2008 Olympia weekend was awesome as usual.  Sure, the contest is fun, but it’s the other stuff that makes the weekend the most fun.

Speaking of the contest, we have a new Mr. Olympia - Dexter Jackson!  He deservedly won over the reigning champ, Jay Cutler.  Jay is quite a bit bigger, but Dexter has a more aesthetic physique.  An Apples and Oranges type of thing. 

For the best coverage  of the 2008 Olympia Weekend (including video footage) go to bodybuilding.com

~ Dr Clay

OK, I’m not really on tour, but I sure feel like it.  I’ve been gone from home the past 5 weekends and will be away this weekend.

This weekend I’m going to Las Vegas for the Mr. Olympia.  Actually it’s more accurately called Olympia Weekend now since they have women’s bodybuilding, fitness, and figure.  But (no offense to the ladies) the Mr. Olympia is still the big draw. 

But to me, going to the expo and the parties and catching up with old friends and making new friends is more fun than the contest itself. 

This year I’m going with a buddy of mine (and training partner) who has never been to the Olympia.  In fact, he’s never been to a pro bodybuilding show at all.  Boy is he in for a treat! 

The last stop on our agenda is the Rehab Pool Party at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.  I call it “spring break for adults.” 

On a related (but sort of not) note - I just purchased a great little video camera called Flip Video.  So look for DrClay.com to become more multimedia.  I plan to try it out this weekend in Vegas.  So stay tuned over the next few days for updates.

Yours in health,

Dr Clay

PS - If you’re at the Olympia and happen to see me (note my new shaved head in the photos below), please make sure to say hi and introduce yourself. 

AD Cherry certainly made a great impression on many people this past weekend at the IFBB Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding show.

On Monday night AD was interviewed by Big Nation Radio.  You HAVE to listen to this interview to get some insight as to what goes into working with a pro bodybuilder.  Plus AD is hillarious!

Click here to listen to the interview.

(Thanks for the shout out and kind words, AD!)

~Dr Clay

Peaking for a bodybuilding show is an hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute thing.  So you never really know what a competitor is going to look like until right before the show.

So after doing some last minute “tricks” Friday night, AD and I were eager to see how he looked this morning.  To summarize… WOW!  Everything worked out better than I could’ve hoped for. 

That’s a big stress off me since this is the first time I’ve worked with AD.  Seeing how hard and full he looked allowed me to let out a big sigh of relief.

People overuse this phrase all the time, but this is BY FAR the best AD has ever looked, and that’s all you can really ask for.  I take that back, now we’re asking for the judges to take notice of the NEW & IMPROVED AD CHERRY that is ready to do battle on the IFBB stage.

Best,

~Dr Clay