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Jordan is going to the 2026 Mr Olympia, and what a way to qualify for the Super Bowl of Bodybuilding!! There aren\u2019t a lot of contests left to qualify for the biggest show in bodybuilding, but what a great contest this was. and before delving deeper into the article I just want to congratulate Jordan on a tremendous victory. I have always said that it isn\u2019t just about qualifying, rather, it\u2019s about how you qualify. Just in 2026 we have seen a number of low-hanging fruit shows but this is definitely not one of them. and to go into this contest firing on all cylinders and to win at your best says a lot.\u00a0 it\u2019s one thing when you win by happenstance or by some freak Act of nature. yes you\u2019re still going to the Olympia but everybody knows that you\u2019re only there because of some glitch. Now that being said, what\u2019s even better than qualifying with a bang is qualifying in a disputed contest. because this was not hands down Jordan. There were a lot of people that thought that James Hollingshead should have won the contest. Two different physiques, going back to what the great Bob Cicherillo calls the apples and oranges of body building. One day the judging panel might be looking for the best apple and on another day they may be looking for the best orange. In the end we\u2019re talking about physique-based sports. and how better to make the case than using the World Cup as a backdrop. In soccer you either score a goal or you don\u2019t. It\u2019s an objective criteria. Bodybuilding, on the other hand, couldn\u2019t be more subjective than what it is.\u00a0 There is some uniformity and there\u2019s certainly consistency in the judging but ultimately it comes down to what that panel is looking for on that given day. and on this day, the panel of Judges gave the big win to Jordan!<\/p>\n
One thing that makes me very happy is that the European audiences are getting their money\u2019s worth. Whether it\u2019s in Spain, Portugal, or the Czech Republic. There was a moment of time there where the European audiences were getting the short end of the stick. and bodybuilding being so popular there, including countries that actually get behind their athletes, it was just not right. There needed to be more emphasis on the quality of the competitors stepping on stage in that very very important continent to physique base sports. I feel that the promoters heard the concerns of the fans and have responded by consistently improving the production value and bringing the best of the best to the stage. I have no doubt in my mind that Jordan could potentially be in the top 12, maybe even the top 10. that is no slide on him. It\u2019s just that 2026 is going to be one of the most competitive years in professional bodybuilding and to say that someone can make the top 12 or even the top 10 is saying a lot. It\u2019s saying an awful lot. I\u2019m racking my brain thinking about how the top six is going to look, let alone the top 10. But will Jordan be competitive at the olympia? you bet your ass he will? because that\u2019s the kind of champion that he is. and who knows, 26 might be top 10, 27 might be top six. That\u2019s just how the cookie crumbles. That\u2019s the product of hard work.<\/p>\n
As I had alluded to earlier, There are certain signs of a great bodybuilding show. and unfortunately one of those Great Signs is vocal debate. It\u2019s bodybuilding fans going for each other! it\u2019s no holds barred, just as the title of the Marquis show at iron Mack TV reads. What makes bodybuilding great is that\u00a0 subjective nature. On the one hand people hate it. They want objectivity, they want clear-cut points for clear-cut physiques. But it just doesn\u2019t work that way. On the flip side, it says subjectivity creates the best debates on the message boards, the Facebook groups, the reddit\u2019s and the gym locker rooms. because you have individuals that are trying zealously to convince their peers that their competitor, they\u2019re favorite bodybuilder, I don\u2019t know what should have won the show. and the reason I say I don\u2019t know what is because bodybuilders are like superheroes. But when we think about superheroes we think of children reading comic books or watching TV shows. In bodybuilding the superheroes cater to grown ass men well into their 30s, 40s, there\u2019s guys that will challenge you to a fight in the alley in their 70s if things get heated enough about their favorite bodybuilder. I\u2019m not even kidding. We have that dynamic in the sport and I think it\u2019s what\u2019s kept an otherwise boring sport alive. because if I were to tell you that there are millions of people that faithfully adhere to a sport consisting of\u00a0 oiled up muscle men and speedos, you would probably look at me like I was out of my mind. who the fuck is going to want to follow that the same way that normal people follow basketball, football, hockey, and baseball?\u00a0 you\u2019d have to be some kind of a lunatic to follow that with that level of seriousness, but there are super fans like that and many might I add! It\u2019s due to the fact that somebody could look like the absolute best, like they could stand out of a crowd of 20, yet they take third place or fourth place or they don\u2019t even play. and that\u2019s just the reality of the matter. I have actually been to a contest where the guy who I thought should have won wasn\u2019t even in the top six! how the fuck do you explain that?<\/p>\n
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