2013 Mr O

Roelly looking good!

Wolf looking great!

Big Ramey yeah!! :woohoo:

Fell asleep before the fitness even finished :pinch: (I might've stayed awake through the night). Missed the entire prejudging, now I have to wait for the replay to be uploaded

Been going through the photos, really not feeling it with Jay, he's looking flat.

Rhoden and Wolf destroying everyone in the ab shots!

Heath still untouchable in the side tricep.

Lionel Beyeke looking great as well! Nice conditioning with size

EDIT: Removing Jay from my top 3, putting either Wolf or Rhoden there...too close to call between the two though

Now that I've seen the webcast replay:

1st: Phil
2nd: Kai
3rd: Wolf
4th: Rhoden

Though Wolf might have a slight edge over Kai, who looked like he was still holding some water (but he might improve for finals).

EDIT: Even in the second callout between Jay, Roelly, Dexter, Ramy and Lionel, I'd place Jay last. That was really disappointing, I expected a much better physique from him

My final prediction (Some of these placings by me might be harsh, but this is from what I could see on the video and how I felt these guys performed on the night, some of these placings might be off, it seemed like the judges favoured Roelly over Lionel, but I felt Lionel had superior conditioning, though Roelly really brought the size this year!):

1 Phil Heath
2 Kai Greene
3 Dennis Wolf
4 Shawn Rhoden
5 Dexter Jackson
6 Lionel Beyeke
7 Roelly
8 Ramy
9 Jay Cutler
10 Evan Centopani
11 Cedric Macmillan
12 Victor Martinez
13 Branch Warren
14 Steve Kuclo
15 Jonnie Jackson
16 Brandon Curry
17 Toney Freeman

The lower placings were much harder to pick for me than the higher ones, I would've loved to put Essa Obiad in there, he had good conditioning, but I think his lack of size against the other guys might have cost him.

Ye Wolf was the suprize package! He looks great. I'd give him 2nd

Kai less defined this year

Theodoric wrote: Now that I've seen the webcast replay:

1st: Phil
2nd: Kai
3rd: Wolf
4th: Rhoden

Though Wolf might have a slight edge over Kai, who looked like he was still holding some water (but he might improve for finals).

EDIT: Even in the second callout between Jay, Roelly, Dexter, Ramy and Lionel, I'd place Jay last. That was really disappointing, I expected a much better physique from him

lol Can´t exactly change your predictions after seeing the goods.

Pyroclasm wrote:

Theodoric wrote: Now that I've seen the webcast replay:

1st: Phil
2nd: Kai
3rd: Wolf
4th: Rhoden

Though Wolf might have a slight edge over Kai, who looked like he was still holding some water (but he might improve for finals).

EDIT: Even in the second callout between Jay, Roelly, Dexter, Ramy and Lionel, I'd place Jay last. That was really disappointing, I expected a much better physique from him

lol Can´t exactly change your predictions after seeing the goods.

Haha, fair enough. Not doing it for the karma though, just making my calls, and finals is still to come.

Not a problem bud. I am really impressed with Dennis Wolf this year. Also think Big Ramy is gonna be a big name in bodybuilding in the future. But for now Phil is just on that next level. What do you think?

Edit: Jay a big disappointment. Maybe he should have retired.

I agree, really happy for Dennis that he got his size and conditioning spot on for a change (at the Olympia). Big Ramy is only 29, and already looking like that! He's gonna be a big name for sure! And I agree, Phil Heath is untouchable at the moment, and what the guys said about Kai last year (him coming in bigger would mean less conditioning, etc.) turned out to be true so far it seems.

That said, some new guys (eg. Rhoden) coming through and already doing well, if he can gain some size and nail his conditioning then Heath is gonna have a fight on his hands.

I feel really bad for Jay, he has missed the bar by a long way this year. Sad for a true champ like him to finish his career with a bad placing.

Posing routines on now, I have to say, Roelly looks great!

Ramy seems to have tightened up since prejudging, if he continues like this, gonna be a great bodybuilder.

As soon as Phil Heath walked out for his posing routine (before even hitting a pose), it's been clear. Game over, he's going to be 3-time Olympia. Wow, he looks great!

Please tell me that I'm not the only one to have seen that posedown? That. was. AWESOME! :evil:

Top 10 final results!

1. Phil Heath
2. Kai Greene
3. Dennis Wolf
4. Shawn Rhoden
5. Dexter Jackson
6. Jay Cutler
7. Roelly Winklaar
8. Big Ramy
9. Branch Warren
10. Lionel Beyeke

212's

1. Flex Lewis
2. David Henry
3. Kevin English
4. Jose Raymond
5. Eduardo Correa
6. Sami Al Haddad

That was such an awesome show!

Phil Heath! 3Peat!

Wow the Kai fans sure are butthurt... it's actually sad reading the comments on bodybuilding groups on facebook and twitter right now... :dry:

Theodoric wrote: Wow the Kai fans sure are butthurt... it's actually sad reading the comments on bodybuilding groups on facebook and twitter right now... :dry:

That's quite true.. Kai is a great guy and with his attitude it would be nice for him to be champ but Phil's overall condition and symmetry will always beat Kai. I feel really bad for Jay, I really though he would place in the top two.

Right now I don't see how Kai is ever going to catch Phil. Phil will be a 9 times Mr Olympia - easily. Really happy for Wolf.
Flex Lewis - awesome.

Very happy for The Wolf! Go Deutschland! Phil once again deserved champ and was just a level above the rest. Watch out for Big Ramey too in the next couple of years.

Kai looks like an Orc! lol I like Orcs. Go ORCS!