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OPINION: JUSTIN COMPTON WILL BEAT PHIL HEATH

by GI Team Updated by GI Team on Feb 24, 2025

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Looking towards the future.

In the world of mens open weight bodybuilding there is one name and one name only that rules supreme over the division: Phil Heath. With five straight Olympia wins it’s pretty hard to deny that Heath is the number one bodybuilder in the world. Other than Kai Greene and more recently Dexter Jackson, there hasn’t been a bodybuilder out there that has managed to challenge Heath since he captured his first Sandow five years ago.

Though Phil Heath is certainly still the man to beat in the open weight division, there are still those who are a potential threat to the current bodybuilding king. With every passing year, Heath grows older and older and farther from his prime. Unless he’s blessed with the kind of genetics that Dexter Jackson possesses, there’s no doubt that Heath’s physique will become worse before it gets better. In this game no one stays at the top forever and eventually every champion, no matter how dominant, no matter how talented, must eventually make room for the new blood.

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With bodybuilders like Big Ramy and Cedric McMillan on the rise, Heath’s challenges increase with every passing year and he’ll only be able to fend off these young contenders for so long. And while the name on everyone’s tongue is always Kai Greene… let’s not beat on the same topic over and over and start looking towards the younger generation. Justin Compton is a bodybuilder that appears to be poised for greatness. And believe it or not, other credible bodybuilders have pointed to him as being a potential threat to Heath’s crown.

After being absent from this year’s Olympia event, it appears that Compton has been spending his time wisely, training hard in the gym and hoping to make the kind of drastic adjustments that will see him becoming an Olympia champion. He’s not rushing. He’s thinking ahead and waiting for the right moment to unveil his Olympia physique. He’s been documenting his progress on Instagram and he’s looking damn impressive. And now with the Arnold Classic 2016 only weeks away – we can’t wait to see what kind of impression he’ll make. If he can give Kai Greene a run for his money… perhaps the Mr. Olympia 2016 will be very interesting indeed.

Just playing with some 130s on shoulder press…i absolutely hate dumbbell press and I’m glad this gym only goes to 130s because I know would attempt more, it takes more effort than its worth to get these from the knees up to the shoulders, that’s part of the video you guys don’t need to see haha. Smith and hammer for me from now. Train with what feels best to you #trainsmart #evogenelite #bouldershoulders 2016 is right around the corner I can’t wait to step back on stage this spring!

A video posted by Justin Compton (@ifbbprocompton) on Oct 4, 2015 at 7:19pm PDT

Do you think Justin Compton could take over after Phil Heath’s reign? Let us know what you think in the comments and forums. Also, be sure to follow Generation Iron on Facebook and Twitter.

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