The let downs.

The worst thing about huge events is that at some point they’ll be over. I’m sure we all remember the joy and exhilaration of going to our first concert, or seeing a movie that’s so good you never want to leave the theater. But at some point, the band sings the final song, the movie credits roll, and we realize it’s over.  Unfortunately for us the biggest contest in bodybuilding suffers from the same fate.

Now that Mr. O is over there’s been a lot of fall out. In a high stakes sport like bodybuilding there will never be a total consensus. Some people say THIS person should have won. Some people say THAT person should of won… if you ask 30 different people you might get 30 different answers. So we’ve done some digging as well as thrown in some opinions of our own to give you the top 4 biggest let downs from the Mr. Olympia this year.

4. Big Ramy

We know, we know, he’s very young in the game but you have to admit with all the buzz about the Ramy this year he was kind of the soda without the pop. Don’t get us wrong, Ramy definitely improved from last year; his calves had more definition; his legs had growing promises of striations and sweeps; and his rhomboids showed some serious work was put in. However, it looked like he retained a bit of water weight and his muscle maturity just isn’t there yet. Big Ramy may have weighed in at 316 lbs… but not all of that weight was conditioned and striated muscle. Perhaps if he came in with less weight we would have seen better results.

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3. Cedrick McMillan Pulling Out

Tall, massive, symmetrical, and one of the best posers in the game – McMillan is a forced to be reckoned it. Critically acclaimed by Schwarzenegger as well as many other aficionados in the industry, it was truly a disappointment when he had to pull out due to health reasons just a day out of the big show. Though he would’ve done well to break the top ten this year; he’s a constant fan favorite and with the “Golden Era” coming back he could be just what the judges are looking for. Who knows how the placings would have turned out if we saw this man grace the stage.

2. Sadik Not Landing First in Physique

First of all we’d like to congratulate the men’s physique champ Jeremy Buendia on his second Olympia Physique title. He had amazing stage presence and a solid physique with great abs. However, many fans feel Sadik got rob as his physique was near perfect. He had size, muscle density, and came in shredded. He’s become the archetype of what men’s physique is suppose to look like. And with tons of photos released just before of the Olympia weekend, the hype was at an all time high for the competitor to grab the first place spot. Unfortunately for Sadik, the judges didn’t buy into the hype quite as powerfully. This was a close one, what do you guys think? Did the judges get it right?

1. Kai, Kai, Kai… Did We Say Kai?

Definitely not a surprise but you’ve got to admit that Olympia 2015 wasn’t the same without Kai Greene. Some people just have that “it” factor and you miss their presence when they’re gone. It’s been talked about quite a bit (Generation Iron included) but we can’t have a list of disappointments without mentioning the biggest shock to hit the Olympia in 2015. Why didn’t he sign his contract? Only Kai knows for sure, but the fact remains that he didn’t sign on the dotted line and ultimately that’s what it takes to compete. As much as we love this inspiring character there were still other very deserving athletes competing on the stage over the weekend. But we can’t say that we didn’t miss seeing The Predator on the stage where he belongs.
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