Where did Phil's abs go?

[herefortheglitter]

this is not mr o, wtf is up with his obliques

Those arent obliques, they're o-blahs 

[BDsauce]

P.I.P

[Frank Clairmonte]

P.I.P

never going to come close to this again.

[240 is Back]

Kai was a natural competitor for a decade.  He MAXIMIZED his potential, naturally. 

Phil went from shooting hoops to winning a pro card in what, 18 months? 

There's just no comparison there.   We all know the "ceiling" that forms, as soon as someone starts using.  At the very top levels, we see it now... Phil's been running the Jay Cutler "all-out" stack for almost a decade now... it's going to affect him, just like eveyrone else.

Throw in the stress that comes from starting a business - in the supp industry - and palumboism is going to accelerate.

I'm going to be the first to say it - I predict Phil will "take a break to focus on business" after ekeing out a win.  He'll preserve his legacy by not getting 3rd next year.  He'll make a killing in the supp game, and keep his health too.  We'll never see Phil with full-blown palumboism.  He's too smart for that, he refuses to do anything he can't be #1 at.

[pedro01]

Phil's condition gets worse ever year.
It's shocking how poor he looks this year compared to even two years ago.

Why does he need to break his back on conditioning? He's going to win anyway.

[BDsauce]

[Nails]

Too much relying on rambutt not enough in the gym

[anvil]

Phis is quite possibly turning into the WORST looking mr. O of all time, hard to say between him and Gutler.  What a horrible mess this show is.

[hench]

i really wonder if the winner is predetermined what the hell would they do if phil was in the same shape as a worst kovaks or palumbo condition, would they run with that or think shit we really can't give him this.
Right now he clearly doesn't deserve it so how far would they push the integrity

[el numero uno]

Haha I knew that this insecure diva was all drugs. But I didn't expect him to look like $ht so quickly. Unfortunately he will still win, they will never handed it to Kai. And as much as I dislike Phil I think he can still be Mr O the next 3 years. He may be off this year but will learn from his mistakes.

[Fortress]

The Mr. O is now presenting its worst-ever lineup of competitors.

Heath's only gift is his quick response to mountains of gear. But that quickness also extends to his advance towards Palumboism and absolute ruin.

What a joke. 

[Var City]

where did his delts go


he is actually starting to get palumboism

even in the head. it's not a good thing

[mesmorph78]

But yet I see peaople saying Phil is more conditioned than kai......
If they give it to Phil again this year that would be a travesty

[no one]

The Mr. O is now presenting its worst-ever lineup of competitors.

Heath's only gift is his quick response to mountains of gear. But that quickness also extends to his advance towards Palumboism and absolute ruin.

What a joke. 

the O isnt about training your ass off anymore. and dieting your ass off anymore. its 100% chemical and thats why these guys look like shit.

its not going to get better next year, or the year after. only worse.

[Alucard]

The Mr. O is now presenting its worst-ever lineup of competitors.

Heath's only gift is his quick response to mountains of gear. But that quickness also extends to his advance towards Palumboism and absolute ruin.

What a joke. 

Perfect summary of the current bb situation... But hey, when we say that the 70s, 80s and early 90s were so much better is because we are delusional and nostalgic...

[SomeKindofMonster]

The good thing is, it is reversible. (the distention)
Whether it's organ growth or visceral fat.

A history to distention and back.

Kai 2009 post ASC  and 2010 ASC

 

[Griffith]

What the heck happened to him?  

How can there be such a difference in one year?

His waist is clearly bigger and ballooning out the sides, abs are gone and his delts are smaller.

[Pet shop boys]

The general consensus has always been that Phil is unbeatable - Very capable of winning 6, 8 or 10 Olympia titles, as long as he avoids injury.

Do people still feel this way?   Or seeing him outclassed by Kai on both conditioning (By a small amount) and overall muscle (by a great amount), is this still the case?

Is it possible that Phil's just hit the natural ceiling of his bodybuilding potential?   Kai spent probably a DECADE in the natural bodybuilding world, getting every bit of muscle out of his potential, before he got on the super supplements... We all know Phil went from first show to winning pro card in what, less than 2 years? 

After lee Haney won 8 straight every time there's a new champ "the general consensus" says exact same thing I remember when Dorian won his 3rd in 94' (20years ago) he was very capable to win 8 or 10.



WoooSSSHHHH PALUMBOISM

[SomeKindofMonster]

After 2010 Arnold then to 2012 Olympia.
George has kept Kai's gut pretty flat until last year unlike Oscar
who's protocols are known for getting people huge and a gut.
 Now isn't this 1st picture Bob Paris like.

[Pet shop boys]

What the heck happened to him?  

How can there be such a difference in one year?

His waist is clearly bigger and ballooning out the sides, abs are gone and his delts are smaller.

Kai is the new champ in town ....

I hope they dont do the same 1981 Mr.O joke  all over,  they don't have to really.



WooOSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[SomeKindofMonster]

Cool whomever made this.
You can see the progression.
They show more opened up big.
His abs in 2011 really ad to his FDB and FLS poses.
I watched the 1st Colorado show Phil won the other day
and he started with a good set of abs. A full 6 pack.


 

[SomeKindofMonster]

When they talk about aesthetic, cartoonish muscles
this is the Gold Standard. The Sultan of Symmetry.

[herefortheglitter]

Cool whomever made this.
You can see the progression.
They show more opened up big.
His abs in 2011 really ad to his FDB and FLS poses.
I watched the 1st Colorado show Phil won the other day
and he started with a good set of abs. A full 6 pack.


 

Maybe Phil is just constipated? That would explain the ever worsening "abs" and awkward facial expressions...

[Shockwave]

Cool whomever made this.
You can see the progression.u
They show more opened up big.
His abs in 2011 really ad to his FDB and FLS poses.
I watched the 1st Colorado show Phil won the other day
and he started with a good set of abs. A full 6 pack.


 

Serious polumboism.

Poor bastard, in one year he went 180* the other way. Holy shit.

[Mr Anabolic]

His head is also getting better... just like Ronnie's did.