2012 IFBB Desert Muscle Classic in Phoenix Feb 25
With one week to go, the 2012 IFBB Desert Muscle Classic in Phoenix, featuring three IFBB contests, will be held. IFBB Men’s Bodybuilding 212 and Under, IFBB Bikini and the first ever IFBB Women’s Physique contest (a brand new division). Who will be competing? We have the competitor lists.
Lionel Brown – One week out from the Flex Pro
At the 2012 NPC Gold Contest contest in San Diego, Lionel Brown guest posed, one week out from the Flex Pro Bodybuilding Contest (which is next Saturday). Here are some pics of Lionel on stage, much heavier and more muscular than he has been.
2012 NPC Gold Coast Muscle Classic – Feb 11
Many competitors and fans are heading to the Scottish Rite Auditorium this Saturday, February 11th, for the 2012 NPC Gold Coast Muscle Classic, featuring Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini and Physique competitions. This is the first year of this contest, and it is expected to be huge, a sell out. See you there.
Champion Nutrition’s Spokesperson Contest down to the ‘Final Six’
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.
2012 IFBB Flex Pro Bodybuilding and Fitness Contest – 2/18/12
The first IFBB pro bodybuilding contest of 2012 will be coming up son, and it will be very interesting to see which rookies, pros and comeback competitors will vie to compete. The FLEX Pro is back, and Year Two promises to be one of the highlights of the 2012 IFBB Pro League season! The FLEX Pro will kick off 2012 by showcasing the IFBB’s elite – in both bodybuilding and fitness!
Evolution of Bodybuilding – the VIP Movie Premiere in Los Angeles
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.
RYU Signs 2011 Mr. Olympia Phil Heath as Official Athlete
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.
2012 Arnold Classic Weekend Competitor Lists
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.
2012 Bodyspace Spokesmodel Finalists Announced
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…
PBW’s 2011 “Achievement in Bodybuilding Media” Award goes to Ron Avidan
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.
2011 Muscle Beach Toy Drive with Santa Claus
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.
Steve Kuclo guest posing at Metroflex Gym Long Beach
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.
Derik Farnsworth Squats 585 Pounds for Charity
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.
IFBB Pro World Masters – Complete Results
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.
2011 IFBB Pro World Masters – Predictions and Review
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).
2011 IFBB Pro World Masters Championship
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.
2011 NPC Excalibur Contest – Pictures
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.
2011 IFBB Iowa Pro Bikini Results
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…
2011 NPC Nationals in Miami, Florida
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.
Shawn Perine Named Editor-in-Chief of Muscle & Fitness
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.