FLEX
130 MUSCLE & FITNESS / AUGUST 2019
A great bodybuilder and an even greater human being.
He radiates positive energy and kindness and it is an
absolute pleasure being around him. He inspired me to
be kind and helpful to others (in this selfish sport).I competed in the ‘90s - what many believe to be golden
era of bodybuilding with great competitors such as
Dorian Yates, Ronnie Coleman, Flex Wheeler, Kevin
Levrone, Shawn Ray, Lee Labrada, Nasser El Sonbaty,
Sonny Schmidt, Francis Benfato, Vince Taylor, Charles
Clairmont, Lee Priest, Chris Cormier, Paul Dillet and up
and coming Jay Cutler, Dexter Jackson, Dennis James,
Tony Freeman...etc. To be able to beat any of these great
champions I always had to be at my best and considering
that I was competing in practically every IFBB pro show
that was organised in 1990s (I’ve entered 72 IFBB Pro
shows total) I always had to be in great shape just to
make the top six.I was fortunate enough that with exception of Dorian,
Flex and Shawn I managed to beat all the afore
mentioned greats at one time or another.FLEX: How do you feel bodybuilding has changed
since you began competing?
M.S.: Back in the ‘90s there were sooooo many great
bodybuilders. Great physiques, aesthetics, symmetry,
conditioning and muscularity; enough to make our sport
attractive to watch. Also, back then competitors paid
much more attention to their stage presence and posing
routines. Then came Dorian and everything changed.
By no means would I even attempt to put down Dorian in
any way. He was a revolutionary bodybuilding champion
who was certainly different, and I very much respect him
for his accomplishments and all the discipline and blood
and guts, as he called it, to get him where he was; a six-
time Mr. Olympia champ during the most competitive era
of the sport. But, his shocking appearance at the 1993 Mr.
Olympia, that mindboggling sheer size probably confused
the judges and made them forget what the true judging
criteria in bodybuilding should have been. Size and
conditioning should NEVER be enough to beat the near
physical perfection of many other great competitors.
From that moment on and almost all the way up until
just recently, the most important factor in judging was
conditioned size. All other aspects of judging criteria
were completely forgotten. With Arnold publicly
speaking about that after the 2015 Arnold Classic
I do have hope that will change.FLEX: Finally, since retiring you have opened your
own world class gym, become a much sought-after
personal trainer and designed and released your
own supplement line. How ‘hands on’ were youduring the design and manufacture process of these
products, and what were your goals and inspirations
for wanting to take your career in these directions?
M.S.: After my retirement I started my coaching
business and became a very successful ‘contest
preparation guru’ after I made major transformations
in very short period of time of some famous, seasoned
pros. At the time I had Koloseum Gym in Fullerton that
was becoming the new mecca of bodybuilding as many
top pros came there to train with me. However, since I
left the USA and relocated back to Europe, I continued
mostly with my online coaching business, with some
athletes still coming to Belgrade (Serbia) to train
with me at ‘Fitmania Personal Training Studio’.I have also started my own ‘Milos Sarcev’s Signature
Line’ of sports supplements with the intention to
bring the best quality supplements and different
formulations, not available on the market, based
on my Hyperemia Advantage System Theory. Many
people know that I pioneered the intra-workout
supplementation movement and they are still very loyal
to my formulations. I want to bring my line to the US,
and I hope I will succeed by the end of this year.