Backstage at the Olympia
What a weekend. The Olympia expo was awesome with Animal making it's return, so many people came up to us and were happy that we were back. Yesterday Animal won 3 awards from bodybuilding.com:
Animal Pak won multivitamin of the year for the 4th consecutive year
Animal Flex won joint supplement of the year for the 5th consecutive year
Animal won for best labels!
Now the icing on the cake, I was lucky enough to be able to get backstage at the finals for the Olympia! Man what an opportunity, I remember back years ago that I had to call a 900 number to find out who won the Olympia and then had to wait 2 months for the pics in the magazines. Then the internet came and I could find out instantly and even watch a webcast. Then I attended my first Olympia (1998 in NY) and I've been to 2 others but now I was backstage! And got to see a historic night. I watched the top 10 from the side of the stage and when they came off the stage I was back there with them. I got to see the reactions of the competitors from Phil Heath being overjoyed to making top 3 in his first O to Jay reflecting on what had just happened to the elation of Dexter Jackson.
Here are some pics:
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09-28-2008, 06:46 AM #1Registered User
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Backstage at the Olympia
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09-28-2008, 06:47 AM #3Registered User
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good work!
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09-28-2008, 06:49 AM #5Shredding!
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Wow..His gut is horrible..Especially the last pic with him drinking his gatorade!
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09-28-2008, 06:51 AM #6Thats Wolf.Originally Posted by RenegadeUR
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09-28-2008, 06:52 AM #7Core Nutritionals Rep
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Pretty sure the gatorade pick is Wolf.Originally Posted by RenegadeUR
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09-28-2008, 06:53 AM #8Registered User
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Was great to see Phil so happy with 3rd. I reckon he was the only happy one, other than Dexter of course.
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09-28-2008, 06:56 AM #9Shredding!
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LoL. I know who the pic was of..He has red posing trunks. I think Wolf's gut wasnt good. Read what I wrote in the other thread and I said if wolf got more conditioned to get more seperation in his arms and STOMACH then he would be real competitive next year.
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09-28-2008, 06:57 AM #10Shredding!
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I dont think anyone has to speak on Cutler's gut..That thing speaks for itself.
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09-28-2008, 07:00 AM #11STFU I'm busy.
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thanks for the pics and congrats on the experience
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09-28-2008, 07:08 AM #12Taken and not looking
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WOW!!! Thanks for the pics! I'm SOOOO going next year!
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You should have took his place in the competition.Originally Posted by RenegadeUR
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09-28-2008, 08:03 AM #14Geordie Boot Boy
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I don't think Jay has a gut as much as he just looks very wide in the midsection dept.Originally Posted by RenegadeUR
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Great pics NG
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09-28-2008, 08:35 AM #16Puck You Miss!
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Nice perspective with the pics man. thanks for sharing.
But jeez those guts are HYOOOGE."Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever."
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I think jay looked pretty good last night despite his midsection woes.
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09-28-2008, 09:00 AM #18
And since when is a huge roid gut ever a problem... ? Lets see, RONNIE COLEMAN?!
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Bingo!Originally Posted by Robboe
Thanks for the pics
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Thanks for the pics!
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09-28-2008, 09:48 AM #21next level bro
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Originally Posted by Ryan314
Correct, Jay is the guy wearing the black thong.Originally Posted by dbc5
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whats with the empty seats in the background of the first couple pics??? was it not a full house
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09-28-2008, 10:19 AM #23
Thanks for the pics Eric!
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Thats awesome, NaturalGuy, i saw you guys at the Hilton buffet in the back room, i was actually sitting right behind you lol. AX was that one group right behind you guys, i was going say what up but you guys were gone before we were done eating. Anyway the O was way fun, ill make sure i come by an say whats up next year ahaha.
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Next time definitely come say hiOriginally Posted by Adawg4929
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Did Jay talk much after the loss? I thought I remember reading he said that once he won 3 he was going to retire. Dexter winning pretty much means the age of the mass monster is over leaving Jay very out of place.
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09-28-2008, 06:35 PM #27Is Sly in Training
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Damn NG that had to have been one hell of an experience!! Thanks for all the sweet pics, now where are the pics from the Animal Booth and all them LE Tee's!!
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09-28-2008, 07:18 PM #28Hot Wheels
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Dude, awesome pics! Thanks for sharing - must have been an amazing experience!
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Jay looked like he took it pretty well. He was quiet backstage, look like he was reflecting on the whole thing.Originally Posted by Cable Curling CincoUno
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Thanks for the pics Eric. Looked like a hell of a time... Jay was lucky to get 2nd imho.
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