Since it's inception, the American Strongman Corporation has drawn some of the BIGGEST names in American Strength sports to it's annual America's Strongest Man event. This year, just like last, the event will be contested during the Mr Olympia weekend in the Las Vegas Expo Center on Sept 27th and 28th. Last year saw relative newcomer Mike Burke miss an opportunity to make the finals at Worlds Strongest Man in Los Angeles. He packed his family in the truck, drove the 5 odd hours to Las Vegas and decimated the field to take home his first America's Strongest man title.
2013 Digital Olympia Edition Magazine features behind the scenes information on the new film GENERATION IRON plus in depth interviews with the director Vlad Yudin. See video coverage from 2012 of both the Mr Olympia and Olympia Strongman, and read the controversial article by Dave Palumbo about why he thinks Jay Cutler will win the 2013 Olympia.
Men's and Women's Physique Olympia Showdown Predictions - By Big Lou Uridel
He’s won 4 Mr. Olympia Sandows, 3 Arnold Classic titles, and he’s, without a doubt, the most dominant pro bodybuilder of the last 10 years. Jay Cutler has waged battles with the likes of 8x Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman and won; he’s defeated 1x Mr Olympia, 4x Arnold Classic Champ, Dexter Jackson almost every time they’ve faced off; he’s schooled 2x Mr Olympia Phil Heath (albeit one time while nursing a torn left biceps), and he’s proved all the naysayers wrong when he won back the Mr. Olympia title after an off-year in 2008. The question is, can Cutler do what many feel is impossible; regain the crown an unprecedented 3rd time at the age of 40?
Cutler will have the deck stacked against him this time around since he’ll be facing an ever-improving defending champ; Phil Heath. “The Gift”, as he’s known, has lived up to every bit of the hype and hoopla these past two years; improving in every outing and validating that he truly is the new guard at the top of the bodybuilding world.
Joe Weider’s 2014 Mr.Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend will fall on different dates next year, so mark your calendars now for next year's 50th Olympia! New dates are September 18-21st, 2014. Visit http://mrolympia.com for more information.
Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend has reached a milestone—correction, a million dollar milestone. Yes, bodybuilding’s biggest weekend has hit the $1,000,000 mark, making Olympia Weekend’s total prize money figure the richest in the industry—by a country mile! Check out the increases in total prize money per division: Mr. Olympia has jumped from $650,000 to $675,000; the Olympia 212 Showdown has grown from $40,000 to $65,000; and the inaugural Olympia Men’s and Women’s Physique Showdowns kick in $20,000 a piece, and those figures combined with the other divisions add up to one million dollars in total prize money.
http://mrolympia.com/
The Olympia. Where Legends Are Made. Conceived by Joe Weider, the 1965 Mr. Olympia, which was comprised of past Mr. Universe winners (at the time, the highest accolade in the sport), decided once-and-for-all who was truly the best. The physiques that won on this stage, names like Scott, Schwarzenegger, Zane, Haney, Yates, Coleman, Cutler, Heath and others, will echo through the ages. Today, the Olympia is more than just the greatest bodybuilding contest in the world, it is the greatest event in the sport, representing all eight divisions of the IFBB Professional League and home to an enormous expo with hundreds of health and fitness vendors and exciting sports and exhibitions for competitors and fans alike. Yes, the Olympia is far and away the ultimate achievement in the sport, and it is befitting that the total prize money, which has increased to $950,000, is a new record for the bodybuilding and fitness industry. The total cash prize for the Mr. Olympia will be $650,000, with $250,000, the coveted Sandow and a place in bodybuilding history going to the winner. The 212 Showdown has increased to $60,000 and the Bikini Olympia to $40,000 in total prize money, respectively.
It all happens September 26-29 in America’s playground, Las Vegas, NV when Ultimate Nutrition presents the 2013 IFBB Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend, brought to you by Bodybuilding.com. It’s not too late to get your tickets. Go to MrOlympia.com now!
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
Mr. Olympia: $650,000
212 Showdown: $60,000
Ms. Olympia: $60,000
Fitness Olympia: $60,000
Figure Olympia: $60,000
Bikini Olympia: $40,000
Men’s Physique Showdown: $10,000
Women’s Physique Showdown: $10,000
Total: $950,000
Make It or Break It Time For Phil Heath
We’re now just under 14 weeks until 2x Mr. Olympia and reigning king of bodybuilding, Phil Heath will make his illustrious return to the Orleans Arena stage to grace his fans with his once in a generation physique as he vies for a Michael Jordan-esque 3-peat of his beloved Sandow trophy. A lot has changed for "The Gift" since winning his first world championship in 2011 by defeating his ‘best friend’ Jay Cuter.
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