Anyone remember that ‘other’ Olympia?

[Giles]

Remember a few years back there was the Olympia Europe show in Germany?

Dexter won it.

Was just a one and done deal, never happened again. I wonder why?

They were clearly trying to expand the pro Olympia shows around the World. I wonder why it never happened again? Hmm…

[Beti ona]

2016 Olympia Europe - IFBB

1 Dexter Jackson
2 Shawn Rhoden
3 William Kwaku Bonac
4 Lionel Beyeke
5 Roelly Winklaar
6 Aliaksei Shabunya Аляксей Шабуня
7 Tomáš Kašpar
8 Michalis Kefalianos

Fucking good lineup

Speaking of Dexter, you don't see top 3 Olympia anymore doing 4 or 5 shows in a season.

[Bestia]

Never been a fan of anything more than the one true Olympia contest. The rest are just imposter marketing opportunities.

[Bestia]

Speaking of Dexter, you don't see top 3 Olympia anymore doing 4 or 5 shows in a season.

Not necessary as there are other avenues for money. Personally I think this is one of the reasons why conditioning in general is a shadow of what it once was and why so many guys mistime or miscalculate their peak. When it is a one shot deal they don't have the familiarity and repetition to consistently hit. I don't care who the coach is, with one show per year, or even two, it is extremely difficult to master the process for any given competitor.

Side note, the line up makes me laugh because Beyeke is in there and placed competitively. What a waste of potential

[Beti ona]

Dexter competed because he got good paychecks and he loved. I wish more guys of the current era would follow that example.

[harmankardon]

it was a stupid idea and was just damaging/diluting to the brand. which is damaged enough due to all the issues with the ifbb