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Title: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Determinator on October 02, 2009, 03:47:06 AM
Maybe.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: just_a_pilgrim on October 02, 2009, 04:00:16 AM
Do you start way too many pointless threads?

Definately
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Sam on October 02, 2009, 04:24:34 AM
Heath showed on the sat night that he will win the O. Simple as.....
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: mrusa85 on October 02, 2009, 04:43:16 AM
Well, since he's made improvements since the 08 Ironman, no.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Mr. Magoo on October 02, 2009, 05:10:45 AM
Do you start way too many pointless threads?

Definately

lmao. QFT
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: MCWAY on October 02, 2009, 05:13:00 AM
Exactly how do you max out your potential, when you're only in your late 20s and you've been a pro for a whopping THREE YEARS, especially considering that there are top-level bodybuilders, competing in their early/mid 40s.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Determinator on October 02, 2009, 05:15:55 AM
Exactly how do you max out your potential, when you're only in your late 20s and you've been a pro for a whopping THREE YEARS, especially considering that there are top-level bodybuilders, competing in their early/mid 40s.

Indeed, when you have shown nothing better, but more of a case of physique regress, it may be so.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Determinator on October 02, 2009, 05:19:51 AM
Heath showed on the sat night that he will win the O. Simple as.....

Been hearing that for a while now.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: MB on October 02, 2009, 06:27:41 AM
Phil is a lot like Flex Wheeler.  A very good bodybuilder, but there will always be someone just a little better at the Olympia due to structural limitations.   
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: closeline on October 02, 2009, 07:35:14 AM
people got to realize that age doesn t matter in today s bb

the human body adjusts very fast to drug intake

1-2 years after a bb maxed out the pharmacy he will maxout his potential and start to fade

and to be honest as younger a guy starts as better he will look at his peak an as earlier he will be finished

best example are guys like wolf or heath
they already took whatever is out there so how can they improve anymore

invent some new drugs?

no - because nature only knows test insulin and gh

increase dosages?

no - because maximum isn t optimum


Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Aaron Singerman on October 02, 2009, 08:27:16 AM
On Saturday night Phil looked amazing... If they were judging solely on Saturday night he would have been in the top 3 for sure.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: affeman on October 02, 2009, 08:29:17 AM
Well, since he's made improvements since the 08 Ironman, no.

Has he?
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: MCWAY on October 02, 2009, 08:32:45 AM
Indeed, when you have shown nothing better, but more of a case of physique regress, it may be so.


There's no "physique regress" in Heath. He was simply off. People were saying much the same thing about his supposed regressing, after Heath's fifth-place finish at the 2007 Arnold.

Then, 2008 rolls around. Heath wins the IronMan and WHOA NELLIE!!!! All the talk was about the major improvements he's made.

And this is from a guy who won the USA on his first try, along with winning his first two pro shows (at the expense of several top-10 Olympia athletes).


Been hearing that for a while now.

For a while? This was just Heath's second Olympia. Give the man some time.

Look at the Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, and Dexter Jackson. It took each of them at least SIX tries, before they got their first Sandow.

Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: nukkaready on October 02, 2009, 08:33:20 AM
Has he?

Phil's best was at the Mr. O in 2008.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: njflex on October 02, 2009, 08:39:05 AM
2 OLYMPIAS 3RD AND 5TH NOT TOO BAD AT ALL.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: regmac on October 02, 2009, 08:40:53 AM
Maybe.
Potential means you haven't done shit yet.   So no.   He needs SIZE like Favre needs to retire.   Phil needs to be 260  at 5-9!   it will come  but by that time  Wolf wil have won 2 Olympia's!!!!
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: MCWAY on October 02, 2009, 08:44:20 AM
Potential means you haven't done shit yet.   So no.   He needs SIZE like Favre needs to retire.   Phil needs to be 260  at 5-9!   it will come  but by that time  Wolf wil have won 2 Olympia's!!!!

If potential doesn't you haven't done anything, why are you forecasting wins for Wolf at the O?

He doesn't need to be 260 to win; Dexter Jackson proved that last year. But, like Jackson, Heath would need to come in peak condition, COMBINED WITH Jay Cutler being way off (as he was last year), to get it done.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: affeman on October 02, 2009, 08:44:35 AM
Phil's best was at the Mr. O in 2008.

Don't think he was better than at the Ironman.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: nukkaready on October 02, 2009, 09:21:32 AM
Don't think he was better than at the Ironman.

i think he was... a bit harder, fuller, drier. too much credit at the IM because of the superb lighting at that show.
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: THEBOSS on October 02, 2009, 11:34:42 AM
people got to realize that age doesn t matter in today s bb

the human body adjusts very fast to drug intake

1-2 years after a bb maxed out the pharmacy he will maxout his potential and start to fade

and to be honest as younger a guy starts as better he will look at his peak an as earlier he will be finished

best example are guys like wolf or heath
they already took whatever is out there so how can they improve anymore

invent some new drugs?

no - because nature only knows test insulin and gh

increase dosages?

no - because maximum isn t optimum



;) What he said .
Title: Re: Did Phil Heath max out his potential at the 08 Ironman pro?
Post by: Mars on October 02, 2009, 11:48:16 AM