Phillip Jerrod "Phil" Heath (born December 18, 1979) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and the current Mr. Olympia. He is a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, having placed 1st in the competition every year from 2011 to 2017. His latest win tied him with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the third all-time number of wins behind Lee Haney (8) and Ronnie Coleman.
Early life
Phil Heath Explained About Functional Eating - Phil Heath Explained About Functional Eating Phil Heath - Workout, Eating and Nutrition.
Heath was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He attended Rainier Beach High School, where he was team captain and shooting guard on the varsity basketball team. He attended the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado on an athletic scholarship, where he majored in business administration while playing shooting guard for Denver's Division I basketball team.
Bodybuilding career
Heath entered bodybuilding in 2002. In 2005, he won the overall title at the NPC (National Physique Committee) USA Championships, earning the right to compete as an IFBB Pro. He won his first two IFBB professional events the following year: The Colorado Pro Championships and The New York Pro Championship. In 2007, Heath placed fifth at the Arnold Classic. Although he still qualified to compete in the 2007 Mr. Olympia contest, Heath, nevertheless, decided not to enter the contest, stating that he needed additional time to improve his form.
Heath won the 2008 Iron Man show and placed second to Dexter Jackson at the 2008 Arnold Classic. In his 2008 Mr. Olympia debut, Heath finished third to become the first novice to place in the top three since Flex Wheeler in 1993. He claimed the fifth position at the 2009 Mr. Olympia title and second place at the 2010 event.He regained the crown in 2011.Heath has defended the title of Mr Olympia consecutively six times since then. In 2014, Heath secured the title of Mr. Olympia by defeating Kai Greene and Dexter Jackson, respectively.
Other ventures
Professional wrestling
On October 20, 2013, during the countdown to TNA's Bound for Glory pre-show, Heath accompanied The BroMans (Jessie Godderz and Robbie E) to the ring for their tag team gauntlet match, which they won; later in the night, he accompanied them to their TNA World Tag Team Championship match against Gunner and James Storm. After the match, Heath celebrated their title victory with them in the ring and backstage during an interview.
Competitive history
- 2003 Northern Colorado State, Novice, Light-Heavyweight 1st and overall
- 2003 NPC Colorado State, Light-Heavyweight, 1st
- 2004 NPC Colorado State, Heavyweight, 1st and Overall
- 2005 NPC Junior Nationals, HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall
- 2005 NPC USA Championships, HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall
- 2006 Colorado Pro Championships, 1st
- 2006 New York Pro Championship, 1st
- 2007 Arnold Classic, 5th
- 2008 IFBB Iron Man, 1st
- 2008 Arnold Classic, 2nd
- 2008 Mr. Olympia, 3rd
- 2009 Mr. Olympia, 5th
- 2010 Arnold Classic, 2nd
- 2010 Mr. Olympia, 2nd
- 2011 Mr. Olympia, 1st
- 2011 Sheru Classic, 1st
- 2012 Mr. Olympia, 1st
- 2012 Sheru Classic, 1st
- 2013 Mr. Olympia, 1st
- 2013 Arnold Classic Europe, 1st
- 2014 Mr. Olympia, 1st
- 2015 Mr. Olympia, 1st
- 2016 Mr. Olympia, 1st
- 2017 Mr. Olympia, 1st
See also
- List of male professional bodybuilders
- Mr. Olympia
- Arnold Classic
- Ironman Pro Invitational
- Night of Champions
References
External links
- Official website
- Phil Heath on IMDb
- Phil Heath Posing Video from Arnold Classic 2007
- Evolution of Bodybuilding