Monthly Archives: January 2008
IFBB Pro Men’s Bodybuilding Ranking List
Updated for the start of 2008, the RAS statistics are the rankings the many use around the internet world to see how is their favorite pro bodybuilding is doing compared to others.
Jay Cutler still leads the list, followed closely by Victor Martinez and Dexter Jackson, with Dennis Wolf right at their heels. For the complete list, click below for your enjoyement.
King Kamali & Muscle Tech part ways
A visit to kingkamali.com and you’ll find all banners, logos and links to Muscle Tech have been removed from his sponsorship page. Does this mean we won’t see King Kamali at the Muscle Tech Booth in Columbus? Yes.
A Muscle Tech representative has confirmed that King Kamali is no longer one of their sponsored athletes.
Getbig goes behind the scenes on the American Gladiators’ set
Check out getbig’s behind the scenes coverage of NBC’s American Gladiators. Videos, photos, interviews and more!
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* to debut at Sundance Film Festival
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* is a documentary by powerlifter, Christopher Bell. It will be interesting to see how the film does at one of the biggest film festivals in the world, The Sundance Film Festival.
U.S.A., 2007, 105 mins, Color
Screenings:
Sat. January 19, 8:30pm, Holiday Village Cinema II, Park City
Sun. January 20, 10:30pm, Broadway Centre Cinemas VI, SLC
Tue. January 22, 2:30pm, Library Center Theatre, Park City
Wed. January 23, 12:15pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Fri. January 25, 11:45pm, Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
From the Sundance Website:
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our athletes take performance-enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America’s win-at-all-cost philosophy by examining the way his two brothers became members of the steroid subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.Ingeniously beginning the film by harkening back to the mentality of the 1980s, where the heroes were Rambo, Conan, and Hulk Hogan, Bell recounts how these role models led him and his brothers into power lifting and dreams of becoming all-star wrestlers. Those dreams were soon shattered by the realization that success in those fields required the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Bell uses his personal story as an entree into analyzing the bigger issues that surround these drugs: ethics in sports; the health ramifications, both physical and psychological; as well as the mentality that fuels it all.
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* combines crisp editing of hilarious archival footage with priceless family revelations, as well as interviews with congressmen, professional athletes, medical experts, and everyday gym rats. The power of the film is the way Bell stays away from preconceptions and stereotypes and digs deeper to find the truth and concoct a fascinating, humorous, and poignant profile of one of the side effects of being American.
Gladiator Mike O’Hearn breaks contestant’s leg
USA Today ran a story on the new American Gladiators show where Mike (Titan) is quoted as saying:
“This is real. Everybody’s going 100%,” says O’Hearn, a former bodybuilding champion. During taping, “I broke a guy’s leg.”
Mike O’Hearn gets things crack’n as Titan.
Watch Titan and the other Gladiators this Sunday on NBC.
Charity After-Bash MEGA-Party at The Arnold
This is one party you don’t want to miss – Jason Dhir never disappoints with his productions. Check out some of the photos from last year’s party.
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Ron giving his GETBIG approval with IFBB Pro Stan McQuay.
Bodybuilder Jeff Willet marries in his Powerhouse Gym
Jeff Willet, winner of the 2003 Team Universe overall title and Light Heavyweight weight class, married Anna Grossman on Saturday. The couple wed at Willet’s Powerhouse Gym in Adrian, Michigan. According to The Daily Telegram, the two met in a chat room:
The newlyweds met through a Web site for AST Sports Science. Willet was working as a spokesman and tech specialist for the Colorado-based company. His bride was a former Canadian gymnast breaking into bodybuilding and fitness-related careers. A native of Waterloo, Ontario, Anna Grossman was participating in an AST contest when she first met Willet in an AST chat room. Their first face-to-face meeting took place in Windsor in 2005.
Congratulations Jeff and Anna.
Japan Pro show removed from 2008 schedule
The Japan Pro show scheduled to take place on October 12-13, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan has been removed from the pro schedule. The official web site of the IFBB (ifbbpro.com) has removed the event from the 2008 schedule. There has been no official word on why it has been removed but we are looking into it.
A visit with pro bodybuilder, Hidetada Yamagishi in jail
At the end of 2007, Japan’s top bodybuilder, Hidetada Yamagishi found himself in a place no one wishes to be in… jail. Flexonline.com broke the story about Hidetada being arrested shortly after the Arnold Classic competitor lists were announced. There’s been a lot of speculation over what happened to Hide and the rumors are running rampant. I took a trip to visit Hidetada and talk with him. Read the news story here:
http://www.getbig.com/news/2008/01/20080101hide.htm
