Phil Heath takes aim at rival Brandon Curry.
Phil Heath appears to be fanning the flames of rivalry. It appears that Heath has taken a shot at 2019 Olympia champion Brandon Curry. According to a recent video on YouTube, Heath took a shit at Curry, expressly pointing out his old rival’s legs.
There’s nothing quite like a good rivalry to get fans excited. A little bit of trash talk can go a long way in building excitement and anticipation. Just ask Kai Greene. But the real question on many people’s minds is whether this call out confirms that Phil Heath is making a return to action.
While it could be a bit of a stretch, Phil Heath criticizing Brandon Curry on his legs could be viewed as a direct challenge. If he’s directly challenging Curry then that in turn could mean Heath is gearing up to face off with his new rival once more. Throw in the recent challenge from Kai Greene and you can speculate that Heath will once again step onto an Olympia stage.
Shots Fired
The call out in question was from a training video posted on Andrei Deiu’s YouTube channel. The video is of Deiu and Derek Lunsford training legs under the watchful eye of Hany Rambod. During the training session Rambod had Phil Heath on a video call where The seven-time Olympia champion took aim at Brandon Curry.
When taking the measure of Derek Lunsford’s legs Heath had this to say:
“They’re better than Brandon’s.
“You could teach him some things.”
The conversation occurs about six minutes into the video, which you can see here.
With all that said, Phil Heath is likely just taking aim at what Brandon Curry is self conscious about. Curry had stated he intended to get his legs to the next level in order to compete with Big Ramy. From the looks of things, Curry is well on his way to building legs that could challenge the 2020 Olympia champion.
What do you think of Phil Heath taking aim at Brandon Curry? Do you think Heath will make a return in 2021?
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