Phil Heath is Mr. Olympia For Now

The are many top competitors of Phil Heath, Mr. Olympia 2015, who will give the defending champion a run for his title. This weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, the competition will get started to find out who will be deemed Mr. Olympia 2016.

Heath, 36, swept the last five competitions and is search of number 6 in the Mr. Olympia 2016 competition. If he succeeds, he will be the first to win 6 consecutive titles since Ronnie Coleman. Even through age might be creeping up on him, Heath is still the best in the world. There is no plans to slow down anytime soon either, as the bodybuilder gears up for the competition.

The biggest threat, historically, has been Kai Greene who has won many competitions in 2016. However, Greene will not be competing after a suspension from a couple of years ago. The next threat to Heath is Dexter Jackson, who was the runner-up in 2015. In fact, Jackson has beat Heath before and it will be no surprise if he does it again.

The masculine name Phil is a short form of Philip and a range of other names that start with Phil, which is a Greek element that means “friends, beloved, or dear”. While the name Philip is from the Greek name Philippos that means “friend of horses”.

The name became popular among the Eastern Christians but did make its way to the West during the Middle Ages. It was borne to many kings from Spain and France and regularly used in the Middle Ages in England.