A detailed look at Olympia Weekend.

The 51st Mr. Olympia came to an end on September 19th 2015, Phil Heath was crowned the winner and received his fifth consecutive Sandow award but a lot of surprising events took hold during the Men’s Open Bodybuilding that need to be addressed moving forward into next year’s Super Bowl of bodybuilding.
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The Kai Factor

Just a few short weeks before the 2015 Mr. Olympia took hold at the Orleans Arena rumors began spreading about Kai Greene possibly not doing the contest, it was later revealed by Mr. Greene himself in a very emotional video that he would miss the 2015 Olympia for reasons that were out of his hands. As the news began spreading, fans from all over the world showed their support for Kai Greene. Kai Greene not competing in this year’s Olympia was an incredible shock to the bodybuilding world as it let the door completely open for other athletes to take aim and hopefully bring the reigning champ down. Competitors like Shawn Rhoden, Dennis Wolf and Dexter Jackson didn’t get the opportunity to go up against The Predator this year but they truly demonstrated that they can go up against the best and come out on top.

Kai Greene is without a doubt one of the most popular bodybuilders in the entire planet and a fan favorite, this year was expected to be something special. Just a few weeks out of the contest, various videos and pictures of Greene appeared online and promised him to bring something new and special to this year’s Olympia. Just based on the teasers fans had him winning this year’s Super Bowl of bodybuilding. The reasons for Kai Greene not competing are unknown, he specified that the decision to compete or not was completely out of his hands, that said, the reason doesn’t matter, I know everyone wishes Kai Greene the best and expects him to be in the best shape of his life next year.