The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Toney Freeman fetched a 1st place victory in the Open Division at the 2011 Europa Super Show Dallas Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Texas. IFBB Pro Ed Nunn was awarded with 2nd place. IFBB Pro ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Promoters of the Europa Super Show just released the list of athletes that will compete at the 2011 IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Show of Champions (August 13).
The "So What?": This is IFBB Pro Ed Nunn's first contest of ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Recently Reported: The childhood home of actor, legendary Mr. Olympia and retired IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger was converted to a museum to honor the former California Governor and iconic bodybuilder. Just in time for his 64TH birthday on ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Vaughan Ettienne emerged victorious to claim the winner's spot in the 202 Division at the 2011 Jacksonville Pro Bodybuilding Championships, part of the Dexter Jackson Classic. IFBB Pro Guy Cisternino captured 2nd place. IFBB ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Promoters of the Jaxville Pro just announced the contestants list of athletes that will compete at the 2011 IFBB Jacksonville Pro Bodybuilding Championships (August 6).
202 Class Competitors:
IFBB Pro Ahmad Ahmad
IFBB Pro John Arendsz
IFBB Pro ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Just Announced: Former star of "The Incredible Hulk" TV series and retired IFBB Pro Lou Ferrigno sits down with Screenwriter and Journalist Andrew Oye of MUSCLE INK Magazine for a sports-entertainment feature interview about his latest, larger-than-life role ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, Steve Kuclo won the Super-Heavyweight Class and the Overall Mr. USA Title at the 2011 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships in Las Vegas. Kuclo earned his IFBB Pro card. Also earning pro status: Heavyweight Class winner ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Troy Alves triumphed, winning the Open Division at the 2011 Hartford Pro Bodybuilding Championships, a.k.a. Europa Battle of Champions. Canadian IFBB Pro Marc Lavoie was awarded 2nd place. IFBB Pro Ben White finished in the 3rd ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: The team behind the Battle of Champions just posted the list of athletes that will compete at the 2011 IFBB Hartford Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Connecticut (July 30).
Open Class Competitors:
IFBB Pro Troy Alves
IFBB Pro Grigori ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Widely known as the monstrous, green hero in the 70s TV series "The Incredible Hulk," actor and retired IFBB Pro Lou Ferrigno, 60, returns to the role of action hero as the lead character in a ...
The Item: Career Updates, Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Troy Alves has decided to step onstage at the 2011 IFBB Hartford Pro Bodybuilding Championships, a.k.a. Europa Battle of Champions in Connecticut (July 30).
The "So What?": Troy Alves last competed at the 2010 Olympia, where he didn't ...
The Item: Contest Results, New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Patrick Bernard won the Overall title at the 2011 CBBF Bikini, Figure, Fitness and Elite Bodybuilding Championships in Saskatoon, SK. In turn, Bernard, of Quebec City, earned an IFBB Pro card and the qualification ...
The Item: Contest Results, New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, the 2011 Masters National Bodybuilding Championships awarded a fresh crop of athletes with IFBB Pro League cards. The roster in Pittsburgh was topped by Timmy Gaillard, winner of the Heavyweight Class and the Overall ...
The Item: Legends Update, Career Updates, Special Appearances
The Scoop: Recently Reported: Over the weekend, actor and retired IFBB Pro Lou Ferrigno was the featured guest speaker at the 5th Annual Athens Chamber of Commerce Benefit Dinner in Athens, TN. The hearing-impaired, former star of the TV series "The Incredible ...
The Item: Career Updates, DVD Release
The Scoop: Just Announced: This month, IFBB Pro Mark Dugdale releases his latest DVD titled "Legacy: What Will Your Story Be?" The film's promo material states: "After fourteen years of marriage, seeing his daughters racing towards young womanhood, and with seven years competing as ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Reported: Over the weekend, 2011 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Winner, IFBB Pro Branch Warren was the featured guest poser at his own 2011 Branch Warren Classic Bodybuilding Championships. IFBB Pro Flex Lewis also took the stage for a guest-posing routine at the event in ...
The Item: Special Appearances, Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Just announced: This weekend, 6-time Mr. Olympia, IFBB Pro Dorian Yates will appear at the 2011 Branch Warren Classic Bodybuilding Championships (July 16). Yates will host a seminar at the event hosted by 2011 Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Winner, IFBB Pro Branch Warren ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro League athletes participated in guest-posing appearances at various events. IFBB Pro Jason Huh, IFBB Pro Johnnie Jackson, IFBB Pro Kai Greene and IFBB Pro Ben Pakulski were guest posers at the 2011 NPC Southern States Bodybuilding, Fitness, ...
The Item: Contest Results, New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, new IFBB Pro Durlan Castro earned his pro card by winning the Masters 35+ Heavyweight Class and Masters 35+ Overall titles at the 2011 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding Championships in Teaneck, NJ. The dream ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Announced: In recent weeks, IFBB Pro League athletes made guest-posing appearances at various international bodybuilding events. Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf guest-posed at the 2011 Sports World Classic Bodybuilding Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. The previous weekend, IFBB Pro Victor Martinez ...
The Item: Contest Results, New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Panexce Pierre won the Light-Heavyweight Class and Overall title at the 2011 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Figure, Fitness, Bikini & Physique Championships in Teaneck, NJ. For his win, Pierre was awarded an IFBB Pro ...
The Item: Supplement Sponsorships
The Scoop: Just Announced: Across the globe, IFBB Pro League athletes are entering and exiting sponsorship contacts in the "revolving door" of sports nutrition company deals.. IFBB Pro Ronny Rockel parts ways with Germany-based BBN on July 1, 2011, following three years of sponsored-athlete endorsement. Just ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro League athletes made guest-posing appearances at amateur bodybuilding events from coast to coast. On the west coast, Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro Jay Cutler was the featured guest poser at the 2011 NPC West Coast Classic Bodybuilding Championships ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Al Auguste won 1st place in the 202 Division at the PBW 2011 Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Championships. Auguste was ripped and ready to ascend to the top of the class. A competitor whose overall ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Marius Dohne was crowned the 1st place champion in the Open Division at the PBW 2011 Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Championships. Dohne displayed his signature symmetry, which propelled him ahead of pre-show favorite IFBB Pro ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Competition promoters just released the list of athletes that will compete at the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly 2011 IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Championships (June 25).
Open Class Competitors:
IFBB Pro Khalid Almohsinawi
IFBB Pro Santana Anderson
IFBB Pro Lee ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Shaun Joseph Tavernier rose to a 1st place victory in the 202 Division at the 2011 Toronto Pro Bodybuilding Championships. Tavernier had all the elements - mass, conditioning, shape, proportion - to lead the ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Craig Richardson was awarded 1st place in the Open Division at the 2011 Toronto Pro Bodybuilding Championships, his first pro victory. Added mass and recent buzz carried IFBB Pro Lionel Beyeke to 2nd place. ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Contest organizers just announced the roster of athletes that will contend for honors at the 2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Bodybuilding Championships (June 17).
Open Class Competitors:
IFBB Pro Khalid Almohsinawi
IFBB Pro Santana Anderson
IFBB Pro Lionel Beyeke ...
The Item: Career Updates, Injury Updates, Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Roelly Winklaar announced that he will take off the rest of the IFBB Pro League contest season, which means he will not compete at the 2011 Olympia in Las Vegas (September 16). Winklaar's decision is based ...
The Item: Career Updates, Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Evan Centopani announced that he will not compete at the 2011 Olympia in Las Vegas (September 16). The 29
-year-old has a full life of circumstances off the stage that prevent him from stepping on stage for the ...
The Item: Legends Update, Career Updates, Product Development
The Scoop: Just Announced: Legendary 8-time Mr. Olympia and retired IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman launches an online sports nutrition venture. In a post, Ronnie Coleman clarified, "It's an online nutrition company and not my actual line of supplements, that will be released ...
The Item: Career Updates, Publishing Contract Signings
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Jose Raymond joins Team MD, which also recently signed IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi. IFBB Pro Lionel Beyeke signs an exclusive pub deal with Weider.
The "So What?": A week and a half ago, Jose Raymond won ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Schedule
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Producers of the Chicago FIBO show announced that the event has been canceled, which removes the adjunct bodybuilding competition from the IFBB Pro League contest schedule.
The official announcement reads, "Reed Exhibitions will no longer produce the FIBO POWER ...
The Item: Special Appearances, Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Just Announced: Retired IFBB Pro Shawn Ray hosts another Shawn Ray Muscle Camp this weekend (June 4). The first edition in the southeastern region, the latest event will be held at Powerhouse Gym in Tampa, Florida, from 9am-3pm and features a Q&A ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Jose Raymond was awarded 1st place in the 202 Division at the 2011 New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships. Raymond's grainy conditioning pushed him over the edge in a close race with 2nd place finisher ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Kai Greene garnered a 1st place victory in the Open Division at the 2011 New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships. The crowd at the Tribeca Performing Arts Theater went wild for Greene's mutant-like muscle, which ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Promoters of the New York Pro just announced the list of athletes that will rumble at the 2011 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships at the Tribeca Performing Arts Theater (May 28).
Open Class Competitors:
IFBB Pro Khalid ...
The Item: Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Robert Burneika is prepping for his pro muscle debut at the 2011 New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships this weekend (May 28) at the Tribeca Performing Arts Theater.
"At 14 years old I was introduced to 'the gym,' which I made ...
The Item: Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Jason Huh is preparing to make his professional debut at the 2011 New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships at the Tribeca Performing Arts Theater this weekend (May 28).
"I'm feeling great. I'm looking better than I ever have before a show," ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League News, Contest Schedule
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Some top IFBB Pro League athletes have signed on to compete in the Sheru Classic Asian Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Mumbai, India, on September 25, a week after the 2011 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas. Some ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Announced: A bunch of IFBB Pro League athletes will make appearances at the 2011 BodyPower Expo, one of the UK's leading health, fitness and nutrition expos, this week (May 21-22). At the NEC in Birmingham, competitive bodybuilders will meet-and-greet alongside a long list ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League News
The Scoop: Just announced: This week, the IFBB Pro League management released an Advisory Notice dated May 10, 2011, which announced that the 202 Division will see the weight limit increase from 202 pounds to 212 pounds. The change will officially take effect in ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just reported: Over the weekend, the 2011 IFBB / NPC Pittsburgh Championships featured an all-star, guest-posing lineup that reads like a Who's Who of top-tier IFBB Pro League athletes. The stage barely held the combined weight of Mr. Olympia / IFBB Pro Jay Cutler, ...
The Item: Pro Interview Series
The Scoop: Recently reported: Orlando, Florida played host to a "Hall of Fame Roundtable" that included interviews with and insights from IFBB HOF honorees and retired professional bodybuilders IFBB Pro Shawn Ray, IFBB Pro Kevin Levrone and IFBB Pro Ken Wheeler. Their discussion covered the ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Cedric McMillan rose to a 1st place victory at the 2011 IFBB Pro Europa Show of Champions in Orlando, FL. Florida-based IFBB Pro Marcus Haley posed his way into 2nd place. The Russian giant ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Producers of the Orlando Pro Bodybuilding Championships just announced the competitors list of IFBB Pro League athletes that will square off at the 2011 IFBB Pro Europa Show of Championships in Orlando, FL (April 30).
IFBB Pro Khalid ...
The Item: Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Just reported: Actor, renowned Mr. Olympia and retired IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger is shopping a deal to Hollywood studios that would revive the "Terminator" movie franchise and possibly reprise his role in the action film.
The "So What?": For the fitness ...
The Item: Career Updates, Injury Updates
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Eduardo Correa De Silva announces he will not compete during the 2011 IFBB Pro League contest season due to a triceps tendon injury.
The "So What?": Back in January 2011, I reported in my column Andrew Oye's Pro-Muscle ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League
Legends Update
The Scoop: Just Announced: Actor, author, and legendary IFBB Pro Serge Nubret passed away. (October 6, 1938 - April 19, 2011)
The "So What?": Born in Anse Bertrand, Guadeloupe, Serge Nubret impacted physical culture with one of the most aesthetic physiques to ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, while IFBB Pro Dexter Jackson took the 1st place spot over IFBB Pro Ronny Rockel at the 2011 FIBO Power Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Essen, Germany, former IFBB Pro Hamdullah Aykutlu beat a field of athletes ...
The Item: Special Appearances, Career Updates, Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, several IFBB Pro League athletes made appearances and proclamations at the 2011 FIBO Power Expo in Germany. In the expo crowd were athletes like 8-time Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman, IFBB Pro Vince Taylor, ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, a slew of IFBB Pro League athletes made guest posing appearances at bodybuilding and fitness events from coast to international coast.
Last week, uber-massive IFBB Pro Markus Ruhl was on a tour of Norway, which included autograph signings and ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Dexter Jackson prevailed to garner 1st place at the 2011 IFBB FIBO Power Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Essen, Germany. Fighting his way into 2nd place was IFBB Pro Ronny Rockel. IFBB Pro Roelly Winklaar ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Producers of the German FIBO show just released the contestants roster of IFBB Pro League athletes that will compete at the 2011 IFBB FIBO Power Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Essen, Germany (April 16).
IFBB Pro Nataf Alexandre
IFBB ...
The Item: Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Just reported: Actor, 7-time
Mr. Olympia and retired
IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger will make his Hollywood comeback as an animated superhero in a comic-book and TV series called "The Governator," a nickname that references his real-life, combined identities as a (former) ...
The Item: Legends Update, Career Updates, Publishing Contract Signings
The Scoop: Just announced: Retired IFBB Pro Kevin Levrone joins Team MD, which currently includes IFBB Pro Shawn Ray, IFBB Pro Flex Wheeler, 8-Time Mr. Olympia / IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman, 8-Time Mr. Olympia / IFBB Pro Lee Haney, 6-Time Mr. ...
The Item: Legends Update/Special Achievement
The Scoop: Just Announced: This month, legendary 8-time Mr. Olympia and retired IFBB Pro Lee Haney was honored by the Georgia State Senate for his extensive work and achievements in the health and fitness industry.
The "So What?": The formal resolution from the Georgia State ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Ronny Rockel was crowned the 1st place winner of the 2011 IFBB Mr. Europe Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Madrid, Spain. Taking 2nd place, as he did at last week's British Grand Prix, was IFBB ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Organizers of the Mr. Europe contest just released the contestants roster of IFBB Pro League athletes that will compete at the 2011 IFBB Mr. Europe Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Madrid, Spain (March 26).
IFBB Pro Serdar Aktolga
IFBB ...
The Item: Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Just reported: Hollywood movie star, legendary Mr. Olympia and IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to announce specifics about his new TV series at the 2011 MIPTV Media Market in Cannes, France. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Details of the project, which ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro James Flex Lewis claimed the winner's spot in the 202 Division at the 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championships. The solid-wheeled Welshman rolled over the field. Stocked IFBB Pro John Hodgson was ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Branch Warren was declared the champion of the Open Division at the 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championship over the weekend. With his freakish thickness, Warren barreled over the likes of tenacious IFBB Pro Roelly ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Sami Al Haddad won the 90 kg Class and Overall title at Joe Weider's Mr. Olympia Euro Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, which was held in conjunction with the IFBB British Grand Prix and Fitness Expo Weekend. His ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: The team behind the Brit Grand Prix just posted the competitors list of IFBB Pro League athletes that will battle at the 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championships in London, England (March 19-20).
Open Class Competitors: ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf was named the winner of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championships over the weekend. Wolf had a physique high on conditioning and aesthetics to take the win. IFBB Pro Johnnie Jackson came in ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just announced: Promoters of the Aussie Grand Prix just released the competitors list of IFBB Pro League athletes that will face-off at the 2011 IFBB Australian Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Melbourne, Australia this weekend (March 12).
Following is ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Branch Warren was crowned the winner of the 2011 IFBB Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Bodybuilding Championships in Columbus, OH. At Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Warren flexed his way above IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf who was awarded ...
The Item: Legends Update, Special Appearances, Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Just Announced: Legendary 8-time Mr. Olympia and retired IFBB Pro Lee Haney joins an all-star roster of IFBB Pro League athletes at the Legends of Bodybuilding Superstar Seminar, which will be held at Bev Francis' Powerhouse Gym in Syosset, NY, ...
The Item: Legends Update, Bodybuilding Industry News
The Scoop: Just reported: Hollywood movie star, 7-time Mr. Olympia and IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger is being immortalized. According to the Lewiston Tribune, "A 9-foot-tall statue depicting Arnold Schwarzenegger at the height of his bodybuilding career has received a final critique by the ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Evan Centopani emerged as the winner of the 2011 IFBB FLEX Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Santa Monica, CA. At the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Centopani was well conditioned and managed to edge out his ...
The Item: IFBB Powerlifting Contest
The Scoop: Recently Announced: To silence critics of his Pound-4-Pound Challenge win at the 2010 Olympia Weekend Expo in Las Vegas, IFBB Pro Derik Farnsworth issued an open challenge to any takers for a showdown at the 2011 IFBB FLEX Pro Bodybuilding Championships in Santa ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Promoters of the FLEX Pro just released the competitors list of IFBB Pro League athletes that will contend at the 2011 IFBB FLEX Pro Bodybuilding and Figure Championships in Santa Monica, CA this weekend (February 19).
Fouad ...
The Item: Legends Update, Entertainment Industry News
The Scoop: Just reported: Hollywood action movie star, 7-time Mr. Olympia and IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger is hungry for the shine of the silver screen after a long break from leading roles. Yesterday (February 10), Schwarzenegger posted online that he is ready for ...
The Item: Career Updates, Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Reported: IFBB Pro Silvio Samuel has been spotted training in the gym again. With hopes of stepping on stage in the 2011 IFBB Pro League contest season, Samuel is back under the wing of his coach, pro trainer Charles Glass. "We've ...
The Item: Career Updates, Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Dennis Newman is considering a return to the professional bodybuilding stage. A week ago, Newman made an appearance at the L.A. Fit Expo, where he announced his goal to train in preparation for a newly added event on ...
The Item: Legends Update, Fitness Industry News
The Scoop: Recently reported: Action movie star, 7-time Mr. Olympia, former California governor and IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger paid tribute to Jack LaLanne at the memorial service of the late fitness pioneer this week (February 1).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Schwarzenegger ...
The Headline: MR. OLYMPIA AND IFBB PRO RONNIE COLEMAN PROCURES NEW PUBLISHING CONTRACT
The Item: Career Updates, Publishing Contract Signings
The Scoop: Just announced: The legendary 8-time Mr. Olympia and retired IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman signs with Team MD. According to the official announcement, the man who redefined the limits ...
The Item: Legends Update, Career Updates, Special Achievement
The Scoop: Recently reported: Hollywood actor and legendary IFBB Pro Lou Ferrigno appeared at the Los Angeles Fitness Expo over the weekend.
With 40 years in the bodybuilding game, 59-year-old Ferrigno maintains his passion for the sport out of necessity. "It made ...
The Item: Career Updates
The Scoop: Recently reported: IFBB Pro Eduardo Correa De Silva is considering a move from competing in the 202 Division to the Open Division. Launched in 2008, the IFBB Pro League 202 Class gives smaller or lighter-weight pro bodybuilders the opportunity to compete on a more ...
The Item: Career Updates, Special Appearances, Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Recently announced: IFBB Pro Jay Cutler makes a special appearance at the Los Angeles Fitness Expo this weekend (January 29). The reigning Mr. Olympia joins other athletes, celebs and fans at the L.A. Convention Center for a barrage of sports, ...
The Item: Career Updates / Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Kai Greene makes a special appearance in Dubai this week (January 25-27). Known for his attention-grabbing stage routines, the two-time Arnold Classic Champion will host a seminar called "Guide to Bodybuilding and Posing."
The "So What?": This ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League News/Contest Schedule
The Scoop: Recently Announced: The IFBB Pro League has released its schedule of professional bodybuilding events for the 2011 contest season.
The "So What?": The IFBB Pro League 2011 contest schedule includes about five new events, starting with the season kickoff ...
The Item: Career Updates / Radio Show News
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Bob Cicherillo has left his co-host seat next to Dan Solomon at Pro Bodybuilding Weekly, widely regarded as the granddaddy of bodybuilding talk radio shows. When PBW returns for its seventh season next week (January 24), ...
The Item: Career Updates
The Scoop: Standing at 6'3" and stomping in at 280 lbs., WBFF Pro Frank Budelewski is a really big dude who has faced some really big obstacles in life. But he took giant leaps over those hurdles to return to competitive bodybuilding. I conducted a feature ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Roelly Winklaar signs an exclusive sponsorship contract with BSN. "Roelly's mix of size, conditioning and an undeniably freaky aesthetic made a lot of people around the sport take notice, and BSN was no exception," reads the company's announcement. ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Competitors List
The Scoop: Just Announced: Organizers of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Arnold Sports Festival just released the competitors list of invitees that will compete at the
2011 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH (March 5).
Fouad Abiad
Evan Centopani
Toney Freeman
Dexter Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Victor ...
The Item:
Career Updates
The Scoop: Recently announced: IFBB Pro Phil Heath announces his decision not to compete at the 2011 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH (March 5). Instead, Heath will give his total attention to preparing for the 2011 Mr. Olympia contest in Las Vegas, NV (September 17). Heath ...
The
Item:
Career
Updates
The
Scoop:
Recently
Reported: IFBB Pro
Roland
Cziurlok may return to the competitive bodybuilding stage at
the 2011
IFBB Pro World Masters Bodybuilding Championships, an invitational contest
scheduled for
December 10, 2011, in Miami, FL.
Cziurlok says he has resumed a regular training schedule in preparation ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League News/Contest Schedule
The Scoop: Recently Announced: The IFBB Pro World Masters Bodybuilding Championships makes its return to the IFBB Pro league contest schedule in 2011. The invitation-only event is slated for December 10, 2011, in Miami, FL.
The "So What?": Reports and rumors about previously ...
The Item: Special Appearances, Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Hall of Fame Member and retired
IFBB Pro Shawn Ray hosts the 2nd Annual Shawn Ray Muscle Camp at Diamond Gym in Maplewood, New Jersey this weekend (December 11). The camp's perks include a Q&A session, a raffle, gift bags ...
The Item: Contest Results, New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Recently Announced:
Mirsad Terzo won the 90 kg Class at the 2010 Juliette Bergmann Classic Bodybuilding Championships, which was held at the Forties Theatre in Schiedam, Holland. Earning IFBB Pro League athlete status, Terzo overtook a fellow European Championships ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Recently Announced: William Bonac was named the Overall winner at the 2010 Juliette Bergmann Classic Bodybuilding Championships in Holland. Bonac's physique is well proportioned and his display of boulder biceps and separated mass took him to the top of the ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League News/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Recently Reported: In an effort to clarify questions raised by physique competitors, organizers of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Arnold Sports Festival posted a statement explaining that Arnold Amateur division winners are not automatically granted IFBB Pro League cards.
According to ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Mohammed Touri was crowned the Overall winner at the 2010 IFBB World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. A striking combination of well-balanced mass and skin-thin conditioning, Touri, from Morocco, won the 100 kg Class ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Richard "Tricky" Jackson was named the winner of the 2010 IFBB Sacramento Pro Bodybuilding Championships. At the Crest Theater, Jackson attacked with good shape and strong stage presence to topple the competition. Finishing in ...
The Item: Career Updates, Publishing Contract Signings
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro
Dennis Wolf ends his exclusive publishing contract with AMI/Weider and re-signs with MD. According to sources, Wolf says, "I regretted leaving. I am so glad to be back."
The "So What?": It seems like just yesterday (a ...
The Item: Legends Update/Career Updates
The Scoop: Athlete to Andrew: Legendary for his classically proportioned physique, IFBB Pro Francis Benfatto is pondering his path back to the competitive bodybuilding stage. I recently conducted an in-depth interview with Benfatto for MUSCLE INK Magazine. In the feature article titled, "IFBB Pro Francis ...
The Item: Career Updates/Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, retired IFBB Pros
Dorian Yates,
Shawn Ray and Gunter Schlierkamp traveled to Yekaterinburg, Russia, for a VIP guest appearance at the 2010 Russian National Championships. In his welcome message, Anton Girenko-Kotsuba, Vice-President of AFBF in the Ural region, ...
The Item: Career Updates, Special Appearances
The Scoop: Recently announced:
IFBB Pro Vinny Galanti is scheduled to be a guest poser at the 1st Annual Bill Grant Atlantic City Classic Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships at the Trump Taj Mahal on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, on Saturday (October ...
The Item: Legends Update, Career Updates, Special Appearances
The Scoop: Recently announced: Actor and retired IFBB Pro Lou Ferrigno will be a featured guest speaker at East Tennessee State University this week (October 21). In conjunction with Disability Awareness Month, the school's Disability Services and Multicultural Affairs groups organized a ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend,
Robert Burneika was named the Overall title winner at the 2010 NPC
National Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships, dubbed "Hotlanta Posedown" in Atlanta, GA. Standing 5'9" and competing at about 253 lbs., Burneika brought a ...
The Item: Career Updates/Special Appearances
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Over the last two weekends, IFBB Pro League athletes hit the guest-posing circuit, providing intermission entertainment at NPC contests across the country.
IFBB Pro Gunter Schlierkamp hit the stage at the NPC Washington Ironman Championships.
IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf posed at ...
The Item: Career Updates, Special Guest Appearances
The Scoop: Recently announced:
IFBB Pro Phil Heath travels overseas for an Australian tour. Heath's 2010 Australia appearance schedule:
October 9 - NT Championships in Darwin
October 16 - Victorian Championships in Melbourne
October 17 - Queensland Championships in Sunshine Coast
October 23-24 ...
The Item: Career Updates, Special Appearances, Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Recently announced: Over the weekend, four-time
Mr. Olympia and
IFBB Pro Jay Cutler made a tour stop in Toronto, Canada. In addition to a guest-posing performance,
Cutler hosted a seminar where he shared training tips with his fans. Also in ...
The Item:
Expanded Event Coverage/Contest Results
2010 OLYMPIA
Las Vegas threw a birthday bash for the Olympia, which celebrated its 45th Anniversary over the weekend (September 24-25, 2010). The fitness and physique world's best athletes got together to party like college kids and to battle like warriors in their respective ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results Bulletin
The Scoop: Just Announced: On September 25, 2010, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV, IFBB Pro Jay Cutler was crowned the 2010 Mr. Olympia, earning his fourth Sandow trophy. Presenting Cutler with a formidable challenge was his good friend and ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Stan McQuay marched his way into the 1st place winner's slot at the IFBB Detroit Pro Bodybuilding Championships held in Michigan. McQuay managed to forge ahead of Daryl Gee, who finished in 2nd place. ...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLD MAN OLYMPIA
The fitness and physique world is gearing up for the 2010 Olympia Weekend (September 24-25). The industry will gather in Las Vegas to celebrate a birthday - specifically the 45th Anniversary of The Olympia.
Allegedly, the Olympia promoters are pulling out all the stops and ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Ronny Rockel reigned supreme at the first edition of the IFBB Mr. Europe Pro Bodybuilding Championships held in Madrid, Spain. Rockel came to the stage at 5'6" and 225 lbs. of solid muscle. His ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Lee Banks took top honors at the 2010 IFBB North American Bodybuilding and Figure Championships in Cleveland, OH. The Open Division's overall battle pit Heavyweight Class Winner Banks against the other class winners: Abbas Khatami ...
The Item:
Publishing/Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Ben Pakulski signs a publishing contract with Weider/AMI. Of the signing, Pakulski says, "It gives me motivation to work even harder this off-season so that when I step onstage, I won't have any weak areas."
The "So What?": Rakulski ...
The Item: TV Appearance
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Yesterday, IFBB Pro League athletes and Olympia contenders Dexter Jackson, Phil Heath, Dennis Wolf, Kai Greene and Hidetada Yamagishi were featured on the TV show "SportsNation," which airs on the sports cable network ESPN2. On the show, the IFBB Pros promoted the ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Santana Anderson was victorious in Saskatoon, SK, emerging as the Heavyweight Winner and Overall Champion at the 2010 Canadian National Bodybuilding Championships. As a result, the 5'7", 215-pound real estate agent earned his IFBB Pro card. Along with ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, new IFBB Pro Seth Feroce was awarded the 1st place spot in the 202 Division at the 2010 Europa Super Show in Dallas, Texas. Surprisingly, the rookie topped veteran IFBB Pro League athletes Jaroslav Horvath (2nd ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, new IFBB Pro Essa Ibrahim Hassan-Obaid was victorious at the 2010 Europa Super Show in Dallas, Texas. At 5'8" and 250 lbs., Obiad was in great condition with enough detail on his frame to grab 1st ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Cedric McMillan is preparing to make his highly anticipated debut on the professional bodybuilding stage this weekend at the 2010 Europa Super Show in Dallas, Texas (August 14). In a speech at a guest-posing event in South Carolina last ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Special Events
The Scoop: Recently announced: Once again, bodybuilding fans will get the chance to peek at the gym methods of IFBB Pro League Athletes at the 2010 Europa Super Show in Dallas, TX, this weekend (August 14). The "Watch the Pros Train" event occurs ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro David Henry dominated the field to command a 1st place finish in the 202 Division at the 2010 Jacksonville Pro Bodybuilding Championships, part of the Dexter Jackson Classic. IFBB Pro Jaroslav Horvath took 2nd ...
The Headline: HIDETADA YAMAGISHI VOWS TO COMPETE AT THE 2010 OLYMPIA
The Item: Injury Updates/Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi vows to step on stage and compete at the 2010 Olympia in Las Vegas next month. A few weeks ago, the ambitious Yamagishi suffered a ...
The Item: Contest Results
/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend in Las Vegas, Jason Huh won both the Super-Heavyweight Class and the Overall Title of Mr. USA at the 2010 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships. A 5'8"', 250-pound, 25-year-old Florida resident, Huh is a thick ...
The Item: Contest Results/New IFBB Pro League Cards
The Scoop: Over the weekend, the 2010 Masters National Bodybuilding Championships awarded a new set of athletes with IFBB Pro League cards. Leading the pack in Pittsburgh was Jerome Ferguson, winner of the Super-Heavyweight Class and the Overall 40+ title. Also earning ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Jose Raymond was crowned the winner of the 202 Division at the 2010 Hartford Pro Bodybuilding Championships, a.k.a. Europa Battle of Champions. Surprisingly, the 2008 Mr. Olympia 202 David Henry placed 2nd in his first competition ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Ed Nunn battled his way to a victory at the 2010 Europa Battle of Champions in Hartford, Connecticut. Nunn was ripped and balanced, which resulted in his 1st place finish in the Open Division. Right behind ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Special Events
The Scoop: Recently announced: Bodybuilding fans have the opportunity to pick up gym tips from IFBB Pro League Athletes at the 2010 Europa Battle of Champions Show in Hartford, CT, this weekend (July 24). "Watch the Pros Train" will take place in a ...
The Item: Injury Updates
/Career Updates
The Scoop: IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi suffered a quad injury prior to the 2010 Tampa Bay Pro Bodybuilding Championship over the weekend. While he soldiered through the morning Prejudging portion of the contest, Yamagishi was ultimately forced to withdraw from appearing on stage at ...
The Item: Legends Update
/Special Achievement
The Scoop: Over the weekend, 8-time Mr. Olympia and former IFBB Pro Lee Haney was honored with the Ben Weider Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 Tampa Bay Pro Bodybuilding Championships. An IFBB Hall of Fame member, Haney was a Joe Weider-sponsored athlete for ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Jose Raymond was named the winner of the 202 Division at the 2010 Tampa Bay Pro Bodybuilding Championships. A super-thick Raymond took 1st place, while Hungarian Steve Namat placed 2nd, displaying classic shape and a great ...
The Item: IFBB Pro League Contest Results
The Scoop: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Ben White flexed his way to a victory in the Open Division at the 2010 Tampa Bay Pro Bodybuilding Championships. At 5'8" and about 250 lbs., White took 1st place, using his mass to out-muscle a ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Jose Raymond is prepping to compete at the upcoming 2010 IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Championships (July 17). Raymond was last seen at the New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships in May, where he placed 2nd in the 202 Division. "I ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Richard "Tricky" Jackson is training to hit the competition stage at the upcoming 2010 IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Championships (July 17). It turns out slick Tricky is stirring up a little trouble in the process. In a training video ...
The Item: Supplement Sponsor Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Phil Heath signs a supplement sponsorship contract with MuscleTech. "Well, the cat is out of the bag," Heath writes in a post that preceded the official announcement. "I will be meeting with MuscleTech today to finalize my new ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Marius Dohne will sit out the remainder of the 2010 IFBB Pro League contest season with intentions of hitting the stage in 2011 as a better version of himself. I conducted a feature interview with the rookie pro known ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Brandon Curry is preparing to make his debut on the pro stage at the 2010 IFBB Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Championships (July 17). "Training is going well as it's one of my favorite times of the day," says Curry in ...
The Item: Injury Updates/Career Updates
The Scoop: Recently Reported: IFBB Pro Silvio Samuel received hospital treatment, reportedly for an upper respiratory infection. Speculation about additional health issues (and non-renewal of sponsorship contracts) is prompting discussions that the 34-year-old bodybuilder may step away from the competitive stage for some time, if ...
The Item: Injury Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Just Reported:
IFBB Pro Zack Khan underwent surgery yesterday, June 10, after suffering an injury that involved the complete detachment of the tendons above both knees. Khan's tendon tears occurred while he was hack squatting in the gym. This injury may postpone his ...
The Item: Special Appearances
The Scoop: Just reported: IFBB Pros Toney Freeman, Dennis Wolf and Dennis James just returned to their respective homes from a special trip to Kuwait. Last week, FLEX Magazine followed the Olympia contenders to document training, appearances, and Middle Eastern bodybuilding culture for a forthcoming feature ...
The Item: Publishing/Magazine Contract Signings
The Scoop: Recently reported: IFBB Pro Peter Putnam, along with IFBB Pro figure competitor Jessica Paxson-Putnam, was released from an exclusive magazine contract with publishing company Weider/AMI. The Putnams were the first husband-and-wife team signed by Weider and were often featured as a "golden couple" ...
The Item: Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Recently announced: This weekend, Muscular Development magazine hosts the
MD Superstar Seminar at Bev Francis' Powerhouse Gym in Syosset, NY on June 6. The educational seminar dispenses information about the sport of bodybuilding to athletes.
The Tentative Schedule:
12:00 - 12:30 Introduction
12:30 - ...
The Item: IFBB League News/Contest Schedule Addition
The Scoop: IFBB Pro Zack Khan joins a team of promoters to re-launch the IFBB British Grand Prix Bodybuilding Championships. "I'm thrilled to announce that in March 2011 in Birmingham, the team of Neil Hill, current UKBFF British Champion Zack Khan and myself ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Reported: Winner of the 2009 World's Strongest Bodybuilder Challenge, IFBB Pro Johnnie Jackson has announced that he will not defend the title at the 2010 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas in September. The challenge awards cash prizes for the highest lifts: bench ...
The Item: Career Updates
The Scoop: Recently Reported: Retired IFBB Pro Christian Lobarede continues to support competitive bodybuilding in his native Chile. He hosts the Lobarede Classic, which has featured celebrated IFBB Pros like Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler as guest posers. This year, Lobarede is training Chile's team ...
The Item: Career Updates
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Retired IFBB Pro Gunter
Schlierkamp says he is considering a return to the competitive bodybuilding stage. With a contest weight of 280 lbs. and an off-season weight of 300 lbs., the 6'2" German beast competed for about 16 years. He left the ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Kevin English won 1st place in the 202 Division at the New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships. The uber-dense and crisp English is holding on to his domination of this division; however, it looked as though 2nd place ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro
Roelly Winklaar pulled off a victory in the Open Division at the New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships. At 5'7" and 247 lbs., Winklaar displayed a complete physique, bringing just the right balance of mass and conditioning to ...
The Item: Career Updates
/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Mike Van Wyck is preparing to make his debut on the pro stage at the 2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships (May 8). "I'm thrilled to see what kind of impact I can make and what kind ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Mark Sheridan is in Oxford, England, preparing for a comeback to the competitive stage at the 2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships (May 8). The word is the British powerhouse has been to Former Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates' ...
The Item:
Publishing/Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi signs a publishing contract with
MuscleMag International. "I'm very excited to be a part of the team. I just did my first photo shoot as a contract athlete, so I will see you in the MuscleMag pages ...
The Item: Publishing/Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Kai Greene signs an exclusive publishing contract with Weider Publications. "I'm excited and I feel many steps closer to the goals that I dream about," Greene says. "To become a Weider athlete and be a part of the Weider ...
The Item: Publishing/Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Phil Heath signs a multi-year contract extension with Weider Publications, continuing a business relationship that began five years ago. "We are thrilled that Phil has decided to sign an extension with
Weider Publications," says
FLEX Editor-In-Chief
Allan Donnelly. "He's ...
The Item:
Publishing/Magazine Contract Signings
The Scoop: Recently reported: IFBB Pros Dexter Jackson, Toney Freeman and Kai Greene have exited their respective exclusive magazine contracts with publishing companies. The word is Jackson and Freeman are no longer tied to Weider's FLEX Magazine and Greene is no longer a member of ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Bob Cicherillo signs a deal to be a pitchman for BSN Nutrition. While Cicherillo will no longer be the front man for the bodybuilding site he repped for seven years, fans will still hear the 45-year-old mouthpiece's distinctive ...
The Item: Career Updates/Special Appearance/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Ben Pakulski will be a featured guest poser at the 2010 NPC Charlotte Cup Bodybuilding & Figure Championships on Saturday (April 24). The big Canadian will join a slew of other pro bodybuilders appearing at the North Carolina ...
The Item:
Career Updates/Special Appearance/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Marius
Dohne will be one of the featured guest posers at the 2010 NPC Charlotte Cup
Bodybuilding & Figure Championships in Charlotte, NC, on Saturday, April 24. First, Dohne makes a pit stop this week at the IFBB ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend,
IFBB Pro Eduardo Correa clinched the 1st place spot in the 202 Division at the Europa Orlando Pro Show of Champions. The cut-up Brazilian was ripped and ready, and he was favored heading into the competition. The 2nd place ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi pulled off a victory in the Open Division at the Europa Orlando Pro Show of Champions. The 5'5", 220-pounder had improved his sharpness from last month's Arnold Classic, where he placed 8th. Taking 2nd place ...
The Item:
Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: 202 Division IFBB Pros are prepping to do battle at the Europa Orlando Pro Show of Champions this weekend (April 17). Two of the front-runners include IFBB Pros
Jose Raymond and
Eduardo Correa. The rest of the 202 lineup includes IFBB Pros ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro James "Flex" Lewis has decided not to compete during the 2010 contest season. "It was a hard choice because I'm a very competitive person," says Lewis. "But with the support of my wife, nutritionist Neil Hill and my sponsors, ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Roelly Winklaar signs an exclusive contract with Muscular Development Magazine. Referring to Winklaar as "the surprise breakout new star, the new kid on the block, and our Pro Rookie of the Year," MD's press announcement states: "We are proud ...
The Item: Career Update/DVD Release
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Kai Greene releases his new DVD titled
"Kai Greene - A New Breed - Vol. 1 Overkill." Greene's first bodybuilding documentary film, "
Overkill" is the first release in the "New Breed" trilogy. The flick follows his inspirational and ...
The Item: Career Update/DVD Release
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro
David Henry releases his latest DVD project titled "David Henry - Beyond Motivated," a massive 2-DVD, 6-hour set that shows Henry as a highly driven and, yes,
motivated individual who constantly strives for perfection. Whether his focus is on ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Craig Richardson signs a deal with Maximum Human Performance to rep its product line of sports nutrition supplements. Richardson joins a roster of sponsored athletes that includes IFBB Pros Victor Martinez and Richard "Tricky" Jackson.
The "So What?": ...
ARNOLD SPORTS FESTIVAL: WOMEN'S AND AMATEUR EVENT RESULTS
The women of the Arnold Sports Festival brought the variety of their competitive physique divisions to the Veterans Memorial stage in Columbus. In women's bodybuilding, Iris Kyle and Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia led a lineup of 14 competitors hunting for a share of $55,500 ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: USA's IFBB Pro Kai Greene was selected as the winner of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Championships over the weekend, using mass and musculature to top the field. With a ripped mid-section and great symmetry, USA's Dexter Jackson placed 2nd ...
The Item: Arnold Classic 2010 Results Bulletin
The Scoop: On March 6, 2010, at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, OH, IFBB Pro Kai Greene was crowned the overall winner of the 22nd Annual Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Championships, making it two in a row. Young phenom Phil Heath placed 2nd ...
The Scoop: Fitness and fun for all ages, the world's largest multi-sport fitness event - the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival - is upon us. This coming weekend, the international sports and fitness community will converge on Columbus, Ohio to witness and participate in 44 sports and events (March 4-7).
The ...
The Item: Career Update/DVD Release
The Scoop: Athletes to Andrew: I caught up with IFBB Pro Mark Dugdale to get the scoop on his latest DVD titled "Mark is Numero 202," which chronicles Dugdale's journey to the 202 Showdown at the 2009 Olympia. It covers his training, new contest diet ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Melvin Anthony won the Open Division of the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show in Mesa, Arizona. The 5'8", 242-pound posing showman delivered full, well-conditioned shape to leap into the 1st place spot. Finishing in 2nd ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: In a recent radio interview, IFBB Pro Evan Centopani announced that he has opted not to compete in any bodybuilding contests during the 2010 season. Centopani plans to return for his second showing on the Pro Muscle Stage at the 2011 ...
The Item: Career Updates/Supplement Co. Contract Changes
The Scoop: Recently Reported: It seems IFBB Pros Melvin Anthony and Gustavo Badell have been released from their exclusive endorsement contracts with sports nutrition company MuscleTech. The MuscleTech Team list on the company's website has been trimmed. The parting of ways between a ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro DeShaun Grimez is preparing for the muscle battle in the Valley of the Sun at the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show in Mesa, Arizona (February 20). Grimez is under the contest-prep tutelage of trainer Chris Aceto, along ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Tarek Elsetouhi is getting his physique ready to compete at the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show in Mesa, Arizona (February 20). Elstehoui is receiving contest-prep advice from trainer Chris Aceto, who is also advising IFBB Pros Troy ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Troy Alves is prepping to do some damage onstage at the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show in Mesa, Arizona (February 20). The owner of a local sports nutrition shop, Alves shoulders both the support and the pressure ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Melvin Anthony is preparing to make his way to the muscle melee at the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show in Mesa, Arizona (February 20). From the looks of the contestant lineup at the first pro show of ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi is prepping to hit the stage at the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show (February 20). Yamagishi has been spotted busting iron at Gold's Gym Venice with a new trainer in his corner. Is an overall ...
The Item: Pro Seminar
The Scoop: Recently announced: This weekend, Muscular Development magazine hosts the MD Superstar Seminar at Bev Francis' Powerhouse Gym in Syosset, NY on February 6. The seminar is a free, informative event where athletes gain knowledge about the sport of bodybuilding.
The Tentative Schedule:
12:00 ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Signing.
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro and three-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler signs an exclusive contract with Muscular Development magazine. "I signed Jay to MD, again changing the course of history, not only for MD, but for the world of bodybuilding — and ensuring that ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop: Recently Announced: IFBB Pro Toney "X-Man" Freeman confirms that he is preparing to compete at the IFBB Phoenix Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness Show in Mesa, Arizona (February 20). Freeman says he wants to continue his winning streak in Arizona and then aim for ...
The Item: Bodybuilding/Fitness Industry Event
The Scoop: Recently Announced: The Los Angeles Fitness Expo hits the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend (January 23-24). One of California's largest bodybuilding and fitness events, the LA Fit Expo will offer bodybuilding fans and fitness fiends over 250 exhibits showing off the latest ...
The Item:
Career Up date/Powerlifting Competition
The Scoop:
J
ust Announced: IFBB Pro Ben "Showstopper" White will lift heavier weights than usual for your typical bodybuilder when he competes at a powerlifting meet at Alpin Haus Fitness in Amsterdam, NY, January 16. White will compete for the first time in ...
The Item: Contest Protocol Update
The Scoop: Just announced: The National Physique Committee will increase the number of IFFB pro cards issued at the 2010 NPC USA Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships in Las Vegas, NV (July 31). Up from 3 in 2009, the judges at the 2010 USAs will ...
The Item: IFBB League News/Contest Schedule Addition
The Scoop: Just Announced: FLEX Magazine, Ultimate Nutrition and the IFBB Pro League have teamed up to bring pro bodybuilding back to the Mecca of Muscle. The new FLEX Pro Bodybuilding and Figure Championships is scheduled for February 26, 2011, in Los Angeles, ...
The Item: Career/Competition Updates
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro
Silvio Samuel has decided to forgo competing at the 2010 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Championships (March 6). The 5'7", 223-pound Brazilian-Nigerian, who recently guest posed in Bahrain, has set his sights on the Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships (July 16-17) to ...
The Item: Supplement Company Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced: IFBB Pro Dennis Wolf joins Team BSN Nutrition. According to a company press release, "With his massive frame and obvious genetic gifts, Dennis already possesses the kind of physique bodybuilders the world over aspire to achieve, yet his pursuit of ...
The Item: IFBB Pro Rankings
The Scoop: Just Announced: As we close out the year in IFBB Pro contests, the 2009 IFBB Pro Rankings have been compiled and announced by bodybuilding insider Ron Avidan. IFBB bodybuilding professional rankings are based on real-time statistics, unbiased information, participation in competitions and placings ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Cedric McMillan won the Overall title at the
NPC National Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships, a.k.a.
"The Battle at the Beach"
in Hollywood, FL. McMillan's size and shape were dominant factors in
his victory. A tapered waist accented by ...
The Item: Contest Postponement
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, Iron Man Magazine Publisher and contest promoter John Balik issued a press release to announce that the Iron Man Pro Bodybuilding Championships scheduled for January 23, 2010, will be postponed until a yet-to-be-determined date.
The "So What?": The contest, ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Toney Freeman won the IFBB Sacramento Pro
Bodybuilding Championships at the Crest Theater in Sac Town. The 6'2", 290-pound "
X-Man" was not at his sharpest, but he brought his shape and a new set of bigger ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: IFBB Pro Dennis
Wolf signs an exclusive publishing contract with Weider Publications. "It has always been my dream, since I was an amateur, to be a Weider athlete," Wolf says. "FLEX was the first magazine to give me international exposure right after I ...
The Item: IFBB League News
The Scoop: Recently Announced: In Advisory Notice 101409 dated October 14, 2009, the
IFBB Professional League announced rule changes. The (excerpted) edict reads as follows:
"Please be advised that the following changes to the IFBB Pro Rules were adopted at the annual meeting of the ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just Announced: Over the weekend,
Zack Khan won the Super-Heavyweight Class and Overall title at the UKBFF UK
British Bodybuilding Championships in Nottingham. The 5'11", 275-pound beast battled and beat out other tough Super-Heavies like Alvin "Biggie" Small and Darren "Daz" Ball. While Khan's ...
The Item: Career Updates/Highlights
The Scoop: Just Announced: South African bodybuilder
Marius Dohne has been issued an IFBB Pro card by his country. At 5'11" and 250 lbs. with a nipped waist, the 28-year-old phenom has been dubbed the "Sultan of Symmetry" due to his incredible shape on a bona ...
OLYMPIA WEEKEND 2009: "MAKING LEGENDS, BREAKING RECORDS"
The Item: Expanded Event Coverage/Contest Results
Sizzling Las Vegas was the scene of best-body battles as the top men and women of bodybuilding, fitness and figure competed at the
"Super Bowl of Bodybuilding" during
Olympia Weekend (September 24-27, 2009).
Along with the crowning ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: [Just Announced]: Over the weekend, Gustavo Badell won the Open Division at the IFBB Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding Championships in New Jersey. The 5'8", 245-pound muscleman upped his conditioning from previous showings. Badell retained structural mass while reducing his midsection, which had been the ...
2009 OLYMPIA WEEKEND PRE-GAME ANALYSIS:DOES THE BIG "O" STAND FOR "OPEN-DOOR OPPORTUNITY?"
THE PRE-SHOW PREVIEW
The 2009 Olympia Weekend is quickly approaching. Driving this torpedo of competitive pro-bodybuilding is a strange excitement. Strange, because, for the first time in a long time, many fans and pundits are saying that the ...
The Item: Career Updates
The Scoop: I caught up with IFBB Pro Aiman Faour, who I first met at the 2009 Los Angeles FitExpo in January. He competed that weekend at the Iron Man Pro. Faour recently released two training DVDs, "Aiman Faour's Mass Control" and "Aiman's Workout," which are ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop:
Just Announced: Over the weekend, Shawn Rhoden won the 2009 IFBB North American Bodybuilding and Figure Championships in Cleveland, OH, along with a shiny new pro card. In the Open Division's overall posedown, Heavyweight Class Winner Rhoden used a well-balanced X-frame and outstanding shape ...
The Item: Contest Preparation
The Scoop:
Recently reported: IFBB Pro Jason Arntz has teamed up with 6-time Mr.
Olympia Dorian "The Shadow" Yates for his 2009 Olympia contest
preparation. "I usually do my own dieting and contest preparation for
the past 10 or 11 years," says Arntz. "Now I'm working ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop:
Just announced: Over the weekend in Florida, IFBB Pro Stan McQuay made
a splash with a 1st place finish at the 2009 Jacksonville 202 &
Under Pro Bodybuilding Championships, part of the Dexter Jackson
Classic. In a pro debut that has been nearly three ...
The Item: Career Updates/Contest Preparation
The Scoop:
Athlete to Andrew: My buddy IFBB Pro Richard "Tricky" Jackson, checked
in with me to give me the lowdown on his contest prep. Tricky Jackson
is getting jacked for the 2009 Dexter Jackson Classic, a.k.a the IFBB
Jacksonville Pro Bodybuilding Championships for 202 ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop:
Just announced: Over the weekend in Las Vegas, Mark Alvisi won both the
Heavyweight Class and the Overall Title of Mr. USA at the 2009 NPC USA
Bodybuilding Championships. The 5'9?, 215-pounder rolled out west from
Florida on well-sized wheels complete with quad cuts. ...
The Item: Career Updates
The Scoop: Recently overheard:
IFBB Pro Chris "Real Deal" Cormier plans to make a comeback to the competitive Muscle Stage. Over the weekend, the rumblings of this rumor were overheard at the
LA Bodybuilding Championships. Cormier promises that he will again don his posing trunks at ...
The Item: Career Update/Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop:
Just Announced: Retired IFBB Pro and Hall of Famer Shawn Ray joins
GENr8, Inc., as a Chief Consultant and Strategist in the areas of
marketing and promotions related to bodybuilding and its athletes, both
professional and amateur, creating opportunities for charity ...
The Item: Guest Posing Appearance
The Scoop: Recently Announced:
The 2009 NPC Atlantic States Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships
goes down this weekend on June 6th at the Tribecca Performing Arts
Center at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City.
Promoted by Bev Francis and Steve ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop:
Just announced: IFBB Pro Charles Dixon signs a deal with American Body
Building, joining its roster of sponsored athletes. "Charles brings a
long history of contest success to the ABB Team," says Bob Corbett,
Tradeshow & Athletes Manager for American Body Building. ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop:
Just announced: Big muscle took a bite out of the Big Apple over the
weekend, as the IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding Championships witnessed
the crowning of a first-timer and a repeater. Rookie IFBB Pro Evan
Centopani snagged 1st place in the Open Division, ...
The Item: Radio Show Highlights
The Scoop:
I will occasionally post reviews on the content and guests on "Pro
Muscle Radio," the new program hosted by IFBB Pros Richard "Tricky"
Jackson and Jose Raymond. In recent weeks, highlights include the
following: IFBB Pro Jonathan Rowe chats about his experience at ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop:
Just announced: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Peter Putnam signs a
supplement endorsement contract with Champion Nutrition. "Team Champion
welcomes Peter to be a member of our athlete team," says Mark Post,
President of Champion Nutrition. "He is not only a highly acclaimed ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop:
Just announced: Over the weekend, IFBB Pro Eduardo Correa claimed his
first pro contest victory in the Under 202 Division at the 2009
Pittsburgh Pro Bodybuilding Championships. In the last year, Correa has
packed on noticeable mass while maintaining a decent V-taper. He used ...
The Item: Career Updates/Highlights/Radio Show
The Scoop:
Athlete to Andrew: I caught up with my buddy IFBB Pro Richard "Tricky"
Jackson, fresh off his Easter weekend guest-posing stint in Birmingham,
AL, to get the scoop on his latest venture �" an online radio chat fest
called "Pro Muscle Radio." With ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: As anticipated, expected and suspected, USA's
Kai Greene was named the winner of the
2009 Australian Pro Grand Prix
over the weekend. In his first trip to "kangaroo country," Kai brought
nearly the same package that had won the Arnold Classic a ...
The Item: Illness Updates/Contest Lineup
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro
Dennis James has withdrawn his name from the list of competitors in the
2009 Australia Grand Prix
(March 14). The 5'8" 260-pound German cites illness, specifically
pneumonia, as the reason for the withdrawal from the contest "down
under" in ...
The current posing king gets another crown.
Kai "Lion Slayer" Greene was crowned the overall winner of the
21st Annual Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Championships
in Columbus, OH, this past weekend. The Veterans Memorial Auditorium
was the scene of a stacked lineup '" a roster stacked with mountains
upon mountains of ...
The Item: Contest Results Bulletin
The Scoop: Just Announced: On March 7, 2009, at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, OH,
Kai "Lion Slayer" Greene was crowned the overall winner of the
21st Annual Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Championships. Fan favorite
Victor Martinez placed 2nd in the big show.
Big Branch ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just Announced: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Moe
El Moussawi inks a contract with
Weider Publications.
"Being a Weider athlete means I'm one of the top guys," says El
Moussawi. "It gives me positive energy to go all the way to the top."
The ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro
Troy Brown signs a supplement endorsement contract with Allmax Nutrition.
I contacted my buddy Troy for the scoop on how the deal went down. "I
just kept on the [Allmax reps]," says the determined Englishman. "I
approached them ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just Announced: IFBB Pro Ben White signs a multi-year exclusive supplement endorsement contract with
Team Nutrabolics. "We are thrilled to welcome Ben White to the
Nutrabolics
family," says Rodney Dupont, President of Nutrabolics. "He is an
exceptional individual with unparalleled athletic abilities ...
The Item: Career Updates/Highlights
The Scoop: Athlete to Andrew: I saw rookie IFBB Pro Ben Pakulski
at the 2008 Olympia Weekend. The 5'10", 254-pound, platinum-haired tank
had just earned his pro card earlier that month by winning the
Super-Heavyweight Class and Overall title at the Canadian Bodybuilding Championships.
I thought ...
The Item: Injury Updates/Contest Lineup
The Item: Injury Updates/Contest Lineup
The Scoop:
Just announced: IFBB Pro Lee Priest has announced that he will not be
competing at the 2009 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix (March 14). This
news comes on the heels of his decision to skip the upcoming Arnold ...
The Item: Contest Results
The Scoop: Just announced: Over the weekend, rain wet the streets of L.A., but it didn't dampen
Silvio Samuel's path to a first place finish at the
2009 Ironman Pro Invitational. By day, the Los Angeles Convention Center played host to the L.A. Fitness Expo, which ...
The Item: Career Updates/Highlights
The Scoop: Athlete to Andrew: The May 2008 issue marks the second time the pecs and biceps of Musclemania Pro
Morris "Mo" Mendez have emblazoned the cover of Muscle & Fitness Magazine. I hit up Mo for his reaction. "The new cover is hot! I look ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: Just announced:
IFBB Pro Kai Greene inks a multi-year contract with Team MD. This week on "No Bull" Radio, Kai said he signed with Muscular Development over other suitors, because "MD has gone a long way from the beginning to extend a wonderful ...
The Item: TV Appearance/Philanthropy
The Scoop: Just Announced: Muscle-heads meet gear-heads when 8-time Mr. Olympia and retired
IFBB Pro Ronnie Coleman and Bio-Engineered Supplements and Nutrition Inc. (
BSN) make an exclusive appearance on the popular cable TV show
American Chopper. The episode will document the building of a custom ...
The Item: Endorsement Deal/Contest Promotions
The Scoop: Recently Announced: Retired IFBB Pro
Kenneth "Flex" Wheeler inked a deal with
HeadBlade, Inc. One of the most impressive bodies to grace a muscle stage lends his head as an endorser of the sportily designed skull-scraping razor. He joins a smooth-domed fraternity that ...
The Item: Career Updates/Highlights
The Scoop: Athlete to Andrew:
IFBB Pro Troy Brown hit me up with the latest in his camp. Flexing on the cover of the February 2008 issue of FLEX Magazine (US edition), the UK-born muscleman is featured inside sharing his experiences in the rookie year of ...
The Item: Career Updates/Projections
The Scoop: Recently reported: Last week, during an "Ask The Pros" Q&A session on the
FLEX Magazine website, reigning
Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler pulled out his crystal ball and made a career prediction. He announced that he will compete at the
2008 IFBB Mr. Olympia contest ...
The Item: Career Updates/Highlights
The Scoop: Athlete to Andrew:
IFBB Pro Fouad Abiad adds cover boy to his list of titles. The Canada-based trainer landed a
MuscleMag International cover that hit shelves this month. "It's my first cover, of many hopefully. I am currently weighing in at 296 lbs, and ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Signing
The Scoop: After nearly a decade in the pro game and fresh off a three-strike winning streak,
IFBB Pro Dexter Jackson inked an exclusive contract with
Weider Publications. Given this long-awaited partnership,
The Blade is probably cuttin' a rug and doing a happy dance. Dex ...
The Item: Bodybuilding Contest Results
The Scoop: In the digital age, the bodybuilding contest stage is a computer screen and judges make their marks with keyboard strokes. The
2nd Annual MD Cyber Classic, an online bodybuilding contest, pulled in a pool of surprisingly impressive contestants with remarkable physiques from all ...
The Item: Supplement Co. Contract Signing
The Scoop: Recently announced:
IFBB Pro Paul Baker joins the promo crew at Muscleology, makers of
Redtest and
Nitro-Pro. "Paul is a great choice to join our team," says Muscleology Pres. Mush Hussain. "He brings years of training and knowledge about sports nutrition, combined ...
The Item: Magazine Contract Re-signing
The Scoop: Just announced:
Lee Priest returns to Team MD's Muscle M.O.B.! "Lee's signed an exclusive contract with Muscular Development and is currently awaiting word from the IFBB on his possible reinstatement," says Steve Blechman, Publisher of MD. Sweating out his suspension (for competing in ...
Just when you thought it was safe to predict the results of next months
Shawn Ray Classic and the
New York Pro, the return of a monstrosity life form has decided to reform and rise after a twelve year siesta.
The legend of
Gary Strydom lives and will breath fear ...
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