Many competitors and fans are heading to the Scottish Rite Auditorium this Saturday, February 11th, for the 2012 NPC Gold Coast Muscle Classic, featuring Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and Physique competitions. This is the first year of this contest, and it is expected to be huge, a sell out. See you there.

The 2011 NPC Nationals is going to be a contest for the record books. With an incredible venue, to an incredible city, right in South Beach (or Miami Beach), who doesn’t want to visit this resort island a week before November. This is the last chance of the year for some of the best NPC competitors to become an IFBB Pro, and a lot of them are coming to town.

It what is going to be the largest NPC contest ever, 680+ competitors are coming to Las Vegas for the NPC USA’s. We will see you there.

Location:

Artemus W. Concert Hall on the Campus of UNLV
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada

Event Schedule:

Friday, July 29th at 4:30pm – Men’s Bodybuilding and Bikini Prejudging
Saturday, July 30th at 9:00am – Figure, Men/Women’s Physique & Women’s Bodybuilding Prejudging
Saturday, July 30th at 6:00pm – Finals

Pro cards handed out:

- Men: (7 wt groups) 4 men will turn professional.
- Men’s Physique: (3 height groups) – Class winners turn pro.
- Women’s Physique (3 height class) – Class winners turn pro.
- Women’s Bodybuilding: 2 women will turn professional.
- Figure (6 height groups): Class winners turn pro.
- Bikini (6 height groups): Class winners turn pro.

The 2011 NPC Colorado State Championships is coming up this weekend, and we will be there, covering the action on Saturday, July 16th, in downtown Denver. With Amanda Latona as co-emcee, and featuring Brian Yersky as the guest poser, with Sara Hurrle and Abbie Burrows checking out the action, the Colorado State promises to be a most excellent contest.

Promoter Jeff Taylor always does a great job of taking care of the athletes.

The 2011 Optimum Nutrition NPC Jr. National Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships and the Men’s & Women’s Physique Championships, will be held on June 17-18 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont (Chicago area), Illinois.

There are 4 weight classes for the Women’s Bodybuilding, 7 weight classes for Men’s Bodybuilding, 3 height classes for Fitness competitors, 6 height classes for Figure and Bikini competitors, 2 height classes for Men’s Physique and 1 Women’s Physique class. There will be three Fitness pro cards, four Figure pro cards, 4 Bikini pro cards, 2 Women’s Physique and 2 Men’s Physique pro cards awarded.

U.S. Citizenship is required for Fitness, Figure, Bikini and Men’s & Women’s Physique Competitors only (pro-qualifiers). All bodybuilding athletes must provide either proof of U.S. Citizenship or Legal Resident Alien status (Green Card).

A brand new NPC contest is being held in San Diego this upcoming weekend. Called the NPC Southern California Bodybuilding, Figure, Men’s Physique and Bikini Championships, this National Qualifier is going to have an impressive lineup of competitions. The All Forces contest will also be held at the same venue on Saturday. We wll be there taking pictures. Here is the information:

Lonnie Teper always puts on a great contest, and this year, the NPC West Coast Classic continues to shine. Held at El Monte High School, this National Qualifier NPC contest features bodybuilding, men’s physique, figure and bikini. Check it out if you are in the Southern California area.

Jon Lindsay’s annual NPC Orange County contest (three miles away from Disneyland) always attract a huge crowd, and this year, look for more than 200+ competitors to bring their best physiques to the Anaheim High School auditorium. Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and the new Men’s Physique division are the main events here, while we have guest poser and current Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler delight the audience at the finals.

Prejudging begins at 11am. Finals begin at 6:30pm. See you there.

The 2011 BSN Emerald Cup takes place Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th at the Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie, Washington. The show will feature athletes competing in Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Physique, Women’s Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Masters Bikini Fit Body. For those who have not been here, this is a casino about 25 miles away from Seattle.

We will have Dominic Lacasse performing both nights at the Emerald Cup this year and he is known as the Human Flag. He does a Circue De Solei type act with an incredible demonstration of strength that a bodybuilding/Fitness type crowd can appreciate.

Orlando Show of Champions winner, IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi and top NPC National Level Super Heavyweight competitor Steve Kuclo will be performing Saturday night, April 16th.

The 2011 Emerald Cup is a two day event, and is different from other shows in the way it is held for divisions, prejudging and finals. Fitness and Figure Prejuding and Finals occur on Friday, while Bikini and Men’s Physique Prejudging and Finals are on Saturday at noon. Bodybuilding prejudging is Saturday at noon, and the Bodybuilding finals are Saturday night.