Fitness Challenge Debunks Holiday Weight Gain Myth – Win a Trip to Jamaica!

Fitness Challenge Debunks Holiday Weight Gain Myth – Win a Trip to Jamaica!
by Tom Venuto
To disprove the myth that weight gain is inevitable during the holiday season, hundreds of Americans are signing up for a fitness challenge that tests their ability to become lean and fit between the end of November and the beginning [...]

FAME International Championships – Results

FAME International Championships – Results
* Richard Sequin – Exceptional Physique Award & Super Grandmaster Champion. Richard remembers when he first hit the weights in the furnace room of his parents house as a teenager. Now at 69 years old Richard definitely wowed the crowd!
* Silvana Arcila – Exceptional Performance Award. Watch out world! At only [...]

Ironman Pro contest is cancelled – Official Release

Ironman Pro contest is cancelled – Official Release
(November 13, 2009 – Oxnard, California) Iron Man Magazine Publisher John Balik reported today that the Pro Fight Supplements Iron Man Pro bodybuilding contest, originally slated to take place on Saturday, January 23, 2010, is being rescheduled for an as of yet undetermined date. The contest, which celebrated [...]

2009 Olympia Competitor Lists

Here is the list of the 2009 Mr. Olympia Competitor’s who will compete this weekend in the contest. They are, in alphabetical order:
1. Troy Alves (USA)
2. Melvin Anthony (USA)
3. Gustavo Badell (Puerto Rico)
4. Darrem Charles (Trinidad)
5. Jay Cutler (USA)
6. Moe Elmoussawi (New Zealand)
7. Toney Freeman (USA)
8. Kai Greene (USA)
9. Ahmad Haidar (Lebanon)
10. Phil Heath (USA)
11. [...]

2009 Team Universe Results

2009 Team Universe Results
Overall
1. Wendell Floyd
Heavyweight
1. Shiloe Steinmetz
2. Donovan Strong
3. David Coleman
4. Amechia Chinweze
5. Jeff Beckham
Chadwick Austin
James Bivens
Robert Brown
Chris Cosich
Domine DAgustino
Erick Seng
Marlon Hospedales
Glenn Ubelhor

Bye Bye 45-second Routine & One-Piece Swimsuit Rounds

Bye Bye 45-second Routine & One-Piece Swimsuit Rounds (IFBB Pro Only)
by Isaac Hinds
YAYEEEE! While I’m not a professional fitness competitor (yes, I am captain obvious at times) I do cover many of the shows. The IFBB Professional League has issued an advisory notice that has MAJOR changes for pro fitness competitors. Beginning next month [...]

2009 Muscle Beach Labor Day Contest

2009 Muscle Beach Labor Day Contest
Three times a year, Joe Wheatley puts on a contest on the beach. Muscle Beach, that is, in the heart of Venice, where the building near the pit looks like a barbell. The 2009 Muscle Beach Labor Day contest is coming up soon, as we will see you there. Here [...]

Shawn “Flexatron” Rhoden Wins IFBB North American Overall

Shawn “Flexatron” Rhoden Wins IFBB North American Overall
by Joe Pietaro
Coming back from adversity and long layoffs are nothing new for Shawn Rhoden. After an impressive start to his amateur career, the native of the island of Jamaica proved the doctors wrong who told him he was finished after cutting nine tendons in his right [...]

Twinlab RateYourAbs.com Contest

Twinlab RateYourAbs.com Contest
Twinlab today announces the last in the company’s summer series of events surrounding its 2009 RateYourAbs.com contest. For two days only, Point Pleasant at the New Jersey Shore will host the grand finale of Twinlab’s Mobile Beach Bash. For a last chance to celebrate this summer’s hottest abs and for those eager [...]

Less Than a Month to Go to Mr. Olympia

Less Than a Month to Go to Mr. Olympia
by Joe Pietaro
My, how time flies. It seemed like yesterday that we were talking about Kai Greene’s amazing victory at the Arnold Classic. The spring and summer have flown by and we are less than a month away from the grandaddy of them all – with [...]