Category Archives: Featured
Lionel Brown – One week out from the Flex Pro
At the 2012 NPC Gold Contest contest in San Diego, Lionel Brown guest posed, one week out from the Flex Pro Bodybuilding Contest (which is next Saturday). Here are some pics of Lionel on stage, much heavier and more muscular than he has been.
2012 NPC Gold Coast Muscle Classic – Feb 11
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.
2012 IFBB Flex Pro Bodybuilding and Fitness Contest – 2/18/12
The first IFBB pro bodybuilding contest of 2012 will be coming up son, and it will be very interesting to see which rookies, pros and comeback competitors will vie to compete. The FLEX Pro is back, and Year Two promises to be one of the highlights of the 2012 IFBB Pro League season! The FLEX Pro will kick off 2012 by showcasing the IFBB’s elite – in both bodybuilding and fitness!
Evolution of Bodybuilding – the VIP Movie Premiere in Los Angeles
The Evolution of Bodybuilding, a movie that Shawn Ray has been working on, going around the world, getting interviews and more info of some of the most famous bodybuilders, will have its World VIP Los Angeles Premiere on Sunday, Jan 29th at 4pm at the Regal Cinema in Downtown Los Angeles, California.
2012 Arnold Classic Weekend Competitor Lists
Here we go, the 2012 Arnold Classic competitors lists of all five contests are announced. Who was invited and who was not? Here are the official invite lists…. Hardbody.com and Getbig.com bringing them out quickly for all of you to check out and analyze.
2012 Bodyspace Spokesmodel Finalists Announced
Congratulations to the Top 5 Finalists (both male and female) in the Bodybuilding.com’s Annual Spokesmodel Contest. Hundreds of people applied to be the next Bodyspace Finalist, and the final list is in. The competitors will be flown to Los Angeles, and the winners will be announced on stage at the 2012 Fit Expo at the L.A. Convention Center on January 29th. We will be there covering the event. The finalists are…
PBW’s 2011 “Achievement in Bodybuilding Media” Award goes to Ron Avidan
On December 12th, 2011, on Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Radio, Dan Solomon, along with Lee Thompson and Chad Nicholls announced a new award to be given out to special individuals. Called the ‘Achievement in Bodybuilding Media’, this award was given to someone who helped change the sport via the new media, aka the internet.
2011 Muscle Beach Toy Drive with Santa Claus
During the holiday season, there are lots of children who wait and see what kind of present they will get from their family. But alas, as we know during these hard times, there are quite a few kids that will not get any toys at all, let alone enough to eat. That is why it is so nice to see people and organizations gather together to bring toys and donations so that at least during the holiday season, every kid will get a toy. Here are a few pics from the Muscle Beach Toy Drive.
Steve Kuclo guest posing at Metroflex Gym Long Beach
Saturday, December 10th – IFBB Pro Steve Kuclo flew out from Texas to come and support Metroflex Gym in their first annual Holiday Bash, with donations and toys going to the Marine Corps of Kids and the Family Crisis Center. Since turning pro at the 2011 NPC USAs, Steve has had a whirlwind year. Here is is, at 290 pounds offseason, guest posing.
Derik Farnsworth Squats 585 Pounds for Charity
On December 10th, at the Metroflex Gym Long Beach, Derek Farnsworth, weighing 176 pounds squatted 585 pounds, for donations for a worthy cause, the 1736 Family Crisis Center. 619 Muscle Long Beach (the supplement store inside the gym) also collected toys for the children, and brought quite a few vendors to their annual Holiday Bash. Here are some pics of the moment.
IFBB Pro World Masters – Complete Results
Congratulations to Dexter Jackson and India Paulino for winning the IFBB Pro World contests in Miami Beach, Florida. Dexter received a cool $100,000 for first place, while India gets $20,000. Here is the complete results of this star studded contest, with lots of cool legendary guests.
2011 NPC Excalibur Contest – Pictures
The 2011 NPC Excalibur contest was one of the biggest ever in terms of competitors and audience in Southern California, with close to 300 competitors dieting down before the holidays to compete. Held at the Veterans Auditorium in Culver City, here are Ron Avidan’s pictures from the last NPC contest of the year.
2011 NPC Nationals in Miami, Florida
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.
2011 IFBB Sheru Classic Results
With one of the most incredible sets for a finals, and national news from India covering the event, the first IFBB pro contest in India was a success with a sold out audience in attendence. Here are the results.
Men’s Pro Bodybuilding Results
1. Phil Heath – $50,000.00
2. Jay Cutler – $30,000.00
3. Kai Grene – $20,000.00
4. Victor Martinez – $15,000.00
5. Dennis Wolf – $10,000.00
6. Toney Freeman – $5,000.00
7. Michael Kefalianos
8. Alfonso Del Rio Valencia
9. Mohammed Touri
10. Ntuk Sunday
11. Varinder Singh Ghuman
Figure Pro Results
1. Nicole Wilkins – $7,500.00
2. Erin Stern – $5,000.00
3. Candice Keene – $3,000.00
4. Ava Cowan – $2,000.00
5. Cheryl Brown – $1,500.00
6. Larissa Reis
7. Mona Muresan
8. Kristen Nagrani
9. Sabrina Taylor
10. Felicia Romero
11. Heather Grace
12. Ellena Reidie
2011 Olympia Complete Results
What an incredible weekend. Congratulations to all of the winners, and the crowning of a new Mr. Olympia, the 13th in it’s history. Here are the results
Mr. Olympia 2011 Results
1. Phil Heath
2. Jay Cutler
3. Kai Greene
4. Victor Martinez
5. Dennis Wolf
6. Dexter Jackson
7. Toney Freeman
8. Brandon Curry
9. Ronny Rockel
10. Hidetada Yamagishi
11. Shawn Rhoden
12. Edward Nunn
13. Johnnie Jackson
14. Marius Dohne
15. Craig Richardson
16. Ben White
16. Evgeny Mishin
16. Frank McGrath
16. Marc LaVoie
16. Marcus Haley
16. Michael Kefalianos
16. Robert Piotrkowicz
16. Robert Burneika
16. Troy Alves
202 Olympia Showdown results
1. Kevin English
2. James “Flex” Lewis
3. Jose Raymond
4. Jaroslav Horváth
5. Shaun Joseph Tavernier
6. Jason Arntz
7. Stan McQuay
8. Tricky Jackson
9. Al Auguste
10. Marvin Ward
11. Vaughn Ettienne
12. Amit Sapir
13. Gaetano Cisternino
15. Mboya Edwards
16. Fernando Noronha
16. James Llewellin
16. Pierre Chamoun
16. Rixio Tapia
16. Sergio Pestana Ramos
2011 Figure Olympia Results
1. Nicole Wilkins
2. Erin Stern
3. Ava Cowan
4. Candice Keene
5. Teresa Anthony
6. Alicia Harris
7. Cheryl Brown
8. Latisha Wilder
9. Jelena Abbou
10. Larissa Reis
11. Gennifer Strobo
12. Chelsea Morgenstern
13. Heather Dees
14. Alea Suarez
15. Felicia Romero
16. Ann Titone
16. Candice John
16. Courtney West
16. Darlene Escano
16. Deena Walsh
16. Ella Horton
16. Holly Beck
16. Jami DeBernard
16. Krissy Chin
16. Kristen Nagrani
16. Michele Mayberry
16. Monica Specking
16. Natalie Waples
16. Raechelle Chase
2011 Ms.Olympia Results
1. Iris Kyle
2. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
3. Brigita Brezovac
4. Debi Laszewski
5. Alina Popa
6. Sheila Bleck
7. Kim Perez
8. Nicole Ball
9. Monique Jones
10. Tina Chandler
11. Kim Buck
12. Heather Foster
13. Cathy LeFrancois
14. Halle Nielsen
15. Skadi Frei-Seifert
16. Dayana Cadeau
17. Mah-Ann Mendoza
2011 Bikini Olympia results
1. Nicole Nagrani
2. Nathalia Melo
3. Dianna Dahlgren
4. Jaime Baird
5. Sonia Gonzales
6. India Paulino
7. Alison Rosen
8. Juliana Daniell
9. Abigail Burrows
10. Justine Munro
11. Diana Graham
12. Natalie Pennington
13. Christina Vargas
14. Vanessa Prebyl
15. Cristina Vujnich
16. Barbara Bolotte
16. Candyce Graham
16. Cristy Mendivil
16. Dina Al-Sabah
16. Jennifer Drennan
16. Jennifer Andrews
16. Jessica Jessie
16. Kelly Gonzalez
16. Marisa Lee
16. Missy Coles
16. Nathalie Mur
16. Shelsea Montes
16. Vanessa Campbell
2011 Fitness Olympia Results
1. Adela Garcia
2. Tanji Johnson
3. Myriam Capes
4. Tina Durkin
5. Oksana Grishina
6. Michelle Blank
7. Bethany Cisternino
8. Jodi Boam
9. Camala Rodriguez
10. Nicole Duncan
11. Diana Paula-Monteiro
12. Regiane Da Silva
13. Kizzy Vaines