𝖄𝕺𝖀𝕬𝕽𝕰𝕬𝕲𝕳𝕺𝕾𝕿

  The bodybuilding world is worried about the future of the Open category. And with good reason. This is the most extreme division in the sport, and the most popular, the one that historically produced undisputed champions. Lee Haney, Dorian Yates, Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Phil Heath. Men who dominated beyond question, who made judges and fans agree almost instinctively. Since Phil Heath, there has been no winner who generates that kind of consensus. No one who has taken the division by the throat and made it theirs in an absolute way. If Derek Lunsford wins the title this year, he would become only the most successful Mr. Olympia champion of the last decade and the first competitor to win back to back titles in the last ten years. That says a lot about what’s happening: it’s not that the division is weak, but that no single name has yet sealed it. Every Olympia sparks debate. Every result divides judges and fans alike. That tension, though uncomfortable, is also a sign of life....