Phil HEATH back in '06

[Bevo]

i actually think phil is one of the few pros that got better with age, he greatly improved all of his flaws and as far as the judging criteria goes he has no weakness

i didn't understand the hype around him back in 2006

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Aside from being narrow he really doesn’t have flaws in terms of bbing criteria

He has back, arms, chest, quads, and even calves

[Earl1972]

It should.

no kidding, but we know it hasn't

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[Earl1972]

Aside from being narrow he really doesn’t have flaws in terms of bbing criteria

He has back, arms, chest, quads, and even calves

i'm not a fan of his body from the front at all, but based on the criteria he is pretty much unbeatable today and probably would only lose to ronnie within the past 20 years

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[Al Doggity]

His weakness is his gut and at this point, it's not fixable.

Other than Dexter Jackson, whose the last Mr. O that had a better midsection than phil?

[Wiggs]

Other than Dexter Jackson, whose the last Mr. O that had a better midsection than phil?

Jay, at least he didn't have a gut.

[Al Doggity]

Jay, at least he didn't have a gut.

He didn't need a gut because his waist spread outward. His waist was wider than his chest. At least Phil can control his gut in most poses.

[Bevo]

Other than Dexter Jackson, whose the last Mr. O that had a better midsection than phil?

Dexter had/has a gut, it’s not as bad as most though

[Wiggs]

He didn't need a gut because his waist spread outward. His waist was wider than his chest. At least Phil can control his gut in most poses.

Jays waist was wide  but Jay was also one of the widest guys..Phil has narrow clavicles but his waist is no longer narrow AND, he can't control his gut. Watch the game 2017 Mr. O and see the fallout after on social media. His core is now atrocious.

[Al Doggity]

Dexter had/has a gut, it’s not as bad as most though

I know, but he has the only midsection that I would consider better than Phil's.

[Al Doggity]

Jays waist was wide  but Jay was also one of the widest guys..Phil has narrow clavicles but his waist is no longer narrow AND, he can't control his gut. Watch the game 2017 Mr. O and see the fallout after on social media. His core is now atrocious.

Every recent Mr. O's appearance deteriorated a lot over the course of their run. Jay's appearance probably deteriorated the least from any other recent Mr. O's just because he looked so bad from the beginning.  A wide waist that results in almost no taper is a huge flaw in my book. In some shots, it looks like he has a beer gut going over the sides of his trunks. Even with his deteriorated mid-section, Phil still has a dramatically better taper than Jay did.