Archive for January 19th, 2008

COLUMBUS, OHIO – When all they come back to Columbus March 1 for the first reunion of male and female champion bodybuilders in history, the 12 previous winners of the Arnold Classic and the 8 past winners of the Ms. International Contest will be in a class of their own.

“This will be the greatest gathering of male and female champion bodybuilders in history,” said Lonnie Teper, editor-at-large and columnist for Ironman magazine, and longtime emcee of bodybuilding competitions during the Arnold Sports Festival.

“I tip my cap to Jim and Arnold for finding yet another way to improve this fantastic weekend,” Teper said. “Arnold and Jim made history when they launched these competitions in 1989, and they’re doing it again by bringing back previous winners for a tribute to their victories.”

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Here is a sneak peak of what fans and fellow pros can expect from Phil Heath at the Ironman Pro next month. See more at Flexonline.com. Will Phil win the IRONMAN? We’ll find out in less than five weeks.

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Yesterday Flexonline.com broke the news of Victor being injured. Last night Dave Palumbo from Muscular Development denied it and said, “He’ll be in the show! Who hasn’t pulled something while dieting for a show? Come on……..he’s not a baby.” Today Dave changed his story with the following report:

It’s Official Victor is OUT
Injury To Knee Forces Withdrawl!
Written by Dave Palumbo
Thursday, 17 January 2008
On Wednesday January 16th, while doing a set of warm-up lunges at his home gym in New Jersey, 2007 Arnold Classic Champ Victor Martinez fell off balance and felt something “give” in his left knee. The pain wasn’t intense but it forced him to discontinue his workout.

Today, he went for an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and it was determined that he’ll require surgery to repair the injury. Victor will have one of the top orthopedic surgeons in the country operating on him tomorrow morning; and, if all goes as planned, he should be home by Saturday afternoon.

As a result of the injury, Victor will be forced to withdraw from the 2008 Arnold Classic and, instead, will concentrate on the upcoming 2008 Mr. Olympia. Stay tuned for daily updates!

Now the Arnold gets real interesting. Who will be the new victor of the Arnold Classic?

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I am sorry to say that our good friend Pat Moore passed away early last night. He was known as the “silver fox”. His wife, Jo Jo called last night about 12 o’clock, alone and very emotional, as we can all understand. She said that he had been in ICU and that his heart just stopped working. She said his doctor had only given him two years after the heart surgery, but Pat had made it nine years, so they were thankful for the extra time. I only saw Pat once in all the years without Jo Jo and that was because she was sick.

She did not know of any arrangement until Jeff (Pat’s son) gets there today from Atlanta. She thinks it might be Monday. I will e-mail again when I have the info. For the ones that would like to call or send a card, home number is 228-388-5758 address, 495 Popps Ferry #20, Biloxi, MS 39531

Pat Moore is the one who helped give me a start in bodybuilding 14 years ago. He was a great kind, gentle, and funny man. We will miss him. He judged NPC for over 17 years. He judged our NPC Steel World Bodybuilding, Fitness, and Figure Championships just last year. He was very dedicated to the sport as a former bodybuilder himself. He always wore his bodybuilder gold chain around his neck. Even in bad health you could see his thick chest.