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WPD Pro Division Highlighting IFBB/NPC Optimum Classic This Weekend

Published: May 9, 2013

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Shreveport, Louisiana will be the place to be this coming weekend for bodybuilding and fitness enthusiasts as the annual IFBB/NPC Optimum Classic Championships takes place. Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 will be filled with the following: IFBB Women’s Physique Division and NPC men and women’s bodybuilding, men and women’s physique, figure, fitness and [...]

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2013 Arnold Classic Brazil Preview; Full Line-Up Cards

Published: April 24, 2013

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Now a worldwide event, the Arnold Classic will hit South America this weekend with a full schedule of  pro and amateur competitions. There will be IFBB men’s open bodybuilding and women’s fitness, as well as amateur in the seven separate categories. Cedric McMillan, who recently was victorious at the FIBO in Germany, will look to [...]

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India Paulino: The Next Dominant IFBB Bikini Competitor

Published: April 3, 2013

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Something should be said in terms of consistency. When it comes to competitions in the bodybuilding-plus industry (encompassing the fitness, figure, physique and bikini categories), everyone is entitled to an ‘off night,’ or at least one show when the prep is surprisingly interrupted by one of life’s unexpected events.   But since stepping on the [...]

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Joe Weider, Father of Bodybuilding, Passes Away at Age 92

Published: March 23, 2013

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The entire bodybuilding industry is feeling the loss of Joe Weider, who passes away quietly at his home at the age of 92. The man known as “The Master Blaster” and “Father of Bodybuilding” has been ill for some time, but it is still hard to believe that he is no longer with us. He [...]

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FLEX Pro & Europa Hartford Shows Cancelled

Published: January 21, 2013

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The 2013 IFBB men’s bodybuilding calendar does not include two shows that were a part of the schedule each of the last two years. Both the FLEX Pro and the Europa Battle of Champions will not take place and will surely be missed.   The FLEX Pro kicked off both the 2011 and 2012 IFBB [...]

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Grip On – Used By the Top Fitness Athletes & Trainers in the Industry

Published: January 12, 2013

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By now, readers of MuscleSport Magazine have certainly heard of GRIP ON and are fully aware of the advantages that you can get by using this accessory. But taking a look at the long list of testimonials on the company’s website confirms that this is the modern day replacement for gloves and wraps: “With Grip [...]

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Vince Gironda’s Training and Exercises for Building The Perfect Physique

Published: December 19, 2012

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By Paul Becker, Copyright © 2008 by Paul Becker - Vince Gironda Bodybuilding is not weightlifting or powerlifting, but many people that want to be bodybuilders train too much like weightlifters or powerlifters.   A bodybuilder’s goal should be to build a perfect physique, not to lift as much weight as possible in weightlifting or powerlifting exercises [...]

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IFBB Masters Olympia This Weekend in Miami, Official Line-Ups Announced

Published: December 4, 2012

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Jarka Lorie Schneider appears to have even outdone her own accomplishments from a year ago with the release of the official line-up cards for the IFBB Masters Olympia. In addition to the 32 legends competing in the men’s bodybuilding, there are also three different women’s categories making up the Miami Pro part of the weekend. [...]

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Nicole Wilkins To Not Defend Her Figure International Title at 2013 Arnold Classic

Published: December 2, 2012

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The great battle between Nicole Wilkins and Erin Stern will have to wait until September. With her announcement that she will not compete at the 2013 Figure International, IFBB pro Nicole Wilkins has decided to give herself a longer offseason in a quest to regain her lost Figure Olympia crown. According to her official Facebook [...]

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Window of Opportunity for Veteran Bill Wilmore at 2012 Mr. Olympia

Published: September 25, 2012

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They say that knowledge comes with age and experience. In a sport such as bodybuilding, that may hold some truth to it, but it is also difficult to maintain the type of muscle mass and simultaneous conditioning once you reach your forties. And year after year of yo-yoing your body weight due to offseason bulking [...]

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