2011 NPC Orange County Contest (California)

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.
2011 NPC Emerald Cup (Washington)

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.
IFBB FIBO Power Germany Competitor Lists
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. Daniela Sell (Switzerland)
10. Roberta Tuor (Switzerland)
11. Andrea Zuercher (Switzerland)
IFBB Pro Lee Banks signs with Champion Nutrition
Congratulations to Lee Banks for signing with Champion Nutrition.
Champion Nutrition recently announced the signing of IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Lee Banks to its “Team Champion” group of amateur and professional athletes! Lee, inspired by his late father, Lee Andrew Banks, experimented with lifting weights at the age of 16 and after many years of dedicated training he competed for the first time at the age of 30 entering the All Star Bodybuilding Championships in Jacksonville, Florida.
After success at the local level, Lee’s drive to him to the national stage where he gathered two third place and three second place finishes before turning pro in 2010 by winning the overall title in the NPC North American’s. Lee is training right now getting ready for the 2011 Europa Pro in Orlando at the end of April and the New York Pro in New York City in May. Please welcome Lee once again to the Champion Team!
IFBB Pro Brandon Ray signs with Betancourt Nutrition
Betancourt Nutrition is excited to announce the addition of Brandon Ray, the 2010 NPC Nationals Light Heavy-weight champion and exemplar of the 202 lb aesthetic physique to it’s team. Jorge Betancourt, the teen bodybuilding legend who possessed one of the most aesthetic structures of his time has seen great potential in Brandon and his ability to help bring the classic physique back to the forefront of professional bodybuilding.
Jorge Betancourt says, “Brandon can help bring back to bodybuilding the physique that everyone can envy, the type of physique that this sport needs to maintain its credibility so it can continue to thrive.” Brandon is ready to take the 202lb class and the rest of the bodybuilding world by storm and realize his potential with the help of Betancourt Nutrition. “I’ve been gaining knowledge and hearing about how much potential I have from some of the most experienced and successful bodybuilders in the industry” says Brandon.
“I love the direction that this company is headed in and the innovative mark they are leaving in the sports nutrition industry. It’s motivating to know that the Betancourt Team feels that I reflect the image of their company and I’m excited to see where my career and my partnership with Betancourt Nutrition can take me.
2011 IFBB New York Pro Fitness Results
Congratulations to Camala Rodriguez for winning the 2011 IFBB New York Pro Fitness. It was a battle between Camala and Bethany Wagner, who came in second. Both were heavy favorites to place in the top three before the contest, and they did not dissapoint. Michelle Blank placed third! Here are the complete results
1. Camala Rodriguez
2. Bethany Wagner
3. Michelle Blank
4. Kristina Rojas
5. Jodi Boam
6. Stacy Wright
7. Carrie Simmons
8. Nicole Duncan
9. Hollie Stewart
10. Sylvia Tremblay
11. Victoria Larvie
12. Allison Ethier
13. Ryall Garber-Vasani
14. Tamee Marie
15. Stacy McDowell
16. Venus Nguyen
17. Melissa Frederick
IFBB New York Pro Fitness: Twitter Updates
Updates via Twitter from the IFBB New York Pro Fitness contest…
2011 IFBB Musclecontest Pro Bikini Results
Amanda Latona came back with top honors at this contest, not only winning the contest, but also scoring a Flex Magazine cover a few days earlier. Dina Al-Sabah, after placing 4th at the St. Louis Pro a week ago, earned her Olympia qualification here with second place, while Abbie Burrows, in her first pro show, secured third place and a trip to the Olympia!
1. Amanda Latona*
2. Dina Al-Sabah*
3. Abbie Burrows*
4. Zhanna Rotar
5. Anca Marcus
6. Christina Vargas
7. Leigh Brandt
8. Vanessa Prebyl
9. Jennifer Dietrick
10. Natalie Abrhiem
11. MaryJo Cooke-Elliott
12. Laura Calderon
13. Christie Marquez
14. Lindsey Morrison
15. Kelly Gonzalez
16. Jennifer Pimentel
*Qualifies for the 2011 Bikini Olympia
2011 IFBB Mr. Europe Men’s BB Pro Results
The second Mr. Europe six months after the first continues with Ronny Rockel continuing his winning streak here, with Roelly Winklaar in second place. James ‘Flex’ Lewis, who decided to enter this contest a week after winning the 202lb and Under in the English Grand Prix, stunned everyone by qualifying for the Mr. Olympia in this contest. Congratulations!
1. Ronny Rockel – Germany
2. Roelly (Egberton) Winklaar – Netherlands
3. Flex (James) Lewis – United Kingdom
4. Robert Piotrkowicz Poland
5. Toney Freeman – USA
6. Essa Obaid – UAE
7. Sergey Shelestov – Russia
8. Thomas Benagli – Italy
9. Alvin Small – United Kingdom
10. Marcos (Mcweeny) Chacon – Spain
11. Mario Van Steenberghe – Belgium
12. Raul Carrasco – Spain
13. Angel Higueras – Spain
14. Antonio Morales – Spain
15. Serdar Aktolga – Turkey
16. Arnaud Plaisant – France

2011 IFBB Mr. Europa Competitor List

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)

IFBB/NPC Musclecontest Competitor List

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
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IFBB / NPC Bodybuilding Pictures
We are fortunate enough to partner with bodybuilding.com in taking a ton of pictures from various IFBB and NPC contests from around the season. You can check out some of the pics from the IFBB British Grand Prix, Australian Grand Prix, Arnold Classic, Flex Pro, and many others in the Getbig.com Picture page, which links them up.
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2011 IFBB Grand Prix England Results
Branch Warren continues the dominance two weeks after winning the Arnold Classic with an impressive win here in England over Roelly Winklaar and Johnnie Jackson. A tremendous in shape Ronny Rockel was in 4th place, although many have said that he should of placed higher.
Place – Name – Country – Judging – Finals – Total
1. Branch Warren – USA – 5 – 5 – 10
2. Roelly Winklaar – Netherlands – 11 – 11 – 22
3. Johnnie Jackson – USA – 14 – 15 – 29
4. Ronny Rockel – Germany – 19 – 20 – 39
5. Michael Kefalianos – Australia – 25 – 29 – 54
6. Toney Freeman – USA – 29 – 26 – 55
7. Essa Obaid – UAE – 35 – 37 – 72
8. Alvin Small – United Kingdom – 40 – 38 – 78
9. Thomas Benagli – Italy – 45 – 45 – 90
10. Tomas Bures – Czech – 50 – 50 – 100
11. Mario Van Steenberghe – Belgium – 55 – 55 – 110
12. Ian Wadley – United Kingdom – 60 – 60 – 120
13. Dainius Brazinskas – Lithuania – 64 – 65 – 129
14. Ian Morgan – United Kingdom – 70 – 70 – 140
Congratulation to James ‘Flex’ Lewis for winning the 2011 IFBB British Grand Prix 202lbs and Under bodybuilding contest. Fellow friend John Hodgson took second place, with James llewellin taking third. Here are the complete results
1. James ‘Flex’ Lewis – United Kingdom – 5 – 5 – 10
2. John Hodgson – United Kingdom – 12 – 14 – 26
3. James Llewellin – United Kingdom – 15 – 12 – 27
4. Raul Carrasco-Jimenez – Spain – 23 – 22 – 45
5. Shaun Joseph-Tavernier – United Kingdom – 24 – 23 – 47
6. Jerry Ossi – Finland – 29 – 30 – 59
7. John Armstrong – United Kingdom – 35 – 37 – 72
8. Michael King – United Kingdom – 37 – 48 – 85
9. Hennie Kotz – South Africa – 48 – 38 – 86
10. Cvetko Stojmenovski – Germany – 50 – 53 – 103
11. Eric Castagnet – France – 61 – 48 – 109
12. Paul George – United Kingdom – 55 – 60 – 115
13. Nana Ofosu-Manu – United Kingdom – 68 – 63 – 131
14. Mirko Petrovski – Macedonia – 74 – 70 – 144
2011 IFBB St. Louis Bikini Results
Congratulations to Jennifer Andrews, in her first IFBB pro win! It was a very close race between the top three, with one point separating Jennifer Andrews, Jessica Jessie and Jessica Paxson-Putman! Here are the results
Place – Name – Country – Score
1. Jennifer Andrews – USA – 5
2. Jessica Jessie – USA – 6
3. Jessica Paxson-Putnam – USA – 7
4. Dina Al-Sabah – Kuwait – 12
5. Angela Leong – USA – 17
6. Christy Merritt – USA – 17
7. Trina Goosby – USA – 21
8. Jessica Clay – USA – 24
9. Kendra Elias – USA – 27
10. Jennifer Drennan – USA – 31
11. Nicole Moneer-Guerrero – USA – 32
12. Michelle Lamb – USA – 36
13. Safiya Johnson – USA – 39
14. Janet Harding – USA – 42
2011 IFBB St. Louis Figure Pro Results
Nicole Wilkins continued her dominance on the top, winning the St. Louis Pro Figure two weeks after winning the Figure International. Teresa Anthony leaped over Ava Cowan to take second place (impressive since she was in 7th at the Figure International). Here are the results
Place – Name – Country – Score
1. Nicole Wilkins – USA – 3
2. Teresa Anthony – USA – 6
3. Ava Cowan – USA – 9
4. Monica Specking – USA – 13
5. Michelle Battista-McDonald – USA – 15
6. Melissa Frederick – USA – 18
7. Jodie Minear – USA – 21
8. Tivisay Briceno – USA – 27
9. Tamee Marie – USA – 28
10. Josie Zamora – USA – 29
11. Mikaila Soto – USA – 30
12. Karly Woodle – USA – 36

2011 IFBB New Zealand Figure Pro Results
Erin Stern, after placing 2nd at the 2011 Figure International in Columbus, won the Australia Figure Pro a week later, and continued her success by winning here in New Zealand. Latisha Wilder took second place, while Raechelle Chase took the third Olympia qualification. Head judge was Ken Taylor. Here are the results
Place – Name – Country – Score
1. Erin Stern – USA – 3
2. Latisha Wilder – USA – 6
3. Raechelle Chase – New Zealand – 9
4. Darlene Escano – Australia – 11
5. Ellena Reidie – Australia – 15
6. Kristy Thompson – New Zealand – 18
7. Jeni Briscoe – Canada – 22
8. Kelli Johnson – Australia – 23

2011 IFBB British Grand Prix – Mar 19th

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)
2011 IFBB Australia Pro Figure Results
Defending Figure Olympia champ Erin Stern took the trip to Australia from her hometown of Florida and won the Australian Pro after losing to defending Figure International champ Nicole Wilkins at the Arnold Classic a week earlier. Alicia Harris took second, while new pro Darlene Escano, who won the Arnold Classic Amatuer Figure a wek earlier, now is qualified for the Figure Olympia. Wow – what a week for Darlene.
Place – Name – Country – Total
1. Erin Stern – USA – 4
2. Alicia Harris – USA – 5
3. Darlene Escano – Australia – 9
4. Raechelle Chase – New Zealand – 15
5. Ellena Reidie – Ausralia – 15
6. Daniela O’Mara – Australia – 17
7. Kelli Johnson – Australia – 19
8. Sara Picken-Brown – Australia – 22
9. Summer Bernard – Australia – 27
10. Lisbeth Halikka – Finland – 31
11. Jeni Briscoe – Canada – 32
12. Kristy Thomson – New Zealand – 32
2011 IFBB Australia Pro Men’s Bodybuilding Results
A revitalized Dennis Wolf flew over from Columbus, USA to Melbourne, Australia to win the 2011 Australian Pro, in one many consider an incredible comeback after not doing so well at the Flex pro. Here are the results from the 2011 IFBB Australian Pro.
Place – Name – Country – Prejudging – Finals – Total
1. Dennis Wolf – Germany – 5 – 5 – 10
2. Johnnie Jackson – USA – 10 – 10 – 20
3. Michael Kefalianos – Australia – 15 – 15 – 30
4. Ben Pakulski – Canada – 20 – 20 – 40
5. Grigori Atoyan – USA – 28 – 28 – 56
6. Adorthus Cherry – USA – 29 – 29 – 58
7. Darryn Onekawa – New Zealand – 35 – 34 – 69
8. Luke Timms – Australia – 41 – 40 – 81
9. Varinder Singh – Australia – 48 – 46 – 94
10. Daniel Hill – Germany – 46 – 49 – 95

2011 Arnold Classic Results
Here are the results of the 2011 Arnold Classic contests, both for the IFBB Pro contents and the Amateur contents. Between them over 600 competitors competed in bodybuilding, figure, fitness and bikini, making it one of the biggest weekends of contests. Here are the results
2011 Arnold Classic Men’s Pro Bodybuilding
2011 Figure International
2011 Fitness International
2011 Ms. International
2011 Bikini International
2011 Arnold Classic Men’s Amateur Bodybuilding
2011 Arnold Classic Figure Amateur
2011 Arnold Classic Fitness Amateur
2011 Arnold Classic Women’s BB Amateur
2011 Arnold Classic Bikini Amateur