The official winners of the 2016 Bodybuilding Awards.
The judges have already cast their vote at the 2016 Mr. Olympia – now it was time for the FANS to decide who the true best athletes of 2016 really were! From December 1st to December 31st – you all cast your votes in 12 different categories displaying the best of the best. We’ve tallied the votes… and we now have our official winners for the 2016 Bodybuilding Awards.
Click on each category below to see who the people voted victorious in 2016:
Best Male Athlete 2016
Best Female Athlete 2016
Best Arms Of 2016
Best Chest Of 2016
Best Legs Of 2016
Best Back Of 2016
Up-And-Comer Of The Year
Most Improved Bodybuilder 2016
Best Posing Routine 2016
Most Shredded Bodybuilder Of 2016
Guru Of The Year
Personality Of The Year
Best Male Athlete 2016
The best male competitor regardless of division or league within bodybuilding. Results below:
Kai Greene (42.2%)
Phil Heath (23.7%)
Flex Lewis (13.7%)
Jeremy Buendia (6.7%)
Danny Hester (0.9%)
Dexter Jackson (12.9%)
Best Female Athlete 2016
The best female competitor regardless of division. Results below:
Oksana Grishina (30.4%)
Latorya Watts (13.9%)
Juliana Malacarne (14.2%)
Courtney King (26.9%)
Angelica Teixeira (6.9%)
India Paulino (7.6%)
Best Arms Of 2016
The biggest, most bulging biceps. The toughest forearms. The tightest triceps. Results below:
Roelly Winklaar (48.4%)
Phil Heath (17.1%)
Big Ramy (5.6%)
Kai Greene (21%)
Flex Lewis (7.9%
Best Chest Of 2016
Often the favorite of many bodybuilders – here’s the bodybuilder with the very best chest of all. Results below:
Phil Heath (29.4%)
Kai Greene (24.8%)
Dexter Jackson (11.3%)
Big Ramy (18.2%)
Cedric McMillan (16.3%)
Best Legs Of 2016
Never. Skip. Leg Day. These bodybuilders did the seemingly impossible and sculpted the perfect legs that stand out above all others. Results below:
Kai Greene (38.7%)
Branch Warren (8.9%)
Phil Heath (11%)
Ben Pakulski (14.1%)
Steve Kuclo (1.6%)
Big Ramy (25.8%)
Best Back Of 2016
The most mammoth back of 2016. The kind that look like mountains or batwings or Christmas trees. Results below:
Kai Greene (43.8%)
Big Ramy (7.5%)
Phil Heath (29.4%)
Cedric McMillan (6.2%)
Flex Lewis (11.4%)
Danny Hester (1.7%)
Up-And-Comer Of The Year
The new generation keeps creeping up against the current all star titans. It’s time to decide which bodybuilder has the fastest rising star in 2016. Results below:
Dallas McCarver (43.8%)
Nathan De Asha (14.8%)
Josh Lenartowicz (10.6%)
Cody Montgomery (8.1%)
Justin Compton (8.6%)
Arash Rahbar (8%)
Ahmad Ashkanani (6.1%)
Most Improved Bodybuilder 2016
These bodybuilders all have one thing in common: they transformed tremendously over the past year. Which bodybuilder had the most impressive improvement since 2015? Results below:
Roelly Winklaar (36.7%)
Kevin Levrone (16.5%)
Big Ramy (15.1%)
Cedric McMillan (6.5%)
William Bonac (25.2%)
Best Posing Routine 2016
Posing is more than just showcasing your physique – it’s about originality and engaging the audience. So which of these bodybuilders had the most electrifying posing routine of 2016? Results below:
Kai Greene (71.5%)
Oksana Grishina (7.2%)
Cedric McMillan (9.7%)
Tanji Johnson (0.4%)
Hidetada Yamagishi (7.7%)
Guy Cisternino (3.4%)
Most Shredded Bodybuilder Of 2016
These are the driest, grainiest, tight as hell bodybuilders showcasing the most shredded of the bunch in 2016. Results below:
Dexter Jackson (25.7%)
Jeremy Buendia (17.8%)
Flex Lewis (24.5%)
Josh Lenartowicz (13.2%)
Arash Rahbar (5.4%)
Shawn Rhoden (13.3%)
Guru Of The Year
Who was the best guru coaching and molding the top bodybuilders to compete. Results below:
Hany Rambod (39.8%)
Charles Glass (29.6%)
George Farah (17%)
Chris Aceto (13.7%)
Personality Of The Year
Some bodybuilders are popular outside of pure competition – namely because of their larger than life personalities. It’s time to decide who has the best bodybuilding personality of the bunch. Results below:
Kai Greene (25.7%)
Rich Piana (15.8%)
Calum Von Moger (19.7%)
CT Fletcher (12.3%)
Bradley Martyn (9.4%)
Gregg Valentino (3.1%)
Simeon Panda (1%)
Dana Linn Bailey (5.8%)
Martyn “The Nightmare” Ford (0.5%)
Steve Cook (4.2%)
Kali Muscle (2.5%)
Best Male Athlete 2016
Best Female Athlete 2016
Best Arms Of 2016
Best Chest Of 2016
Best Legs Of 2016
Best Back Of 2016
Up-And-Comer Of The Year
Most Improved Bodybuilder 2016
Best Posing Routine 2016
Most Shredded Bodybuilder Of 2016
Guru Of The Year
Personality Of The Year
Best Male Athlete 2016
The best male competitor regardless of division or league within bodybuilding. Results below:
Kai Greene (42.2%)
Phil Heath (23.7%)
Flex Lewis (13.7%)
Jeremy Buendia (6.7%)
Danny Hester (0.9%)
Dexter Jackson (12.9%)
Best Female Athlete 2016
The best female competitor regardless of division. Results below:
Oksana Grishina (30.4%)
Latorya Watts (13.9%)
Juliana Malacarne (14.2%)
Courtney King (26.9%)
Angelica Teixeira (6.9%)
India Paulino (7.6%)
Best Arms Of 2016
The biggest, most bulging biceps. The toughest forearms. The tightest triceps. Results below:
Roelly Winklaar (48.4%)
Phil Heath (17.1%)
Big Ramy (5.6%)
Kai Greene (21%)
Flex Lewis (7.9%
Best Chest Of 2016
Often the favorite of many bodybuilders – here’s the bodybuilder with the very best chest of all. Results below:
Phil Heath (29.4%)
Kai Greene (24.8%)
Dexter Jackson (11.3%)
Big Ramy (18.2%)
Cedric McMillan (16.3%)
Best Legs Of 2016
Never. Skip. Leg Day. These bodybuilders did the seemingly impossible and sculpted the perfect legs that stand out above all others. Results below:
Kai Greene (38.7%)
Branch Warren (8.9%)
Phil Heath (11%)
Ben Pakulski (14.1%)
Steve Kuclo (1.6%)
Big Ramy (25.8%)
Best Back Of 2016
The most mammoth back of 2016. The kind that look like mountains or batwings or Christmas trees. Results below:
Kai Greene (43.8%)
Big Ramy (7.5%)
Phil Heath (29.4%)
Cedric McMillan (6.2%)
Flex Lewis (11.4%)
Danny Hester (1.7%)
Up-And-Comer Of The Year
The new generation keeps creeping up against the current all star titans. It’s time to decide which bodybuilder has the fastest rising star in 2016. Results below:
Dallas McCarver (43.8%)
Nathan De Asha (14.8%)
Josh Lenartowicz (10.6%)
Cody Montgomery (8.1%)
Justin Compton (8.6%)
Arash Rahbar (8%)
Ahmad Ashkanani (6.1%)
Most Improved Bodybuilder 2016
These bodybuilders all have one thing in common: they transformed tremendously over the past year. Which bodybuilder had the most impressive improvement since 2015? Results below:
Roelly Winklaar (36.7%)
Kevin Levrone (16.5%)
Big Ramy (15.1%)
Cedric McMillan (6.5%)
William Bonac (25.2%)
Best Posing Routine 2016
Posing is more than just showcasing your physique – it’s about originality and engaging the audience. So which of these bodybuilders had the most electrifying posing routine of 2016? Results below:
Kai Greene (71.5%)
Oksana Grishina (7.2%)
Cedric McMillan (9.7%)
Tanji Johnson (0.4%)
Hidetada Yamagishi (7.7%)
Guy Cisternino (3.4%)
Most Shredded Bodybuilder Of 2016
These are the driest, grainiest, tight as hell bodybuilders showcasing the most shredded of the bunch in 2016. Results below:
Dexter Jackson (25.7%)
Jeremy Buendia (17.8%)
Flex Lewis (24.5%)
Josh Lenartowicz (13.2%)
Arash Rahbar (5.4%)
Shawn Rhoden (13.3%)
Guru Of The Year
Who was the best guru coaching and molding the top bodybuilders to compete. Results below:
Hany Rambod (39.8%)
Charles Glass (29.6%)
George Farah (17%)
Chris Aceto (13.7%)
Personality Of The Year
Some bodybuilders are popular outside of pure competition – namely because of their larger than life personalities. It’s time to decide who has the best bodybuilding personality of the bunch. Results below:
Kai Greene (25.7%)
Rich Piana (15.8%)
Calum Von Moger (19.7%)
CT Fletcher (12.3%)
Bradley Martyn (9.4%)
Gregg Valentino (3.1%)
Simeon Panda (1%)
Dana Linn Bailey (5.8%)
Martyn “The Nightmare” Ford (0.5%)
Steve Cook (4.2%)
Kali Muscle (2.5%)
Bodybuilding Nominees Breakdown
Best Male Athlete 2016
Phil Heath: having just won his 6th consecutive Mr. Olympia, judges have proclaimed him the best bodybuilding physique in the men’s open division for over six years.
Kai Greene: The Predator won three Arnold Classic competitions this year and while he didn’t compete at Mr. Olympia – he would have given Phil a run for his money.
Flex Lewis: The undisputed king of men’s 212 bodybuilding. He just won his fifth Olympia 212 trophy.
Jeremy Buendia: Jeremy brought Men’s Physique Division to new heights with his shredded physique – winning his third Olympia trophy this year.
Danny Hester: Winner of the first ever Olympia Classic Physique competition – Danny has set the standard for what Classic Physique will look like for years to come.
Dexter Jackson: Dexter yet again proved that age means nothing by winning 4 major pro competitions in 2016 – including the first ever Olympia Europe, Arnold Classic Spain and South Africa, and the New York Pro. Able to knock down even the prime young competitors out there today.
Best Female Athlete 2016
Latorya Watts: With her win at the 2016 Olympia Figure competition she is a now a 2x Olympia champion with no signs of stopping.
Juliana Malacrne: Now a three time winner of the Olympia Women’s Physique and has set the new standard for the ideal aesthetics in this division.
Courtney King: Courtney upended not only Ashley Kaltwasser but also fan favorite India Paulino for her first ever Bikini Olympia win.
Oksana Girshina: She now holds 3 epic wins in the Fitness Olympia competition with her latest victory in 2016 – and also revolutionized what Fitness posing routines should look like.
Angelica Teixeira: Rising through the ranks at breakneck speed – Angelica has already landed a second place position at this year’s Bikini Olympia.
India Paulino: Fan favorite India just placed her highest spot in the Bikini Olympia 2016 – landing 3rd.
Up-And-Comer Of The Year
Nathan De Asha: Nathan came into the pro bodybuilding scene like a hurricane claiming first place spots at the Toronto Pro Supershow and Ferrigno Legacy.
Josh Lenartowicz: Another bodybuilder to suddenly appear out of nowhere – Josh shocked the world placing 3rds at the Arnold Classic 2016 beating out even Branch Warren.
Cody Montgomery: Known now for being one of the youngest bodybuilders to earn his pro card, Cody had a humble showing at Olympia 2016 but shows incredible promise for