand-crafted art piece
- 100% of revenue from sales of an EpicPecs premium video showcasing the Winner’s spectacular pecs, produced by our creative team
- Induction into the EpicPecs Hall of Fame
The Candidates
Includes all men featured on the EpicPecs Instagram page from November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023—displayed below in chronological order. In addition, the 2022 EpicPecs Award winner, runner-up and third-place finisher are automatically eligible to compete in the 2023 contest. There are a total of 160 candidates.
Men featured between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2024 will compete for the Third Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2024, next November.
Voting Process
Three Rounds
- Round I – Elect 16 Semi-Finalists from 160 Candidates
- Round II – Elect 8 Finalists from 16 Semi-Finalists
- Round III – Elect winner of the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023
Voting Dates
- Round I – December 2-8
- Round II – December 9-15
- Round III – December 16-22
For each round, voting begins at 12:00 am EST (UTC -5) on the first day and continues through 11:59 pm EST (UTC -5) on the last day.
December 23, 2023
Official announcement of the Second Annual EpicPecs Award – Best Chest of 2023 winner, runner-up, and third-place finisher.
January 2024
Presentation of the EpicPecs Award and $500 cash to the winner, and more!
How to Vote
- Use the Gallery below to refresh your memory—to match names with faces/bodies.
- Keep scrolling—there are 160 candidates/images!
- The Official Ballot – Round I appears after the Gallery.
- In this Round I, vote for up to 16 of your favorites to advance to Round II.
Since democracy depends upon a well-informed electorate, voters are encouraged to review the content published by each candidate. Visit the EpicPecs Instagram page (@epicpecs) for sample content displayed in the same order that candidates appear on the Official Ballot. Links to each candidate’s Instagram and other social media are included in our Instagram posts.
Gallery
Tap/Click any image to open lightbox, then use left and right arrows to browse images.
Official Ballot – Round I
Vote for up to 16 of your favorites to advance to Round II, then click “Vote.”
Round I voting ends December 8 at 11:59 pm EST (UTC -5).
Only one ballot per IP address accepted.
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Official Results – Round I
18 contestants advance to Semi-Final Round II
010 Miroslav Juríček – with support from 30.96% of voters
2022-3 Logan Foote 30.46%
2022-1 Chris Elkins 26.90%
2022-2 Jordan Torres 19.80%
061 Jamar Pusch 18.27%
082 Ali Mansour 16.24%
028 Jess Messino 15.23%
081 Sam Hall 14.21%
021 Ming-Chieh Tsai (蔡明潔) 12.69%
013 Omar Albatal 12.18%
113 Alfredo Villegas 11.68%
143 Anthony Tonso 11.68%
155 Isaiah Blackmon 11.17%
063 Matthew Carmona 10.66%
118 Onome Egger 9.64%
131 AJ Sigari 9.64%
096 Dirk Germon 9.64%
157 Sepanta Arya 9.64%
The remaining 142 Contestants are eliminated
008 Mathew Summer 9.14%
147 Daniel Carter AKA ‘Joey Sullivan’ AKA ‘Steel’ AKA ‘Protein Master’ 8.63%
156 Vokayn0 (Nigeria) 8.12%
001 Yuichiro Shibata (柴田 雄一郎) 8.12%
049 Christopher Harris 8.12%
087 Chase Calvit 7.61%
064 Bridger Quirante 7.61%
080 Ben Batchelor 7.61%
124 Bret Mossing 7.61%
108 Vasu Bindra 7.11%
053 Cristian Alejandro Rosales 7.11%
103 Chen Kang AKA “Branch” 7.11%
039 Dante Martin 7.11%
139 Andrei Marius Lincan Deiu’ 6.60%
128 Peter H AKA ‘Pete’ AKA ‘PH Gains’ (London) 6.60%
136 Pierre Vuala 6.60%
005 Issam Mussaid 6.60%
094 David Pan 6.60%
154 Romain Basso 6.60%
032 Zack Jennings 6.09%
101 Alexis Muñoz 6.09%
009 Josh Ataga 6.09%
017 The Professor (Massachusetts) 5.58%
098 Cristian Tartaglione 5.58%
002 Leandro Bassetti 5.58%
052 David Orellana 5.58%
050 Wesley Vissers 5.58%
121 Jake Burton 5.58%
035 Alex Karanovic 5.58%
025 Ryan Terry 5.08%
126 Matthis Coleman 5.08%
024 Odogwu AKA “Prosper” (London) 5.08%
042 David Mendoza Garduno 5.08%
117 Heitor Galvão 5.08%
036 Harun Yılmaz 5.08%
085 Bobby Louis 5.08%
093 Daniel Peyer 4.57%
104 Brandon Kennedy 4.57%
106 Michael Vo 4.57%
069 Vishwanath Bakali 4.57%
065 Ross Dickerson 4.57%
112 Ed Campbell 4.57%
127 David Libreros Beltrán 4.57%
110 Dragos Syko 4.57%
040 Lionel Monteiro Fortes 4.57%
152 Frank Garrott Coelho 4.57%
045 Enzo Bacco 4.57%
151 Mauro Andres 4.57%
038 Yunus Emre Özhan 4.06%
058 Steven Cali 4.06%
041 Brandon Hendrickson 4.06%
007 Zhi Ming Ou 4.06%
090 Léo AKA Leonidas 4.06%
089 Brett Rodrigues 4.06%
019 Oliver Procházka 4.06%
015 Vinícius Rocha Pereira 4.06%
027 Júlio César Cunha Dos Santos 4.06%
130 Reade Owen 4.06%
055 Ye Chong Yong AKA “Lamborghini Ye” (葉崇永) 4.06%
070 El Mehdi Kamal 3.55%
148 Rohit Vishwakarma 3.55%
120 Mitchell Spadafore AKA “Mitch Spade” 3.55%
033 John Lawson 3.55%
031 Radu Popescu 3.55%
114 Austin (TikTok: smallmanaustin) 3.55%
022 Jamaal Watkins 3.55%
047 Tsukaken (ツカケン) 3.55%
153 Carson Teagarden 3.55%
075 Felipe Silva 3.55%
095 Rory Gissing 3.05%
107 Marc Arner 3.05%
099 Yuki Choryo 3.05%
034 Jorge Ramirez 3.05%
100 Christian Sullivan 3.05%
140 CJ Clark 3.05%
150 Cody Messner 3.05%
076 Cole Shaffner 3.05%
003 Elvis Palmer 3.05%
122 Angelo Schaedler 3.05%
048 Steve Prince 3.05%
146 Juan Carlos Cuero 3.05%
044 Carlos “Caike” DeOliviera 3.05%
006 Valentin Semler 2.54%
074 Hamidreza “Hamid” Marangi 2.54%
079 Matthew Treavor Alfaro 2.54%
071 Max Williams 2.54%
129 Justin Dom 2.54%
023 Dino Estrada 2.54%
111 Rob Lizama AKA “Thee Notorious” 2.54%
115 Yingpon Jarungphokakorn 2.03%
144 Jaeden Knight 2.03%
123 Evan Merger 2.03%
142 Vishan Patton 2.03%
135 Navid Aalinejad 2.03%
134 Mirko Nitsche 2.03%
016 Ivan Hernandez V 2.03%
062 Tom McNamara 2.03%
054 Veniamin “Ven” Yovenko 2.03%
012 Arturo Aguilar 2.03%
060 Lee Rod Merchant 2.03%
057 Ryan Blake McCaffrey 2.03%
046 Micah Welch 2.03%
029 Jermaine Gadsden 2.03%
014 Jason Phạm 2.03%
102 Sean Michael Taaffe 2.03%
011 Rajesh Yadav 2.03%
030 Valentin Ronchinsky 1.52%
037 Mike Herrera 1.52%
043 Yunlong Ping (平云龙) 1.52%
133 Leon Vukić 1.52%
145 Michael Donato 1.52%
056 Oliver Tamposi 1.52%
059 Sebastian Anderson 1.52%
026 Anthony Casado 1.52%
078 Deniz (Germany) 1.52%
086 Rohit Chauhan 1.52%
067 Isai Orelai Sumanti Kesek 1.52%
072 Edward Romero 1.52%
119 Aurthur Pontes 1.52%
091 Khalfani Quartey 1.52%
073 Erin Banks 1.52%
077 Corey Morris 1.52%
125 Vitor Chaves 1.52%
083 Zack Looney 1.52%
066 Kim Tae Hwan (환) 1.02%
092 Quavv (New Jersey) 1.02%
004 Taryl Boothe 1.02%
088 Lukas Sparer 1.02%
051 Laďa Přidal 1.02%
109 Harley Harmer 1.02%
141 Kam Pryor 1.02%
105 Jeremiah Troy Wharton 1.02%
068 Johnny Middlebrooks 1.02%
132 Justyse Jude 0.51%
138 Felipe Montiel 0.51%
116 Xavier Pearson 0.51%
020 Connor Thomas 0.51%
149 Tommy Brown 0.00%
137 Luke Vinnicombe 0.00%
097 Eduard Zherebtsov 0.00%
018 Ebeneze Brown 0.00%
084 Gil Batista 0.00%
Software: YOP Poll Version 6.5.29
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