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After making history at the 2009 Olympia, Jay Cutler visited PBW Radio for his first interview following his 3rd Sandow. Jay tells Dan & Bob how he was motivated by all of the non-believers and he covers a variety of topics ranging from Hany Rambod’s assistance, Phil Heath’s future, the fulfillment of his destiny and his plans for 2010. The PBW Olympia show also has a report directly from Olympia head judge Jim Rockell. Rockell reports that Dexter Jackson was as good as he was last year, but still not good enough to beat Jay. To listen to the show now, click here: http://probodybuildingweekly.com/olympia-2009-post-show-report.htm

Wow, this weekend was an incredible weekend, with each contest creating new superstars and unexpected surprises. We were all over, taking pictures from the stage, backstage, in the expo, at the seminar on Sunday, and even on Thursday, with the competitors meeting, and Meet the Olympians. Here is the link, located on bodybuilding.com, where you can see most of the pictures, as they are still being added. http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2009-olympia-pics.htm

Wow! What a great contest! With heavily favorite David Henry coming into this show to repeat, Kevin English stole the thunder by outmuscleling David to become the new best 202lbs and under bodybuilder in the world. Eduardo Correa also looked great, and some had him to win it all. Here is the results. 1. Kevin English 2. David Henry 3. Eduardo Correa 4. Mark Dugdale 5. James “FLEX” Lewis 6. Jose Raymond 7. Richard “TRICKY” Jackson 8. Jason Arntz 9. Lee Powell 10. John Hodgson 11. Charles Dixon 12. Kris Dim 13. Clarence Devis 14. Stan McQuay 15. Daryl Gee

With the loud standing ovation, and everyone in the Orleans Arena on their feat, we all watched history being made as Jay Cutler came back from his second place finish to retake the title, and win his third Mr. Olympia! Wow! But in another surprise, Branch Warren took the second place finish over a surprised and stunned Dexter Jackson by ONE point. The battle for 4th and 5th place continued with Kai beating Phil Heath by a ONE point marging too. This year was one of the most exciting Mr. Olympias, and whoever had doubted that Jay could not come back, we are all clearly wrong. Congratulations! Here are the results. 1. Jay Cutler 2. Branch Warren 3. Dexter Jackson 4. Kai Greene 5. Phil Heath 6. Victor Martinez 7. Ronny Rockel 8. Toney Freeman 9. Hidetada Yamagishi 10. Moe El Moussawi 11. Melvin Anthony (tie) 11. Silvio Samuel (tie) 13. Gustavo Badell 14. Dennis James 15. Markus Ruhl 16. Troy Alves 16. Darrem Charles 16. Martin Kjellstrom 16. Bill Wilmore 16. Dennis Wolf 16. Joel Stubbs 16. Michael Kefalianos 16. Ahmad Haidar

What an exciting contest, as Nicole Wilkins-Lee took home top honours over the favorite Gina Aliotti at the 2009 Figure Olympia. Here are the results of the contest, with many pictures, both backstage and stage shots, to be featured on bodybuilding.com. 1. Nicole Wilkins-Lee 2. Gina Aliotti 3. Heather Mae French 4. Krystal Richardson 5. Amy Fry 6. Erin Stern 7. Jenny Lynn 8. Jessica Paxson-Putnam 9. Felicia Romero 10. Monica Brant 11. Sonia Gonzales 12. Larissa Reis 13. Alicia Harris 14. Kristi Tauti 15. Meriza DeGuzman 16. Teresa Anthony 16. Houng Arcinas 16. Krissy Chin 16. Patricia Mello 16. April Rountree 16. Sherlyn Roy 16. Brenda Marie-Smith

Flex Magazine puts up a bikini model contest, with the finals each year to be held at the Olympia stage. This year, there were 96 competitors backstage. Here are the results of the 2009 Flex Bikini model contest. 1. Amanda Latona 2. Mary Jarmolawich 3. Tianna Ta 4. Michell Goulet 5. Shannon Rockweiler 6. Tatum Miranda 7. Lauren Rush 8. Natalia Muntean 9. Krissy Richards 10. Fernanda Rocha 11. Katie Barnes 12. Ashley Zito 13. Tiffany Radzwill 14. Lindsay Huber 15. Deborah Cochrell 16. Kelly Willis

In another exciting Ms. Olympia, Iris Kyle continues her winning ways. Here are the results of the 2009 Ms. Olympia bodybuilding contest. 1. Iris Kyle 2. Heather Armbrust 3. Debi Laszewski 4. Lisa Aukland 5. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 6. Betty Pariso 7. Kristy Hawkins 8. Dayana Cadeau 9. Betty Viana-Adkins 10. Tina Chandler 11. Rosemary Jennings 12. Nicole Ball 13. Gale Frankie

Adela Garcia picks up her 4th Fitness Olympia win as she came back after a knee injury which almost forced her to retire. What an amazing win for Adela! Here are the results of the 2009 Fitness Olympia. 1. Adela Garcia 2. Tanji Johnson 3. Tracey Greenwood 4. Julie Palmer 5. Tina Durkin 6. Myriam Capes 7. Shannon Meteraud 8. Nicole Duncan 9. Regiane Da Silva 10. Trish Warren 11. Mindi O’Brien

Photos from the three events on Thursday that we took, the Men’s Press Conference, the Women Athlete Meetings and the Meet the Olympians event. The atmosphere at the Orleans Hotel is charged up and with what we’ve seen so far there are some in shape competitors. Check out the photos… Press Conference Photos: http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/7992/site/3/ Women Athlete Meeting Photos: http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/7992/event/2/site/4/ Meet the Olympians Photos http://contest.bodybuilding.com/gallery/contest/7992/site/11/

Here is the list of the 2009 Mr. Olympia Competitor’s who will compete this weekend in the contest. They are, in alphabetical order, 1. Troy Alves (USA) 2. Melvin Anthony (USA) 3. Gustavo Badell (Puerto Rico) 4. Darrem Charles (Trinidad) 5. Jay Cutler (USA) 6. Moe Elmoussawi (New Zealand) 7. Toney Freeman (USA) 8. Kai Greene (USA) 9. Ahmad Haidar (Lebanon) 10. Phil Heath (USA) 11. Dexter Jackson (USA) 12. Dennis James (Germany) 13. Michael Kefalianos (Australia) 14. Martin Kjellstrom (Sweden) 15. Victor Martinez (USA) 16. Ronny Rockel (Germany) 17. Markus Ruhl (Germany) 18. Silvio Samuel (Spain) 19. Joel Stubbs (Bahamas) 20. Branch Warren (USA) 21. Bill Wilmore (USA) 22. Dennis Wolf (Germany) 23. Hidetada Yamagishi (Japan) Here are the competitors of the 2009 Mr. Olympia Showdown 202lbs and Under Contest. They are, in alphabetical order. 1. Jason Arntz (USA) 2. Eduardo Correa Da Silva (Brazil) 3. Clarence Devis (Belguim) 4. Kris Dim (USA) 5. Charles Dixon (USA) 6. Mark Dugdale (USA) 7. Kevin English (USA) 8. Daryl Gee (USA) 9. David Henry (USA) 10. John Hodgson (United Kingdom) 11. Tricky Jackson (USA) 12. James ‘Flex’ Lewis (United Kingdom) 13. stan McQuay (USA) 14. Lee Powell (United Kingdom) 15. Jose…

Here is the competition list of the 2009 Ms. Olympia competitors, in alphabetical order. They are. 1. Heather Armbrust (USA) 2. Lisa Auckland (USA) 3. Nicole Ball (Canada) 4. Dayana Cadeau (Canada) 5. Tina Chandler (USA) 6. Gale Frankie (USA) 7. Kristy Hawkins (USA) 8. Rosemary Jennings (USA) 9. Iris Kyle (USA) 10. Debi Laszewski (USA) 11. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia (Venezuela) 12. Betty Pariso (USA) 13. Betty Viana-Adkins (Venezuela) Here are the competitors of the 2009 Fitness Olympia. They are, in alphabetical order, 1. Myriam Capes (Canada) 2. Regiane Da Silva (Germany) 3. Nicole Duncan (USA) 4. Tina Durkin (USA) 5. Adela Garcia (USA) 6. Tracey Greenwood (USA) 7. Tanji Johnson (USA) 8. Shannon Meteraud (USA) 9. Mindi O’Brien (Canada) 10. Julie Palmer (USA) 11. Trish Warren (USA) Here are the competitors of the 2009 Figure Olympia. They are, in alphabetical order, 1. Gina Aliotti (USA) 2. Teresa Anthony (USA) 3. Huong Arcinas (USA) 4. Monica Brant (USA) 5. Krissy Chin (USA) 6. Meriza De Guzman (USA) 7. Heather Mae French (USA) 8. Amy Fry (USA) 9. Sonia Gonzales (USA) 10. Alicia Renee Harris (USA) 11. Jenny Lynn (USA) 12. Patricia Mello (Brazil) 13. Jessica Putnam (USA) 14. Larissa Reis (Brazil)…

Here are two more parties that we are planning to go to.  The Official Flex Bikini Model After Party, and the Bodybuilding.com / Ultimate Nutrition After Party.  Here are the flyers for the two parties. With over 100 bikini beauties signed on to compete, the 2009 FLEX Bikini Model Search Championships – presented by Amazon.com and brought to you by Ed Hardy- will undoubtedly be bigger and better than ever. So it seemed only fitting that the Official FLEX Bikini Model Search After Party would  be the biggest and best post-Olympia bash in Sin City! Located on the 64th floor of the ultra-swanky The Hotel at Mandalay Bay, MIX Lounge will play host to the official FLEX Bikini Model Search after party, presented by promoter extraordinaire Jason Dihr. Hundreds of models, athletes and celebrities in the bodybuilding industry are expected to turn out for this can’t-miss event! Rub elbows with the elite, and – if you’re lucky – you just may have your picture taken with one of our beautiful FLEX Bikini Models and appear in an upcoming issue of FLEX magazine! But that’s not all! Supplement giant ALR Industries pumps the volume up another decibel by hosting their post-Olympia…

Bodybuilding.com has an excellent interview with Robin Chang as he discusses how the Olympia weekend is run, what fans and competitors can expect come September 24 and what he, as the man in charge, must do to ensure all goes as planned. To check out the interview, click below http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/robin-chang-09-olympia-interview.htm

There are a number of Olympia After Parties again this year, and here are two of them. The first is Dexter Jackson’s After Party, and the second is Shawn Ray’s After Party. Many tend to go to these partys on Saturday night after the Official Olympia Victory Gala, which starts at 11pm at the Orleans Hotel. Here are the flyers for the two parties.

The cover of M&F’s July 2009, under the direction of the new Editor in Chief Chris Lockwood and with the magazine’s new look, has been nominated for a prestigious magazine industry award called ‘the Maggies’ in the United Kingdom.  Congratulations. It is nice, for the staff at M&F to see that other’s have noticed the marked improvements in the magazine! Please take a minute to vote for Muscle & Fitness at  http://www.themaggies.co.uk

Phil Heath gives an in-depth interview with Bodybuilding.com. Heath says, “I’m probably the only guy on paper right now who could be a multiple Olympia champion and possibly break the record, but with the sport growing each year with more guys, I don’t know if there’s another Phil Heath lurking around. I don’t know if another guy has figured it out who might be better than all of us.” Read the full interview here. What do you think… Is Phil Heath going to win the Olympia this year?

Muscletech‘s Johnnie Jackson says Ben White “has no idea what he started”. This is getting interesting. Who do you think will prove to be stronger next week in Las Vegas…Johnnie Jackson or Ben White?

Another great NPC show, in California, two weeks before the Olympia, is the NPC Tournmant of Champions. Check out this contest on September 12th, as many of us will be there.

Three times a year, Joe Wheatley puts on a contest on the beach. Muscle Beach, that is, in the heart of Venice, where the building near the pit looks like a barbell. The 2009 Muscle Beach Labor Day contest is coming up soon, as we will see you there. Here is the poster regarding the contest.

The Promax trademark fight was finally settled in the European Union. And it is not good for the authorize Promax Distributors there. Here is the final statement. From: Timothy Welch – Chief Executive Officer, Promax Nutrition Corporation As I have stated in my prior correspondence dated April 13, 2009, Promax Nutrition Corporation (“PNC”) and Maximuscle, Ltd. have reached a comprehensive, mutually agreeable settlement regarding future rights to the Promax trademark in the European Union. Consistent with the terms of that settlement, as of December 31, 2009, PNC and its Authorized Distributors will no longer be permitted to sell PNC’s Promax®-branded products (the “Products”) in any European Union country. Furthermore, under no circumstances should any Authorized Distributor sell the Products at any time to customers in the United Kingdom, Ireland or Sweden. Again, all sales of Products by PNC’s Authorized Distributors in the European Union must cease on or before December 31, 2009. Therefore, in order to ensure that sales are discontinued by such date, PNC will not ship any Products to Authorized Distributors in the European Union after November 1, 2009.