Champion Nutrition was looking for a spokesperson for their company, a person that will be contracted with them, head to the Arnold Classic, Olympia and a few other events, and perhaps be in some ads and more. So instead of just looking quietly, they asked people if they were interested by placing their picture and small profile on their Facebook page. With the help of Getbig.com, Hardbody.com and other social and industry web sites, Champion received over 300 people looking to win. Here are the top six.

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.

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.