battle for the Olympia 2005, no not the DVD!

**Trick D** · 10-05-2005, 05:46 PM

Alright, everyone is getting excited about the Olympia coming up. It will be held on October 15, 2005 in Las Vegas. To my knowledge, I don't know anyone who is going (I for one can't go this year).

Here is the list of contenders, up to the moment, one of the few places you can find it! (and we have had them posted since June!) Listed are competitors in alphabetical order, and what show got them the qualificiation, and how they have done this year.

Troy Alves- 2005 Ironman Pro Show 3rd place, 2005 Arnold Classic 8th place, 2005 San Francisco Pro 4th place

Melvin Anthony- 2005 Arnold Classic 5th place, 2005 San Francisco Pro 3rd place

Gustavo Baddell- 2004 Olympia 3rd place, 2005 Ironman Pro 1st place, 2005 Arnold Classic 3rd place,

Darrem Charles- 2005 Arnold Classic 6th place, 1st place New York Pro, 1st Place Toronto Pro

Ronnie Coleman- 2004 Olympia 1st place, 2004 Grand Prix of Russia 1st, 2004 Grand Prix of Holland 1st, 2004 Grand Prix of England 1st

Chris Cormier- 2004 Grand Prix of Holland 2nd place, 2004 Grand Prix of England 2nd place, 2005 Arnold Classic 2nd place, San Francisco Pro 1st Place, Australia Pro Grand Prix 2nd place

Jay Cutler- 2004 Olympia 2nd place

Kris Dim- 2004 Grand Prix of England 3rd place

George Farrah- 2004 Charlotte Pro Show 3rd place

Alaxandr Federov- 2004 Grand Prix of Russia 2nd place

Ahmad Haidar- 2005 New York Pro 2nd place, 2005 Toronto Pro 3rd place

Dexter Jackson- 2004 Olympia 4th place, 2005 Arnold Classic 1st place, 2005 San Francisco Pro 2nd place

Johnnie Jackson- 2005 Toronto pro 2nd place, 2005 Europa Pro Show 2nd place

Dennis James- 2005 Charlotte Pro Show 2nd place

Victor Martinez- 2005 New York Pro 3rd place, 2005 Arnold Classic 7th, 2005 San Francisco Pro 5th

Mustafa Mohammad- 2004 Grand Prix of Holland 3rd place, 2005 New York Pro 10th, 2005 Europa pro show 5th place, Charlotte Pro Show 4th place.

Capriese Murray- 2005 New York Pro 5th place

Lee Priest- 2005 Ironman Pro 2nd place, 2005 Arnold Classic 4th place, 2005 Australia Pro Grand Prix 1st place

Craig Richardson- 2005 New York Pro 4th place, Toronto Pro 4th place, Charlotte Pro 6th place

Ronnie Rockel- 2005 Australia Pro Grand Prix 3rd place

Markus Ruhl- 2004 Olympia 5th place

Gunter Schlierkamp- 2004 Olympia 6th place

Mike Sheridan- 2004 Grand Prix of Russia 4th place (3rd place was amateur so Mike got the invite)

Quincy Taylor- 2005 Europa pro show 3rd place, 2005 Charlotte Pro Show 5th place

Branch Warren- 2005 Europa pro show 1st place, 2005 Charlotte Pro Show 1st place

Fiky · 10-05-2005, 05:52 PM

Rumor has it that Alaxandr Federov is funded by the russian mafia...

**Trick D** · 10-05-2005, 05:59 PM

The only person listed that is no competing is Dexter Jackson, who withdrew a long time ago, which is sad because this year he could have done some serious damage (2nd or 3rd or 4th at worst).

Here is my contender list, and odds of winning

1. Ronnie Coleman- 1:1 odds, he can only beat hisself, best bodybuilder in the world. Problem with waist. Not sure if he will be bigger or smaller than last year.

2. Jay Cutler- 3:1 odds, can only beat Ronnie if and only if Ronnie comes in soft. Coming in lighter than expected, probably because of criteria.

3. Chris Cormier- 6:1 posterboy for new criteria, Can compete with mass or aesthetics. Pictures I have seen show him to be soft.

4. Gustavo Badell- 10:1 Has the problem with the gut, but has a lot of size. Pictures so far look good.

5. Markus Ruhl- 10:1 Has the mass to compete with anyone, wide waist. New pictures show him to be right on with conditioning, and waist seems to be smaller.

6. Darrem Charles- 10:1 has 2 contest winning streak, best conditioned, among best posers in the world.

7. Gunter Schlierkamp- 15:1 Gunter mania is dead. I just don't think he has a solid chance.

8. Branch Warren- 15:1 2 contest winning streak. Among best legs in history. Very solid, awesome contest condition.

9. Lee Priest- 15:1 Awesome arms will fight for top 6.

10. Dennis James- 15:1 Huge, looked rediculous at Charlotte Pro, many people thought he won. Will come in huge and ripped and will make top 10.

Oustiders: Victor Martinez (what will he look like), Kris Dim (will his legs be ready (knee injury before last years olympia), Johnnie Jackson (looked good earlier this year), Mustafa Mohammed (conditioning?), Melvin Anthony (size?), Federov (chest?), Troy Alves (size).

This is my list, please give me your thoughts!

**Trick D** · 10-05-2005, 06:01 PM

I will give my exact top 6 very soon!

**Peaked_18** · 10-05-2005, 08:02 PM

Maybe give out some prizes for who guesses the top 5?

**Trick D** · 10-06-2005, 01:57 AM

I am trying to start something, I will give everyone some information soon.

**EME** · 10-06-2005, 02:02 AM

I'd have Melvin Anthony up higher on the list...... and Johnny Jackson looked awesome at the Europa.... if he comes in looking like he did.. he'll be a potential top 10 or better.... and neither guy has a gut...

Gustavo, Ruhl, and James could all potentially be counted down for their guts... if they follow through with that... ( We all know Ronnie won't be counted down regardless )

- EME

**Trick D** · 10-06-2005, 02:06 AM

Well aesthetics gets thrown out the window at the Olympia. Darrem looked insane last year and finished 10th. I also don't think the criteria will be in forced too much, but I could definitely be wrong. I like Melvin, but I don't think he has enough muscle.

**EME** · 10-06-2005, 02:14 AM

Yeah, I hear ya.

The Olympia will be the first show will all the "big bellies" in it since the rule change was put into effect.

It will be interesting to see what they do with them.

Are you going to be watching in on PPV?
We're having a house party for it! LOL

- EME

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trick D

Well aesthetics gets thrown out the window at the Olympia. Darrem looked insane last year and finished 10th. I also don't think the criteria will be in forced too much, but I could definitely be wrong. I like Melvin, but I don't think he has enough muscle.

**bubba g** · 10-06-2005, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fiky

Rumor has it that Alaxandr Federov is funded by the russian mafia...

LOL.. they will have to threaten the judges to place him in the top 15.. His symetry is so bad.. His Traps are messed up one is shaped completly different than the other.... plus the pec tear is never going to go away.

**bubba g** · 10-06-2005, 02:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trick D

The only person listed that is no competing is Dexter Jackson, who withdrew a long time ago, which is sad because this year he could have done some serious damage (2nd or 3rd or 4th at worst).

Here is my contender list, and odds of winning

1. Ronnie Coleman- 1:1 odds, he can only beat hisself, best bodybuilder in the world. Problem with waist. Not sure if he will be bigger or smaller than last year.

2. Jay Cutler- 3:1 odds, can only beat Ronnie if and only if Ronnie comes in soft. Coming in lighter than expected, probably because of criteria.

3. Chris Cormier- 6:1 posterboy for new criteria, Can compete with mass or aesthetics. Pictures I have seen show him to be soft.

4. Gustavo Badell- 10:1 Has the problem with the gut, but has a lot of size. Pictures so far look good.

5. Markus Ruhl- 10:1 Has the mass to compete with anyone, wide waist. New pictures show him to be right on with conditioning, and waist seems to be smaller.

6. Darrem Charles- 10:1 has 2 contest winning streak, best conditioned, among best posers in the world.

7. Gunter Schlierkamp- 15:1 Gunter mania is dead. I just don't think he has a solid chance.

8. Branch Warren- 15:1 2 contest winning streak. Among best legs in history. Very solid, awesome contest condition.

9. Lee Priest- 15:1 Awesome arms will fight for top 6.

10. Dennis James- 15:1 Huge, looked rediculous at Charlotte Pro, many people thought he won. Will come in huge and ripped and will make top 10.

Oustiders: Victor Martinez (what will he look like), Kris Dim (will his legs be ready (knee injury before last years olympia), Johnnie Jackson (looked good earlier this year), Mustafa Mohammed (conditioning?), Melvin Anthony (size?), Federov (chest?), Troy Alves (size).

This is my list, please give me your thoughts!

The recent pics I saw of Markus Ruhl he lloked like crap.... I agree with pretty much everything else you said.

**Trick D** · 10-06-2005, 03:25 PM

There are two pics of him going around. The ones from his website make him look beastly, the ones that float around bb forums, make him look like crap. He talks about it on his website and has a movie. I will try to get the links.

**Trick D** · 10-06-2005, 03:32 PM

October, 2nd 2005: Last news before Mr. Olympia contest
Dear bodybuilding friends,

this are the last news you will get from me before the Mr. Olympia contest.

Henceforth I will not be available via email until October 22nd, because I will travel to Las Vegas very soon.

My contest preparation is still going pretty well. There was no big injury or illness yet. I am 2-3 pounds heavier than last year and a look at my belt told me, that my waist got smaller.

Yesterday I had my only single guest appearance within the recent constest season at a shopping mall in Germany. Since that event there are some really bad pictures of me (from www.body-xtreme.de) circulating through different internet forums.

For that reason I have attached some better pictures and a video clip to this report, so you can see, that I definately do not look as those pictures show me.

I hope that my contest preparation will keep on going well during the next two weeks, so that I will be able to show a great shape at the Olympia.

Kind regards

Markus

http://www.markus-ruehl.de/uploads/pics/warmup.jpg
http://www.markus-ruehl.de/uploads/pics/pose.jpg
http://www.markus-ruehl.de/uploads/pics/mall.jpg

These three are from the same day that those horrible pics were taken of him. Hopefully he will look like he does in these pics, but more shreaded.

And about the Olympia, I am not sure if I am going to be able to get it on PPV. I will see if I have any friends interested in getting it. I am about the only IFBB fan within 50 miles here in West Virginia.

Vinter · 10-06-2005, 05:05 PM

I hope Ronnie Coleman doesn't get 1st, I personally like Jay Cutler's body 10x better... and its too bad Dexter Jackson dropped out, because I think he would have been a serious contender for 1st ....

"Gustavo, Ruhl, and James could all potentially be counted down for their guts... if they follow through with that... ( We all know Ronnie won't be counted down regardless )"

Its kinda sad, but they prob will give Ronnie better treatment on this new rule thats being talked about..

**Trick D** · 10-07-2005, 12:36 AM

Jay last year had as bad as gut as anyone, plus he is structurely wide, which is good for shoulders, bad for waist.

**Peaked_18** · 10-07-2005, 12:42 AM

Picks:
1. Ronnie Coleman
2. Jay Cutler
3. Chris Cormier
4. Gustavo Badell
5. Lee Priest
6. Gunter Schlierkamp
7. Branch Warren
8. Darrem Charles
9. Johnnie Jackson
10. Dennis James

I suck at IFBB, Alex I thought was great, but saw his chest. The rest of his body looks great though, just ****ed his chest to hell.

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EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,264 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	I'd have Melvin Anthony up higher on the list...... and Johnny Jackson looked awesome at the Europa.... if he comes in looking like he did.. he'll be a potential top 10 or better.... and neither guy has a gut... Gustavo, Ruhl, and James could all potentially be counted down for their guts... if they follow through with that... ( We all know Ronnie won't be counted down regardless ) - EME __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.PhysiqueFXonline.com www.MichaelandKendra.com My wife, and IFBB Fitness Pro Kendra Elias' personal site: www.KendraElias.com Proud member of Team ALR: www.ALRIndustries.com

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Vinter Pro Stature Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 194 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	I hope Ronnie Coleman doesn't get 1st, I personally like Jay Cutler's body 10x better... and its too bad Dexter Jackson dropped out, because I think he would have been a serious contender for 1st .... "Gustavo, Ruhl, and James could all potentially be counted down for their guts... if they follow through with that... ( We all know Ronnie won't be counted down regardless )" Its kinda sad, but they prob will give Ronnie better treatment on this new rule thats being talked about.. __________________ 8/15/05 - 232 8/22/05 - 227 8/26/05 - 225 9/2/05 - 224 - 23% bf 9/10/05 - 221 - 21.85% bf 9/19/05 - 220 - 21.4% bf 9/26/05 - 219 - 21% bf 10/3/05 - 217.5 - 20.8% bf 10/10/05 - 218 - 19.6% bf 10/17/05 - 214 - 18.07% bf 10/28/05 - 210 - 17.04% bf http://www.sickofbeingfat.net/profiles.aspx?vinter N'Gorge, Melting Point, Rebound XT Log

10-05-2005, 08:02 PM	#5
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	Maybe give out some prizes for who guesses the top 5?

10-07-2005, 12:42 AM	#16
Peaked_18 a la commode Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,247 Recipes: 2 Rep Power: 96	Picks: 1. Ronnie Coleman 2. Jay Cutler 3. Chris Cormier 4. Gustavo Badell 5. Lee Priest 6. Gunter Schlierkamp 7. Branch Warren 8. Darrem Charles 9. Johnnie Jackson 10. Dennis James I suck at IFBB, Alex I thought was great, but saw his chest. The rest of his body looks great though, just ****ed his chest to hell.