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The first-ever Arnold Classic Europe will be held Oct. 8-9 in Madrid, Spain and will feature IFBB Pro League men’s bodybuilding and fitness, a complete lineup of amateur bodybuilding events, several other amateur sports and a health & fitness expo. Arnold Classic Europe Mens Bodybuilding Competitors 1. Carlos Asensio 2. Alfonso Del Rio 3. Clarence De Vis 4. Toney Freeman 5. Dexter Jackson 6. Michael Kefalianos 7. Martin Kjellstrom 8. Flex Lewis 9. Victor Martinez 10. Antonio Morales 11. Zaher Moukahal 12. Edward Nunn 13. Gian Enrico Pica 14. Robert Piotrkowicz 15. Ronny Rockel 16. Sergey Shelestov 17. Alvin Small 18. Hidetada Yamagishi Arnold Fitness Europe Pro Fitness Competitors 1. Myriam Capes 2. Bethany (Wagner) Cisternino 3. Regiane DaSilva 4. Tina Durkin 5. Tanji Johnson 6. Diana Monteiro 7. Mindi O’Brien 8. Kayde Puckett

The 2011 IFBB and NPC Fort Lauderdale contest rolls into town in Florida, and one of the few, if only competitions where only the girls are competing on the stage. The Fit Girls Productions Team of IFBB Pro Shannon Dey and IFBB Pro Kristen Nagrani are bringing an all-female IFBB/NPC event to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for the third consecutive year! The 3rd Annual IFBB/NPC Ft. Lauderdale Cup will be held on October 8, 2011 in beautiful Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This event “for the Girls, By the Girls” brings Hollywood glamour to the competition world! Here is the IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Figure, Fitness and Bikini Pro Competitor List Pro Fitness Competitors 1. Jodi Boam 2. Sonja Bruce 3. Nicole Duncan 4. Debbie Fowler 5. Michelle Gales 6. Ryall Graber-Vasani 7. Donna Jones 8. Lisbeth Marquez 9. Deana Martinez-Lee 10. Amy Peterson 11. Tiffany Robinson 12. Camala Rodriguez 13. Ludmilia Somkina 14. Hollie Stewart 15. Nichole Venzara Pro Figure Competitors 1. Holly Beck 2. Aymara Bernardo 3. Stephanie Billings 4. Denise Duvall 5. Rose-Anne Duvigneaud 6. Alicia Harris 7. Catherine Holland 8. Candice John 9. Erin Lawson 10. Candice Lewis 11. Amanda Marinelli 12. Petra Mertl 13. Chikondi Mseka 14. Sara Picken-Brown…

Up to date tweets from the IFBB Phoenix Pro contest are in Mesa, Arizona

On August 27, 2011, the 2011 IFBB Phoenix Pro contests will be held at the Mesa Arts Center, in Mesa, Arizona. Three IFBB pro contests will be held. Here is the info, and the current competitor lists (which are updated as of August 23). 2011 IFBB Phoenix Pro Men’s Bodybuilding Competitor List (as of August 23) 1. Troy Alves (USA) 2. Mark Alvisi (USA) 3. Moe Bannout (Lebanon) 4. Omar Deckard (USA) 5. Alfonso Del Rio (Spain) 6. Oscar Dexter (Tahiti) 7. Moe Elmoussawi (New Zealand) – pulled out due to extreme sickness 8. Marcus Haley (USA) 9. Rod Ketchens (USA) 10. Abbas Khatami (USA) 11. Michael Liberatore (USA) 12 Manuel Lomeli (Mexico) 13. Jeff Long (USA) 14. Erwin Marquez (Venezuela) 15. Ed Nunn (USA) 16. Bola Ojex (Nigeria) 17. Benjamin Parra (Mexico) 18. Gian Enrico Pica (Italy) 19. Grant Pieterse (New Zealand) 20. Robert Piotrkowicz (Poland) 21. Fred Smalls (USA) 22. Phil Van Kaenel (Switzerland) 23. Hidetada Yamagishi (Japan) 2011 IFBB Phoenix Pro Bikini Competitor List (as of August 23) 1. Tiffany Marie Boydston (USA) 2. Laura Calderon (USA) 3. Jessica Clay (USA) 4. Nicole Coleman (USA) 5. Dianna Dahlgren (USA) 6. Michele D’Angona (USA) 7. Juliana Danieli (USA)…

No less than 74 IFBB competitors are going to take the stage on Friday, August 12th (for prejudging) and Saturday, August 13th (for Finals) this weekend in Dallas at the Europa Super Show. Here is the IFBB competitor lists for the contests. They include: IFBB Europa Dallas Men’s Open Bodybuilding 1. Mark Alvisi (USA) 2. Grigori Atoyan (USA) 3. Moe Bannout (Lebanon) 4. Constantinos Demetriou (Australia) 5. Clarence DeVis (Belguim) 6. Oscar Dexter (Tahiti) 7. Toney Freeman (USA) 8. Martin Kjellstrom (Sweden) 9. Michael Liberatore (USA) 10. Manuel Lomeli (Mexico) 11. Juan Marquez (USA) 12. Antonio Jose Morales Vidal (Spain) 13. Zaher Moukahal (UAE) 14. Jerry Nicholls (Barbados) 15. Ed Nunn (USA) 16. Shawn Rhoden (USA) 17. Heinz Senior (USA) 18. Phil Von Kaenel (Switzerland) IFBB Europa Dallas Men’s 202lb Bodybuilding Competitor List 1. Ahmad Ahmad (Sweden) 2. John Arendsz (Aruba) 3. Omar Borelli (Argentina) 4. Gerardo Cabrera (Mexico) 5. Gaetano Cisterino (USA) 6. PD Devers (USA) 7. Derik Farnsworth (USA) 8. Dave Goodin (USA) 9. Randy Jackson Sr. (USA) 10. Tricky Jackson (USA) 11. Lance Johnson (USA) 12. Fernando Noronha (Brazil) 13. Leonardo Pacheco (USA) 14. Benjamin Parra (Mexico) 15. Angel Rangel Vargas (Mexico) 16. Marvin Ward (USA) IFBB…

The 2011 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions in Hartford, Connecticut will be on July 30th. Here is the current competitor list of this contest, and for some of these competitors, a great way to get into the Olympia. For the IFBB Men’s Open class, Will Harris (USA) Mohammad Bannout (Lebanon) Johnnie Jackson (USA) Grigori Atoyan (USA) AD Cherry (USA) Tricky Jackson (USA) Heinz Senior (USA) Fred Smalls II (USA) Phil Von Kaenel (Switzerland) Pro Figure Jelena Abbou Tiffany Archer Holly Beck Melanie DePalma Teresita Morales Chikondi Mseka Angelica Nebbia Hazal Nelson Marcy Porter Tiffany Procopio Jennifer Strobo Gina Trochiano Women’s Pro Bodybuilding Debbie Bramwell Candice Carr-Archer Tazzie Colomb Pamela Franklin Maria Gomez-Segura Sarah Hayes Mary Ellen Jerumbo Monique Jones Drorit Kernes-Silverman Julia Korfhage Claire O’Connell Lora Ottenad Tammy Patnode Kim Perez Stacey Pillari Gina Quinn Angela Salvagna Jennifer Sedia Lori Steele

It what is going to be the largest NPC contest ever, 680+ competitors are coming to Las Vegas for the NPC USA’s. We will see you there. Location: Artemus W. Concert Hall on the Campus of UNLV 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada Event Schedule: Friday, July 29th at 4:30pm – Men’s Bodybuilding and Bikini Prejudging Saturday, July 30th at 9:00am – Figure, Men/Women’s Physique & Women’s Bodybuilding Prejudging Saturday, July 30th at 6:00pm – Finals Pro cards handed out: – Men: (7 wt groups) 4 men will turn professional. – Men’s Physique: (3 height groups) – Class winners turn pro. – Women’s Physique (3 height class) – Class winners turn pro. – Women’s Bodybuilding: 2 women will turn professional. – Figure (6 height groups): Class winners turn pro. – Bikini (6 height groups): Class winners turn pro.

The 2011 NPC Colorado State Championships is coming up this weekend, and we will be there, covering the action on Saturday, July 16th, in downtown Denver. With Amanda Latona as co-emcee, and featuring Brian Yersky as the guest poser, with Sara Hurrle and Abbie Burrows checking out the action, the Colorado State promises to be a most excellent contest. Promoter Jeff Taylor always does a great job of taking care of the athletes.

The IFBB Toronto Pro is coming up, with an incredible 7 different IFBB contests to be held on Friday and Saturday, June 17th and 18th. Here is the information and the lineup’s on the various contests. 2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Men’s Open Competitor List Khalid Almohsinawi (Netherlands) Santana Anderson (Canada) Lionel Beyeke (France) Fedel Clarke (Canada) Brandon Curry (USA) Oscar Dexter (Tahiti) Lou Joseph (Canada) Marc Lavoie (Canada) Jason Marcovici (Canada) Jari Mentula (Finland) Alexandre Nataf (France) Robert Piotrkowicz (Poland) Craig Richardson (USA) Jonathan Rowe (USA) Varinder Singh (India) Gregory Ulysse (Canada) Mike Van Wyck (Canada) Ben White (USA) Christopher White (Canada) 2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Men’s 202lb and Under Competitor List John Arendsz (Aruba) Robert Belisle (Canada) Gianluca Catapano (Italy) Myoba Edwards (Canada) Vincent Galanti (USA) Jason Joseph (USA) Luc Molines (France) Amit Sapir (Israel) Cvetko Stojmenovski (Germany) Shaun Joseph Tavernier (United Kingdom) Vince Wawryk (Canada) 2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Women’s Bodybuilding Competitor List Nicole Ball (Canada) Brigita Brezovac (Slovenia) Sarah Bridges (United Kingdom) Lyris Cappelle (Canada) Aurelia Grozajova (Slovakia) Cathy LeFrancois (Canada) Mah Ann Mendoza (USA) Elizabeth Meza (Mexico) Tammy Patnode (USA) Melody Spetko (Canada) 2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Bikini Competitor List Leigh Brandt (Canada) Michelle Lamb (USA)…

The 2011 Optimum Nutrition NPC Jr. National Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure and Bikini Championships and the Men’s & Women’s Physique Championships, will be held on June 17-18 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont (Chicago area), Illinois. There are 4 weight classes for the Women’s Bodybuilding, 7 weight classes for Men’s Bodybuilding, 3 height classes for Fitness competitors, 6 height classes for Figure and Bikini competitors, 2 height classes for Men’s Physique and 1 Women’s Physique class. There will be three Fitness pro cards, four Figure pro cards, 4 Bikini pro cards, 2 Women’s Physique and 2 Men’s Physique pro cards awarded. U.S. Citizenship is required for Fitness, Figure, Bikini and Men’s & Women’s Physique Competitors only (pro-qualifiers). All bodybuilding athletes must provide either proof of U.S. Citizenship or Legal Resident Alien status (Green Card).

A brand new NPC contest is being held in San Diego this upcoming weekend. Called the NPC Southern California Bodybuilding, Figure, Men’s Physique and Bikini Championships, this National Qualifier is going to have an impressive lineup of competitions. The All Forces contest will also be held at the same venue on Saturday. We wll be there taking pictures. Here is the information:

Lonnie Teper always puts on a great contest, and this year, the NPC West Coast Classic continues to shine. Held at El Monte High School, this National Qualifier NPC contest features bodybuilding, men’s physique, figure and bikini. Check it out if you are in the Southern California area.

No question that the IFBB/NPC California contest this year is going to be an outstanding one, with 200+ NPC competitors heading to Culver City to compete in one of the most prestigious contests in California. Many of these top noch competitors are also destined to compete at the NPC USA’s at the end of July. The contest that kicks of the ‘unofficial’ summer here in Southern California is generating a lot of excitement, and we will be there, checking out the action for bodybuilding.com, and more. Here is the competitor list for the IFBB California Pro Figure. Front runners are Felicia Romero, and Krissy Chin (who just placed second in Louisiana), although as we know, anything and anyone can come in and surprise us all. IFBB Pro Figure Competitor List includes… 1. Michelle Battista-McDonald 2. Krissy Chin 3. Meriza DeGuzman-Ciccone 4. Monica Escalante 5. Valerie Gangi 6. Rachel Gichert 7. Aleisha Hart 8. Jacqueline Hoppe 9. Sara Hurrle 10. Anna Johnson 11. Christina Mehling 12. Emily Nicholson 13. Shalmiero Paper 14. Kiana Phi 15. Ann Pratt 16. Natalia Revajova 17. Felicia Romero 18. Susan Salazar 19. Kimberly Sheppard 20. Monica Specking 21. Jill St. Laurent 22. Sabrina Taylor 23. Natalie…

Lonnie Teper and Ron Avidan were having some fun outside Gold’s Gym of Venice in previewing and predicting who is going to be in the top five of the IFBB New York Pro Men’s Bodybuilding contest. Here is the video…

On April 29-30, 2011, three IFBB Pro shows will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Here are the tentative competitor lists who are slated to compete. IFBB Pro Men’s Bodybuilding Competitor Lists 1. Cedric McMillan (USA) 2. Michael Liberatore (USA) 3. Robert Piotrkowicz (Poland) 4. Grigori Atoyan (USA) 5. Marcus Haley (USA) 6. Evgeny Mishin (Russia) 7. Khalid Almohsinawi (Netherlands) 8. Lee Banks (USA) 9. Clarence DeVis (Belgium) 10. Oleg Emelianov (Russia) 11. Wendell Floyd (USA) 12. Manuel Romero (Venezuela) 13. Jonathan Rowe (USA) 14. Ken Jones (USA) IFBB Pro Bikini Competitor List 1. Nathalia Melo (USA) 2. Jamie Baird (USA) 3. Vanessa Campbell (Puerto Rico) 4. Kira Rivera (USA) 5. Kristy Robbins (USA) 6. Trina Goosby (USA) 7. Dayna Maleton (USA) 8. Samantha Morris (USA) 9. Khanh Nguyen (USA) IFBB Pro Figure Competitor List 1. Cheryl Brown (USA) 2. Gennifer Strobo (USA) 3. Stefanie Bambrough (USA) 4. Candice Keene (USA) 5. Holly Beck (USA) 6. Nicole Carter (Barbados) 7. Viviana Casarubbia (Argentina) 8. Ginette Delhas (Canada) 9. Lauren DeNapoli (USA) 10. Melissa Frederick (USA) 11. Alana Hernandez (USA) 12. Candice John (Trinidad) 13. Ann Titone (USA) 14. CeaAnna Kerr (Canada) 15. Kaylen McKenzie (USA)…

Jon Lindsay’s annual NPC Orange County contest (three miles away from Disneyland) always attract a huge crowd, and this year, look for more than 200+ competitors to bring their best physiques to the Anaheim High School auditorium. Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and the new Men’s Physique division are the main events here, while we have guest poser and current Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler delight the audience at the finals. Prejudging begins at 11am. Finals begin at 6:30pm. See you there.

The 2011 BSN Emerald Cup takes place Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th at the Snoqualmie Casino, Snoqualmie, Washington. The show will feature athletes competing in Men’s & Women’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Physique, Women’s Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Masters Bikini Fit Body. For those who have not been here, this is a casino about 25 miles away from Seattle. We will have Dominic Lacasse performing both nights at the Emerald Cup this year and he is known as the Human Flag. He does a Circue De Solei type act with an incredible demonstration of strength that a bodybuilding/Fitness type crowd can appreciate. Orlando Show of Champions winner, IFBB Pro Hidetada Yamagishi and top NPC National Level Super Heavyweight competitor Steve Kuclo will be performing Saturday night, April 16th. The 2011 Emerald Cup is a two day event, and is different from other shows in the way it is held for divisions, prejudging and finals. Fitness and Figure Prejuding and Finals occur on Friday, while Bikini and Men’s Physique Prejudging and Finals are on Saturday at noon. Bodybuilding prejudging is Saturday at noon, and the Bodybuilding finals are Saturday night.

Three IFBB Pro shows, outside of the United States, are going to be in Essen, Germany this weekend, part of the most popular Sports, Supplements and Exercise Expo event in Europe. Here are the competitor lists from this event. 2011 IFBB FIBO Power Germany Men’s Bodybuilding Pro List 1. Nataf Alexandre (France) 2. Jorge Barrios (Spain) 3. Dainius Barzinskas (Lithuania) 4. Thomas Bengali (Italy) 5. Terek Elsetouhi (Egypt) 6. Oleg Emelianov (Russia) 7. Dan Hill (Germany) 8. Dexter Jackson (USA) 9. Johnnie Jackson (USA) 10. Michael Kefalianos (Australia) 11. Essa Obaid (UAE) 12. Ben Pakulsi (Canada) 13. Robert Piotkowicz (Poland) 14. Ronny Rockel (Germany) 15. Cvetko Stojmenovski (Germany) 16. Mario Van Steenberghe (Belgium) 17. Egberton Winklaar (Netherlands) 2011 IFBB FIBO Power Germany Women’s Pro Fitness List 1. Regiane DaSilva (Germany) 2. Ryall Graber-Vasani (Canada) 3. Tanji Johnson (USA) 4. Stacy McDowell (USA) 5. Diana Monteiro (Brazil) 6. Minna Pajulahti (Finland) 7. Camala Rodriguez (USA) 8. Liudmila Somkina (Russia) 2011 IFBB FIBO Power Germany Women’s Pro Bodybuilding List 1. Giusy Caputo (Italy) 2. Aurelia Grozajova (Slovakia) 3. Eleni Kravva (Greece) 4. Cathy LeFrancois (Canada) 5. Helle Nielsen (Denmark) 6. Claudia Partenza (Italy) 7. Nicole Pfuetzenreuter (Germany) 8. Skadi Seifert (Germany) 9….

The IFBB Pro Men’s Bodybuilding contests move from London, England to Madrid, Spain for the March 26 contest. Favor Ronny Rockel is looking for a win here, and the top three at this contest get an invite to the 2011 Mr. Olympia? The competitor list includes: 1. Serdar Aktolga (Turkey) 2. Thomas Benagli (Italy) 3. Marcos Chacon (Spain) 4. Toney Freeman (USA) 5. Daniel Hill (Germany) 6. Flex Lewis (United Kingdom) 7. Essa Obiad (UAE) 8. Robert Piotrkowicz (Poland) 9. Arnaud Plaisant (France) 10. Ronny Rockel (Germany) 11. Sergey Shelestov (Russia) 12. Michael Sheridan (United Kingdom) 13. Mohammed Touri (Morrocco) 14. Mario Van Steenberghe (Belgium) 15. Egberton Winklaar (Netherlands)

The first NPC Men’s Physique contest in California will be held on Saturday, March 26th, at the 2011 GNC MuscleContest NPC Bodybuilding, Figure, Men’s Physique and Bikini Championships in Culver City. The event wil be held at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City, California 90230. Prejudging will begin at 11am, while finals will begin at 6:30pm. Here is the final list for the competitors for the 2011 IFBB Musclecontest in Culver City. 1. Natalie Abrhiem, USA 2. Dina Al-Sabah, Kuwait 3. Leigh Brandt, Canada 4. Abigail Burrows, USA 5. Laura Calderon, USA 6. Mary Jo Cooke-Elliott, USA 7. Jennifer Dietrick, USA 8. Kelly Gonzalez, USA 9. Amanda Latona, USA 10. Anca Marcus, USA 11. Christie Marquez, USA 12. Lindsey Morrison, USA 13. Jennifer Pimentel, USA 14. Vanessa Prebyl, USA 15. Zhanna Rotar, USA 16. Christina Vargas, USA For more information, click below www.Musclecontest.com