Topic: Mr Olympia 2024 - Discussion Thread - page 2. (Read 720 times)

This is the part I don't like about bodybuilding sports. The use of performance-enhancement drugs and steroids has severe health consequences. Research has shown that athletes live longer than non-sportsmen but bodybuilder sports surprisingly have high motility. Bodybuilders ten years ago was not as big as what we are seeing now. This might be because the body was built with natural nutrients and training. Now it is more dependent on the potency of the drugs or supplements they have access to. Bodybuilding sports need energy, courage and endurance but there should be some regulations for the use of these steroids and enhancers just like in other sports. 

He probably won't make it to 40.

If you follow this world a little bit, you see news every now and then of bodybuilders who die young for the most varied reasons, but which are caused or have been aggravated by everything that comes with high competition, mainly the consumption of steroids, but not only that.  The massive consumption of drugs that is done today, which makes many who do not even reach Mr. Olympia bigger than Arnold in his prime takes its toll. Some, by pure genetic variance, will endure it better but in general they are reducing life expectancy very much.

He has a serious health issue, an autoimmune kidney disorder, which is a huge problem for a bodybuilder, that has to consume a diet high in proteins, creatine and performance enhancing drugs that affect kidneys seriously but are necessary to compete in this sport, plus, he has to get shredded and that process also damages kidneys. I have no idea how he is a N1 Bodybuilder in his division and still manages to maintain good health.

That's true, for bodybuilding purposes, elastic banks can't help. That's only okay if you want to be in a little shape. There is a huge difference in training with your body weight and training with gym equipment. There are many influencers who do calisthenics and have great physique but 99% of them are liars, they are on high dose of anabolic steroids and that's how they gain muscles with their training regime.

I'll tell you one thing mate, while it is possible to do all exercises and hit all the body parts with the elastic bands, you can never build muscles with it. You can have a bigger chest, arms , legs with that. To build gains you must put in the work and putting in the work means lifting irons. However this elastic band exercises maybe preferable for another person whose interest isn't in building muscle but just to look for.

In recent years I have been doing outdoor workouts and they are actually enough.
Variations and harder levels of moves like pull-ups, dips, squats or push-up are useful.
I also do workouts with exercise bands from time to time.
That's why the gym doesn't seem like a necessity to me. A friend of ours shared a video above, yes it looks like a good content, you can benefit from it.

Anyway, in topic not to digress, Mr. Is there anyone who really follows the Olympia?
I am talking about what happened this year. How well do you know the athletes?
Which weight classes do you follow the most. Can you guess the athletes who will be first? I haven't followed BB for a long time, but it was fun at the time.

Here, when there are no gyms available, or when they are full (they always are), I see some people exercising and doing weight training using some kind of elastic band. It is very interesting and there are several types with different loads. You can do practically all exercises using just elastic bands. It is an economical and alternative way when there are no gyms available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L08vWPkMftQ

Yes, the addiction part. It is just something that happens naturally and you don't even know it until when the time is drawing close to "gym time" and all you could thing about is what part of the body you are working on, the type of work out, the number of reps and sets, and your gym bros you'd meet and work out with. I remember relocating to another county where there was no gym, and I had to use what was in my enviroment at the time to create my own personal street gym. Fun times.

I was following when Cutler and Ronnie Coleman were there and I also do bodybuilding.
I was strange feelings when I saw this topic. I quit bodybuilding later when I realized it wasn't for me.
It took me a long time to understand this. Still, I respect the people there for what they do, it's really hard work. They work and diet almost all season.

Cbum suffers from a chronic kidney disease called immunoglobulin A nephropathy, a disease that causes the body to have problems eliminating waste from the body. I read in an interview that this was the reason he was considering an eventual early retirement. It has nothing to do with steroids or anything like that. It is a disease that he probably already had and is autoimmune, meaning that it gets worse over time because the body attacks itself...

A bodybuilder will certainly experience health problems and especially for those who consume various supplement drugs and also steroids, there are many cases of this and on average are people with high doses of all types of drugs.
But for C.Bum I don't think he has any serious health problems and has only had minor injuries few times, serious injuries and experienced by bodybuilders in my opinion and to my knowledge only experienced by Ronnie Coleman with spinal injury.
I sure C.Bum will remain an athlete for some time to come, he is bodybuilder who has been talked about lot since he first won the Mr.Olympia Classic Physique in 2019.
As long as C.Bum is still participating in the Mr.Olympia championship, it is clear that he will remain favorite and win again in row in the future until he decides to retire.

For sure man, there was always someone ready to help out. We were pretty good at this, could spot the exact moment when someone was failing and just help them with 1 or 2 fingers and he'd push the weight on his own and be proud of it. When the gym was closed because they were renovating or something we'd organize in a group and go by car to another one on that same day and hour when we'd normally visit our place. There's some sort of addiction developing when you do the same thing with the same people for years. When I close my eyes I can still smell sweat, cheap deodorant, leather and rubber.

I thought Cbum would retire after Mr Olympia 2023 due to some health issues, but apparently he will still compete for a few years, maybe he has the ambition to be the greatest winner of all time.

Maybe the only one who can compete against him is the Brazilian Ramon Dino, who in my opinion will be Mr Olympia one day, Cbum just needs to leave the scene for that to happen, Ramon Dino is really impressive and his genetics are sensational.

Your view of the disciplines Opens up Bodybuilding into an attractive territory. But that's rather remarkable, how you're suddenly attracted to Classic Physique, especially because of Chris Bumstead's masterly appearance. His beauty and physique have set a new benchmark for what fans want to see. This is what people expect from competitors, and that's why Classic Bodybuilding happens to be so popular. Competition-wise, it is going to be a ride at the 2024 Olympics. For on one hand Bumstead's further fine-tuning puts him up as one more potential winner for six years running, Dino's desire and the Urs's rise to power will up the ante to this competition. Each man has a style and strength that will add an interesting twist to the competition. It would be interesting to see how each of them is marked by the judges this year. Now, suppose you might think that's the case? Bumstead has the size and the symmetry combine in an ultimate move to get the edge over the bad guys. Or we'll have discontent this time?


You also have an intriguing argument for Wesley Vissers, especially compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Which bodes terrific for fans of the old, attractive sport. His strong, natural physique could make him a standout in competition, as Bumstead has lately ruled the field. I think his unpredictable athleticism makes interesting new competition like Vissers and the fact that betting facilities are mentioned here also adds an interesting twist to the conversation, with most fans engaging with the sport in new ways. It will be interesting to see if Vissers can translate potential into a win for Mr. Cole at the 2024 Olympia.

Chris Bumstead is a great athlete and his past achievements are undeniable.

However, this time, in my opinion, he will not take 1st place. The first place in 2024 will be taken by another athlete - Wesley Vissers (Netherlands). The figure of this athlete is very similar to the figure of the great Arnold Schwarzenegger. In general,

Wesley Vissers is a typical bodybuilder of the golden era of bodybuilding (although he is our contemporary). His muscles look very powerful and natural. I am convinced that he will win Mr. Olympia 2024 Men's Classic.

As for bets on this bodybuilder competition, they can be made on decentralized platforms, and not only in online casinos. At the same time, online casinos could also be interested in this sporting competition.

Well, that was my point actually, that popularity doesn't scale up because of the devotion or zealotims of the community but the size of it!
It's the same thing with crypto, you have a nucleus that thinks everything in the world is about crypto but when you step out of this forum and social media nobody talks about it like they do about football or politics.

In a simpler way cricket is popular in India but it's not popular in the world, I dare you to find 100 guys who know the rules around you, (Spain if I remember correctly?) 

Also, this is not about fitness, comparing bodybuilding with fitness is really a stretch, I mean I don't have a single friend from my former water polo team who is into it and they still go to the gym every week at least half of them unlike me a certified couch potato, it's a bit like thinking everyone doing jogging for his health is interested in that madness which is the Marathon des Sables

So, the event is rigged as hell, that's what i have learned in this weekend, and that explains why there are on official odds in odds shark or other odds sites, and that explains why we can't bet on the event at any casino because there is not a standard rules to decide the winner, there is a rigged judge who decides who win, and that is not fair at all. Just imagine those judges placing bets to the biggest underdog and making it win, that would be epic.

But the problem is how the Mr Olimpia only competes with their physics, while they should compete with their straight, that would be better to judge them, not only with who looks better, the who is stronger should be a fact too.

I'm going to quote myself completely because otherwise my idea loses its meaning.


First of all, what is popular for you, millions of fans watching some guys play or practice it, on the other hand, you surely don't know that fitness is currently one of the niches with the most followers not because they see a guy in a swimsuit, it's because his followers practice it, then I mention social networks, because that exact guy that OP mentions, is even more followed than the winner of the main event the OPEN.

Then you can't compare apples with pears in terms of audience, it's obvious that an event like the NBA has followers, but that fact in itself doesn't make other sports less popular, you get the point. (imo)

Well, it's nice to talk about it too. But we are in gambling discussions here. Is there a line of betting for bodybuilding? I mean, it's a nice sport but I have not seen that line yet.
There is a chance this will just be moved off-topic if no gambling discussions happen. There might be a betting site or sports bookie that covers this kind of sport but I doubt it is in the popular ones since not that many are regularly talking about this or would bet for it.
I have a classmate in high school who is also a body builder and joins in this kind of contest but let's face it, men would not have much interest in the sport.

I completely agree with dude. Although I am totally against steroids/anabolizers because of their side effects, genetics, nutrition, rest and relaxation play very huge role in their bulk up as well. In many of his interviews, Coleman has always mentioned that he trains for only 45 minutes. I used to think I was going to be a huge as then but after spending some time in the gym and speaking with some gym rats I had to go back home and set my expectations accordingly.

Popular? I kind of doubt it, they claim anticipating a record 120 000 attendance for a 7 days event, it's a pretty low number!
Also, no viewership statistics, so no, doubt it can beat an NBA game!


Not a single option to date but wait till it kicks off there might be some offering in the week of the event.
There are plenty of leagues that get odds and betting chances one day before the start so it wouldn't surprise me but again, it's a completely jury-dominated event, so unlike skating where you can see a guy falling and obviously it can't win people see those are highly susceptible to biased decisions, so you're gambling more on the jury than the guy, not really a thing gamler look at positively.