Reflections on the 2009 Olympia Weekend! Part IX
At 40 y/o Dennis James states he finally has it down concerening his contest prep, and quite frankly he just may often critisized in the past for trying to play the size game and sacrificing asthetics for mass which destroyed his symetry and blocked out his waist far to much for his frame which is already packed to the nines with thick dense mature muscle.
This yr of course fellow bodybuilding fans if you are not aware DJ pulled off two back to back wins scoring two IFBB Pro Titles at the Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships and the Europa Super Show.
Dennis is very well spoken tells it like it is speaks his mind doesn’t engage in bashing but has a more realist point of view on the sport and makes staements to the fact that more of his fellow competitors need to be more realistic as well and realize while they may be champions in there own right they may not be the best overall on a given day and that sometimes you take what you get and should be content with it if you have done your best because sometimes you move up in the sport by someone else being off.
Dennis feels confident he has prepared his best and whatever his placing he feels that what he lacked in the past aesthetic wise and being spot on condition wise come contest day is a thing of the past and while he may not be the best bodybuilder that day he finally knows what he needs to do to be his personal best and that makes him happy.
Kudos to DJ as he has definately improved his aesthetics as evident even through his tracksuit his shoulder to waist ratio was vastly improved plus his earlier showings this yr proved as much as well. Also major props as DJ spoke up and was very respectfully vocal through the entire Press Conference as compared to his fellow competitors.
As a adendum to the above earlier it was brought up by Big Bob and Dan Solomon that that amongst many of the chimer in and talking heads as well as fellow competitors all felt Dexter was going to fall from his throne this yr, DJ clarified he did not ever say such a thing and actually predicted Dex for the win this yr.
On a personal side note both Dennis James and I share the same Birthday granted I have a cple of yrs on him but none the less couldn’t think of a better guy to share a B-Day with class act.
Next up was Troy Alves a much underated Bodybuilder in my opinion this yr was another turning point as it proved to be another comeback story with Troy winning his first Pro Show the Europa Show of Champions and giving a very respectable showing with a third place finish at the Atlantic City Pro Troy respectfully predicts he will give his fans their monies worth, Troy is very lean in the face and did indeed look vastly conditioned in his last two outings this yr as a side note Troy worked with Chris Aceto this yr in preparation for his comeback.
Attention is now turned to the 2009 Atlantic City Pro Champion the Freakin Rican Gustavo Badell under the tutelage of Chad Nichols. Gustavo thanks God his fans and a states he does what he does not just for himself but his people. Gustavo is sporting a wicked set of sideburns highlighting his sunken cheeks Gustavo looks thick and is soft spoken it will be interesting to see if he has held on to his Atlantic City conditioning.
To be continued………..
