This year’s “Mr Olympia” show will be in Las Vegas on Sept. 28th - Oct. 1st and the Orleans Casino and Hotel.

I attended Mr. Olympia last year and detailed that trip here.

While it was exciting to see all my favorite competitors, magazine editors, and fitness models stroll around the exposition hall, I have to also say, that it was equally disappointing.  In my years in fitness I realize that  being ‘fit’ is a totality of mind, body and spirit.  The people we ‘role model’ our lives by live, breathe, eat and sleep ‘fitness’. In my many conversations with competitors, they have mentioned that their sport is a ’selfish’ sport - and they have little time to devote outside of training and preparing for shows.

Personally, I don’t think tanning your skin, playing with your electrolytes, promoting supplements you don’t use and parading your body as if it were an object and no longer a piece of you is not something to model after. Also, taking steroids is a serious issue and needs to be addressed.

Last year with Louis Dorman.