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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ — David J. Pecker, Chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc.(AMI), today announced that Chris Lockwood, Mike Carlson, and Allan Donnelly have joined the editorial staffs at Muscle & Fitness, Flex and Muscle & Fitness Hers magazines, reporting to Laya Clark and Chris Scardino, Executive Vice Presidents & Co-Publishing [...]

Many of us are coming in to see the biggest NPC show of the year, with a ton of IFBB pro cards given out to the top class placers in bodybuilding and figure. It is going to be a great contest in Atlanta at November 21-22, at the Grand Ballroom Hyatt Regency.

Mens and Womens bodybuilding [...]

The 2009 Ironman Pro is moving its date, from two week before the Arnold Classic, to six weeks before the Arnold Classic, on January 24-25, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  Here is a video of LT interviewing Ironman Magazine owner John Balik and promoter of the contest explaining the move.
LT interviews John Balik

The new came fast and furious Friday morning over this announcement in which Laya Clark and Chris Scardino were being promoted to the top positions. What is going on with Peter McGough, who has been an icon at the Weider offices, running Flex and Muscle & Fitness for a long time now. Peter was on [...]

Toney Freeman finished the 2008 competitive season with a 5th place finish at the Mr. Olympia contest. The X-man can now add another notch in his belt of accomplishments by inking a multi-year deal with Team Muscletech.
“Toney has been a fan of Muscletech products for years and we have been big fans of Toney since [...]

Supplement industry guru Mel Rich passed away on Octover 18, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years old. Mel was born on November 29, 1944 in New York. Mel was married to Ronnie, and has two daughters, Hallie and Barrie.
Mel always believed that science should be at the root of all [...]

It was a sad day on Saturday, October 18th, we I woke up, and found out that Ben Weider had passed away. He was an icon, and up until his passing, a person that was very aware and still came every year to the Olympia event, as he just did a few weeks ago. I [...]

Funeral service from Paperman & Sons at 3888 Jean Talon West on Monday, October 20 at 1 pm in Montreal, Canada. More inforation, call 514-733-7101. Burial at the Victorian Cemetery Association, de la savane. Shiva strictly private. Please respect the family’s wishes to observe shiva in the strictest of privacy. Contributions in his memory may [...]

From a canadian newspaper… 
MONTREAL, Oct 18, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ben Weider, sports leader, scholar, businessman, and philanthropist, known and honored worldwide for his pioneering work promoting and organizing the sport of bodybuilding and groundbreaking work as a self-taught but hugely influential and popular Napoleonic historian and author, died suddenly Friday in Montreal, city of his [...]

 An interesting article that ran today…
World’s Largest Physical Culture Collection Gets $1 Million and 25 New Artifacts
AUSTIN, Texas — The world’s largest physical culture collection, located in the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports at The University of Texas at Austin, has received a $1 million gift from physical fitness icons Joe [...]

Dexter Jackson took the long trip across the ocean to visit Romania, where he promptly logged another win with his new title as the 2008 Mr. Olympia! Ronnie Rockel, who placed 14th at the Olympia, took second place here, while Martin Kjellstrom took third.
While fans of Martin Kjellstrom were happy with his third place finish, [...]

With the IFBB Men’s Pro season now complete, the 2009 season starts a litle earlier than normal.  For the IFBB Ironman Pro contest has been moved up next year. Instead of being two weeks before the 2009 Arnold, it is now 6 weeks before, on Saturday, January 24th, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.  That [...]

Dexter Jackson will be going to Timosoara, Romania to compete in the 2008 Romanian Pro Grand Prix, which will be held on October 11th. The top three at this event will qualify for the Olympia.

Here is the competitor list so far…

1.  Khalid Almohsinawi, Netherlands
2.  Hanni Glanville, United Kingdom
3.  Dexter Jackson, USA
4.  Martin Kjellstsrom, Sweden
5.  Cesar [...]

At the 2008 Ironman Pro, Isaac vs. Ron went at it in the Gladiator Jousting Challenge, and Ron pulled through, with a blow that sent Isaac off the ground.  At the 2008 Olympia, once again, the two went out it again, while Lonnie Teper was the emcee of this event. Two rounds, and the so-called [...]