Bodybuilding, Supplements and Competition News
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.
Respect Your Universe, Inc. announced signing 2011 Mr. Olympia Phil “The Gift” Heath as an official RYU athlete. Gracing the covers of five national publications in 2011 (Flex, Muscular Development, Ironman, MuscleMag, and Planet Muscle around the world), Heath was selected by RYU for encompassing a hard work ethic, discipline, respect and humility that correlate closely to the core values respect, strength, honor and sustainability of RYU.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2011 IFBB Pro World Masters Champions was billed as the ‘Return of the Legends’ in which the bodybuilding community and the world would see some of the biggest names in bodybuilding return to the stage for an impressive $240,000 in prize money ($220,000 for mens bodybuilding, and $20,00 for women’s bikini).
Saturday, December 10th, 2011 marks the first IFBB Pro World Masters Bodybuilding contest, which will be held at the Fillmore at Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach. With $240,000 in prize money, we anticipated some of the biggest legends to come to the contest. Here is more information on the competitors and who will be there.
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.
Congratulations to Vanessa Campbell for winning the 2011 IFBB Iowa Pro Bikini competition, with Candyce Graham and Nicole Moneer-Guerrero taking 2nd and 3rd, and with it, two more coveted qualification spots for the 2012 Bikini Olympia. Here are the complete results…
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.
Congratulations to Shawn Perrinne, who will begin his new job as Editor-in-Chief of Muscle & Ftiness starting on November 21st. Shawn was been involved with bodybuilding for quite sometimes, and Shawn was the depth, understanding and knowledge for this position. Here is the press release. NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — David J. Pecker, President, Chairman and CEO of American Media, Inc. (AMI) today announced that Shawn Perine has been named Editor-in-Chief of Muscle & Fitness, the # 1 magazine for serious fitness enthusiasts. With over 6.2 million readers, Muscle & Fitness is dedicated to providing the most revolutionary training, nutrition and supplement information to young men looking to build muscle by giving them the tools to attain an improved physique.
2011 Titans Grand Prix Pro Bikini Results 1. Amanda Latona (3)* 2. Abigail Burrows (6)* 3. Tiffany Marie Boydston (9)* 4. Brittany Tacy (11) 5. Narmin Assria (15) 6. Talia Terese (16) 7. Jessica Anderson (25) 8. Leigh Brandt (26) 9. Nicole Coleman (27) 10. Christie Marquez (28) 11. Mandy Henderson (32) 12. Casey Trailer (33) 13. Janet Harding (41) 14. Jennifer Dietrick (43) 15. Brittany Gaylord (44) 16. Kelly Gonzalez (46) 17. Abby Duncan (49) *Qualify for the Olympia. (indicates score)
The 2011 IFBB Titans Grand Prix, which will occur on Saturday, October 22nd at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Culver City, along with the NPC Titans Grand Prix. This is a new contest, the first one out here in California, under this title. Current IFBB competitors slated to compete include 1. Jessica Anderson 2. Narmin Assria 3. Tiffany Marie Boydston 4. Leigh Brandt 5. Abigail Burrows 6. Nicole Coleman 7. Jennifer Dietrick 8. Abby Duncan 9. Brittany Gaylord 10. Kelly Gonzalez 11. Janet Harding 12. Mandy Henderson 13. Amanda Latona 14. Christie Marquez 15. Brittany Tacy 16. Talia Terese 17. Casey Trailer Here is some info regarding the contest Location Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium 4117 Overland Avenue Culver City, California 90230 Prejudging Saturday, Oct 22nd at 11:00am $30 open seating Finals Saturday, Oct 22nd at 6:30pm $30/$40 reserved seating Check Ins – Friday, Oct 21st 6:30pm Figure/Bikini athlete brief followed by check-ins at the Doubletree Hotel (Event Hotel) Saturday, Oct 22nd 8:00am Bodybuilders and Men’s Physique brief followed by weigh-ins/check-ins. Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
In the IFBB Houston Pro Bikini, Christina Vargas won the contest, capping a wonderful year for her, and ensuring that Christina, Syke Taylor and Nicole Coleman all qualify for the 2012 Olympia. Starting in 2012, only the winner of the contest will qualify for the O. Here are the results from the IFBB Houston Pro Bikini. 1. Christina Vargas 2. Skye Taylor 3. Nicole Coleman 4. Tawna Eubanks 5. Barbara Bolotte 6. Nicole Moneer-Guerrero 7. Janet Harding 8. Roya Tehrani 9. Gabriela Cardosa In the IFBB Houston Pro Figure. Teresa Anthony captured the title, with Jelena Abbou and Jami DeBernard securing the top three and qualifying for the 2012 Olympia. Here are the results from the contest. 1. Teresa Anthony 2. Jelena Abbou 3. Jami DeBernard 4. Krissy Chin 5. Allison Frahn 6. Alea Suarez 7. Tiffany Procopio 8. Charmayne Jackson 9. Tracey MacDonald 10. Ginette Delhaes 11. Kristina Rojas 12. Kimberly Sheppard 13. Tamee Marie 14. Soleivi Hernandez 15. Vicki Counts 16. Elisha Archibold 16. Melanie Burger 16. Natalie Calland 16. Debbie Fowler 16. Danielle Kifer 16. Cheri Lewis 16. Amanda Marinelli 16. Anissa Payne 16. Natalie Waples
The 2011 IFBB Houston Pro will be held this Saturday, October 15th, along with the NPC Texas State, in Stafford, Texas. Phil Health will be guest poser, and it is going to be a great contest, with 200+ competitors estimated for the NPC Texas State contest (amatuers). Here is the tentative competitor lists for the figure and bikini pros. IFBB Houston Pro Figure Competitor List 1. Jelena Abbou 2. Teresa Anthony 3. Elisha Archibold 4. Melanie Burger 5. Natalie Calland 6. Krissy Chin 7. Vicki Counts 8. Jami DeBernard 9. Ginette Delhaes 10. Debbie Fowler 11. Allison Frahn 12. Soleivi Hernandez 13. Charmayne Jackson 14. Danielle Kifer 15. Cheri Lewis 16. Tracey MacDonald 17. Tamee Marie 18. Amanda Marinelli 19. Anissa Payne 20, Tiffany Procopio 21. Kristina Rojas 22. Kimberly Sheppard 23. Alea Suarez 24. Natalie Waples IFBB Houston Pro Bikini Competitor Lists 1. Barbara Bolotte 2. Gabriela Cardosa 3. Nicole Coleman 4. Tawna Eubanks 5. Janet Harding 6. Nicole Moneer-Guerrero 7. Skye Taylor 8. Roya Tehrani 9. Christina Vargas
IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Pro Fitness No question that Camala had something to prove after her disappointing placing at the Olympia. Never mind that the Olympia is the best athletes in fitness on stage, Camala was determined to show herself and everyone else that she deserves to be up there, and she came right on today, winning over Jodi Boam, who looked great. Nicole Duncan took the last Olympia qualifying spot here in Ft. Lauderdale, or so we thought. Afterwards, with the original scorecard, it was realized that they did not double the fitness routines, as they should be 2/3 of the score, and not just 50%. Thus, the placings chagned, and Ryall Graber-Vasani took third over Nicole who moved to 4th. Here is the first results for Pro Fitness. 1. Camala Rodriguez 2. Jodi Boam 3. Nicole Duncan 4. Ryall Graber-Vasani 5. Deana Martinez-Lee 6. Sonja Bruce 7. Tiffany Robinson 8. Amy Peterson 8. Nichole Venzara 10. Michelle Gales 11. Debbie Fowler 12. Ludmilia Somkina 13. Donna Jones 14. Lisbeth Marquez This is the actual results, after they adjusted the scores with the routines being 2/3 scored, and the OFFICIAL results. 1. Camala Rodriguez 2. Jodi Boam 3. Ryall Graber-Vasani…
