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Let me start by saying that bodybuilding is not a sport that looks to any one body part to seal the deal. You could have the best back and not be Mr. Olympia. You could have the best arms and not win the Arnold Classic. You could have the best wheels and not win the New York Pro. Having the best body part doesn\u2019t mean that you\u2019re going to win any show, let alone a big three show. because that\u2019s just not how the sport is designed. Physique-based sports are about the full body. They\u2019re not about a particular bodypart or a particular group of muscles. I think that a lot of people sometimes get it twisted because they think that because they have one standout muscle they can put everyone else to shame. It doesn\u2019t work that way. Just like there are people who think because they are the best posers that they\u2019re automatically going to win. Posing is an important factor in being successful but if you don\u2019t have anything to show, then you can have the best posing abilities but it\u2019s almost like having the best website but not having any products for people to put in their cart. What does it mean to have the best sales interface if you don\u2019t have goods? I think everything plays a role. Posing plays a role, outstanding physique plays a role, condition plays a role, etc. The reason why I don\u2019t believe anyone is beating Keone Pearson is simply because I\u2019m floored by the fact that he has striated glutes weeks out. I mean not even days out, but weeks out. The fact he has striated glutes doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s going to win on them alone, but it speaks to a level of condition that\u2019s undeniable in the terms of what he will likely bring to the stage. It tells me that he\u2019s not employing modern-day tactics, rather, he\u2019s kicking it old-school.<\/p>\n
If you look at the way the guys used to prep back in the \u201870s and \u201980s, many of them didn\u2019t do a peak week. A peak week is a great idea if you want to run your body through hell and back. A lot of people like peak week because it sells products. They like it because it\u2019s very marketable. I mean you have a competitor who is absolutely dying inside. They\u2019re about to fall apart. Yet they have to keep it together. They have to do those last few sessions of cardio, they have to do those last few posing sessions, they can\u2019t miss chiro or massage. And for some reason, people respect that agony. But why put the body through all of that wherewithal if it isn\u2019t necessary? It\u2019s only necessary if you don\u2019t do what you\u2019re supposed to do on a conscientious prep. Guys like Rich Gaspari back in the day didn\u2019t suffer during a peak week because they suffered throughout the whole prep. They just tightened it little by little. The idea of shocking the body the last week is absolutely unnecessary and could potentially cause metabolic damage. The body is not a machine. I know that a lot of people like to think of it that way because they want to get themselves in the zone, but that\u2019s actually a self-destructive way to go about things. Longevity should be the name of the game \u2013 not destruction. Longevity would promote the idea of tightening the prep little by little each week so that the concept of a peak week becomes obsolete. I think that is what Keone is doing.<\/p>\n
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