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Saturday, March 27th, there will be another NPC contest in Culver City, but also, the first IFBB Pro Bikini contest in the United States. It is going to be a very good lineup, and will define what is the look and standard that the IFBB Judges are looking for in the new Pro Bikini Division. Here is the current IFBB Pros who are slated to compete. They are: 1. Dianna Dahlgren 2. Michelle D’Angona 3. Jennifer Dietrick 4. Sonia Gonzales 5. Michele Gullett 6. Carol King 7. Amanda Latona 8. Leigh Lingham 9. Christie Marquez 10. Monique Minton 11. Natalie Pennington 12. Zhanna Rotar 13. Sherlyn Roy 14. Alea Suarez 15. Stacey Thompson

What an incredible contest, with a record number of competitors competing in San Diego – here are the results and pictures from the 2010 NPC San Diego contest. 2010 NPC San Diego Men’s BB Results 2010 NPC San Diego Figure Results 2010 NPC San Diego Women’s BB Results 2010 NPC San Diego Bikini Results

With the start of a busy NPC California year, the NPC San Diego is the first contest of the year, and already it is going in the record books as one of the most popular ever. With 190+ competitors, not counting crossovers, we are looking at a sold out, unreal event in which the best of the best competitors are looking to present a great physique on stage. We will be there, checking it out. See you there.

Congratulations to Kai Greene for back to back wins, first in Columbus at the Arnold Classic, and today in Australia. Here are the results. 1. Kai Greene USA 5 5 10 2. Dexter Jackson USA 10 10 20 3. Roelly Winklaar Curacoa 15 15 30 4. Michael Kefalianos Australia 22 20 42 5. Melvin Anthony Jr. USA 24 25 49 6. Grigori Atoyan USA 30 30 7. Wong Hong Maylasia 34 34 8. Adorthus (AD) Cherry USA 40 40 9. Eddie Abbew England 49 49 10. Grant Pieterse New Zealand 53 53 11. Ivan Sadek Australia 54 54 12. Rusty Jeffers USA 57 57 13. Daniel Hill Germany 63 63 14. Michael Kingsnorth New Zealand 71 71 15. Fadi Zaazaa Lebanon 74 74

Congratulations to Kai Greene for winning the Arnold Classic, over an incredible Phil Heath, who was in the lead after prejudging. Here are the results, with the points. 1. Kai Greene – USA – 10 5 15 2. Phil Heath – USA – 7 13 20 3. Branch Warren – USA – 19 13 32 4. Dexter Jackson – USA – 16 20 36 5. Toney Freeman – USA – 25 25 50 6. Ronny Rockel – Germany – 30 30 60 7. Roelly Winklaar – Netherlands – 35 35 8. Hidetada Yamagishi – Japan – 40 40 9. Melvin Anthony – USA – 45 45 10. Robert Piotrkwicz – Poland – 54 54 11. Terk Elsetouhi – Germany – 57 57 12. Johhnie Jackson – USA – 58 58 13. Sergey Shelestov – Russia – 64 64

Figure International Results 1. Nicole Wilkins-Lee 2. Erin Stern 3. Heather Mae French 4. Mindi Smith 5. Felicia Romero 6. Larissa Reis 7. Monica Brant 8. Kristi Tauti 9. Andrea Watson 10. Rosa-Maria Romero 11. Monica Mark-Escalante 12. Latisha Wilder 13. Candice Houston 14. Cristiana Casoni 15. Kim Tilden 15. Krissy Chin 16. Sherlyn Roy 17. Alicia Harris 18. Angela Mraz Fitness International results 1. Adela Garcia 2. Julie Palmer 3. Tanji Johnson 4. Trish Warren 5. Oksana Grishina 6. Camala Rodriguez 7. Tina Durkin 8. Myriam Capes 8. Regiane Da Silva 10. Nicole Duncan 11. Bethany Wagner 12. Kizzy Vaines 13. Sylvia Tremblay 14. Kayde Puckett 15. Allison Ethier Ms. International 1. Iris Kyle 2. Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia 3. Debi Laszewski 4. Lisa Aukland 5. Betty Pariso 6. Dayana Cadeau 7. Zoa Linsey 8. Alina Popa 9. Elena Shportun-Willemer 10. Brenda Raganot 11. Antoinette Thompson 12. Jeannie Paparone 13. Dena Westerfield 14. Mah-Ann Mendoza

Outside the meeting rooms – various pictures of the IFBB pro competitors and happenings around Columbus…. Outside the Competitor Meeting Pics Link

All right, here is goes – the predictions of the ones who assume they know more than the rest – the so called experts – the ones who understand the sport – the ones who have more years of experience in guessing then some of you have been alive… http://www.ironmanmagazine.com/blogs/lonnie/?p=1953 From LT’s blog… As always, there will be plenty of new highlights at the Arnold Sports Festival, which gets underway with a bang Thursday night. That’s when the prejudging for fitness, figure and bikini will take place—at Veterans Memorial Auditorium—for the Arnold Amateur. And, as always, I’ll be behind the podium, so make sure to come by and say hi if you make it there…100 bikini competitors in only its second year! One impressive new look this year will be the bodies of “The Experts” after the Swami, Harbody Hinds and Yogi Avidan had to purchase new pants last season for our rapidly expanding waist lines. After tipping the scales are nearly 200 pounds a while back, I’ll be at 188 come show time (at 5’10”), with 16” guns. The 5’11” Hinds, up to 225 over the holidays, swears he’ll be a trim 205 by the time he arrives in…

As we head to Columbus for the Arnold Classic weekend, here are the competitor lists, for those who did not see them, and who was added and who dropped out. This is going to be an exciting weekend, and surprises are rumored on who will emerge in the top three at these contests. Here are the lists… 2010 Entries – Arnold Classic 1. Melvin Anthony 2. Tarek Elsetouhi 3. Toney Freeman 4. Kai Greene 5. Phil Heath 6. Dexter Jackson 7. Johnnie Jackson 8. Robert Piotrkowicz 9. Ronny Rockel 10. Silvio Samuel – (not competing – pulled out) 11. Sergey Shelestov 12. Branch Warren 13. Roelly Winklaar 14. Hidetada Yamagishi 2010 Entries – Figure International 1. Monica Brant 2. Krissy Chin 3. Alicia Harris 4. Candice Houston 5. Heather Mae French 6. Monica Mark-Escalante 7. Angela Mraz 8. Jessica Putnam – (not competing – pulled out) 9. Larissa Reis 10. Kristal Richardson – (not competing – pulled out) 11. Felicia Romero 12. Rosa-Maria Romero 13. Sherlyn Roy 14. Mindi Smith 15. Erin Stern 16. Kristina Tauti 17. Kim Tilden 18. Andrea Watson 19. Latisha Wilder 20. Nicole Wilkins Lee 21. Christiana Casoni (added later) 2010 Entries – Fitness International 1….