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The 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix Men’s Bodybuilding competition is coming up this weekend in London, England, and it looks like it is going to be a most excellent competition, with two IFBB contests, the Men’s Open and the Men’s 202lbs and Under. Here is the competitor lists. Men’s Open Branch Warren (USA) Ronny Rockel (Germany) Toney Freeman (USA) Johnnie Jackson (USA) Essa Obiad (UAE) Michael Kefalianos (Australia) John Hodgson (United Kingdom) Thomas Benagli (Italy) Paul George (United Kingdom) Danius Barzinskas (Lithuania) Hennie Kotze (South Africa) Ian Morgan (United Kingdom) Michael Sheridan (United Kingdom) Alvin Small (United Kingdom) Mario Vansteenberghe (Belguim) Ian Wadley (United Kingdom) Egberton Winklaar (Netherlands) Men’s 202lb and Under Competitor List James ‘Flex’ Lewis (United Kingdom) John Armstrong (United Kingdom) Raul Carrasco-Jimenez (Spain) Eric Castagnet (France) Shaun Joseph-Tavernier (United Kingdom) Michael King (United Kingdom) James Llewellin (United Kingdom) Nana Ofosu-Manu (United Kingdom) Jerry Ossi (Finland) Mirko Petrovski (Macedonia) Cvetko Stojmenovski (Germany)

With two weeks left to go, the IFBB Flex Pro Competitor List is gaining ground, with 16 competitors so far in what will be the first IFBB Pro Men’s Bodybuilding contest of 2011. Here is the current competitor list, as of January 28th. 1. Fouad Abiad (Canada) 2. Grigori Atoyan (USA) 3. Dainus Barzinskas (Lithuania) 4. Robert Belisle (Canada) 5. Evan Centopani (USA) 6. Adorthus (AD) Cherry (USA) 7. Stan Efferding (USA) 8. Wendell Floyd (USA) 9. Dan Hill (Germany) 10. Milton Holloway (USA) 11. Dexter Jackson (USA) 12. Jojo Ntiforo (USA) 13. Ben Pakulski (Canada) 14. Vladimir Sizov (USA) 15. Ben White (USA) 16. Dennis Wolf (Germany) With the first contest of the year, who is going to surprise us and present us with an incredible physique? Currently, the top favorites are Dexter Jackson, Evan Centopani, Ben White, Dennis Wolf and Fouad Abiad.

Two new names were added to the 2011 Arnold Classic. Congratulations to Fouad Abiad, and Sergey Shelestov on being invited, while Marius Graatrud has dropped out. Here is the latest list of competitors to the 2011 Arnold Classic. 1. Fouad Abiad 2. Evan Centopani 3. Toney Freeman 4. Dexter Jackson 5. Johnnie Jackson 6. Victor Martinez 7. Essa Obaid 8. Ben Pakulski 9. Robert Piotrkowicz 10 .Ronny Rockel 11. Sergey Shelestov 12. Branch Warren 13. Roelly Winklaar 14. Dennis Wolf In the 2011 Ms. International, Klaudia Larson has dropped out of the Ms. International. Here is the current list. 1. Betty Adkins 2. Rita Maria Bello 3. Dayana Cadeau 4. Tina Chandler 5. Maria del Carmen Gomez 6. Sarah Hayes 7. Iris Kyle 8. Debi Laszewski 9. Cathy LeFrancois 10. Yaxeni Oriquen Garcia 11. Jeannie Paparone 12. Alina Popa 13. Antoinette Thompson 14. Isabelle Turell There have been no changes to the 2011 Bikini International, 2011 Figure International or the 2011 Fitness International from the competitor lists.

The 2011 Arnold Classic competitor list came out today with 13 competitors on it. Some of the big names were off the list, including Phil Heath, Jay Cutler, Kai Greene, Melvin Anthony and Hidetada Yamagishi, most likely because they didn’t ask for an invite. Here is the competitor list. 1. Evan Centopani 2. Toney Freeman 3. Marius Graatrud 4. Dexter Jackson 5. Johnnie Jackson 6. Victor Martinez 7. Essa Obaid 8. Ben Pakulski 9. Robert Piotrkowicz 10. Ronny Rockel 11. Branch Warren 12. Roelly Winklaar 13. Dennis Wolf

The 2011 Ms. International Competitor List includes 1. Betty Adkins 2. Rita Maria Bello 3. Dayana Cadeau 4. Tina Chandler 5. Maria del Carmen Gomez 6. Sarah Hayes 7. Iris Kyle 8. Klaudia Larson 9. Debi Laszewski 10. Cathy LeFrancois 11. Yaxeni Oriquen Garcia 12. Jeannie Paparone 13. Alina Popa 14. Antoinette Thompson 15. Isabelle Turell

The 2011 Fitness International Competitor List includes 1. Myriam Capes 2. Regiane Da Silva 3. Nicole Duncan 4. Tina Durkin 5. Allison Ethier 6. Adela Garcia 7. Oksana Grishina 8. Tanji Johnson 9. Daniela O’Mara 10. Erin Riley 11. Camala Rodriguez 12. Sylvia Tremblay 13. Bethany Wagner 14. Trish Warren

The 2011 Figure International Competitor List includes 1. Teresa Nicole Anthony 2. Cheryl Brown 3. Ava Cowan 4. Jenn Gates 5. Alicia Harris 6. Candice Keene 7. Chelsey Morgenstern 8. Larissa Reis 9. Natalia Revajova 10. Felicia Romero 11. Rosa-Maria Romero 12. Monica Specking 13. Erin Stern 14. Courtney West 15. Latisha Wilder 16. Nicole Wilkins

The 2011 Bikini International Competitor List includes 1. Jelena Abbou 2. Dina Al-Sabath 3. Jennifer Andrews 4. Jaime Baird 5. Jessica Clay 6. Missy Coles 7. Willeke “Wicky” Davis 8. Sonia Gonzales 9. Amanda Latona 10. Nathalia Melo 11. Shelsea Montes 12. Justine Munro 13. Nicole Nagrani 14. Noemi Olah 15. Jessica Paxson-Putnam 16. Monique ‘Minton’ Ricardo 17. Ali Rosen

After a one year absence, Pro Bodybuilding is coming back to Los Angeles in 2011 with the first annual Flex Pro Contest (2009 was the last year of the IFBB Ironman Pro). The first men’s bodybuilding contest of the year will features some well known names, and some rookies, all which are coming here show the fans that this is their year. Two weeks after this contest, the 2011 Arnold Classic will be held in Columbus, Ohio. WHAT: FLEX Pro and FLEX Bikini Model Search WHEN: February 19, 2011 TIME: 12PM/Noon Judging and 7PM Finals WHERE: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium WHO: Open to all IFBB Pros and Women 18 years and older Presented by Body Fortress, the FLEX Pro Bodybuilding Championships marks the return of professional bodybuilding to Los Angeles after a one-year hiatus. The contest, which promises to feature some of the world’s best bodybuilders, will be held on February 19th at the Santa Monica Civic Center, just a stone’s throw away from Venice, CA, the Mecca of Bodybuilding. Competitor Lists is slated to include Dexter Jackson, Dennis Wolf, Ben Pakulski, Fouad Abiad, Evan Centopani, Ben White, Grigori Atoyan, Stan Efferding and Dan Hill. As if that’s not enough,…

The 2010 NPC Excalibur Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships, a National Qualifier, is just one week away, and it is going to be a most excellent contest, with possibly 200+ competitors. It is the final NPC contest of the year here in Southern California, and we will be there covering the event! Prejudging is early for this contest, it starts at 10am, while the finals beging at 6:30pm. The contest is in Culver City at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium. For more information, go to www.musclecontest.com. We will see you there!

One of the very first NPC contests of the year for 2011 will be in Los Angeles, on January 29th, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 2011 NPC Ironman Magazine Naturally Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships is going to be a polygraph tested contest, and will be on stage at the Fitness Expo convention. I will be there covering the event, and the winners will be featured in Ironman Magazine, as well as on a few notable web sites. Don’t miss it. Lonnie Teper will be the emcee of the contest, as well as the point of contact for competition info. See you there.

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…

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

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.

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…

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…

18 IFBB Pro Bikini competitors will take the stage on Saturday, September 11th, 2010 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Culver City, California. It is going to be a great contest, with the top three to be qualified to compete at the first IFBB Bikini Olympia. In addition to this contest, there is also the NPC Tournament of Champions, which currently has more than 100 competitors. The IFBB Pro Bikini competitors slated to appear include: 1. Dina Al-Sabah (Kuwait) 2. Jennifer Celeste (USA) 3. Jessica Clay (USA) 4. Michele D’Angona (USA) 5. Jennifer Dietrick (USA) 6. Sonia Gonzales (USA) 7. Michele Gullett (USA) 8. Kat Holmes (USA) 9. Rachel Labender (USA) 10. Anca Marcus (Romania) 11. Cathy Miller (USA) 12. Nicole Moneer-Guerrero (USA) 13. Brook Mora (USA) 14. Karen Mullarkey (USA) 15. Natalie Pennington (USA) 16. Vanessa Prebyl (USA) 17. Zhanna Rotar (USA) 18. Christina Vargas (USA) We wil see you there!