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The 2010 IFBB/NPC Sacramento bodybuilding, figure and bikini competition is going to be a good contest, with 190+ NPC Competitors, 14 IFBB Pro Bikini competitors, and 19 IFBB Men’s Bodybuilding 202lbs and under competitors. The event will be held at the Crest Theatre, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and the Host Hotel is the Courtyard Sacramento Airport Natomas, 2101 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833 All NPC Check-In’s are at the Host Hotel from 2 to 9pm on Friday, November 5th. NPC Bodybuilders may also check in on Saturday, November 6th at 8:15am in the morning at the Crest Theater. IFBB Women’s Bikini Check in is at 6pm Friday evening at the Host Hotel. IFBB Men’s 202 and Under is at 6:30pm Friday evening at the Host Hotel. Competitors for the IFBB Men’s 202 and Under include 1. Ahmad Ahmad (Sweden) 2. Charles Arde (USA) 3. Pablo Arevalo (Peru) 4. Jimmy Canyon (USA) 5. Pedro Barron Cuyas (Mexico) 6. PD Devers (USA) 7. Edward Duque (Venezuela) 8. Roger Ferrer (USA) 9. Vinny Galanti (USA) 10. Ricky ‘Tricky’ Jackson (USA) 11. James Llewellini (United Kingdom) 12. Daron Lytle (USA) 13. Stan McQuay (USA) 14. Peter Putman (USA) 15. Carlos Rabiei…

Here we go, the latest information about the NPC Men’s Physique Division, starting in 2011. Beginning in 2011 a new division for men will be introduced – Men’s Physique. The following are the guidelines/rules. Judging Criteria: * Muscularity and Body Condition: Judges will be looking for fit contestants who display proper shape and symmetry combined with muscularity and overall condition. This is not a bodybuilding contest so extreme muscularity should be marked down. * Stage Presence and Personality: Contestants will be asked to walk in board shorts (shorts must be just above the knee in length and can be one inch below the belly button, no spandex and no logos are permitted on the board shorts however a manufacturer’s logo such as Nike symbol or Billabong are acceptable. Competitors will enter the stage without a shirt and barefoot. No lewd acts are allowed. Example: The moon pose. Judges are looking for the contestant with the best stage presence and poise who can successfully convey his personality to the audience. COMPETITION JUDGING Presentation: * Competitors will walk to the center of the stage alone and perform quarter (1/4) turns with optional pose of hand on hip or hand in pocket, face…

The 2010 IFBB Border States was a fun competition. Here are the results and pics from the IFBB Border States. IFBB Border States Pro Results 1. Teresa Anthony 2. Felicia Romero 3. Ava Cowan 4. Deena Walsh 5. Kristin Nunn 6. Crystal Chiles 7. Natalie Waples 8. Sabrina Taylor 9. Carin Hawkins 10. Michelle Bates 11. Krissy Chin 12. Amy Lee Martin 13. Kiana Phi 14. Shala Singer 15. Julia Aragon 16. Melanie Burger 16. Mandy Henderson 16. Christina Mehling 16. Mindi O’Brien 16. Masae Tagami Pic links, courtesy of Ron Avidan, are below: Border States Figure Pro Pics (IFBBPro.com) Border States Figure Pro Pics (Bodybuilding.com)

The 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Bikini and Figure competitions are over, and here are the results. What a week for Monica Specking, who won the overall at the NPC Nationals a week earlier, and now is qualified for the 2011 Figure Olympia. 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Figure Results 1. Courtney West 2. Teresa Anthony 3. Monica Specking 4. Katina Maistrellis 5. Kimberly Sheppard 6. Amy Vetter 7. Carin Hawkins 8. Krissy Chin 9. Rosalind Vanterpool 10. Raechelle Chase 11. Sandie Ward 2010 IFBB Houston Pro Bikini Results 1. Shelsea Montes 2. Natalie Pennington 3. Vanessa Prebyl 4. Michelle Lamb 5. Barbara Bolotte 6. Beth White 7. Janet Harding 8. Khanh Nguyen For complete scorecard results, click below IFBB Houston Pro Figure Scorecard Results IFBB Houston Pro Bikini Scorecard Results

The 2010 IFBB/NPC Border States is going to be held in San Diego on October 30th. We will be there, covering the event for Bodybuilding.com, as well as Getbig.com and Hardbody.com. It is going to be a great contest, with over 140+ NPC competitors and 20+ IFBB pro figure competitors. This event will sell out so get your tickets early. Here is the current competitor list for the IFBB Pro Figure. 1. Teresa Anthony 2. Julia Aragon 3. Michelle Bates 4. Melanie Burger 5. Crystal Chiles 6. Krissy Chin 7. Ava Cowan 8. Carin Hawkins 9. Mandy Hernderson 10. Amy Lee Martin 11. Christina Mehling 12. Kristin Nunn 13. Mindi O’Brien 14. Kiana Phi 15. Felicia Romero 16. Shala Singer 17. Masae Tagami 18. Sabrina Taylor 19. Deena Walsh 20. Natalie Waples 21. Courtney West 22. Stay Wig Event Location: Scottish Rite Event Center 1895 Camino Del Rio S. San Diego, California 92108 Event Hotel: Sheraton Mission Valley 1433 Camino Del Rio S. San Diego, CA 92108 Reservations: Online reservations or call 800-325-3535 Event Day/Time: Saturday, Oct 30th at 11:00am Prejudging Saturday, Oct 30th at 6:30pm Finals

The NPC Nationals in Atlanta, Georgia was a great success, with over 500 competitors trying to get that elusive IFBB Pro Card. Here are the results for the 2010 NPC Nationals. 2010 NPC Nationals Men’s BB Results 2010 NPC Nationals Figure Results 2010 NPC Nationals Women’s BB Results 2010 NPC National’s Bikini Results

The 2010 NPC Nationals Pictures will be at the link below, including check in’s, weigh in’s, seminars, and lots of pics from the contest. Here is the link, from bodybuilding.com. 2010 NPC Nationals Pics

NOTICE TO ALL 2010 NPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS COMPETITORS The following athletes are required to participate in The NPC NEWS Photo Shoot With J.M. Manion On Sunday, October 17th At The Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel from 9 a.m. To 12 Noon: • MEN’S OVERALL WINNER • WOMEN’S OVERALL WINNER • THE 6 FIGURE HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS • THE 6 BIKINI HEIGHT CLASS WINNERS Only the 4 Overall Winners are to bring their Overall Trophies. The Men’s & Women’s Overall Winners should bring their posing suits and posing oil. The 6 Bikini & 6 Figure Height Class winners need to bring their 2-piece competition suits along with any other 2-piece bikinis. All Competitors Please Plan Accordingly With Your Travel Plans.

One week to go as we are heading to the 2010 NPC National Bodybulding, Figure and Bikini Championships. This year, the event is being held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Centennial Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. Schedule of events for the fans are as follows: On Friday, Oct 15, at 4:30pm, the Men’s Bodybuilding and Women’s Bikini prejudging will occur. On Saturday, Oct 16, at 8am, the Women’s Bodybuilding and Figure prejudging will occur. On Saturday, Oct 16, at 6:30pm, all the finals will occur. Prejudging tickets for Friday evening are $50 each. Prejudging tickets for Saturday are $35 each. Final tickets are $125 and $75. For more information, go to Official NPC National Web Site.

For some of you planning ahead, the 2011 Mr. Olympia is going to be a week earlier, on the weekend of September 16-17th. This year’s Olympia was one of the most successful ever, with a near record crowd at the Orleans Arena and at the expo.

Mr. Olympia Results (Saturday night) 1. Jay Cutler＄200,000 2, Phil Heath＄100,000 3. Branch Warren＄75,000 4. Dexter Jackson＄50,000 5. Dennis Wolf ＄40,000 6. Ronny Rockel＄30,000 7. Kai Greene＄18,000 8. Victor Martinez ＄17,000 9. Toney Freeman $16,000 10. Hide Yamagishi $14,000 11. Dennis James 11. Johnnie Jackson 13. Marcus Haley 14. Roelly Winklaar 15. Troy Alves 16. Edward Nunn 17. Evgeny Mishin 18. Bill Willmore 18. Craig Richardson 18. Erik Fankhouser 18. Paco Bautista 18. Robert Piotrkowicz 2010 202lbs and Under Showdown Results 1. Kevin English 2. David Henry 3. Eduardo Correa Da Silva 4. Jose Raymond 5. Jason Arntz 6. Jaroslav Horvath 7. Stan McQuay 8. Tricky Jackson 9. Mike Valentino 10. Daryl Gee 11. Roc Shabazz 12. Luc Molines 12. Bola Ojex 14. Ahmad Ahmad 15. Steve Namat 2010 IFBB Fitness Olympia Results (Friday Night) 1. Adela Garcia 2. Tanji Johnson 3. Trish Warren 4. Myriam Capes 5. Oksana Grishina 6. Bethany Wagner 7. Tina Durkin 8. Regiane Da Silva 9. Nicole Duncan 10. Camala Rodriguez 11. Shannon Meteraud 12. Kizzy Vaines 12. Mia Finnegan 14. Yenny Polanco 2010 IFBB Bikini Olympia Results (Friday Night) 1. Sonia Gonzales 2. Nathalia Melo 3. Nicole Nagrani 4. Jaime Baird 5. Amanda Latona…

Pictures from around the 2010 Olympia – will be updated as new events unfold. Here is the link to check them all out, taken by Isaac Hinds and Ron Avidan 2010 Olympia Picture Galleries Also, for the latest Twitter tweets at the happenings, updates and results, click below Getbig Twitter Links

The 2010 Olympia Weekend is almost upon us – September 24-25th in Las Vegas! Here are the competitors that are qualified for the 2010 Olympia! Mr. Olympia qualified competitors (NC=Not competing) 1. Troy Alves (USA) 2. Paco Bautista (Spain) 3. Jay Cutler (USA) 4. Erik Fankhouser (USA) 5. Toney Freeman (USA) 6. Kai Greene (USA) 7. Marcus Haley (USA) 8. Phil Heath (USA) 9. Dexter Jackson (USA) 10. Johnnie Jackson (USA) 11. Dennis James (Germany) 12. Victor Martinez (Dominican Republic) 13. Evgeny Mishin (Russia) 14. Ed Nunn (USA) 15. Robert Piotrkowicz (Poland) 16. Craig Richardson (USA) 17. Ronny Rockel (Germany) 18. Branch Warren (USA) 19. Bill Wilmore (USA) 20. Roelly Winklaar (Netherlands) 21. Dennis Wolf (Germany) 22. Hidetada Yamagishi (Japan) NC. Mark Alvisi (USA) NC. Melvin Anthony Jr (USA) NC. Issa Ibrahim Obiad (UAE) NC. Ben White (USA) Olympia 202lb and under Showdown qualified competitors (NC=not competing) 1. Ahmad Ahmad (Sweden) 2. Jason Arntz (USA) 3. Eduardo Da Silva Correa (Brazil) 4. Kevin English (USA) 5. Daryl Gee (USA) 6. David Henry (USA) 7. Jaroslav Horvath (Slovakia) 8. Tricky Jackson (USA) 9. Stan McQuay (USA) 10. Luc Molines (France) 11. Steve Namat ( Hungary) 12. Bola Ojex (Nigeria) 13. Jose…

Here is the schedule of the Olympia Weekend (from Hardbody.com), for all those who are going. Most of the action will be at the Orleans Hotel and Arena, and at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For those who can’t make it, there will be a free webcast of the actual contests, courtesy of bodybuilding.com Thursday, September 23 – Orleans Hotel 12:00 PM – Olympia Press Conference (Mr. Olympia Only) – Showroom 7:00 PM Meet the Olympians (VIPs Only) – Mardi Gras Ballroom 8:00 PM Meet the Olympians (Open to Public) – Mardi Gras Ballroom Friday, September 24 – Las Vegas Convention Center (South Hall) 9:00 AM – Athlete Shuttle Departs from the Orleans Hotel 10:00 AM – Olympia Expo 10:00 AM – MHP Presents America’s Strongest Man – Fan Experience 10:30 AM Women’s Judging: – Fitness Olympia – Bikini Olympia – Figure Olympia – Ms. Olympia 12:00 PM – Everlast Presents Pound4Pound Challenge (Bench & Squat) 12:00 PM – BSN Presents Olympia’s Grappling & Jiu Jitsu Super Show 1:00 PM – MHP Presents America’s Strongest Man 1:00 PM – Gaspari Nutrition Presents FLEX Bikini Model Search – Judging – Gaspari Nutrition Presents M&F Male Model Search – Judging 3:00 PM…

From Jason Dhir –> At 11pm on Saturday night September 25th, history will be made… The doors to HAZE nightclub will open to hold the first ever Official Olympia Party. The Olympia weekend has set the standard for the industries trade shows/competitions bringing in Hollywood celebrities, over the top entertainment and hundreds of pro athletes and models from around the globe. Hence, in order to bring a MEGA-Party such as this to Vegas (similar to what I do annually every March in Columbus, Ohio), there is ultimately only one site on the Vegas strip that can contain this Massive Mastodon of Mega and that is at HAZE Night club located at Aria Hotel/Resort. This will be a new standard in Olympia After-Parties and is held at one next level location. I am not talking about a wine and cheese affair at a hotel welcoming room nor a half assed hot or not after party. I am talking an upper echelon, pinch me I am dreaming, reality check party… so fasten your seatbelts

No question Stan McQuay was looking like he is going to do very well next weekend at the 2010 Olympia 202lb and Under Bodybuilding Contest with his overall win here, swaying all the judges! Daryl Gee, another incredible competitor was second, with third place going to Tricky Jackson. Mark Dugdale was just shy with 4th place, and PD Devers placed 5th in his first IFBB Pro contest after turning pro a month ago. Here are the IFBB Pro Men’s Bodybuilding 202lbs and Under Results 1. Stan McQuay 2. Daryl Gee 3. Tricky Jackson 4. Mark Dugdale 5. Parenthesis ‘PD’ Devers 6. Lawrence Hunt 7. Cvetko Stojmenovski 8. Pedro Barron Cuyas 9. James Llewellin 10. Daron Lytle 11. Edward Duque 12. Myoba Edwards 13. Rod Ketchens 14. Luis Felipe Marinho 15. Amir Sapir 16. Jason Marcovici 17. Jimmy Canyon 17. Sean Jenkins 17. Jimmy Momany Two more rookies came to Detroit for the last IFBB Pro Bikini contest to qualify for the 2010 Olympia, and they both garnered the top spots. Noemi Olah from Hungary blew away the competition, and could be a very serious contender for the top six at the Olympia next week. Christy Merritt also wowed the judges,…

Here we go! Less than one week before the Olympia begins, and we have two more IFBB competitions, with the top three in each able to qualify. Here are the competitor lists. 2010 IFBB John Simmons Detroit Pro Men’s 202lb and under competitors 1. Jimmy Canyon (USA) 2. Pedro Barron Cuyas (Mexico) 3. Perenthesis Devers (USA) 4. Mark Dugdale (USA) 5. Edward Duque (Venezuela) 6. Myoba Edwards (Canada) 7. Daryl Gee (USA) 8. Lawrence Hunt (USA) 9. Tricky Jackson (USA) 10. Sean Jenkins (USA) 11. Rod Ketchens (USA) 12. James Llewellin (United Kingdom) 13. Daron Lytle (USA) 14. Jason Marcovici (Canada) 15. Luis Felipe Marinho (Brazil) 16. Stan McQuay (USA) 17. Jimmy Momany (USA) 18. Amir Sapir (Israel) 19. Cvetko Stojmenovski (Germany) 2010 IFBB John Simmons Detroit Pro Bikini competitors 1. Dina Al-Sabah (Kuwait) 2. Bianca Binno (USA) 3. Jessica Clay (USA) 4. Nicole Coleman (USA) 5. Melissa Frabbiele (USA) 6. Janet Harding (USA) 7. Jessica Jessie (USA) 8. Michelle Lamb (USA) 9. Stefanie Lindsey (USA) 10. Davana Medina (USA) 11. Christy Merritt (USA) 12. Olah Noemi (Hungary) 13. Zara Pined-Boorder (Canada) 14. Kira Rivera (USA) 15. Beth White (USA) For more information, click below: IFBB John Simmons Information

Bodybuilding.com Announces Exclusive Olympia Webcast. You’ll Have the Best Seat in the House! Bodybuilding.com, the leader in Internet bodybuilding content, is proud to announce an exclusive agreement that brings the 2010 Joe Weider’s Olympia Weekend to bodybuilding fans around the world. For the 4th consecutive year, Bodybuilding.com – the world’s #1 most-visited bodybuilding website – will provide a LIVE webcast of the year’s biggest event FREE of charge. Mark your calendars for Friday September 24th and Saturday September 25th as Jay Cutler, Phil Heath, Branch Warren, Kai Greene, Dexter Jackson and 22 of the world’s best battle for the right to be called Mr. Olympia. In addition to the prestigious Mr. Olympia contest, Bodybuilding.com’s coverage from Las Vegas also includes LIVE webcasts of the Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, Ms. Olympia and the inaugural Bikini Olympia. You’ll enjoy the best seat in the house with exclusive access to the backstage “Pump-Up” room and interviews with the contenders. Veteran commentator Dan Solomon returns to lead a team of announcers that includes Radio Host Larry Pepe, Industry Expert Sommer Robertson, and IFBB Fitness Pro Carla Sanchez. If you can’t make the trip to Vegas, join us at Bodybuilding.com for a LIVE presentation of…

Ronny Rockell dominated in the first Mr. Europe contest two weeks out before the 2010 Olympia. Top three get to go to the Olympia. Ronny and DJ were already qualified, so that left Francisco ‘Paco’ Bautista in 3rd with the qualification and trip to Vegas. Here are the results: 1. Ronny Rockell 2. Dennis James 3. Francisco ‘Paco’ Bautista 4. Robert Piotrkowicz 5. Alfonso Del Rio Valencia 6. Michael Kefalianos 7. Grigori Atoyan 8. Elvis Brown 9. Sergey Shelestov 10. Manolis Karamanlakis 11. Marc Lavole 12. Gian Enrico Pica 13. Alexandre Nataf 14. Vladimir Agrinskiy 15. Jaime Atienza 16. Cvetko Stojmenovski 17. Phil Von Kaenel 18. Oliver Adzievski 19. Francisco Javier Mula 20. Dainius Barzinskas 21. Dragan Paunovic For complete scorecard results, click below 2010 Mr. Europe Scorecard Results

Sonia Gonzales is the queen of California, winning another IFBB Pro Bikini contest here in Culver City (the first one was the Musclecontest.com back in March). With two weeks left for the first Bikini Olympia, Sonia looks to dominate, albiet Amanda Latona, Ali Rosen and Nathalia Melo might beat her there. Also, two rookie IFBB pros debuted here, and both Brook Mora and Anca Marcus won the right (and will be) to compete at the Bikini Olympia in two weeks. Wow! Congratulations! Zhanna Roar and Dina Al-Sabah each were one point difference from Anca. Look for Dina to go to Detriot to compete in the last IFBB Pro Bikini contest for the O. The results are: 1. Sonia Gonzales 2. Brook Mora 3. Anca Marcus 4. Zhanna Rotar 5. Dina Al-Sabah 6. Jennifer Dietrick 7. Christina Vargas 8. Vanessa Prebyl 9. Jessica Clay 10. Michele Gullett 11. Nicole Moneer-Guerrero 12. Rachel Labender 13. Kat Holmes 14. Cathy Miller 15. Michele D’Angona 16. Jennifer Celeste 17. Natalie Pennington 18. Karen Mullarkey Complete scorecard results are at the link below: 2010 IFBB TOC Scorecard Results