Phil Heath lightheartedly claims to be seven weeks out from competing, which times exactly with Olympia.

Recently Phil Heath popped up on social media in a series of Instagram videos of him training and hanging out in the gym with Nathan De Asha. During one segment, Phil answers a question from the person recording. The man asks how many weeks out he is from competing. Phil Heath very lightheartedly says “Oh yeah, I’m how many weeks out…?” before going back and forth with Nathan and finally settling on seven weeks.

Of course, this all seems like a joke. It’s very lighthearted as if Phil is just playing along with the massive rumors that have constantly swirled around him all of 2019 regarding his status of competing in the Mr. Olympia.

And yet, there’s a small part of us that wants to believe it’s not just a joke. Phil Heath has been cagey about directly answering whether or not he is competing this year – having only said that he would skip 2019 in the immediate aftermath of losing. Does that mentality still hold true? His physique looks incredible and the current line up almost guarantees a slam dunk for Phil if he can come in at his usual quality.

Again it all feels like a joke – but maybe the ultimate joke is on us and he will surprise us all on stage at the Olympia this year. Content partner Williams Fitness breaks down the video and give us his reasoning as to why this might be more of a joke. You can check out the video above.

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