Dexter Jackson Almost Retired 10 Years Before His Actual Retirement

When Dexter Jackson accepted his ninth-place finish at the 2020 Olympia, it was the conclusion of a 22-year bodybuilding career that many consider one of the greatest ever. The 2008 Mr. Olympia, five-time Arnold Classic winner, and all-time record holder for pro wins (29), joined Dennis James for this week’s episode of “The Menace Podcast.”

[@MrTikdo]

Most consistent bodybuilder still into his 50s true dedication

[@ifbbpronataliacoelho]

21 Olympias! 🏆 Most consistent bodybuilder for sure. Beautiful to see the respect you have for each other. Another great episode! #TMProcks

[@YeahRight825]

Probably the best Dexter Jackson interview ever. DJ, you're awesome, plus the two of you have that real friendship chemistry.

[@Leonstar811]

Dexter very sympatic, absolut Relaxt, down to earth. He looks Great for a Gandpa over 50. Great career.

[@NattyGainz]

Love these interviews Dennis and love how you interview.

[@richb5073]

Living legend. Most Ifbb professional wins ever. Dexter Jackson record will never be broken. Thx DJ for sharing this.

[@operationtruth288]

DJ you are really doing a good job Keep up the good work

[@phantomhawk01]

Dexters mid and lower back is out this world, solid, some bigger guys look like you can fold em in half at the lower back.

[@klote82]

What a great interview! Love dexter, an absolute legend!!

[@smcg1938]

The chemistry was on point. Great interview. Dex is amazing

[@ryanmcemery354]

Albert Beckles won a pro show at 61 years old

[@barnetthejosh]

He wasn’t 61 he was a notorious liar

[@barrykitchen8200]

throughout all those years Dex I admire the most because he know he really understood it was a marathon. Because you hear a lot of guys say that but they get so big so fast they end up blowing their midsection out. And that's just speculation of why that happens obviously thegrowth hormone and insulin and excessive dosages. But that's the name of the game so I'm not knocking it. You have some guys that they don't have the prettiest geneticdisposition of small waist wide shoulders stuff like that. So if they couldn't win on that they had to gain size. first time I picked up a bodybuilding magazines probably 19 years old is approximately about a year after I joined the army in the infantry. And I seen Dex, and truth be told I will overlook him but I always came back to him. Like yeah my thing was the freaks but I always came back to him because he was consistent and just the flow of his body.and also I thought it was a magic trick of him doing the normal standard posing and then all of a sudden doing a most muscular and where did the straps come from LOL. We all know what I'm.looks like the motherfukers are knocking on the door and then you answer the door and they pop up and it's like surprise motherfuker!!

[@NattyGainz]

Dennis looked so disappointed when Dex said he has to cut out his Crystal Light lol

[@devinrivers5808]

😅I thought I was the only one when said that😅I love the cherry limeade crystal light 🤦🏾‍♂️😅

[@joshalmanza129]

“Chronic He-Cups” 😂

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

Albert Beckles won the Niagara Falls at the age of 61. So Dennis James was right.

[@latman1]

I was surprised Dex didn't know that!

[@barnetthejosh]

He wasn’t 61 he was a notorious liar

[@ArmonAdibi]

Dex is a freak insane how body kept so healthy looking and young muscle. I believe the garage training hurt his look how he was saying he could of kept going but health is more important. One of greatest Careers of all time!

[@fazeorocksfazeorocks6956]

Looks Healthy!

[@kenharris8743]

The interviewer asked questions and answers them himself

[@steffenfoll5791]

.....because he was long time in the game...

[@paulthompson8642]

Can't replace hard work with things that vibrate your muscles basically

[@isaiahtonge6955]

Exactly 💯

[@barday21]

Dennis. Just some friendly advice. Your interviewe should do most of the talking 🤫

[@NattyGainz]

2009 Dex was impressive

[@macfonty]

Dex is a true bodybuilding legend! Will be in the history books forever!💪🔥

[@RichardRatner.1972]

Love Dexter, thanks Dennis for this, kindest regards Richard U.K

[@LuisSilva-xi7qq]

Dexter looks fresh. The amount of respect I have for This Grandp… I mean uncle. 😄 He always makes me laugh.

[@manfreakcaharambe942]

hows your libido dex??????? not even trt now???????i wish they would of talked about his C19 experience!!

[@ironheadhooligan]

Awesome podcast.. Loved the episode.... Another cardio session done.. Courtesy of THE MENACE PODCAST

[@davidunoi7099]

DJ is the Joe Rogan of Bodybuilding interviews. Smart. Knowledgeable. Charismatic, and has great rapport with his guests. What a great great interview with one of the legends of the game!

[@rubenvonvirdi9724]

Mr James lets the guests finish talking with his answer and does not constantly interrupt your guest please!

[@petershenouda4010]

This will be the biggest bodybuilding podcast within 6 months.. keep up the good work DJ.. 👌

[@petershenouda4010]

You heard it here first 🔥

[@WilliamBonac82]

Dexter, You are the best Brother! Biggest motivation for us, bodybuilders! 💪🏾 God Bless 🙏🏾

[@xavi4208]

Dexter always had a very aesthetic proportional body in the open class division. He is a true inspiration.

[@collin355]

Dorian Yates said you don't need a trainer either and he won a hell of a lot more Olympia's than Dennis James and Dexter Jackson combined.. Go figure??

[@lbmuscle]

Dennis James never won the Olympia.

[@collin355]

@@lbmuscle No shit Sherlock

[@lbmuscle]

@@collin355 Your response was if Dennis had won an Olympia! DORIAN HAD WON MORE OLYMPIAS THAN DENNIS JAMES AND DEXTER COMBINED. How can you include someone who's never won an Olympia? The only one out the two who won was DEXTER. So the comparison should be between DEXTER and Dorian.

[@collin355]

@@lbmuscle Hey it's a guy that likes to make up ridiculous arguments on Facebook...lol... Like I said hes won more Olympia's than Dennis James and Dexter Jackson combined your correct Dennis James never won the o ... But it doesn't alter the point that I was making.. Reading comprehension goes a long way.. you should try to learn it

[@lbmuscle]

@@collin355 What you said makes absolutely no sense. But ok. I'll leave it there.

[@GerardoGarcia-no2wr]

Can't blame the guy in the garage with the "fancy" sensors. Blade said it was "good for his joints" 💯

[@solidus818]

In Dave palumbo face 😂

[@thenark2379]

one of the best interviews

[@DiMiTri-ys7ei]

Shots fired at Jumbo palumbo

[@iambodybuildingyt221]

Awesome interview but I really don't like alot of older guys opinions they always make it seem like back in there day everything was better and the guys they competed with back then would destroy the guys nowadays which is 9/10 times not the case and is just biased Ronnie, Dexter, Wheeler, Levrone, Robby Robinson, and especially Dorian Yates all fall into this category

[@mikecox6170]

His last O was 91 where he was 13th I believe

[@qxsiN]

Awesome interview! And Dennis the correct name for the internet stars is influencers 😅

[@anthonyk597]

Thanks Dex for a wonderful career. My favourite BB of all time. Only history will show how amazing his competitive career was. Great interview Mr. DJ.

[@M8KES]

The respect Dexter has for Ronnie Coleman is unbelievable 👌

[@KingDFitness]

Your interviewing the guy don’t answer for him, let him talk...

[@TopGuN2207]

Great interview Dexter is a Legend and look how young he looks now being off everything

[@goldenwarrior5664]

Saw dexter had to click immediately 💪

[@Sibusiso_Buthelezi]

Finally the gut secret is out... Thanks to DJ and Dexter 🙏 Now someone please delete this video i wan't to own this secret... 🏋️‍♀️😁😁 I'll be back after few month's to like my own comment... 👍

[@lighthouseedibles3284]

Win any show ......... Unless Ronnie was there. Ahhh. Dex is one of the best ever. Top 10 of all time. . all time.

[@davidvale5096]

2009 DEFINITELY his best . No way in HELL did Branch beat him

[@ricksworlddereaux2397]

Smart Decision,need open a new Chapter in his live over 50s age,maybe concentrate sell Clothes or Nutritions now.👍🇺🇸or open a Gym.

[@danielbowes5970]

Dexters Olympia win was a flood, he’s a little man through and through

[@edenmakiese2800]

I did start to follow bodybuilding fron 2013, so 2016 the Olympia Europe is the best dexter that my eye have seen

[@barrykitchen8200]

I'm experienced the hiccupsto the point where they're painful that lasted for about maybe 2 days with my longest but I've never had it consistently like Dexter. But I did however go to the doctor because of Dexter and it was because of like some kind of bacteria unless they look. And normally they have while I v probiotic bacterias and they were giving me I think it was like 15 or 20. But they're alive.and I did that treatment for about a week. But I really had to tighten up my diet really.and it's not like it was a dirty diet but I would say the clean eating then to the binge-eating of junk and the weekend or like one one day a week. Things like that.to this day I still don't understand the whole severity or the actual reasoning but it is something to do with bacteria in my stomach or my intestines or something

[@kerrydennard4921]

2009 Olympia Dexter should have came in second 100% he was better than 2008

[@markwolfson2023]

Luv Dex! The world has a shortage of people with the kind of confidence he has. Thanks for the interview.

[@jasonfeinman9372]

By the numbers the consistency dexter is the greatest bodybuilder of all time

[@MMAFan20]

Dexter is a terrible person to interview and always comes off lacking being genuine. He's full of it and boring

[@Jaybeast5x]

2009 dex is always looked over because of jay..but that yr was also a phenomenal look for dex

[@TimothyNegron]

DJ let your guest speak.. you over talking Dexter too much..

[@alexdey4643]

Totally agree about having a trainer, the same should be as with the posing.”

[@barnetthejosh]

Al Beckles, lied about his age told people he was older than he actually was.

[@waynebarfield1618]

Not sure why Dennis is arguing trying to convince dex he is gonna just shrink away

[@tboneito]

Dexter don't mind putting himself over..

[@LoveLove-yl3ns]

You can tell his mind is on something else it seem like a woman is in the room trippin with him a ten year apartment now I know him had plenty of cuddy at that spot

[@jd9799]

He will do the masters Olympia 2023, wait and see

[@Tariq888]

The Legend 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@vaughane.560]

True story: I won Dexter’s Pro Show in 2011. I remember him telling me that he had another 1 or 2 season left in him back then. Needless to say I watched him catch a second, third and fourth wind after that.

[@clifflisette]

Albert Beckles won a show at 61 y.o

[@ministert5836]

Al Beckles won the Niagara in 92 when he was 62.

[@PetersonCharlesMONSTAH]

This was a great interview with the blade.

[@saint_ofc]

Dex looking like the police are chasing him 😂

[@BigMike427]

Didn’t like how Dennis did the interview.

[@charlesoakleyjr2617]

I think in 2009 U beat Jay C in MrO

[@dr.h7637]

At: 51:20 Dex got really cringy when he said . If I'm doing TRT I'm gonna go up to 260 again... 😅🤣 he know that was a big overstatement. He's already ON HRT AND TRT ...

[@ricksworlddereaux2397]

That Record gives him a Big Smile...🤣🤣🤣👍but its foolish to think he can win any show with over 50s of age,against huge Young dudes,thats almost impossible,same like Lou Ferigno tried it in 1993...nobody can beat Age...🤣🤣

[@likmeanus1996]

I love Dexter and his great package of 2009 was amazing and definitely his best ever. But he is delusional that i hé said i know that Jay won but i smoked Everyone on that stage. Jay blow everone away that year and it wasn't even close between Jay and Dexter that year. And the only reason he won 2008 was because Jay was off and Dexter knows that. Just wanted to say that , and that takes nothing away from the blade , 29 pro wins , 5 Arnold classics and 1 Olympia. That is sick 💪🏻💪🏻

[@dunderwood4444]

Outstanding podcasts 2 ICONS chopping it up as only King James can do, GANGSTER, Mr. Jackson much love and respect as you Mr. James aka King James Hope you don't find it disrespectful we were calling you King James when you competed way b4 LeBron no disrespect to him, you had the title first Bless up from Brooklyn NY 🙏 Highly COMPACTED informative interview by a IFBB legend, King James is going to attack sports journalism the same way he attacks the weights, God help you networks, King James is coming #TheBlade #KINGJAMES FDA is a fraud, eat clean all, NO SPLENDA OR ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS

[@mrfairprice54]

Honestly, dexter, I was already thinking that when you were preparing when you were training with the new guy in the garage with the strange equipment, so I thought ohhh ohhh that won't turn out well, because you can't reinvent the wheel. above all, never change a running system you know that. anyway, in retrospect, you are always smarter. I wish you and your family only the best. And Thanks for the podcast guys

[@maximumgains6850]

1st view from lucknow India Love U Bigdjames❣❣❣🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸love u The blade jackson..

[@saudalmousa8957]

I would like to know dexter’s opinion about ramy 2020 but unlucky dennis asked him about all body builder except big ramy

[@paulsingh7035]

Dexter the immortal u r very right about Shaun Rhoden coming back to OLYMPIA cos he won't make it!

[@primobolanmagazine5571]

I would have to say Dex is at this point, the greatest Bodybuilder of all time. Although I think the best on-stage physique of all time would be Flex 93 Arnold. Levrone would have to be right there also. You do not see that quality today.

[@fitconnect7467]

Definitely following this podcast. When an experienced bodybuilder like DJ hosts, it's only going to be great. #nobullshit

[@Flow_State1991]

Lets see if dexters products contain artificial sugars. I hope not. Rich piana hated man made sugars but they were in his products. I always wondered and never got chance to find out.

[@jacobdesimone765]

2006 Dex was insane

[@ahmedsgallery3507]

One of the best podcasts ever, thanks for bringing mr o THE BLADE

[@vaskodimoski5690]

Im going to buy one of his products not because I think it will be the best products even though it could be. Im going to buy it because of respect for a man that did the most in body-building history and at the same time being a respectable gentleman of the sport probably the last of his breed congratulations to Dexter enjoy retirement legend for sure you deserve every win and more.

[@barnetthejosh]

One of the best ever

[@gohanson8846]

The Greatest Bodybuilder of all times. No one will EVER beat his record for most shows won!!!

[@GerrySkeptic]

Dexter is a naturally ripped slim guy, the conditioning was easier for him than most which is why he could do so many shows. But, the man is a legend.

[@adisrael.4537]

dex hard work and dedication has proven to be the chemistry and you can't forget him being a down to earth brother, salute my brother,,,,

[@abdurrhmnissawi7487]

It's great interview I like your energy guys but I think jenis speaks too much more the the dexter

[@tyronefitzpatrick4698]

THE BLADE !!!

[@vaibhavsawant7234]

Hey menis ask chad to take care of big ramy's conditioning and his lat spreads an back double

[@jhop43]

Nice to see someone as professional and courteous as Dexter. Dennis, good interviewer as well, natural.

[@Roblo72]

Good show bro

[@jbladi6549]

DJ & DJ you guys are awesome keep doing this kind of podcast so real 👍

[@vaskodimoski5690]

Ramy will win more if he comes in the same at least 2 more. No one around can dethrone him besides phil at 99%

[@mnew4582]

He's still not retired. It got old af hearing it every year for 8 years about retirement. Irrelevant.

[@huntboyrufus]

What he said about Ramy is major!! That’s the same thing they said about Dorian!

[@Charlie_Alpha_Lima]

The Blade!

[@davidmirga647]

Legends