The Item: Career Updates, Special Appearances, Andrew Oye's NFL Pro Athletes Roundup, IFBB Pro Athletes Roundup, FIVB Pro Athletes Roundup
The Scoop: Recently Reported: IFBB Pro League athletes and athletes of other sports leagues had career
updates or made recent guest appearances at various sports,
bodybuilding, physique and fitness events. The latest "Andrew Oye's
Pro-Muscle Report" Pro Athletes Roundup includes football stars,
CrossFit champs, volleyball gold medalists, Olympia contenders and
Sandow winners.
The "So What?": Over the weekend, honored guest 8-time Ms. Olympia IFBB Pro Lenda Murray
received the Ben Weider Lifetime Achievement Award at the IFBB Tampa
Pro Bodybuilding Championships (won by Open Division IFBB Pro Victor
Martinez and 212 Division IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi), where Yamagishi
was presented with the 212 Division Best Poser Award; IFBB Pro Franklin
Roberson received the Open Division Best Poser Award; IFBB Pro Bob
Cicherillo emceed the contest; and IFBB Pro
Dennis James and 2014 Arnold Classic Champion IFBB Pro Flex Lewis were spotted in the crowd. Three-time Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro
Phil Heath made an appearance at 4-time Mr. Olympia IFBB Pro Jay
Cutler's NPC Jay Cutler Wyoming Classic Bodybuilding Championships.
Speaking
of Olympia contenders, as the IFBB Pro Olympia Qualification Series
winds down, Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend celebrates the 50th Anniversary
of the Mr. Olympia Championships on September 18-21 in Las Vegas. While
IFBB Pro Dexter Jackson, IFBB Pro Branch Warren, IFBB Pro Mamdouh
Elssbiay (a.k.a. "Big Ramy"), IFBB Pro Shawn Rhoden, IFBB Pro Dennis
Wolf, IFBB Pro Roelly Winklaar, and IFBB Pro Steve Kuclo prep for the
stage, a usual contender will watch the action from a seat among the
audience. IFBB Pro Toney Freeman recently posted: "After 8 Mr. O and 69
pro shows, I will humbly enjoy this 50th as a spectator. 2015 I'll be
back!"
Andrew Oye's Verdict: I've been on a sports whirlwind, covering everything from the World
Series of Beach Volleyball, won by Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal,
to the CrossFit Games, won by 4-time "Fittest Man on Earth" Rich
Froning. In more pro-sports news, gridiron athletes meet iron-gripping athletes. NFL Pro Football Quarterback
Johnny Manziel (a.k.a. "Johnny Football") -- Heisman Trophy winner, NCAA Division I and SEC record breaker, and NFL first-round draft pick -- signed an endorsement contract
with a sports nutrition company (the same company that I recently
reported signed top PGA Pro Golfer Tiger Woods), joining a roster that
includes NFL Safety LaRon Landry, Wide Receiver Eric Decker, Quarterback
Colin Kaepernick, and UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship MMA fighters.
The company also markets the product line of legendary 7-time Mr.
Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger -- founder of the Arnold Sports Festival
and IFBB Pro Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic Bodybuilding Championships.
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