Phil Heath Defeats Jay Cutler To Become 13th Mr. Olympia in Bodybuilding History

They stood in the same spot on the Orleans Arena stage as they did a year ago, but on this evening it was Phil Heath who heard his name called as the winner. “The Gift” brought an incredible package to the stage and was able to knock out the champ – and his best friend [...]

On the Scene at the 2011 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, Competitor’s Lists

Our bags are all packed and ready to go. Las Vegas awaits the staff here at MuscleSport Mag and we made sure to leave the sunblock at home. They’ll be no time to sit by the pool at The Orleans and work on our tans. No, laptops, iPads and cameras are taking the place of [...]

Hell Has Frozen Over! Bodybuilding is on ESPN

If you are even a casual reader of MuscleSport Mag or have only taken in a few episodes of MuscleSport Radio or TV, then you are well aware of our stance on how the mainstream sports media – more specifically ESPN – has totally missed the boat by ignoring bodybuilding and covering such ridiculous activities [...]

Freak Injury Knocks Hidetada Yamagishi Out of 2010 Mr. Olympia

Perhaps this may be a valuable lesson learned by Hidetada Yamagishi. The six-year pro’s career has definitely been on an upswing but has been derailed with an untimely leg injury. While preparing for the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Tampa Pro, he was doing seated bicep curls and felt a “tear” type of feeling in quadracep while [...]

Expect a Tough Decision & a Few Surprises at 2010 Mr. Olympia

It was just about a full year ago that we were all talking about how deep the 2009 Mr. Olympia line-up was going to be. Dexter Jackson was coming in as the defending champion, Kai Greene was making his first appearance on the Las Vegas stage after dominating at the Arnold Classic, Phil Heath was [...]

Roelly Winklaar Takes NY Pro, Bigger Things May Be Ahead

When Roelly Winklaar placed seventh in his inaugural professional show at the Arnold Classic, whispers rang through the bodybuilding industry that he may be the next big thing. The native of the Netherlands only added to that by finishing in the top three a week later at the Australian Pro and qualifying for the Mr. [...]

Hidetada Yamagishi Wins Europa Show of Champions/Orlando Pro

Right after the pre-judging was completed at the 2010 Arnold Classic, Hidetada Yamagishi was not satisfied. “I tried my best but I want to win this show so I [hoped] to be in the first call-out,” he said backstage. The six-year pro made the second call-out and eventually placed eighth in a very deep line-up. [...]

Roelly Winklaar: Pro Bodybuilding’s Hottest Rookie

The pre-judging had just ended and the competitors made their way back to the pump-up room. Most pulled on a sweatshirt and sweatpants and tried to capture their thoughts. “What were the judges looking for? Did I hit that back double bicep pose just right? Hopefully I was conscious of flexing my calf when I [...]

It’s ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Time for Dexter Jackson at the Arnold Classic

It’s kind of odd that someone who was on top of the bodybuilding world a mere six months ago can be at a career crossroads now, but it can be argued that Dexter Jackson needs to do more than okay at the 2010 Arnold Classic this weekend. But he is 40 years old and has [...]

As Predicted Here, Gustavo Badell Wins IFBB Atlantic City Pro

Last September, we had five of the top six at the Mr. Olympia nailed in order the day before (http://www.musclesportmag.com/2008/09/27/msm-olympia-prediction-dexter-jackson-wins/). Then on Friday, Gustavo Badell was featured in our top story (http://www.musclesportmag.com/2009/0…ntic-city-pro/) as being someone to keep your eye on at the IFBB Atlantic City Pro. As bodybuilding fans all know by now, Badell took [...]

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