2009 Olympia Live Play-By-Plays

[PLANETGETLOW]

Is it being Televised? If so, what channel(s)?

[tropo]

Originally Posted by JIGSAW

I don't see how Jay did enough to upset Dexter and get the Sandow back.....as of last night anyway......Jay improved on last year, but so did Dexter...... so did Heath. All 3 improved.

But it the O ended last night, I have it:

Dex
Jay
Heath

AGAIN.

So many people go on about the benefits of being the reigning champ and that others have to get the Sandow off of him.

Coming into the show the Sandow is on the shelf and nobody owns it. The fact that Dexter had it last year means nothing. It doesn't give him an edge, that's merely superstition.

[str8flexed]

about 10 minutes from the 202 starting. Should be very interesting with Henry, English, Lewis, Dugdale, Raymond, etc

[str8flexed]

right now sitting behind shawn ray, flex wheeler, and lee priest. Suprisingly enough; Priest is actually blocking my view; suprised he's that tall.

[str8flexed]

Individuals coming out now

Jason Arntz:

Tan looks good. quads are tight & full. Upper body looks full and vascular from front

Conditioning looks good from the back; back is very very detailed and vascular.

Overall very good; extremely full, vascular, & hard. He worked with Dorian and he's in the same vein: full and extremely grainy like a mini-dorian

[muscleguru21]

Originally Posted by str8flexed

right now sitting behind shawn ray, flex wheeler, and lee priest. Suprisingly enough; Priest is actually blocking my view; suprised he's that tall.

isnt priest only like 5'4"?

[str8flexed]

Eduardo Correa

excellent V-taper. Quads are very good.

Very big & thick for 202.

EXTREME conditioning from the back; glutes & hams are very tight and back is thick, detailed, and vascular.

very good showing

[str8flexed]

Clarence Devis

good X-frame & symmetry. Shaking a bit during posing.

very wide lats but not posing them correctly. Not as hard as Arntz or Correa. Good showing but not enough to take someone like Correa

[str8flexed]

Kris Dim:

chest looks a bit flat & quads aren't really hard. Delts are enourmous.

From the side his glutes look good; but from the front his legs are not lean enough from the front

from the back his conditioning is good; but it's not as good from the front. Back not super full/vascular. Looks to be labored a bit during posing. shaking pretty bad in abs & quad pose

[str8flexed]

Charles Dixon:

very thick with enormous legs. biceps are a bit flat. Quad ham sweep from front/side is ridiculous.

Conditioning is good but looks just a slight touch off. rear lat spread is hampered by being a bit block. Very full but maybe a touch off on conditioning

[str8flexed]

Mark Dugdale:

What he lacks in quad sweep is made up for by freaky hardness. Arms also look very large. Lat spread a bit narrow.

from side glutes are very hard, so are hams

from back conditioning is very good; back is thick & hard, maybe needs a bit more width.

He's very tight but I've seen him a bit tighter. Very good showing though

[str8flexed]

Kevin English

tons of muscle. extremely full and vascular. Legs are very large & vascular.

From side ham sweep is very good; and from back his conditioning is good but not fantastic but good god his back is wide.

the fullest & most vascular of the group, but not as aesthetic or hard as correa. but size, density, & fullness alone put him right in the mix.

-Layne

[str8flexed]

Daryl Gee: USA MW Champ

A bit small for this class; will need to add muscle. quads are not as sharp as i've seen.

From side legs need more sweep & more arm mass.

Glutes & hams need to be harder; but vack is very full & vascular.

Good symmetry but will not have conditioning or size required to hang with the top 5

[str8flexed]

David Henry the Giant Killer

Front: Great symmetry & size. Needs more sheen on his color

Side: good conditioning, good ham sweep

Back: thick and detailed, glutes & hams are hard; not as hard as Correa but still tighter than in NY.

Good conditioning but not completely shredded

will be in mix for top 3

[str8flexed]

John Hodgson:

front: not as hard as I've seen him. Mid-section protruding

Back: full & hard but needs more width. glutes & hams look tight
lat spread very narrow.

Top 10 but probably not top 5 material

[alan aragon]

Cutler is gonna take home the Sandow. I had written him off too... But damn did he nail it this time.

[str8flexed]

tricky jackson

very smooth from front & needs more upper body

Fantastic legs from side

glutes are hard but he's better from back/side than front

possibly top 5

[str8flexed]

Flex Lewis: really wide lats. Needs sweep on legs from side.

Conditioning is absolutely steller from the back; may need more lats in back double bicep but they look great in rear lat spread

May need to be a bit fuller but he's very tight. Possible top 5

-Layne

[str8flexed]

Stan McQuay

Front: not super hard; chest/shoulders a bit flat.

Side: arms a bit small

Back: lats not wide or detailed enough and some lines in lower back. Glutes are hard but not granite and hams not super detailed.

Overall a good package but we've seen him better and he just doesn't have a wow factor.

-Layne

[str8flexed]

Lee Powell

front: good upper body; but legs need more size/sweep.

Shaking pretty bad during posing

Side: pretty good not great

Back: Back is hard, thick & detailed; but needs more width and legs aren't quite hard enough

shaking distracts from physique.

Possibly top 10 but not in hunt for top 5

-Layne

[str8flexed]

Jose Raymond:

A ball of muscle, super thick & full/vascular. Legs are insane from front. Chest is a bit flat in front lat spread

Glutes extremely hard, back is thick & grainy but needs more width to compare with waist.

Rear lat spread is a bit flat & lacks depth.

chest is flat on side/front poses.

not quite as freaky as at last show.

possible top 5 but more likely top 10

[Mighty_Metcalf]

After watching prejudging I've gotta say...Jay FTW!

[str8flexed]

so far I like Eduardo, English, Henry, Dugdale, Dixon, Lewis, and Arntz

[str8flexed]

First 6: Jose, Flex, Henry, English, Dugdale, Correa

Corrrea & English look realy great. Dugdale & Lewis are holding their own

[str8flexed]

English is just so huge here. correa so symmetrical & freaky. Dugdale looks harder as well. Dave henry tightening up a bit as well. English is just so freaking huge for this class!

[str8flexed]

Lewis looks to be running out of steam; forgetting to flex his hammies.

Very tight class but I give a slight edge to english

[str8flexed]

2nd callout:

Tricky Jackson, John Hodgson, Lee Powell, charles Dixon, Jason Arntz

Jason hardest guy onstage. but looks to be fading a bit. dixon is a freaking box of nothing but muscle.

Jackson is improving the longer this goes on and may be winning this class; freaky from the side/back

[str8flexed]

3rd callout

Daryl, Kris Dim, Clarence Devis, Stan McQuay.

McQuay is way off his best here and lack of size also hurts him.

Dim looks to be best in this comparison but Devis is right there with him. Gee & McQuay are too small and off their conditioning to be able to hang with the best in this class; they need to absolutely nail their conditioning to really be a thread in this class.

If Devis could nail his conditioning & work on his posing he could rocket up to top 5 with his size/symmetry

[str8flexed]

next callout; this looks to be for 3rd-7th with

Flex, Tricky, Dugdale, correa, Arntz, Jose

looks as if it will between Henry & English for top 2

Tricky is getting harder & arntz is fading.

3-5 looks to be Correa, dugdale, & Flex/Arntz or possibly tricky; Jose looks to be in 8th

[str8flexed]

From back, Jackson, correa, & arntz are best

lewis has definitely brought up his back from last year