Phil Heath vs. Kai Greene - The Untold Story Of The Biggest Feud In Bodybuilding

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11 ай бұрын

Chris and Phil Heath discuss Phil's legendary rivalry with Kai Greene. Why were Phil Heath and Kai Greene so competitive? What did Kai Greene do to upset Phil Heath? How did Kai Greene respond to Phil Heath's 2018 Mr. Olympia loss?
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@ChrisWillx 11 ай бұрын

Hello you legends. Watch the full episode with Phil Heath here - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otKnnbaqstKciZc.htmlsi=nnP4EqIS4HgLSaWL

@humanspoder777 11 ай бұрын

Kai being the only one to call him after a loss says a lot

@brennenhiatt7479 11 ай бұрын

8:20 absolute chills, what a beautiful story to know these two legends have such a special relationship now

@ksmoove1100 10 ай бұрын

@@jimbojimbo6873😂😂😂😂😂

@MrLJeffery 10 ай бұрын

I like he clarified it wasn't emotional like he was gunna cry and he proceeds to get all misty eyed haha

@lindakentane4952 11 ай бұрын

please have kai green next as a guest on your podcast

@Sheyshel 11 ай бұрын

Yesssss!!!

@mastersheff37 11 ай бұрын

And make sure to ask him about the watermelon he fucked for money.

@roejogan8247 11 ай бұрын

Kai is not one for straight answers. His word salads are amongst the worst.

@hugster2000 11 ай бұрын

He talks nonstop nonsense

@lindakentane4952 11 ай бұрын

@@hugster2000 you do realise that you don't have to listen to him...right? Secondly, one can't make everyone happy...right?

@bearclaw5115 11 ай бұрын

Very impressed how well Chris was prepared for this interview. I think you can only get this far with someone when you have a personal and abiding interest in the topic.

@_6doughver 10 ай бұрын

Kai vs Phil was the last time the Olympia was fun and entertaining to watch

@gavinmarion4550 11 ай бұрын

The greatest rivalry was between Cutler and Coleman. Kai and phill was kinda forced by the industry

@Ksmoove0824 10 ай бұрын

Agree.

@lancewilliams8001 3 ай бұрын

Bigger than arnie and Mike

@davidgutierrez6023 10 ай бұрын

A Kai Greene interview would be fantastic.A very humble and competitive man.👍

@heveyweightheveyweight5399 9 ай бұрын

I dont think he wants to be called a man

@ziekiee7966 9 ай бұрын

a very big man who likes to put a weener in a grapefruit xd

@OrphanCrippler1 7 ай бұрын

Pass. That dude is a weirdo

@marksmith7503 3 ай бұрын

Kai talks too much

@craineyfit8619 10 ай бұрын

"they didn't beat the Phil i know" maaaaan to have your rival say that 😢🙏

@joeglue 10 ай бұрын

Never knew about that call. Made me feel like a teenager again hearing him talk about Kai. Incredible.

@matthewmatthew3955 11 ай бұрын

I'm convinced Phil heath and elliot hulse are long lost brothers

@user-yt4xu4en5f 10 ай бұрын

Dude, your interviews are excellent as well as the studio setup, editing, shots, lens choices, lighting, etc.! Very very well done. Checks all the boxes. Great work!

@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate what kai did, spice things up,give us a show, like wwe but not going too far

@Uprising771 10 ай бұрын

kai and phil should start a podcast together, i think it could be the greatest show in bodybuilding

@TheGruffness 11 ай бұрын

Phil feeling validated by the big bad Kai says a lot

@WJohnson-qz9hg 7 ай бұрын

i was such a kai fanboy during the height of their feud, but being older now and hearing phil talk im such a fan of the guy

@ChismTuggle 10 ай бұрын

...2016 college me has been waiting for this clip for nearly 8 years. Man this takes me back.

@liam_kentsportspod 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely love these videos!

@Berserker_pump 10 ай бұрын

Great interview 👍

@marxmaxmuscle1 11 ай бұрын

great content

@BlackManTravels 11 ай бұрын

Awesome podcast session

@Morphious117 10 ай бұрын

Having a rival like Kai green only makes you better and work harder. Great rivalry made the completions enjoyable to watch

@rcosher 10 ай бұрын

The bond between the two is so strong cause only they have experienced the rivalary and now it became commaradery

@BrandonGiordano 10 ай бұрын

I hope the vibes are cool now cuz I look up to these guys rivalry and their dedication to the sport

@mbag012 11 ай бұрын

I was on team Kai, and I always lamented when Phil won. But damn Phil is one beast.

@salmanebennani9327 10 ай бұрын

I believe Kai had him beat at least twice in my opinion.

@ChauncyCharm 10 ай бұрын

@@salmanebennani9327what years?

@BeyondFormidable 11 ай бұрын

thank you this question to The Gift! Kai Greene was absolutely one of my favorite bb's of allll time... i remember wanting to flex next to one of my boys to just reenact the time they tried to upstage each other by engaging in that elbow war in 2014

@Linknelson 10 ай бұрын

I think Phill wanted this to be the biggest rivalry.. but I remember back in those times, they were still talking about Jay and Ronnie.

@matthewanthony4606 4 ай бұрын

Disagree, Phil’s and Kai’s actual distaste for each other made their rivalry interesting. Ronnie and Jay came off as two regular dudes just having fun

@blountman747 10 ай бұрын

Incredible I'm glad, Greg called him after he lost. What an incredible time of bodybuilding are the Phil Heath age I think he probably passed the time I don't know

@drkomuzik8640 6 ай бұрын

Dude your interviews are absolutely top notch and the production quality is always amazing. This interview is great. All that being said. The set and setting looks so uncomfortable. Are you guys in a sweatshop, at a high school cafeteria lunch table, sitting on hard metal chairs with absolutely no cushioning at all? I feel for Phils back and butt from sitting in that chair that honestly looks so uncomfortable I can’t handle it

@doomfathertm8771 10 ай бұрын

This was great. Thanks to Phil for doing this.

@petriandy 10 ай бұрын

Phil & Kai should straighten everything out offline, then do a podcast together where they keep up the rivalry act. They could be a very entertaining duo like Eddie Hall & Brian Shaw !

@kickinaddiction 10 ай бұрын

It’s phil ten years ago. He was so nice. Had a great conversation! 👍

@flemutter7211 11 ай бұрын

Kai vs Phil was def the biggest fued. They really had tension..both of them had very unique looks. Phil was already rich then, Kai was struggling. Light vs dark

@venicec3310 11 ай бұрын

Light vs dark wtf lol

@flemutter7211 11 ай бұрын

@@venicec3310 archetypes. You should read more

@venicec3310 11 ай бұрын

@@flemutter7211 nobody is in the dark or light just two competitors

@flemutter7211 11 ай бұрын

@@venicec3310 again reading comprehension is key 🤦🏿 😂

@jakepaulpound-for-pound9418 11 ай бұрын

@@venicec3310Phil has much lighter skin than Kai. 👨🏽‍🦲🆚👨🏿‍🦲

@sknkwrksowner 10 ай бұрын

Cool bit of the interview to hear. Looking at the comments, I can clearly see why he said THE FANS ruined it!

@trustonit1131 10 ай бұрын

these phil heath segments have been great

@teknykill 10 ай бұрын

7:50 I would have called ya too bro! No matter what I lost and respected the guy who beat me. I would root for Kia being from NJ and seeing him since way back, but I knew Phil was the guy to beat. NY guys call each other names that we LOVE.

@gsrleo 10 ай бұрын

It’s amazing how Kai Green can be the the biggest person to call and console Phil on his loss, yet Phil is still able to find a way to ruin it with his conceitedness and not acknowledge how great it really was and how much it must have took for Kai to do it despite the rivalry that they had…

@ksubyslowed 10 ай бұрын

Of course Kai was always operating on a higher level.

@michaeltamares7974 10 ай бұрын

Umm. He earned the right to boast. Its not conceit. IT'S earned privilege to talk smack. Bodybuilding competition is cutthroat.

@sknkwrksowner 10 ай бұрын

He literally said how he appreciated it during that moment of him talking about it. 7:38

@jesusmarywillsaveyou 7 ай бұрын

13:02-14:40

@MasterFlores35 11 ай бұрын

Bring Kai Greene on next 🙌🏼

@luv9333 Ай бұрын

That Beef Took Bodybuilding into another Galaxy. I remember everybody being at the Gym Lookin Like Monsters tryna Get That Body

@kevinfoodness4467 10 ай бұрын

Phil and Kai got the world outside of bodybuilding to start watching the sport, def greatest rivalry hands down

@UnxCreative 8 ай бұрын

True!! After Kai stopped competing the open category started to decline and even more once Phil lost and didn't come back in 2019. It's no longer the most interesting thing at the Olympia like how it was when Kai and Phil competed.

@robertredmon6387 10 ай бұрын

Rivalries are very very healthy and rivalries don't have to be hated rivalries are vital for competition

@toolstechgadgets 11 ай бұрын

Why phil looks like Kurt Angle so much, even tho he is light skin lol

@PolishBehemoth 11 ай бұрын

lol literally a light black kurt angle!

@toolstechgadgets 11 ай бұрын

@PolishBehemoth in size he's bigger, lil bit younger & short but face shape n cut kinda similar to 70%

@anthonyluna91 11 ай бұрын

Yo so true 🤣

@phillbarnes8513 11 ай бұрын

If you close your eyes, he sounds like John McWhorter too.

@magicalfrijoles6766 11 ай бұрын

@@phillbarnes8513Dude, that's hilarious and only 4 of us got your reference.

@reece_vanschalkwyk 11 ай бұрын

Unreal content

@sergiootero5904 11 ай бұрын

Woulda been real cool if you added the pictures you were talking about

@habanerodesigns 10 ай бұрын

Art direction is amazing.

@1990rable 10 ай бұрын

i love it man

@slamrock17 11 ай бұрын

The rivalry was awesome as a fan. I liked kai but phil won 100%

@Vss86 10 ай бұрын

I met Kai in Birmingham fitness expo Dude was so humble and cool

@fresh0678 11 ай бұрын

If my ego was as big as Phil's, i would be president

@bearclaw5115 11 ай бұрын

Actually you need a smaller ego to be President. People who are secure and confident in themselves don't want the job.

@Insaniya.humanity 11 ай бұрын

@@bearclaw5115politicians have the biggest egos ever. Small ego people , with absolute drive, chose a more dignified job

@TheVisibl3 11 ай бұрын

If you had 7 mr O's your ego would be the biggest ever.

@lionofjudhax 9 ай бұрын

The rivalry between always main me hit the gym harder!

@thewatcher4552 23 күн бұрын

Phil...Nobody was beating Phil in his prime. No one! Phil has to be the most intelligent BB in history. Let my body do the talking.

@mikeb8135 16 күн бұрын

"They didn't beat the Phill that I know" Ufff that is an Apollo - Rocky 3 shit 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

@juansebastianrodriguezospi9216 10 ай бұрын

Kai need a guest to ur movement ... And maybe later u can talk With "the Blade" on how he can make a time line on every age that he compites in a bodybuilding... Is an a great idea ... Thanks for that boy ... Is a great part that nevera says of the competición backstage...

@daguy9305 10 ай бұрын

Phil seems very cool and genuine 🙏

@maryjoschlechty7590 9 ай бұрын

Phil you will never figure out Kai's mind, cause Kai himself doesn't know his full mind

@hugster2000 11 ай бұрын

Phil wasn’t the best ever lol Ronnie is

@up2me967 11 ай бұрын

Yeha 4 sure but Phil is nr 2 and people sleeping on him because he's personality.

@marchegler3025 11 ай бұрын

Potentially..... Flex Wheeler wayyyyyy better than Phil.

@user-gc6kb2qm5h 11 ай бұрын

Dorian Yates.

@youtubeenjoyer1617 11 ай бұрын

@@marchegler3025😂😂😂lmao based on what?

@rjskum688 11 ай бұрын

Arnold is the greatest of all time.

@Knowledge.to_Come 10 ай бұрын

Phil heath has the best bodybuilding genetics probably ever, especially his response to the drugs and skin texture. He just took it too far with the HGH in his later competitive years. He could have had 10 olympias but im sure he started upping certain doses that he didnt need to near the end of his career and it caused him to have severe reaction (gut area)

@ondremayersthebajanbornkid2733 10 ай бұрын

2 of these best to ever do it

@jafaralhuseini3899 10 ай бұрын

After hearing Kai call Phil after his loss shows he may have lost the battles but won the war.

@JM0X-007 10 ай бұрын

Even now those forearms are still popping. Best in the history of the game.

@bowenbottorff1283 10 ай бұрын

His brachioradialis (forearm muscle on the top of the forearm that ties into the bicep) is literally bigger than a lot of people's arms. Only one that comes even close is Flex Lewis

@JM0X-007 10 ай бұрын

@bowenbottorff1283 Its unbelievable, its like it sits on top of his arm like bubble of muscle, the fullness is insane.

@mattepton5731 11 ай бұрын

Sure am glad they didn’t actually fight, one of the greatest rivalries in bodybuilding.

@paranoidbeats9579 11 ай бұрын

Phil's forearms are bigger than my legs

@plutobaby9996 10 ай бұрын

Kai Greene got robbed a couple years in a row and that’s due to the politics that go on in bodybuilding

@theturtle9800 11 ай бұрын

Mentzer vs arnold is also a big one

@dlopzz5225 9 ай бұрын

I got chills wow that’s how it’s supposed to be honestly

@Vss86 10 ай бұрын

Kai is a legend

@masiraadmiraal777 7 ай бұрын

Nice phone call ❤

@sonnyblacktr24 10 ай бұрын

Phil Heath's forearms out here looking like quads

@MoneyOverFame 10 ай бұрын

Phil is a good guy, real humble.

@miaelder5484 11 ай бұрын

It’s not bigger than Jay and Ronnie’s

@magicalfrijoles6766 11 ай бұрын

Nope. It takes two winners to make a rivalry.

@chriswizo9891 10 ай бұрын

They are both dope af.

@colemanhuckins1181 11 ай бұрын

Okay now we need to hear what kai says about it all. Also I want to know what his top 10 is.

@pierrebenites2115 8 ай бұрын

Respect to Phil for giving Kai his props

@bigtojo 10 ай бұрын

When Phil and Kai was on the stage everybody had to be on there A-game cause 1&2 was always set in stone.

@Mark-ye8ro 10 ай бұрын

That rivalry reminds me of Arnold and Sylvester.

@JakesSake 10 ай бұрын

Ronnie and Jay was the best rivalry - you had the greatest of all Time in Ronnie and Jay pushing all them years.

@luigirnotyourbusiness8127 10 ай бұрын

Violence is not the answer, but irl who wins in fight, Kai or Phil?

@jasongtivr6 7 ай бұрын

Ok so low key I feel like Kai never won because of his antics with his hair. If they let someone doing that win it would change the professionalism of the contest. My guess is he would have one at least once if not for that.

@constant123 11 ай бұрын

Where did you get that table?!???!!!

@janverschuren593 10 ай бұрын

Getting in someones head is a important tactick

@AbirZenith 7 ай бұрын

The title is so disrespectful to Jay Cutler and Ronnie Coleman, who have the actual biggest Feud in BodyBuilding

@rowanisaac9603 10 ай бұрын

Imagine Phil vs Kai masters Olympia

@chadrichardthomas 10 ай бұрын

This was a short term rivalry. Green should have won that year imo and likely cost it by his actions but jay and Coleman was the best long term rivalry even if friends.

@StaightJoc 10 ай бұрын

Kai never stood a chance against Phil for the Olympia title. Politics were always in Phil’s favor and he had a more aesthetically pleasing build despite Kai’s undeniably dense and defined muscle. Phil’s claim as the GOAT is also contentious - while he’s remembered fondly now he wasn’t always a fan favorite during his reign. Ronnie Coleman always had the judges and people on his side - he is the true GOAT of the modern era.

@charliegarcia6677 10 ай бұрын

Phil has a better body structure then Ronnie

@MaDFroG88 10 ай бұрын

Great times wooow, recent olympia events sucks!

@znanystreamer9170 9 ай бұрын

Phil's forearms are fucking unreal. What is this size.

@speaktruth3891 10 ай бұрын

nobody can beat phil Heath forearm, he has big bicep on it too...

@moietmesguitares 10 ай бұрын

The best bodybuilding rivalry was Ronnie Vs Jay 💪💪

@martinepeters9891 11 ай бұрын

Did he interview him in prison?

@yitziyyb 11 ай бұрын

Bigger fued than metzner and schwartzenager??

@g.buckieedwards7890 11 ай бұрын

That wasn’t a feud though because Arnold was in another league

@Fabi_87 11 ай бұрын

Yeah bodybuilding was much smaller back then. Arnold was on another level among anyone during his peak too.

@yitziyyb 11 ай бұрын

Don't think you guys know Metzner. You realize he was supposed to win in '80.., over Arnold.

@venicec3310 11 ай бұрын

It was more mentzer hating Arnold, arnold could care less lol

@marcusmajor1780 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, everyone needs to look up the controversy surrounding the 1980 Mr. Olympia. Arnold should have never been allowed to compete, let alone win. He didn't even deserve a top 10 finish.

@JGunit 11 ай бұрын

The art of war

@Bobb45628 10 ай бұрын

Phil’s forearms are just freaky 😳

@khurammeer3114 10 ай бұрын

Glad phil has respect for kai

@88KUNGFUMAN Ай бұрын

Look, Phil has a physique I could simply never attain. Period! But in my opinion, he should have NEVER beaten Kai. Kai was wide and phil was not. In the front and back lat spread Kai had wiped rhe floor with Phil.

@trainzt1476 11 ай бұрын

Biggest ego? People dont know a fucking think about success. This isnt ego , this is confidence at his finest. Learn people instead of hating

@Friendlyfires4985 11 ай бұрын

Didn’t he say at first it was the judges that ruined it not the fans?

@TheFirstAmendment 10 ай бұрын

Kai is known for his eccentric personality, and he may have a unique perspective on various topics. He could be considered a philosopher in his own right and possesses a wealth of knowledge. Additionally, his personal experiences could make him an entertaining guest. Lol, dude may also be a little sus. The dude wears dresses 👗!

@ruue18 11 ай бұрын

Arnold vs. Mentzer?

@davidsoudek 10 ай бұрын

How self absorbed is Phil Heath… I’m the best ever. Dude Dexter Jackson was there when you were in HS and still there holding his own at your 3rd place showing in 2020. 20 Mr. Olympia appearances. Say what you want.. the longevity and success of his career outshines your Sandows.