Will Big Ramy Reign Victorious? Olympia 2018

The ridiculously wide, thick back of Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay eclipsed all but one of his foes last year. Will it be enough to pull off an upset at this September’s Olympia?

- Michael Berg

Who is going to take the Sandow this September? Will ‘The Gift’ Phil take an eighth title, or will Big Ramy’s monster width crush Phil in his shadows?

Or, is it time for a complete change? Maybe European William ‘The Conqueror’ Bonac will scoop the trophy away from all their grasps. This really would complete his winning streak after his Arnold Victory!

The Olympia weekend is a tense environment for every bodybuilder, spectator and competitor. Everyone at the show knows that anything could happen. Every competitor wants to tear Phil away from his eighth title- and what’s stopping them?

Phil has built so much hard, grainy muscle from years of conditioning, but it only takes a moment of giving in to the outside pressures of being the King to lose control and ruin the last stages of prep. One thing’s for certain- coach Hany Rambod will be keeping a watchful eye on his every movement to get the best out of the best.

Big Ramy may have superhuman size, but in previous years his condition has not been sharp enough. It looks as if it’s going to be a different story this year though. The Monster has been spending time in Kuwait with Team Oxygen and his density has totally changed. It seems that any athlete that ends up a part of Team Oxygen grows uncontrollably- just look at Brit Nathan De Asha!

People have complained in the past of Ramy’s soft glutes and legs- not this September they won’t. I can see him stepping on stage peeled. If he can do this, it will be a tough decision for the judges, especially as he out freaks most and has a great smile.