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Getbig Misc Too Board => Past IFBB & NPC Contests Boards => IFBB - NPC Info => Topic started by: musclecenter on March 17, 2012, 05:41:24 AM
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IFBB Men's Bodybuilding
1. Branch Warren *- $10,000
2. Michael Kefalianos * $5,500
3. Omar Deckard $4,000
4. Darryn Onekawa
5. Luke Timms - Luke Wood Memorial Award- $2,000 ( Australia's Highest Placing Pro)
6, Lionel Brown
7. Abe Elzaibek
8. Varinder Singh
9. Beat Meschberger
IFBB Pro Figure
1. Erin Stern
2. Nicole Wilkins
3. Larissa Reis
4, Alicia Harris
5, Jennifer Hernandez
6, Laura Keddie
7, Daniela OMara
8, Summer Bernard
9, Lisbeth Halikka
10, Kristy Thomson
11, Kelli Johnson
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I miss the days when Lee Priest used to dominate :'(
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Michael Kefalianos at prejudging
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http://www.ifbbpro.com/results/2012-australia-pro-grand-prix-scorecards/ (http://www.ifbbpro.com/results/2012-australia-pro-grand-prix-scorecards/)
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best poser in the ifbb
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And the uglyest guy wins...
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I loved the sport before i found out the truth about it.
Branch does very well
sponsored gear
Sponsored by MT
Appearances & guest posings
Merchandise
Obvoiusly nowhere even close to NFL, but he does ok
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Go look at his house, he is hardly done by...
Listen allot of guys do this shit for free because they love it. He making a living out of what he loves, hes done better than most people could ever dream about. Fair play to him that aspect.
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sponsored gear
Sponsored by MT
Appearances & guest posings
Merchandise
Obvoiusly nowhere even close to NFL, but he does ok
pricemoney and guestposing... all nice and dandy.... but after taxes what are you left with??
free gear is no profit.....
sponsor contracts are nothing to wright home about....
merchandise... again.... costs and taxes....
he does ok, but he will need to think of stuff to do after he is done... but branch has a company i think..... something with logistics if i am not mistaken???
lots of pro's fall in a dark hole after they retire.....
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STFU already ::)
He has made well over 100k this year alone from competition prize money.
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What percentage of income tax does he have to pay over that 100,000 usd prize money?
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What percentage of income tax does he have to pay over that 100,000 usd prize money?
I don't know how is taxing in USA these days.
Just know that it's high compared to market economies with capitalism :D
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pricemoney and guestposing... all nice and dandy.... but after taxes what are you left with??
free gear is no profit.....
sponsor contracts are nothing to wright home about....
merchandise... again.... costs and taxes....
he does ok, but he will need to think of stuff to do after he is done... but branch has a company i think..... something with logistics if i am not mistaken???
lots of pro's fall in a dark hole after they retire.....
I think he'll be alrite
My point was he's not doing too bad, in reply to "gee38"'s post re branch spending 15k to make 10k
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WOW, who would have thought Branch could win with that great lineup!!
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Someone should photoshop Branch for St.Paddy's day
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I think he'll be alrite
My point was he's not doing too bad, in reply to "gee38"'s post re branch spending 15k to make 10k
yeah i am ure he is doing ok...... but some people think these guys are superstars lol!!!!!
the average ceo makes a lot more money....
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Competitors who already qualified for Mr.Olympia 2012
Phil Heath - Mr. Olympia 2011, 1st
Jay Cutler - Mr. Olympia 2011, 2nd
Kai Greene - Mr. Olympia 2011, 3rd
Victor Martinez - Mr. Olympia 2011, 4th
Dexter Jackson - Arnold Classic Europe 2011, 2nd
Ronny Rockel - Arnold Classic Europe 2011, 3rd
Lionel Beyeke - Flex Pro 2012, 1st
Branch Warren - Arnold Classic 2012, 1st
Dennis Wolf - Arnold Classic 2012, 2nd
Evan Centopani - Arnold Classic 2012, 3rd
Michael Kefalianos - Australian Pro 2012, 2nd
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branch waren has no seperation between the muscles,, it is conditioned blub,, this is so bad...the judging createria has to change,,he would not place in the 90s,, he has no lines ,, all his lines are ruined,, even the delts!! which is easy to see lines are ruined,, insulina killed him but ....give yum yum for baby
this is very sad what hapen to bodybuild,,
take a look in branch waren ,, do you see seperation? the muscle is so fat from within that it blured all lines ,, it is duretic usage to resduce water between skin and muscle and then all the fat is in the muscle due to insulina,, he is realy one of the most disgusting physiqes i have ever seen in bodybuild
gh15 approved
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really really bad ,, this fella shoud be the picture boy for why insulina is not good for bodybuild....yet he win! lolok 2 wins in a row!,, size and condition thats it! ,, no one care anymore if your back has middle back lower back seperated lines detailed mid back ,, no one give afuck ,, you get it hard! you are thick..you win
patetic
gh15 approved2
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really really bad ,, this fella shoud be the picture boy for why insulina is not good for bodybuild....yet he win! lolok 2 wins in a row!,, size and condition thats it! ,, no one care anymore if your back has middle back lower back seperated lines detailed mid back ,, no one give afuck ,, you get it hard! you are thick..you win
patetic
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He literally looks disgusting. Not an ounce of aesthetics on Warren. I cannot imagine someone starting out, wanting to look like Warren. It's disgusting.
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VIP - Session with Branch Warren at FitX Sports and Fitness Expo
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Video: PreJudging Comparisons Between Warren & Kefalianos
http://www.flexonline.com/videos/australian-pro-2012/2012-australian-pro-prejudging-comparisons-between-warren-kefalianos (http://www.flexonline.com/videos/australian-pro-2012/2012-australian-pro-prejudging-comparisons-between-warren-kefalianos)
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Cograts to Mike K....well deserved.....would love to see more comparisons of he and Branch, specifically the back...
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(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=419450.0;attach=461921)
That ceiling looks warped.
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Congratulations to Tony Doherty for putting on another tremendous expo in Australia. Quite a few supplement companies made their way down there to put up booths, plus a few other big athletes. It is tough to get athletes to take the 14 hour flight plus to Australia, but Tony has managed to make the event one of the biggest in Melbourne now.
I am always amazed that people keep comparing the prize money to other sports. Jeez. Branch has probably earned more than $250,000 so far in the first three months of the year, just had a newborn with his wife in February, and is riding high in life.
Lets keep it real. Most people in the USA are lucky enough to break $100,000 in a year. Simple as that. If you reach that, you are in the 1-2% of the population. And everyone has expenses in life.
Branch looked great - he is the freaky ass mass monster bodybuilder that a lot of people stare at and wonder wtf. But no question about it, Branch is a most muscular competitor right now, and a lot of the times, the judges say that muscularity beats symmetry. Not all agree, but that is the opinions.
Congratulation also to Erin Stern, who was second at the Arnold Classic, and now beat her rival here in Australia, setting up a showdown for the Olympia. Erin vs. Nicole. The battle keeps going...
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Congratulations to Tony Doherty for putting on another tremendous expo in Australia. Quite a few supplement companies made their way down there to put up booths, plus a few other big athletes. It is tough to get athletes to take the 14 hour flight plus to Australia, but Tony has managed to make the event one of the biggest in Melbourne now.
I am always amazed that people keep comparing the prize money to other sports. Jeez. Branch has probably earned more than $250,000 so far in the first three months of the year, just had a newborn with his wife in February, and is riding high in life.
Lets keep it real. Most people in the USA are lucky enough to break $100,000 in a year. Simple as that. If you reach that, you are in the 1-2% of the population. And everyone has expenses in life.
Branch looked great - he is the freaky ass mass monster bodybuilder that a lot of people stare at and wonder wtf. But no question about it, Branch is a most muscular competitor right now, and a lot of the times, the judges say that muscularity beats symmetry. Not all agree, but that is the opinions.
Congratulation also to Erin Stern, who was second at the Arnold Classic, and now beat her rival here in Australia, setting up a showdown for the Olympia. Erin vs. Nicole. The battle keeps going...
ron, i agree with almost everything you say...
BUT!
branch is everything that is wrong with bodybuilding today.....
people stare at him, because he is a midget and looks ridiculous, people stare at a guy like Dennis Wolf.... toney Freeman... tall huge symmetrical bodybuilders...and think wow.... when they stare at Branch they think wtf???? and not in a good way lol!
he has torn muscles... no symmetry, no lines, wide waist, no back...some bodyparts very obviously oiled up......great legs though....
sure he may be a nice guy... i do not know him... but it's physiques like this that are killing bodybuilding....
no male wants to look like him... and no female wants to fuck him ... lol!!
so what are we left with???? yes the muscle worshipping gay population....
in the late 80's you had dudes like de Mey.... Paris (yeah i know he is gay, but he was a normal healthy gay individual, lol!) men wanted to look like these guys... and woman wanted them...
bodybuilding = dead.....
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Branch is basically winning all these shows lately because he has outlasted many of the guys from the early 2000's......
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2. Michael Kefalianos
3. Omar Deckard
4. Darryn Onekawa
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6. Lionel Brown
7. Abe Elzaibek
8. Varinder Singh
9. Beat Meschberger
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Not worth a comment!
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his whole arms are a fucking joke
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he idolises Dorian but far from his level
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The ladies looked very impressive. Finally Kefalianos getting a placing he deserves (of course nowadays Branch "wins" almost every contest).
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Seriously? Is this what bodybuilding is about these days?
One contest with no men's division at all and the other where the top 2 battling it out should have been auditioning for roles in the hobbit.
How the heck are the promoter's making any money at all at these "contests"?
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Congratulations to Branch from The Organization.
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looks like complete fucking shit again, congratulations Branch.
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amazing lines, clearly a threat to phil the gift.
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His muscle density is greater than the other guys. You can tell a good portion of his musculature is due to heavy lifting.
He looks good except for arms. Overall, better than the other guys.
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amazing lines, clearly a threat to phil the gift.
Don't you play the bass? Isn't that for guys who can't handle all six strings?
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His muscle density is greater than the other guys. You can tell a good portion of his musculature is due to heavy lifting.
He looks good except for arms.
Branch is a solid guy.
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Branch is a solid guy.
Definitely. The hate for Branch is unwarranted.
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Don't you play the bass? Isn't that for guys who can't handle all six strings?
I can play like 30 songs really well on lead guitar, but my 'winging it' on other songs is just the same 4-5 lead runs over and over.
bass players suck :(
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branch warren is better than ronnie coleman ever was
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You guys can hate on Branch the bodybuilder all you want but as a promoter I can tell you he is a man of his word and as straight up as you get. No tantrums, no unreasonable demands and no headaches. A few up and comers could learn a lot about business from Branch.
We had a great show, fans come from every state and all left happy. We had Phil Heath, Kevin English, Rich Gaspari and Shawn Ray at the show and I had a blast interviewing them on stage.
TD
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bla bla bla all to please "politicians" and heads of ifbb.... it's disgusting and sad. Muscle mass over symmetry? What a joke... and since when Wolf isn't mass monster? ??? it's called P O L I T I C S - baby born, torn his tigh yep that's how its done and he's always politically correct, knows where and what to lick "poor branch let's give him some cash for his sufferings missed 2011 Mr.O etc etc", it's getting very filthy...
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I just think Branch is a throwback to the bodybuilders of the early 2000's who actually worked out....the guys today look really soft and have no muscle density...very few guys today have muscle maturity like Dexter, Branch, and Jay,,Branch still keeps going and thus is able to beat many of today's bodybuilders who are really soft and would not even be in a show if this were 2002 or so
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I just think Branch is a throwback to the bodybuilders of the early 2000's who actually worked out....the guys today look really soft and have no muscle density...very few guys today have muscle maturity like Dexter, Branch, and Jay,,Branch still keeps going and thus is able to beat many of today's bodybuilders who are really soft and would not even be in a show if this were 2002 or so
Concur.
The only thing he's missing is arms. Most of the physiques today are 'all drugs'.
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Concur.
The only thing he's missing is arms. Most of the physiques today are 'all drugs'.
agreed
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You guys can hate on Branch the bodybuilder all you want but as a promoter I can tell you he is a man of his word and as straight up as you get. No tantrums, no unreasonable demands and no headaches. A few up and comers could learn a lot about business from Branch.
We had a great show, fans come from every state and all left happy. We had Phil Heath, Kevin English, Rich Gaspari and Shawn Ray at the show and I had a blast interviewing them on stage.
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nobody is hating on the man himself....he could be an awesome dude irl....
he just looks like shit....
someone said only thing missing is arms??
he has no symmetry, no lines, no seperation... awefull back... torn muscles...wide waist....overall a very unhealthy look... only thing in his favor are his great legs....but even they look weird because he is so short....
he doesn't flow at all!
all you guys talking about the 90's and they looked so much better then.... why do you think that is???????
JUDGES!!
bb's do what needs to be done to be competitive.... reward a certain look and they will do whatever it takes the look that way... you know, to win competitions....
in the 90's judges actually looked at things like symmetry, lines, and if a body had a good flow....
nowadays it's just who is the biggest and hardest.... ( i am talking physiques, so no homo jokes ;D ;D ;D)
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I just keep shaking my head. Why couldn't they just stop at the 90's look? Perfect balance of size, shape, and hardness. And most of those guys could still do a vacuum pose. Branch is the antithesis of what bodybuilding should be about. On top of what GH15 says, his torn muscles and atrophied forearms are ridiculous...looks worse and worse as time goes on. :(
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I just keep shaking my head. Why couldn't they just stop at the 90's look? Perfect balance of size, shape, and hardness. And most of those guys could still do a vacuum pose. Branch is the antithesis of what bodybuilding should be about. On top of what GH15 says, his torn muscles and atrophied forearms are ridiculous...looks worse and worse as time goes on. :(
thats because Branch and Dex are the only guys left standing besides Jay who really doesn't compete
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Giants Live World's Strongest Man at the FitX Sports & Fitness Expo.
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You guys can hate on Branch the bodybuilder all you want but as a promoter I can tell you he is a man of his word and as straight up as you get. No tantrums, no unreasonable demands and no headaches. A few up and comers could learn a lot about business from Branch.
We had a great show, fans come from every state and all left happy. We had Phil Heath, Kevin English, Rich Gaspari and Shawn Ray at the show and I had a blast interviewing them on stage.
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Tony, no one will argue about Branch and his personality of a man of his words..
Bear in mind this, we are NOT talking about his personality.. This is not MR. PERSONALITY!! This is BODYBUILDING!!!
Branch may be a great person but his physique did not and should not represent the sport..
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Tony, no one will argue about Branch and his personality of a man of his words..
Bear in mind this, we are NOT talking about his personality.. This is not MR. PERSONALITY!! This is BODYBUILDING!!!
Branch may be a great person but his physique did not and should not represent the sport..
Spot on. Branch appears to be a really cool guy with a great work ethic, however his body should not be held up as a yardstick for the other pro's. Unfortunately until you start rewarding lines, symmetry and small waists the sport i fell in love with back in the late 80's will continue to fall into decline.
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What goes on backstage before the night show...
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What goes on backstage before the night show...
MC... we all know what goes on in the IFBB backstage before the shows....
We do NOT want to know.... ;D ;D ;D
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hilights of the 2012 FitX /Australian Pro Show
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Mike should have placed first!!! He always brings amazing condition.....very very underrated!
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Tony, no one will argue about Branch and his personality of a man of his words..
Bear in mind this, we are NOT talking about his personality.. This is not MR. PERSONALITY!! This is BODYBUILDING!!!
Branch may be a great person but his physique did not and should not represent the sport..
This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Branch looks like Yoda on Roids