Here we go! Here is my second annual Mr. Olympia prediction that is sure to go wrong! I don’t follow the IFBB pro circuit all that much but if you are in the fitness industry you can’t help but get amped up for the biggest bodybuilding event of the year! Hopefully next year I will make it out there.
How I see it going down in Vegas…
1st– Phil Heath
Da Gift! I mean common man did you think I would pick anyone else!? I personally think Phil is going to go on a run and win 5 or 6 consecutive Sandows in a row before anyone even challenges him. With Jay not competing this year it doesn’t leave many guys in the lineup who can really push Phil. The only man I feel is capable of beating him anytime in the near future is the dude I have slated to be runner up!
2nd – Kai Green
I can’t help but love Kai. I would really like to see him do well. Hopefully he shows up at his best. I think he should have the second spot held down however, Branch Warren is a guy who you can never count out and I wouldn’t be surprised to see him jump into the runner up spot!
3rd – Branch Warren
After missing last year’s Olympia with a quad injury you know he is going to be eager to put on a display this year in Vegas. If anyone was unsure how he would respond after sustaining the injury, he answered real quick by winning the Arnold.
4th– Dennis Wolf
Dennis is a guy who had so much hype in the beginning of his career that I feel like it was hard for him to live up to it and a lack of consistency killed him. Top 4 in this line up would be a good showing for him.
5th– Evan Centopani
Evan has a great physique and definitely top 5 worthy! I used to love watching his cooking videos on MD!
6th– Ben Pakulski
Ben has been training insane leading up to this show! Between going to the University of Tampa to do testing in the exercise physiology lab and flying across country to train at the Mecca with Charles Glass he has definitely left no stone unturned! I think he is going to surprise some people, even former Mr.O Jay Cutler has been saying the same thing on Twitter. It will be interesting to see where he ends up!
Wild Cards for the Top 6
– Shawn Rhoden
– Dexter Jackson
– Lionel Beyeke
I could see any of these three guys landing in the top 6 if everything falls into place for them.
Bonus Prediction:
212 Show down
1- Flex Lewis
2- David Henry
Not sure who else is competing in this class but I see these guys as the top two with last year’s champ Kevin English out of the lineup.
Who do you got?
Let me know if you agree or disagree with my predictions. What’s your top 6?
-Kyle H.