Bodybuilding is alive and well

by: Brad Davis - September 28th, 2008

I have never been more proud to say that bodybuilding is alive and well again! This Mr. olympia was the biggest suprise in many many years, as I know a lot of people were expecting Jay Cutler to win again just for the simple fact that he is mr. olympia. Well let me tell ya when they announced Dexter Jackson as the new mr. Olympia I shouted as loud as i could hell yea! Jay Cutler was off during prejudging and we all know that is where the majority of the show is judged. You can not be that off and then expect to come the next night make a couple of adjustments and "Bam" you win sorry bodybuilding just doesn't work like that, you are expected to come into prejudging looking like a million bucks then "HOLD" your conditioning until the following night. Jay did the same thing last year and somehow the judges pulled a big pencil woopin out on Victor Martinez, so I just knew the same thing was going to happen to Dexter! When they were about to announce the winner I almost walked out of the room in disgust cause i just knew they were going to give it to jay who was completely off his game.... BUT im sooo glad i decided to stay cause i got the most refreshing suprise in many many years in professional bodybuilding, the judges actually showed that bodybuilding is still alive by actually giving the Sandow to the best man that night. Now there is still some sadness in all this as I don't think that Jay deserved 2nd place either as phil heath was def. better than jay also, but hey Im not going to ask too much in one night out of this sport. Congrats to Dexter Jackson for coming in show after show after show looking almost spot on and finally getting recognized for all his hard work building a physique than many would be proud to call their own, big full muscle bellies, nice small tight waist and flaring quads. Yes Mr. Jackson could work a lil harder in the calve department but hey NOBODY is perfect.

So in closing just when i thought this sport was corrupt, washed up, and finished, the judges return to size, shape, and symmetry and prove that bodybuilding is alive and well and now that is what its going to take to dethrone the new Mr. olympia. No more size at all cost, its back to quality rather than quantity!!!

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