Phil Heath Competing In 2019?

Discussion surrounding Phil Heath has popped up recently, focused on the potential of him competition at the 2019 Mr. Olympia. With him winning the Mr. O 7x, he would not need to qualify for this year, as anyone who wins the Mr. O can compete for life, plus he placed 2nd last year, which would qualify him immediately. This discussion came from his girl posting about how he is gonna be beginning a diet. Secondly, a french youtuber/bodybuilder claimed (key word claimed) that Phil said he gonna do an 8 week diet, see how he is looking at the end, then decide if he is going to compete then. This would seem to more likely of a case now that there is the post that he is beginning a diet.

Now, Phil hasn’t always gotten along with the media. His long history of beef with Nick Miller from Nick’s Strength and Power on YouTube is a prime example of this. Now, he his girls post could be just something to fuck with the media. People could be like “OMG? HE DIETING? HE GONNA COMPETE!!!” While he is just like “Nah fam, I’mma just dieting”. I honestly think this is a likely explanation. Being 100% honest, I don’t like Phil & I know I am biased against him. I think he looked great at the ’11 Olympia and that’s one of the best Mr. O physiques of all time, but I think he is a jerk. For me, his beef with NSP makes it difficult for me to believe any stuff he hints at, as I always think he wants to fuck with the media.

What do you guys think? You Think Phil is gonna compete this year? Why or why not? Have a beautiful day and go make some gains.

Dylan Bartlett

Big Ramy Near Olympia Condition

Big Ramy, a giant of a man. There is a reason he is called BIG Ramy; even around the mass monsters of today, he still looks relatively big. He recently weighed in at 316.8 pounds (143.7KGs). The interesting thing is, last year, he said 1 day out from the Mr. O, he was claiming to be 310lbs, only 6.8lbs lighter than currently.

When you are that big, 6.8lbs is not significant and can be lost fairly quickly. Imagine how quickly you can lose weight when you begin dieting. Pretty quick right? How about how quickly a 200 lb man can lose weight than a 125 lb woman. Pretty quick right? This can make it clear that 6.8lbs for Big Ramy would not be difficult for him to lose.

I personally think that Big Ramy, being 316.8lbs, should begin to diet for Tampa in August. Imagine how dominant he would be if he had the size he already has, and elite conditioning, he would blow everyone, even Dexter, out of the water. This would be good momentum for the Mr. O in September in my opinion.

Thanks for reading. Comment what you think.

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ABC News Article

Yesterday at 9:54pm, an article by Jo Khan was published on ABC News under the health and wellbeing section. The topic of the article? What’s it about? In their opinion, although to the general public, bodybuilders may seem like health & in good shape, this is not reality. They first discuss what even is competitive bodybuilding, as many of their readers do not know. Their following section discusses the effect being stage lean has on the human hormones. Following this, a section dedicated to dehydration & exhaustion. Next is a section on mental health. The final section is a section talking about how bodybuilding isn’t for everyone, but has positives. All of these are interesting sections, so let’s begin.

Their explanation of what competitive bodybuilding is very good. They describe what typically goes on while competitors are on stage, and the typical cutting process prior to the show. It is said that the shorter prep time you give yourself, the worse it’ll be for your body, which is widely agreed upon in bodybuilding circles.

The next section discusses the effect being stage ready can have on human hormones. Many bodybuilding competitors diet so greatly that they approach essential body fat levels, which is the amount their bodies need to simply live. The impact this has on the female reproductive system is mentioned, along with how in natural males competitors, their natural testosterone levels can drop as a result.

The following section is discussing dehydration & exhaustion. It is common for bodybuilders to dehydrate themselves for a show to get the “dry” look, as the appearance of competitors holding water leads to a less conditioned look, hurting their overall physique;. It’s also mentioned how bodybuilders do not feel well mentally going into a show. This has been mentioned by Sadik Hadzovic before when he said to look your best, you have to feel your worst.

Following this, there is the discussion on the impact this has on mental health. It’s stated many competitors can feel empowered going on stage, while others can get body dysmorphia. On a related note, it’s been said that eating disorders can come as a result of competing, one place mentioning this is the iron culture podcast.

The final section is the potential benefits of competing. It is mentioned that there is a belief that if competitors slowly adjust, it can be done safely and improve the health of the individual.

Now time for what I think. Personally, I do not think it is some new discovery that bodybuilding is not healthy. Whether naturally done or with the help of PED’s, getting stage ready is not the best thing for the body to be doing. Many of the points in the article are valid and many competitors deny them. This article mainly discusses the impact of competing on natural competitors, enhanced competitors are a whole different level.

Thanks for reading everyone, I hope you enjoyed.

Article:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2019-05-01/bodybuilding-health-effects-dehydration-starvation-hormones/10971608