<\/p>\nAs history has shown\u2026<\/h4>\n
Even when Phil isn\u2019t his best, it\u2019s still good enough to win the Olympia. I\u2019m extremely critical of Phil, and there have been a few Olympia\u2019s where I didn\u2019t feel that he should have won. But, for whatever reason, the judges must have seen something in person that I couldn\u2019t see through a television screen (live broadcast). <\/p>\n
I do need to give Phil credit where credit is due. He has listened to his critics and has really brought up his lagging body parts. His back was one area that I felt he was really weak, as well as his chest due to his clavicles and being very narrow throughout the chest. While you can\u2019t change the structure of your bones, Phil has silenced all of us by adding slabs of mass to his back and chest. His shoulders are like boulders and his arms are simply massive. <\/p>\n
One area that I feel Phil needs to improve on is his midsection. It seems like after adding several pounds of quality mass to his frame, his stomach is distended and large enough that I feel he should be penalized for bringing it to the stage (yet, this can be said about many of the competitors on the stage today). <\/p>\n
Phil noticeably had a hernia at the 2017 Mr. Olympia contest that he confirmed after his win, and followed it up with surgery. It didn\u2019t take Phil long to recuperate before he was back in the gym training. And from looking at photos, he didn\u2019t miss a beat. <\/p>\n
Nipping at Phil\u2019s shirttail<\/h4>\n
There are quite a few competitors that could rain on Phil\u2019s parade at this year\u2019s Olympia contest. Big Ramy almost ruined Phil\u2019s streak in 2017, but Phil narrowly edged him out. If Ramy makes improvements this off-season and can still hit his conditioning, we might be seeing a new Mr. Olympia. <\/p>\n
Another competitor that has been impressing many of us is William Bonac. While placing 3rd in 2017, many thought he should have beat Ramy and took home 2nd place \u2013 I was one of those people. Bonac has a ton of size for such a small frame and reminds me of Kai Greene. Can Bonac add any more size to his frame and manhandle Phil? I don\u2019t think so, but, if he comes in shredded with the amount of muscle he already has, anything is possible (assuming Phil would come in a little off). <\/p>\n
Dexter, the vampire-himself, would love to come into Olympia weekend and steal the show. However, even with an amazing physique at his age, it won\u2019t be enough to even get him into the top three. I\u2019m a huge fan of Dexter and would hate to see a major show without him present, but I\u2019m not sure how much longer he is going to be able to beat Father Time.<\/p>\n
2018 Olympia Outcome<\/h4>\n
Unless something happens to Phil (injury or missing his mark), I don\u2019t see the judges handing the Sandow to anyone other than Phil. Honestly, I think they want to see Phil win 10. It would be a cool feat to experience and see a new record, but I\u2019m not sure Phil will be able to hold off the competition that long. Competitors like Ramy and Bonac are eager and determined to knock off the king and win their first Olympia title. <\/p>\n
When it comes to 2018 results, I can easily see the top three being identical to 2017 or have Ramy and Bonac flip-flop. I don\u2019t see any dark horses coming in and making a splash in the top three. Roelly has the size, but his conditioning is always an issue. Rhoden in my opinion, while he looks good, is just a more muscular Classic Physique competitor. If I were a betting man, I would lay down a bet that Rhoden will never win the Olympia. If he wants to add some wins behind his name, he\u2019s going to have to stop sitting out all year and start showing up at other shows. <\/p>\n
There are two things that concern me slightly about the 2018 Olympia and that is how Phil and Bonac have been conducting themselves off the stage. Phil talks a good game while on stage and comes off as a good ambassador for the sport, but after his win in 2017, he was rude, obnoxious, and ingenuine after his win with post-contest social media chatter. He has thin skin, and that\u2019s something you can\u2019t have at the professional level. Suck it up, laugh it off, and get to work. <\/p>\n
Bonac, on the other hand, had some choice words overseas with a YouTube personality that in my opinion shouldn\u2019t sit well with the judges or the IFBB. I think something should have been done following both competitors tantrums. These events were an extremely poor representation of the IFBB, the sport of bodybuilding, and of them personally. There\u2019s no room for such actions and stunts in bodybuilding. The sport already has a target on its back, and we don\u2019t need our largest ambassador and an up and coming future Mr. Olympia acting the way they did.<\/p>\n
Overall, I think we are in for another amazing Olympia this year. I wish all of the competitors the best of luck with their final weeks of Olympia prep and can\u2019t wait to see the packages they bring to the stage in a race for the title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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