Almost every single person has an opinion about who should win 2017 Mr. Olympia. Dennis James shares his opinion regarding the 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath vs. Big Ramy and how Phil Heath’s bubble gut affected his performance and should the gut be taken into account in Mr. Olympia judging.
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Lol if this guy compete hes a champion lol
dennis just salty coz Ramy fired hi ass
Told all you dumb MF’s
What kind of a question is that?
This guy was the bubble gut champion of the world
i mean i love phil heath man, more power philL.. but who would want to have a bubble gut nor to follow or idolized someone with that kind of condition… Peace Out!!! :p
He doesn’t have good conditioning ? ?
Andy Boutsikakis If you have eyes you can tell that mid section ruins the look of every other part he has worked for.
Dennis is trying to hard to justify the ghg gut in a apart that’s all about proportion, conditioning and Beauty idk whether to laugh, cry or be pissed at the sheer stupidity
THIS GUY USED TO BE A PRO BODYBUILDER FOR FUCKS SAKE
Every BodyBuilder on stage have hgh gut. If you want to be that big you have to eat like a monster to be a monster. Like he said Phil was more relax on stage than everyone else.
Bubble guts. I totally agree with you. Everybody has the same problem as him. Excessive use of drugs ?
Jason Hibb exactly every single one of them on HGH and they all have the gut it’s not fat who cares
You don’t even lift ??☕️
Jason and Andy but the point is being missed here. The politics and judging formula has been drastically changed to the point where ppl think “bigger is always better” yeah obviously they all have a pregnant gut but that’s just not right. The abuse of gh and the amount of drug use they all use because it meets a certain criteria to win is not healthy at all and people are eating it up.
DROP IT DOWN LIKE A BELLY DANCA!
Ramy should have won
Its a bad example for the sport of bodybuilding to let a man with unstable midsection to win the biggest competition of bodybuilding in the world. Bodybuilding Is suppose to be a beautiful shaped as those crazy shaped statues with a tiny waist midsection!
I cannot imagine Phil Heath winning another Sandow Statue! They are killing the passion to mr. O!
Yes
Xander Tan
Lol good video
Of course it should! What ever happened to the classic physique of the narrow waiste and vacuum..
Truth and those of u that thought Ramy won are idiots
Most of u fools talking out of ur ass don’t even look like u lift. Shut ur mouths and listen to the pros
People are entilte to comment.. as this is social media with a area to comment.. they may not train but thats there choice..
If u don’t train u don’t know how shit works to every degree. That’s like someone that’s never played tennis giving a pro advise. It just doesn’t happen.
If u dont train how can ur comment be valid
Exactly. I wanted Ramy to win because he is such a nice and humble guy but it’s not only by size.
Comp this year was average but congrats Phil the definition and separation no one came close.
Exactly
Do you even lift, bro?
I use to train alot.. but not so much now.. been busy abit, but no excuse for me being lazy
Pete Lucas Jason Lee took that literally lol. As long as u lifted before u still know what’s up Jason.
I don’t play professional football, can I not comment on how an NFL team plays?
U can’t as well as a pro Lucas Hughes I’m sure u have been watching and following football since u can remember? This guys a year or so tops. Not quite the same.
Pete Lucas I’ll I’m saying the guy in the video trained Ramy and was a pro himself. Don’t u think he knows what to look for in the bodybuilder better?
Shut the f**k up George lol
Joey Cummins thanks bud! All the love right back!
Charles Glass doesn’t look like he lifts
Steve Weinberger doesn’t either
You don’t have to be an IFBB pro to know what look should and shouldn’t win a show
Well apparrinalety it does because people are saying Ramy should of won.
Regardless of Ramy versus Phil controversy, bubble guts are actually ruining Mr. O and I am sure it will send wrong signals to aspiring bodybuilders who’ll feel that belly is ok..except the gut, Phil was on different level though..
Sam Le Cerf lol. Charles Glass was a fking bodybuilder
Do you have to be tiger to know or be an expert on tigers??? Oh Arnold is the ultimate Pro, he does not approve of bubble guts
You can’t justify the ghg gut. As a body builder you would have been flagged and placed dead last in the golden era and the decades after Arnold. It’s only been condoned recently by judges because of politics and their brainwashing to think “bigger is better” The fact you’re tossing the most obvious part of a body builder one can see and compensate for everything else shows your intelligence in the art and culture of Body building.
Ok getting annoyed having to answer anyone. I don’t have time like that on my hands. It’s a different fucking era. The amount of gh or other steroids they take give all of them their gut. Even with a gut he be at everyone in eveything else. Im not a fan of the gut but this is a new ear and comes with being so big.
Nah Dennis James YOU go F Yourself! Ramy should’ve won- no one with a protruding gut should make top 5 in the super bowl” of bodybuilding!
Thats not a gut…abs are present…its a medical thing…i agree rammy should of won…i also think winklar should of been top3
well any HGH/insulin distention becomes a medical condition and Phil needs to get that looked at, but the Mr. O competitors shouldn’t be judged on a bell curve and there shouldn’t be “belly distention forgiveness plan” as part of scoring.
I do agree Winklar should’ve placed higher
Being you disagree with D. Yates and R. Coleman whom were viewing it live (which makes a huge difference in being able to see who looks better) and both agree that Phil had it, Im gonna say you opinion doesnt mean shit. Im glad Phil didnt win because of your crazy ass rule you want to apply. He is shredded is fuck and From side chest Ramy is thicker anyway soooo….
Idk Coleman won it a few times and had the same issue lol. Difference is Coleman was a ture ambassador of the sport vs Phill just being a complete douche so we point the negitives out about him alot more
I think if phil had a better attitude his MR O win wouldn’t be as controversial
I think Dennis is upset because Ramy dropped him as a trainer
Another idiot thinks he knows better.
Did you even see their backs?
Phil’s back destroyed Ramy.
In fact,the only thing Ramy has more of is size,but not in a good way.
Next year,he won’t make top 3.
Bonac and Curry will beat him.
So Christopher Rae in saying he can win suck tittle by looking he’s about to give birth. It’s about having a almost perfect or perfect body and Phil gut was fucking ridiculous. No wonder ppl are getting into classic look instead of Mr Phil (bubble gut) Heath look.
Problem that phill didnt have abs only 2 pack, ronie colman had a bublle gut but had all pack package
If that’s the case then Dorian Yates shouldn’t have won either because he had a gut too, and his physique was one of the best so, despite people’s thought Phil was the better man. This is coming from me and I’m a Ramy guy
Wow…. Many mr Olympia here.
phil really did have the best conditioning. ramy was amazing but looked like he was out of breath the during the pose downs amd had a hard time maintaining his poses. phil was having a hard time keeping his waist tight, but when he was posed, he was spot on. when he relaxed the gut showed up. even shawn roden is having a hard time keeping the waist down.
Ramy should of won dinnis your a hater
I love you Dennis
You gay guck you
Fuck you
Sorry DENNIS James completely disagree . Ramy came in sharper and best Phil this year .
dennis was at the show and u watched the stream probably so yeah dennis has no idea i guess…
Ramy DID NOT come in sharper than Phil Heath… You’re dreaming there bud.. ???
I dnt care who d fuck is luimaco baco taco
What the fuck do you mean should it be taken into consideration? It’s a competition based on how your body looks……..
Anyone has a gut when they are exhausted and taking 2 seconds to breathe on stage. If your front double bi pulls your waist in to 28″ you don’t have a bubble gut in my opinion. Both phil and Ramy had amazing mid sections
People will never realize this
Check the Classic class how many of them had guys and they flex just as much and long b
And they also weigh 80lbs less in classic lol
If not more.
Oh I thought you said anyone has a gut, not just big out of shape guys like Heath. lol
Phil is the king.Even if he is the best of a bad bunch.
Bodybuilding fans v cycling fans..now that’s a competition
Phil looks like a pregnant penis
Yes it should be taken into consideration. Proportions are now out the window. Look back at the likes of Brian Buchanan.
Even with his shredded fuckinh abs that protruded a bit but not enough to disturb the beauty of his physique (aka bubble gut) he still looked near perfect.
I met phil heath in melbourne and thought he was a great guy. It’s just the gut from all the competitors that are wrong so by making it a criteria to judge it might start a change in the way things are done. It doesn’t look healthy anymore
If you took out the big guts, you’d pretty much shut down open class bodybuilding.
I don’t know … Was close thought levrobe edged out Coleman one year n shoulda been mr o… Cause of this phil is gonna have to flawless next year if ramy or someone else is on
I blame the judgez man, they r running the open division to the ground..212 much better.
Daniel dafür lieb ich dennis – er bringts auf den punkt für all die phil hater
After Haney and the Old Flex wheeler. It just became . Who is the biggest . No V taper
I thought ramy looked better as did bonac but I really don’t know what they judge on
Jay cutler and Dexter jackson were the last 2 champs that won win class, dignity and honor for the sport after them i stopped caring abour Mr.O is all a joke and politics and phil is a classless champion, what a disgrace and very far from a role model
I guess guys with gyno should be negatively impacted too.
Dennis James is hating on big Ramy
Rafa Perea Miguel Lopez
Ah Y yo soy el loco y fan de phil … todo lo q le dije a Rafa Perea … Pero no yo era el q no sabe na ?????
Miguel Lopez , nunca dije eso, deja la
Changueria! ?
Funny, but Samir Bannout, Dorian Yates AND Ronnie Coleman had Heath winning it too. But so many non-competitors disagree.
In the world of bodybuilding no one has more respect in my eyes than Dennis James he’s been there done it and now trains the next gen he knows wth he’s talking about and he is right about rammys quads not having separation I was pretty shocked when I first saw it like what happened from last year even his mid section was missing some definition if he came in 100% would have been rammy but by coming in anything less that 100% you leave to much up to the judges
No seperation my ass.
so explain overlooking a damn BUBBLE GUT
would a woman have one first place in her division with a equally extended midsection? I think not.
The dude doesn’t take criticism well with his fans even though he’s agreeing with them about the bubble gut.
Ronnie Coleman and Dorian Yates both did not want Phil to win but both agreed he should win and were there in person watching…so unless your opinion carries more weight than theirs does than just stop
Really? Why wouldn’t they agree they too had roid guts & won.
Ask Arnold what he thinks then we’ll have real answer
Hell no! They look pregnant.
No he didnt bubble gut, should automatically place you last
Rocco Arroyo
estaba preñao senda barriga
The bubble gut looks like shit. Others looked better.
Its funny how non competitors think they know lol if your leaner dryer and harder than your class you will win no matter how bloated you areat a rest position, your judged on the pose when the pose is hit theirs no bubble gut sooooo whats the problem lol
What he has a gut on every side pose that sticks out either than his chest. sad.
Supposed to be flexed in every aspect. In bodybuilding there is no relaxed postion
Point being he is leaner dryer and has sharper lines lol that means he wins just because he was out of breath yall are like omg a gut lol
Michael Bear he talks about bubble gut and calls it an umbilical hernia. Have you heard it called that?
I’ve had an inguinal hernia, it never protrudes. Umbilical hernia is absolutely what it looks like though. Hard to believe he can perform enough to be in that shape if that’s not fixed. Maybe it’s being in stage shape that makes it so protruding. Never done it, but would imagine it would tear up the non posing physique.
I’m just trying to figure out what causes this. I’ve heard so many different things.
HGH cause gut
The main thing in Phil’s body is his symmetry. Dude looks great; front n side views, with all the muscles striations needed every corner.
alot of hate from James to Ramy.
most of us got into the sport to have ripped abs, and guns like Arnold, if you can have a better six pack then the “greatest physique on earth” then what’s the point of watching anymore.
Fuck you Dennis!
Dennis James himself is jealous of big ramy, Dennis Usrd o have a bubble gut babanza that’s why he is defending the pregnant hernia Phil the gut heath.
May be he can’t see Ramy winning the OLYMPIA under Bader Boodai’s training coz Dennis himself trained Ramy for the big show and he was no where close to the package he bought this time ….. very nice words coming out from a veteran bodybuilder, lmao
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Bubble gut should be banned
Fans are sick of the bubblegut… enough is enough.. ifbb is dying and they dont seem to give two shits.
I hope NOW the world sees just how bogus the Mr O. competition really is. There ain’t no foking way Phil deserved to win over Ramey or even place in top 5! This is exactly why Kai is not wasting his time with this bullshit show. He knew Phil would win regardless. They are trying to set Phil up to break Ronnie Coleman record. Open your eyes to what’s really going on…
You have more neck fat than phil has in his entire body. Lol. Your opinion is invalid
Bonac.
Seems like the mass monsters are taking over the Mr. O. I always liked the leaner more aesthtic looking physiques like Frank Zane. Although Cutler and Jackson in my opinion had the perfect mix of mass and definition.
Dennis Jsmed is a has been that spends more time kissing as to the IFBB than he does poping roids. He owes them so he talks out of loyalty. Ask him outside the camera and he will give you a diff answer.
Jignesh Jitiya Mahîï
There is the bottom line 7 times Mr Olympia ,and most of u talking sheet u training everyday with absolutely nothing to show ,when u post bullshit comments show us your picture
Check Classic physique category, that’s real bodybuilding
Phil and Ramy both had bubble guts…….and they placed 1 and 2……so i guess the judges don;t really take the gut into account as long as they don;t see it when they’re holding a pose.
Luimarco is nothing but a hypocrite who conveniently ignored Ramy;s midsection to defame Phil. I won’t be surprised if the demonetised little twit was being paid to do this.
Ramy’s bubble gut –
https://ibb.co/kZriJk
https://ibb.co/hGEEPQ
He didn’t say that, he said if Bonac had come second he would’ve supported him for 1st position.
It’s about gut! Agreed all have those but if it is ok then IFBB should clear this & release officially that gut is fine. But there is no such
The IFBB doesn’t care about the gut as long as it’s not visible when they’re holding a pose. If the gut really mattered that much, then most of the top guys on that stage would have been penalised.
Nothing wrong in criticising the gut…….but be consistent with your accusations. Makes no sense, in saying that Phil didn’t deserve to win due to his gut……… when on the other hand you’re promoting Ramy, who had the same issue.
Leon
Had ik al gezien ik volg Dennis James op facebook en bijna al die gasten en Ramy verdiende het naar mijn mening niet om te winnen vind ik hij was wel groter maar veel minder gedefinieerd vooral zn benen en kuiten……??
Bennie Spinazie
You wrong… till today i respected you… things change
It’s not fair for Ramy,this year Ramy is the man of Olympia…
Jack Taynton Lotter
Yeah faggot get some tattoos to hide your moron bubble gut
Shaun Bruce Thompson thoughts?
The truth is that line up of today have now idea how to prepare a condition to a show,denis james said that dorian had a bublle gut,yes but he controled it on stage,and he was hard as astone and sharp with Christmas tree on the back
Ramy or Bonac or Phil, but the champion shouldn’t be pregnant.
Phill looked like shit with that bloated stomach
And this man 100% KNOWS what he’s talking about…
Dennis is biased and he always will since he trained Ramy when he couldn’t even crack the top 6. Now he is with Boodai cracking podium we all can see how butt hurt he is
Tony O Driscoll
Dennis you have bring politics in this sport with your silly question about other bodybuilders Phil didn’t deserve to win it was Big Rammy title
Ramy better
Dennis.. are biggest bodybuilding competition ( Olympia) judged by the QUALITY nice bodybuilder physique or BLOATED tummy physique?? Who should win??
Brian Fitzsimmons Michael Muraglia what’s your take on this?
I saw that, he made some good points, i never really compared ramy in pre judging vs finals but anywhere else pre judging is where it counts and i think ramy was where he should have been to take out phil in pre judging then he spilled over a little bit for finals.
I think he is fraud who is mad that ramy left him for Chris Cormier
Hes a piece of shit i agree but he made a couple decent points. I still believe ramy won though i just didnt notice that ramy was a little off in finals from pre judging where he looked better
Michael Muraglia Mike how would we know that anyway!! Ramy still looked unreal!!
Floyd Dorrego Jr i agree 100%
Heath is the full package. They all have gut distention. Years of doing hgh and eating so much damn food does it to you. People who don’t work out have no idea how hard it is to be a bodybuilder. It’s a lifestyle that 99% of the population could never do even if they had all the drugs in the world to take. Most guys who do juice just get bloated look like shit come off then look worse than they did before they started doing juice. I see guys all the time in the gym that are on gear look like shit and can’t even work out for a month consistent then vanish. Months later they come back covered in three sweatshirts repeating the whole process again. Those assholes give steroids a bad name.
Politics in bodybuild is slowly killing the sport. My personal view is that this time round was for Big Ramy..
Phil is disgracing bodybuilding!!!
Dennis james your a has been and won nothing,big ramy has the perfect body and he should be olympian
Lol no bubble gut in the golden era. That’s why the golden era is better.
Yea
Heath is still better than everyone. Everyone is catching up though. This will probably be his last win
Bruno Simões
It all fake anyway. HGH, roids. Totally false results. Go join the UFC…….ya,ll are a bunch of fakers.
Dennis James, you are SPOT on!!!!! 99% of the people commenting here were not at the show, so they are NOT able to make a sound judgment. Phil Heath was the best man on that stage on that day. Period. If Ramy ever comes in bringing the right conditioning and Phil is off, Ramy will take the title. I gotta say though, it was fcuking close this time! Ramy has what it takes to be a Mr. O. When he lost to Phil, he took it with an accepting smile. Such a great and humble guy. I wish him all the best! His time will come!
Olympia is a joke, they look like shit now.. it’s disgusting fuck pregnant look♂️
No absolutely not ramy should win
Bullshit he did not deserve that win ramy was ripped off
Bullshit. Balance, symmetry and proportion.. you tell me where a huge fucking gut fits into that scheme while judging a body for perfection?.. He was the best of an absolutely horrible looking lineup. Bumstead, & even Sadik looked light years better… You’re fooling yourself, deluded.
there should be no bubble gut
If the aim is physical symmetry and perfection with big and cut muscles, then guts should play a moderate level in judging.
Can’t argue with that, he’s on the money, Phil’s weak point was one area, everyone else had multiple weak points, no one likes the gut, looks horrible but you can’t argue anyone else had a package that came close
It can not be allowed anymore. Unfortunately, Mr Olympia winners like Dorian or Ronnie shouldn’t have won a couple of Sandows because of their bloated, protruding midsections. Where has the essence of bodybuilding gone? Is this the right way of carrying on the legacy of this “sport”? The IFBB has something to say, but they’ve kept silent for too long. Time to make things clear!
I don’t care how good the rest of your body looks.. a bubble belly should disqualify you period..