THE IRON NATION

  So guys here we have the news that we all have been waiting for and that is that Big Ramy will be competing in this years olympia. He couldn't  qualify for the olympia as he had contracted the virus and he couldn't compete in the europa spain pro show. After that there were alot of discussions going on if big ramy will be given a special invite to the olympia or not and some were in favour and some against it but show promoters put all this to rest by giving ramy a special invite which he happily accepeted. Now this years olympia has become even more intresting. This years olympia is being considered as one of the best in terms of the line up and this addition has only made the line up more deeper.Many are unhappy with this invite but as per the rule books it is allowed to give any person a special invite so there should be no debate on this matter as to what i think. All in all it will be intresting to see where ramy places in this years olympia.

  Larry Wheels recently posted a new video on his youtube channel and on his insta handle where he hits a PR  in the strict curl. In this video he can been seen strict curling 231 pounds which is approximately equal to 105 kgs . He has been making rapid progress towards  breaking the strict curl world record which is held by Dennis Cyplenkov. This lift is actually amazing and is also impressive considering the amount of time which larry has taken to reach this weight  which is around three months. He is one of the top contenders to break the strict curl world record. It will be amazing to see when larry will break the world record or if he will be the guy to do it.

Phil Heath recently posted a physique update on his instagram stating that he had completed his first day of prep. In this update definitely phil is looking himself with those crazy arms and insane round shoulders. Now this is the first time phil has given his physique update after announcing that he is returning to the olympia this year. Intrestingly the current MR.OLYMPIA champion brandon curry has been regularly posting his physique updates inorder to keep his momentum going. It is intresting that phil posted this after brandon posted a physique update in almost a similar pose. It will be intresting to see if phil dethrones brandon or  if brandon defends his title successfully. In my opinion if phil comes with a tighter mid section then I do think  phil is going to win his 8th Olympia title. Do let me know what do you guys think.

Big Ramy recently uploaded a picture showing his current physique and he appears to be in very good shape. Even though his participation in this years olympia is not sure as he is not qualified for the olympia. Also due to the current pandemic situation he cannot compete in the pro shows inorder to win them and qualify for the olympia. Let us even assume if he was qialified for the olympia even then his participation in olympia would not have been guaranteed due to the travel restrictions in the wake of pandemic. There is still a ray of hope for the ramy's fans as there is going to be a Europa pro qualifier in spain in which the top 3 will qualify for the olympia . Hope that he can travel to spain rather easily than states and win the show and qualify for olympia.Going by his update it looks like he is still prepping for a show and looks to be in really good shape. Obviously it would be great to watch ramy at olympia stage as phil is also making a return this year. Let us just ...

So we have very big news coming regarding the 2020 olympia and that is that phil heath is coming back. He has announced this on his instagram handle and wrote "IT'S TIME TO HANDLE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS". Now it is obvious that he is coming for his 8th olympia title and will be trying to join the club of ronnie coleman and lee haney who have won 8 olympia titles. This has made this years olympia line up even more intresting. Even though due to this pandemic situation many top olympia competitors may not be able to compete this year but still the line up has multiple olympia title holders which includes dexter , brandon curry, flex lewis and phil heath himself. Now it will be intresting to see if brandon can defend his title or phil will have his 8th olympia title. Do let me know what you think in the comments!!!

Larry wheels has brought about a new trend in the fitness industry and that is the strict curl. He has been off late posting his pr's and has been challenging others to post theirs as well. This has brought the strict curl into the limelight all of a sudden. Going as per his updates he looks as if he could break the strict curl world record. His recent pr was of 209 lbs around 40lbs less than the record , after just practicing for two weeks almost. In reply to his challenge former NFL star james harrison posted a video of him strict curling approximately 205lbs which is pretty amazing. After larry has uploaded his strict curl videos there are many people who are posting their videos of strict curl and it has brought strict curl back in the fitness industry talks. So, it will b e intresting to see who breaks the world record or will it be larry himself  setting a new strict curl world record.

A strongman competitor by the name Ivan Makarov is in line to break Thor's 501kg deadlift world record. He will be attempting this lift in september. He has already attempted it previously but unfortunately could not complete it although he has lifted insane amount of weight during his gym training sessions which include 505kg deadlift and a 520kg of the block deadlift. He is a really strong guy and is expected to be the guy who would break hafthors record. In his recent training video he is seen deadlifting 440kgs for 2 reps and with him attempting the lift in september, it will be intresting to see if he can pull off this lift and become the world record holder for the  heaviest deadlift.