Erik is the youngest at the contest though, so that has to be worth something. For perspective, both Troy Alves and Toney Freeman did not turn pro until age 36 and Erik is only 30. I am surprised that Erik came in off at the prejudging since he did at the Europa as well and I figured he would have learned from his mistakes but hopefully he can turn that around by tomorrow. People are quick to write off bodybuilders on here but keep in mind people were saying this about Dennis Wolf last year as well. Maybe Erik was burnt out from competing too much this year. He looked great in New York:
