Running up the competition I truly believed that the title would go to Kai Greene this year, I thought he had something up his sleeve and he would talk it home. Kai did not disappoint, he brought a great package, the best I've seen in a while from him. After prejudging on Friday night I would argue that Kai was in front of Phil, I would say he definitely had the edge, even though he was not 100% on point, he still looked like he had a slight film of water remaining. Also based on Saturday night's individual routines I would probably favour Kai also, however that could be my bias towards Kai being one of my hero's.
I am a fan of Phil Heath, do not get me wrong, he truly is "the gift" but it was incredibly close; if I was a bodybuilding judge, I would have given Kai the win, but I'm not a judge. On close scrutiny I can see why Phil won, but as a die hard Kai fan, I am still disappointed. Phil pulled it off over from Friday, he did something special to take the edge.
Shawn Rhoden placing the 3rd was a huge surprise, but definitely deserved, no one else on the stage was worthy of placing in front of him. He has a bright future in front of him as a pro.
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| 1st: Phil Heath |
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| 3rd: Shawn Rhoden |
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| 2nd: Kai Greene |
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The big disappointment for me was Dennis Wolf placing in 6th. He is a very impressive athlete with an amazing physique, very akin to the past days of bodybuilding with narrow waists and wide shoulders. I thought based on his package he would have placed much higher, possibly 4th, he did not have enough to beat Shawn.
Anyway those are my thoughts, even though I am disappointed it was a great competition with a very tough range of athletes. It was great that Phil was pushed hard by Kai and that other athletes are bringing a stiffer competition. Kai's day will come I am sure of it and so will Shawn's. Next onto the 2013 Arnold Classic.
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