Jason Arntz is One Steady 202 Competitor

The 202 Showdown at the Olympia had enough twists and turns to fill a book with a great three-way battle between Kevin English, “Flex” Lewis and Jose Raymond. So it’s not out of the question when one of the other competitors gets slightly overlooked. But that’s not entirely fair when Jason Arntz is in the [...]

Troy Alves Comes Full Circle With 2011 IFBB Phoenix Pro Win

A year ago at this time, Troy Alves was unsure where his bodybuilding career was headed. He had just lost his supplement contract and contemplated skipping the 2010 Mr. Olympia. But at the 11th hour, the veteran found a new sponsor and was part of the sport’s elite contest once again. “I’m excited that I [...]

Phil Heath Will Win the 2011 Arnold Classic

In this day and age of social media websites, professional athletes have made press releases obsolete and chosen to tweet their intentions for the whole world to read. On November 4, Phil ‘The Gift’ Heath posted on his official Twitter account that he will be competing at the 2011 Arnold Classic and intends on unseating [...]

Silvio Samuel’s Bodybuilding Career May Be Over

Have we seen the last of “El Matador?” Although he is only 34 years of age, Silvio Samuel may have to hang up the posing trunks due to a recent hospitalization to treat what is being described as an “upper respiratory infection.” There has been much talk that Samuel’s ailments reach further than that and [...]

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. [...]

Silvio Samuel Was Not a Factor in the Arnold, Anyway

In the professional bodybuilding ranks, there are that tier of men whose names jump off the page as serious contenders for the ‘Big Two’ every year. The Arnold Classic and Mr. Olympia contests does attract the best of the best, but there are usually three or four that are serious contenders to win the championship [...]

Dennis Wolf’s Hernia Injury May Be a Reason for Olympia DNP

As the first two call-outs were read at the Orleans Arena during the pre-judging, Dennis Wolf was getting noticeably antsy. By being passed up, he must have known that this year’s Mr. Olympia contest was not going to be a successful for him. After finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, the last two years, even he [...]

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 [...]

Don’t Count Out Gustavo Badell at Atlantic City Pro

We’ve all heard the names being mentioned as favorites in Saturday’s IFBB Atlantic City Pro. Troy Alves and Hidetada Yamagishi are two that has been heard often. But little has been said about Gustavo Badell. The “Freakin’ Rican” has had a quiet 2009 after being very successful the prior year. In 2008, Badell, 36, finished [...]

Troy Brown to Join Us on MuscleSport Radio Tuesday Aug. 4

On Tuesday August 4, we will be joined on MuscleSport Radio by IFBB pro bodybuilder Troy Brown. The British behemoth is aptly nicknamed ‘Duracell’ because he just goes on and on. He earned his pro card by winning the overall title at the 2006 British Championship. Stateside, Brown has placed 10th at the 2007 IFBB [...]

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