Phil Heath is a 6-time Mr. Olympia winner and the current defending champ. He’s won every Mr. Olympia contest since 2011, and shows no sign of slowing down. His nickname is “The Gift”, a reference to his freak genetics — if you train, eat, and inject the same stuff that he does, you will never look half as good as him because you don’t have those genes. He used to lead the clothing company Gifted Apparel, but has since cut off all ties with its’ owners (how awkward). He trains in Colorado (cue conspiracy theories about the elevation’s effect on his training) and is lovingly known as one of the most boring Mr. Olympia winners in recent memory.
The IFBB wants Phil to win, even if the fans don’t. Would we want the same NFL team to win the Super Bowl every year? Yeah, it’s great for their fans, but the fans of the other 15/16 teams would get tired of that shit real quick. Phil isn’t a particularly charismatic fella. He’s arrogant and cocky, as is probably any repeat Mr. Olympia, but it goes from cute to annoying-as-hell rather quick. On the other hand, the IFBB wants repeat winners because bodybuilding is a tiny sport. If a contestant wins one Sandow, he MIGHT be in the news the next morning. But if the contestant is competing for his third Sandow, there will be months of speculation; will he get the threepeat?? The winners promote the sport, and a great winner needs many titles.
He has no weak spots on his physique. Capped delts. Symmetrical abs. 3D chest. Best back in the game. His Y taper. His forearms have forearms. Muscle bellies are full. The only part people can complain about is a possible bubble gut, but if he has one, he holds it in well (most of the time). Also, the next three physiques that come close to his also have a bubble gut. None of these guys can pull off a great vacuum, but they are mass monsters, and Phil is almost always the best of them all.
The only competitor who has come close, Kai Greene, once fucked a grapefruit. He used to to pay for his bodybuilding career by doing G4P videos, the most controversial one being with a grapefruit. Most sane, rational people would say that what’s done is done and Kai should only be judged on what he brings to the stage. But as I’ve said, bodybuilding is a tiny sport, and if the champion was a man who had been caught on video copulating with citrus fruits, the drama would cast a shadow over the entire competition. Politics, bro.
I’m pulling for old man Dex next year, but realistically, Phil will keep on winning until he retires or decides to go full-on off season Lee Priest.
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