2011 Arnold Classic Competitor List
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
2011 Ms. International Competitor List
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
2011 Fitness International Competitor List
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
2011 Figure International Competitor List
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
2011 Bikini International Competitor List
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
Happy Holidays – Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all, and many thanks to the people that have made Getbig.com an interesting and entertaining place to visit and enjoy. Truly wish to thank the people who support the place, including Muscletech, Bodybuilding.com, DNA Sports Nutrition, and the many contributors who always find a sense of community here. Have a safe week of partying, relaxation, family events and vacation.
Thanks to Julius Kenez for this artist rendering of Santa behind the Getbig sign. Much appreciated.
2010 Photographer Of The Year – Ron Avidan
I am honored and humbled to be the 2010 Photographer of the Year at Bodybuilding.com. This truly has made my day! The honor was given at the 2010 Bodybuilding.com Site Awards. You can check out the link of all the awards here.
Here is the excerpt of the Photographer of the Year Award.
Ron Avidan has been a fan of the bodybuilding world for years. He’s combined his passion for the industry with his joy of taking photographs. Ron can be seen in front of the stage, behind the scenes and roaming an expo hall on any given show day. Many times he’s doing all three and does it with a grin on his face. Ron’s dedication to getting creative shots shows in the number of photos he’s seen published over the years. His work can be seen in FLEX, IRONMAN, MuscleMag and numerous other fitness publications throughout the world.
BodySpace 2011 Spokesmodel Top 5
Iron Man Magazine presents The 2011 Bodybuilding.com BodySpace Spokesmodel Search! Congratulations on the top 5 out of over 350 contestants. The winners will be chosen live in Los Angeles on January 29th at the Fit Expo. See you there. The top five (for men and women) are:
The Women:
Kathleen Tesori (Kathleen Tesori)
Felicia Romero (fromero)
Laura Bailey (jumper11)
Jennifer Rankin (TXphysique)
Lindsay Kaye Miller (linzkaye)
The Men:
Kelechi Opara (madtitan)
Scott Dorn (SMDMN)
Kizzito Ejam (kizmvp)
Ryan Hughes (dubcplaya069)
Stephen Cook (stevecook_32)
Planet Fitness Gyms – no more personal trainers.
Who needs these people? All they do is ‘rent a friend’. That is the opinion of Mike Grondahl, CEO of Planet Fitness Gyms. And while he has a right to that opinion, he is doing more than that. He is going to eliminate all personal training sessions at the gyms. Wow.
Here is the article from Club Industry Magazine.
Planet Fitness is discontinuing personal training at its clubs, according to CEO Mike Grondahl. In a letter written to Planet Fitness owners, Grondahl says the Newington, NH-based company’s corporate-owned clubs will end all personal training sessions by Dec. 16. Franchisees will have until the first quarter of 2011 to end their personal training sessions.
“The decision to end personal training has been long and arduous,” Grondahl wrote in the letter. “It goes right to the essence of our business model. We’ve always tried to keep personal training to a minimum at Planet Fitness. But the problems related to having trainers in our gyms have never completely gone away. Lately, they’ve gotten worse. Too many trainers are pushing PT on our members, the vast majority of whom have zero interest in it. These clubs are opening themselves up to trouble.”
Grondahl says the clubs will continue their “P.E. at P.F.”—physical education at Planet Fitness—group fitness training sessions. Grondahl began the letter by claiming that most people doing personal training are “just renting friends.”
“For us to be selling personal training is a fraud and downright condescending to anyone who can breathe,” he wrote. Grondahl adds in the letter that personal training did not fit Planet Fitness’ “judgment-free zone” and that the company plans to use its no personal training model as a marketing tool.
“We’ll be the only fitness chain that can say we’ll never try to sell you personal training,” Grondahl wrote. “A lot of people will say we are dead wrong with this historic move. But the world was flat once, and who the hell needs a friend for 50 bucks an hour?”
Phil Heath is not going to compete in the 2011 Arnold Classic
From Phil Heath – “Hello all! After long thought and consulting with family and friends, I have decided NOT to compete at the ’11 Arnold Classic. This was a very difficult decision to make as I had a great ’10 season. I want to thank my beautiful wife Jennie for her on-going support along with my sponsors Team MuscleTech and Weider/AMI. ”
With this statement, the number two ranked IFBB pro bodybuilder in the world is foregoing the early season to concentrate on the 2011 Mr. Olympia in the hopes of defeating Jay Cutler and finally picking up the title of the best of the best. But Phil will surely be missed at the first Flex Pro, and now the 2011 Arnold Classic.
So who is happy with this? The other pro bodybuilders that are going to compete in these contests. The prize money at the Arnold Classic is only second best to the Olympia. See you there.
2011 IFBB Flex Pro Contest Info
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 FLEX Pro will feature a Los Angeles edition of the insanely popular FLEX Bikini Model Search!
Don’t miss out on the first can’t-miss event of the year!
For more information, to buy tickets, please go to the official site at:
We will be there taking pictures and more. See you there.
2010 NPC Excalibur Results and Pics
One of the most incredible contests in Southern California, and also the last of the 2010 season, the NPC Excalibur featured over 280 competitors. Here are the results and pictures from the event.
2010 NPC Excalibur Men’s Bodybuilding Results
2010 NPC Excalibur Figure Results
2010 NPC Excalibur Women’s Bodybuilding Results
2010 NPC Excalibur Bikini Results
Pics – 2010 NPC Excalibur Men’s Bodybuilding
Pics – 2010 NPC Excalibur Bikini
Pics – 2010 NPC Excalibur Figure
Pics – 2010 NPC Excalibur Women’s Bodybuilding
Pics – Misc Pics from the NPC Excalibur
2010 NPC Excalibur – December 4th
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!
2010 IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Pro Results
2010 IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Figure Pro Results
1. Kristal Richardson – USA – 7
2. Ava Cowan – USA – 10
3. Candice Keene – USA – 15
4. Alicia Harris – USA – 19
5. Gennifer Strobo – USA – 27
6. Emily Nicholson – USA – 33
7. Petra Mertl – Czech – 37
8. Elizabeth Earhart – USA – 39
9. Candice John – Trinidad – 40
10. Lenay Hernandez – USA – 52
11. Ginette Delhaes – Canada – 54
12. Natalie Revajova-Lenartova – Slovakia – 57
13. Ann Titone – USA – 68
14. Tina White – USA – 73
15. Teresa Gillian – USA – 76
16. Tessa Wood – USA – 77
17. Aleisha Hart – Canada – 78
17. Ann Pratt – USA – 78
19. Tinamarie Bloomfield – USA – 80
19. Viviana Casarubbia – Argentina – 80
19. Raechelle Chase – New Zealand – 80
19. Caroline Hernandez – USA – 80
19. Charmayne Jackson – USA – 80
19. CeaAnna Kerr – Canada – 80
19. Georgina Lona – Mexico – 80
19. Amanda Marinelli – USA – 80
19. Teresita Morales – USA – 80
19. Elvimar Sanchez – Venezuela – 80
19. Susan Salazar – USA – 80
19. Mavis Tozzi – USA – 80
2010 IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Bikini Pro Results
1. Nicole Nagrani – USA – 6
2. Justine Munro – Canada – 9
3. Nathalie Mur – France – 15
4. Jennifer Andrews – USA – 21
5. Missy Coles – USA – 24
6. Nicole Guerrero-Moneer – USA – 30
7. Lindsey Morrison – USA – 38
8. Zara Pineda-Boorder – Canada – 39
9. Khanh Nguyen – USA – 47
10. Nicole Coleman – USA – 51
11. Desha Rodriguez – USA – 55
12. Samantha Morris – USA – 57
13. Gemma Williams – United Kingdom – 63
2010 IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Fitness Pro Results
1. Kizzy Vaines – United Kingdom – 11 – 20 – 31
2. Nicole Duncan – USA – 20 – 12 – 32
3. Tina Durkin – USA – 9 – 38 – 47
4. Ryall Graber-Vasani – Canada – 10 – 46 – 56
5. Allison Ethier – Canada – 32 – 42 – 74
6. Deana Martinez – USA – 45 – 74 – 119
7. Tamee Marie – USA – 25 – 102 – 127
8. Michelle Craven – USA – 37 – 92 – 129
9. Michele Mayberry – USA – 37 – 118 – 155
10. Sylvia Tremblay – Canada – 59 – 104 – 163
11. Venus Nguyen – USA – 70 – 100 – 170
12. Kary Odiatu – Canada – 74 – 98 – 172
13. Debbie Fowler – USA – 58 – 122 – 180
14. Minna Pajulahti – Finland – 52 – 134 – 186
15. Donna Jones – Australia – 72 – 122 – 194
16. Peggy Sue Barber – USA – 75 – 136 – 211
2011 NPC Ironman Naturally
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.
2010 IFBB Kentucky Muscle Pro Figure Results
Congratulations to Cheryl Brown for defending her title, as this is the second year in a row that she has won this contest. Chelsey Morgenstern and Candice Keene also are qualified for the 2011 Figure Olympia in this huge lineup of 28 competitors. Here are the results from this evenings contest, with the score points next to the name.
1. Cheryl Brown – 3
2. Chelsey Morgenstern – 6
3. Candice Keene – 9
4. Ava Cowan – 12
5. Emily Nicholson – 15
6. Gennifer Strobo – 19
7. Stephanie McDonald – 21
8. Teresa Gillian – 24
9. Ella Horton – 27
10. Jaquelline Hoppe – 30
11. Ann Pratt – 35
12. Mavis Tozzi – 36
13. Tiffany Procopio – 38
14. Shalmieno Paper – 42
15. Elisha Archibold – 45
16. Tina Marie Bloomfield – 48
16. Jennifer DeJoya – 48
16. Valerie Haines – 48
16. Charmayne Jackson – 48
16. Cea Anna Kerr – 48
16. Amy Lee Martin – 48
16. Danielle Reutter – 48
16. Natalia Lenartova Revajova – 48
16 Shala Singer – 48
16. Mikaila Soto – 48
16. Natalie Waples – 48
16. Sandie Ward – 48
16. Tina White – 48
2010 IFBB Sacramento Pro Bikini Results
Sacramento proved to be a bonanza for Amanda Latona as she rocked the stage up here, dominating a small field with her sass, presence and booming bikini figure as she took first place after her first contest since the 2010 Olympia. Jesssica Putman also looked great, beaming when she was called in second place, with Natalie Pennington taking the third spot in qualifying for the 2011 Olympia. I was quite impressed with Laura Calderson here in Sacramento, as well as Vanessa Prebyl, who took 4th and 5th respectively. Both are vastly improved since I last saw them! Here are the results…
1. Amanda Latona*
2. Jessica Paxson-Putnam*
3. Natalie Pennington*
4. Laura Calderon
5. Vanessa Prebyl
6. Leigh Brandt
7. Safiya Johnson
8. Jennifer Dietrick
9. Theresa Byrne
10. Sherlyn Roy
11. Nita Marquez
2010 IFBB Sacramento Men’s 202lb Bodybulding Results
What a surprise! We came into this contest expecting a battle between Jose, Stan and Peter, and boom – Tricky Jackson exploded and had the best overall physique, moving into the top spot, and regulating an improved and lean Peter Putman into 4th place, and out of the qualifying Mr. Olympia spot. Vinny Galanti, from New Jersey, flew in and did impress the judges, palcing 6th out of 18 competitors. So did Charles Arde, who looked great too. Here is the results.
1. Ricky ‘Tricky’ Jackson
2. Jose Raymond
3. Stan McQuay
4. Peter Putnam
5. Charles Ray Arde
6. Vince Galanti
7. Branden Ray
8. Ahmad Ahmad
9. Edward Duque
10. PD Devers
11. Pedro Barron
12. Rixio Tapia
13. Daron Lytle
14. Pablo Arevalo
15. James Llewellin
15. Roger Ferrer
16. Amit Sapir
16. Carlos Rabiei
16. Jimmy Canyon
2010 IFBB/NPC Sacramento Pro Contest Info
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 (Canada)
16. Brandon Ray (USA)
17. Jose Raymond (USA)
18. Amit Sapir (Israel)
19. Rixio Tapia (Venezuela)
Competitors for the IFBB Pro Bikini contest incude
1. Julia Aragon (USA)
2. Leigh Brandt (Canada)
3. Theresa Byrne (USA)
4. Laura Calderon (USA)
5. Jennifer Dietrick (USA)
6. Safiya Johnson (USA)
7. Amanda Latona (USA)
8. Nita Marquez (USA)
9. Brooke Mora (USA)
10. Natalie Pennington (USA)
11. Zara Pineda-Boorder (Canada)
12. Vanessa Prebyl (USA)
13. Jessica Putman (USA)
14. Sherlyn Roy (USA)
2011 NPC Men’s Physique – Rules & Guidelines
Here we go, the latest information about the NPC Men’s Physique Division, starting in 2011. Beginning in 2011 a new division for men will be introduced – Men’s Physique. The following are the guidelines/rules.
Judging Criteria:
* Muscularity and Body Condition: Judges will be looking for fit contestants who display proper shape and symmetry combined with muscularity and overall condition. This is not a bodybuilding contest so extreme muscularity should be marked down.
* Stage Presence and Personality: Contestants will be asked to walk in board shorts (shorts must be just above the knee in length and can be one inch below the belly button, no spandex and no logos are permitted on the board shorts however a manufacturer’s logo such as Nike symbol or Billabong are acceptable. Competitors will enter the stage without a shirt and barefoot. No lewd acts are allowed. Example: The moon pose. Judges are looking for the contestant with the best stage presence and poise who can successfully convey his personality to the audience.
COMPETITION JUDGING
Presentation:
* Competitors will walk to the center of the stage alone and perform quarter (1/4) turns with optional pose of hand on hip or hand in pocket, face the judges as directed then proceed to the side of the stage.
Comparison Round:
* The competitors will be brought back out in a group and directed to do quarter turns
* Judges will have the opportunity to compare competitors against each other in quarter turns.
Promoters can choose to have one class or two. For contests with two classes:
* Up to including 5’8”
* Over 5’8”
National level contests do not permit competitors to crossover into Bodybuilding. All other competitions are permitted to have crossovers at the discretion of the promoter with district chairperson’s approval.
Who Qualifies for National Level Men’s Physique Competitions:
Competitors that place in the top five (5) in each class at national qualifying contests will have a one year qualification for national level events.
Note: For 2011 a place in the top five (5) of any Men’s Physique contest will qualify you for national level contests.
QUALIFYING FOR IFBB PROFESSIONAL STATUS:
* NPC JUNIOR USA CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 2 placers in the overall comparison earn IFBB Pro Card
* NPC JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 4 placers in the overall comparison earn IFBB Pro Card
* TEAM UNIVERSE – Height class winners earn IFBB Pro Card
* NPC USA CHAMPIONSHIPS – Height class winners earn IFBB Pro Card
* IFBB NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Top 2 placers in the overall comparison earn IFBB Pro Card
* NPC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Height class winners earn IFBB Pro Card