Mr Olympia

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Na the Olympia isn't tested :lol:

They are judged on mass, conditioning, symetry etc. I prefer natural bodybuilding where more emphasis is on conditioning, but I still watch the Olympia just to see the very best mass freaks in the world.
 
Few thoughts

-Was happy to see Flex Lewis get the 212, I like him. Insane arms. But I thought that maybe David Henry was better and SHOULD have taken it. But I'm not complaining too much

-Kai had Phil in pre-judging. For the judges to all award Phil above Kai is mental. Phil lost pre-judging, he knew it. Even before it'd finished he looked shook, and Kai was getting fuller as it went on. Mental.

-Last night was too close to call. Looked VERY similar in a lot of shots, Kai perhaps had slightly better conditioning, and I didn't think Phil's fullness was that much more noticeable. Kai looked exhausted by the end and seemed to fade slightly

-Phil was being a right cock at points. If you watch a replay of the end of the last comparison, Kai is out of breath and more or less stumbling off stage and Phil stares him out as they walk off. He claims Hany Rambod told him to be more confident, but he just seemed like an arsehole

-Shawn Rhoden looked brilliant. Expect him to be right up there in the years to come. Superb year for him

-Dexter Jackson had his best year since '08.
 
I think when it came to the comparisons Phil won hands down. Kai has that back width but his traps really let him down tbh. Although Phil doesn't have the back width of Kai, everything just stands out. I'd say Kai had the better hammies also, but Phil was just the better overall imo.

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The video didn't look anything like that. Those pictures look slightly enhanced on Phil. BUT, I thought Kai beat him on both back double bi, rear lat, side-chest. FDB was fairly close, probably Phil's, and Phil had side tri and ab thigh.

Kai's conditioning was better on both nights. Phil came in slightly improved on the second, conditioning was a little better, but Kai improved up until those final comparisons IMO. You're right about his traps though, it'll be interesting to see if he can bring them up for next year. Working with George Farah seems to be doing the trick though.

It could've went either way, but there is no way in this world you could give Phil a perfect score for pre-judging or the finals.

EDIT: The commentary was f***ing atrocious too. There were times in the pre-judging especially when it was very clear Kai was the best on the stage and they were talking as if he wasn't there, or the commentary was dubbed on in retrospect of Phil already winning. Really irritating.

Happy to see Branch drop down, he looked below average even by his standards.

EDIT EDIT: Actually, I'd be temped to give Kai the FDB, something Coleman-esque about that shot. Bicep peaks are ridiculous.
 
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I think Phil did enough to win it on the comparisons tbh, but Kai was definitely in better shape in the pre-judging. Kai's side chest was superb:

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Kai's delts seemed to let him down in a few of the poses too tbh. I really wanted to see Kai win, but I think Phil deserved it. I had a grapefruit at the ready and everything. It's the best Kai has ever been though and hopefully he can be more consistent with his conditioning.
 
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They are obscene like. I know they were on steroids in arnies days as well but he looked like a Greek god in his prime, they look like genetically mutated monsters these days.
 
I prefer the more aesthetically pleasing physiques of natural bodybuilding, but I always watch the Olympia just to see the biggest monsters on the planet tbh.
 
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I think Phil did enough to win it on the comparisons tbh, but Kai was definitely in better shape in the pre-judging. Kai's side chest was superb:

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Kai's delts seemed to let him down in a few of the poses too tbh. I really wanted to see Kai win, but I think Phil deserved it. I had a grapefruit at the ready and everything. It's the best Kai has ever been though and hopefully he can be more consistent with his conditioning.
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It did become closer yeah, but perfect scores is mental. The advantages of being current champion. Yeah if Kai's going to beat Phil, he needs to bring his delts up a bit, Phil has those cannonball shoulders. It could happen, taking the year out's worked wonders for Kai and if he does the same, comes in sharp again he could take it. I think Phil's starting to max out, don't know how much more he can do with his body. Quite excited to see what Shawn Rhoden does with his year, so many guys going to be in the mix for the top 5 in 2013.
 
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It did become closer yeah, but perfect scores is mental. The advantages of being current champion. Yeah if Kai's going to beat Phil, he needs to bring his delts up a bit, Phil has those cannonball shoulders. It could happen, taking the year out's worked wonders for Kai and if he does the same, comes in sharp again he could take it. I think Phil's starting to max out, don't know how much more he can do with his body. Quite excited to see what Shawn Rhoden does with his year, so many guys going to be in the mix for the top 5 in 2013.
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Definitely.

Do you follow any natural bodybuilding? Much prefer the physiques in that tbh.
 
even though those 2 are huge they have the high calf that black athletes have,Dorians in comparison are miles bigger,there was a trend of calf implants amongst black bodybuilders years ago..
 
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Phil Heath took it again. Kai came in at second.

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Kai's back is insane.
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both backs are f***ing ridiculous, never even knew the back had that many muscles:lol:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J0sjq82J6c[/ame]

full video of the competition there if anyone wants to have a quick click through
 
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