Phil Heath vs Big Ramy who should have been Mr. Olympia?
1983 โ IFBB Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout has been very vocal on the state of modern bodybuilding from the past couple of years.
In a recent post on his official Instagram Samir Bannout blamed Big Ramy’s coaches… ย ‘every time that Ramy show up perfect the following day’
It is upsetting to me, every time that Ramy show up perfect the following day…which means that his coaches are not capable enough!! Sad but true… enough pretending you know it all… Cause YOU DON’T-
IFBB legend Chris Cormier took Big Ramy under his guard after Big Ramy had stints with Dennis James, George Farah, and Chris Aceto.
Check out the following posts of Samir Bannout and Chris Cormierโs short reply:
officialsamirbannoutIt is upsetting to me, every time that Ramy show up perfect the following dayโฆwhich means that his coaches are not capable enough!! Sad but trueโฆ enough pretending you know it allโฆ Cause YOU DONโT-
officialsamirbannoutOf course I am pulling for Ramy, but I am also with the truth, Ramy was unreal the following day, but why the BS ?? The prejudging is what counts mostโฆ there no needs to be great the day afterโฆ the main result start on Friday. Nightโฆ Saturday night doesnโt help him muchโฆ in fact I was sitting next to Dorian n Colmanโฆ both agreed that Phil/ Bonak/ Ramyโฆ cause Ramy wasnโt popping up like he shouldโฆ 100% the truthโฆ could he been as hard as Bonak he would have been Mr. Olympia today! I mean that
officialsamirbannout yeah thatโs true his midsection werenโt perfectโฆ but he still was the deserving winners in that Olympia!! Letโs not hide from the truth and give excusesโฆ that wonโt help us!!
officialsamirbannoutย I looked at a video posted on Ramyโs wallโฆ that video gave me a deeper insight at what went on!! The truth is he could have wonโฆ there was a HUGE error on behalf of those coaching him!! I am 100% sure of that โฆ I even will tell them in their face n giveโm a lesson on what they should have doneโฆ very unintelligent maneuvering made by inexperienced wanna be!!
officialsamirbannoutย yes sir!! He didnโt pop up like he should haveโฆ did you see Bonak qualityโฆ that what I am talking about!!
officialsamirbannoutย listen, nobody gang up on Ramyโฆ donโt spread this BSโฆ I was there with Dorian & Ronny โฆ I will NEVER tell you liesโฆ my prejudging wasnโt in my brother Ramyโs favorโฆ I wonโt even help my own son wins if he doesnโt deserve that!! The truthโฆ Phil deserves it!!
officialsamirbannoutGuys please listen!! Hear me out, I love Ramy so much & will do anything to help contribute to him, I swear that all I wantโฆ but the truth MUST be told!! Donโt jump into conclusions and think I donโt care about him,, cause I DO!!
chriscormier2ย @officialsamirbannout I disagree with you , you know Iโm close to them I see things you have no idea about what youโre saying
officialsamirbannout@chriscormier2 whatโs that got to do with itโฆ I LOVE RamyโฆYou have no idea my man. My 45 years of experience have an opinion & why notโฆ Am I not telling the truth + I do speak the truthโฆ without animosityโฆ I want nothing more than watching Ramy wins!!! BTW, you told me back stage at the expo that Ramy wasnโt shredded enoughโฆ so ENOUGH BS Chrisโฆ I was the one who took you to the Middle East in the first placeโฆ you seems to forget quickly โฆ yes I am proud of them big Chris, letโs all come cleanโฆ Only God is perfect!!
officialsamirbannoutLook guys, Dennis James is experienced & did an excellent job!! George Farah did well tooโฆ Chris Aceto with decades of experience did a fantastic job as well, but Ramy has to stick with the same coach cause they have already learned his body and can make things much easier the following years instead of switching every yearโฆ thatโs my opinion with all due respectโฆ I absolutely want NO CREDIT for anythingโฆ I am simply irritated cause he could have won already even now he shouldnโt change coaches in my opinion cause they have records of everythingโฆwhat was good or badโฆ end of it from my sideโฆDonโt get irritated cause I am only concern about big RamyโฆRamy is a wonderful young man with God givens geneticโฆ he can even do it with any of us that keeps confusing him and putting him under pressureโฆ I know if we all let him beโฆ he will prevail!! Thank you for listeningโฆ we all have an opinionโฆ thatโs my honest opinion that comes out of love for Ramy!! No more or less- peace and God bless.
officialsamirbannoutย ย You were there Mr.?? I was, pretty close too & I saw Ramy and talked to him for a bit in the auditorium right after prejudgingโฆ BTW, are you more knowledgeable than Dorian n Colman and myselfโฆ Iโd say no way, but itโs your opinion & I respect thatโฆ but trust me Dorian n Ronnie wanted Phil to lose if anything & not to break their records, understand nowโฆ but the truth must be told, Phil was popping up more & we have our opinions tooโฆ like I said sure he was better than ever, but my point was did he looked more ripped than Phil or Bonakโฆ honestly he did notโฆ so please bodybuilding is complicated to many that donโt understand the real tech behind bodybuilding keep in mind that you may be @ 1% body fat and still come out lastโฆ Ramy with Bonak conditioning would have been absolutely UNBEATABLE!! โฆEND of me answering to anyone about that topic!! Thank you.
officialsamirbannoutย ย BTW, Hani Rambod has been spotless in my opinion, simply because he knows his clients to the T!! This is what itโs all about learning more n more from previous years โฆ you donโt fire your coach from the 1st year.., give him or her another chance to make you better n better every yearโฆ you can easily tell dumb coaches thoughโฆ hmmmโฆ but Honestly I think Ramy got in fantastic shape and worked beyond hard & I am not talking about thatโฆ I am only referring to the final 72 hours no more or less!! If I was with Ramy the night before he would have WON hands down!! Donโt ask me how nowโฆ itโs already to lateโฆ remember 45 years experience can easily wipe out 10 doctors or coaches that done that only practice for 8-10 timesโฆ the truth & I insist on that-
officialsamirbannout people are stupid at timesโฆ cause I donโt think that happened at allโฆ and Ramy WILL WIN it very soon!!
officialsamirbannoutno heโs not weak @ all and he looked incredible only he didnโt pop up enough, another word his muscles didnโt seems as etched as Bonack or Heath and if he looked as ripped as Bonack he could have easily won. Dorian and I felt the same but we were impressed by how lean he was, personally I think he was too dehydratedโฆa half of gallon of fluid would have done the jobโฆ of course thereโs way to do that and not gulp gulp gulpโฆOMO!!
officialsamirbannoutChris is excellent and I have no doubt, because heโs been ultra ripped before, no more or less but he seems to misunderstand my point!!
officialsamirbannoutI am not taking sides I swear why I like Dennis n George yes I favor Chris cause I knew him from the early 80โs and we share similar concepts on the sport but what I said every one has helped and all could have taking him to win but keep changing things without smart thinking isnโt good at allโฆ just remember, how many greats tried to win the O n failed why, weโre all human and we should learn from our mistakesโฆ I honestly would stick with experienced champions instead of Drs or nutritionistโฆ Bodybuilding competition is much deeper than everyone think & science alone wonโt cut it!!! PEACE