Promoter and Master of Ceremonies will be Legendary Bodybuilder Bill Grant, Mr. America and Mr. World. Bill Grant appeared in the new release of “Pumping Iron” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and has also been featured in numerous movies, television shows and commercials.

The 6^th Annual NPC Bill Grant Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Classic will be held at Cedar Beach Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 1:00 PM.  It is part of the Lehigh Valley Sports Fest, a 4-day festival of sports that includes 50 athletic events and draws over 10,000 athletes and 150,000 spectators from around the globe. Admission is FREE for all spectators.

The Bill Grant Classic show is a great tradition of old Muscle Beach contests full of muscle and physical beauty. BE A PART OF!

Long-time friend Legendary Bodybuilder Leon Brown, whose famous back shot is seen in the middle pages of Pumping Iron, will return to the Classic once again. Come out to meet and greet Bill Grant and Leon Brown.  Fans will not want to miss out on getting their picture taken with the Bodybuilding Legends.

This event will be held at Cedar Beach Park, S. Ott Street at Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  Registration will begin at 10:00 am, with prejudging starting at 1:00pm and Finals will begin one hour after prejudging. For more information about this event please visit http://www.billgrant.net and www.sportsfest.org.  For additional information about this event please contact Eva Sot 973-420-5695 or ems@billgrant.net.

The 5th Annual NPC Bill Grant Bodybuilding and Figure Classic will be held at Cedar Beach Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM. It is part of the Lehigh Valley Sports Fest, a sporting event drawing thousands of athletes and spectators from around the globe. Admission is FREE for all spectators.

*** NEWS FLASH*** Scott Epstein, former Vice President of the World Body Building Guild (WBBG) Pro & NPC divisions and currently the Executive Director of Publicity Management Services (PMS), a Media Relations/Talent Booking firm has announced his sponsorship for this event by signing guest appearances of top rated current athletes easily recognizable from syndicated TV.

Be on hand to meet and greet Rob Terry, TNA Global Champion & 5X Mr. Wales. Rob, known on the wrestling circle as “The FREAK”, currently wrestles all over the world and is featured multiple times weekly on Spike TV as well as PPV. Fans will not want to miss out on getting an 8×10 glossy photo autographed and/or their picture taken with the TNA wrestling and bodybuilding superstar.

“Rob Terry fully reminds me of Louie (Ferrigno) when he broke into the business, except Rob is clearly much bigger proportionally & already globally recognized in both bodybuilding and wrestling markets, “Epstein says.“ The amount of movie casting personnel and product endorsement people calling is overwhelming so we can be selective to Rob’s true beliefs”.

In addition, PMS will be hosting recent NBC American Gladiator Fury (Jamie Kovac) for the event. Fury worked with Hulk Hogan as a Gladiator and he inspired her to train harder. She has competed in NPC bodybuilding and figure competitions in the past, doing her first “Strongman” shortly, and has developed into a 160 pound lean mean machine. Fury will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.

We will not stop here. Also appearing courtesy of PMS is former WWE/WCW/TNA diva & wrestler Ryan Shamrock. Ryan is in incredible shape and competing in an NPC figure contest the following week. Perhaps she’ll decide to enter this one which based on what we’ve seen recently she would walk with the gold!

This event will be held at Cedar Beach Park, S. Ott Street at Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Registration will begin at 10:00 am, with prejudging starting at 1:00pm and Finals will begin 1 hour after prejudging. For more information about this event please visit http://www.billgrant.net and www.sportsfest.org. For additional information about this event please contact Eva Sot 973-420-5695 or ems@billgrant.net.

Photo courtesy of PMS, Scott Epstein

The 5^th Annual NPC Bill Grant Bodybuilding and Figure Classic will be held at Cedar Beach Park in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM.  It is part of the Lehigh Valley Sports Fest, a sporting event drawing thousands of athletes and spectators from around the globe. Admission is FREE for all spectators.

*** NEWS FLASH***  Scott Epstein,  former Vice President of the World Body Building Guild (WBBG) Pro & NPC divisions and currently the Executive Director of Publicity Management Services (PMS), a Media Relations/Talent Booking firm has announced his sponsorship for this event by signing guest appearances of top rated current athletes easily recognizable from syndicated  TV.

Be on hand to meet and greet Rob Terry, TNA Global Champion & 5X Mr. Wales.  Rob, known on the wrestling circle as “The FREAK”,  currently wrestles all over the world and is featured multiple times weekly on Spike TV as well as PPV.  Fans will not want to miss out on getting an 8×10 glossy photo autographed and/or their picture taken with the TNA wrestling and bodybuilding superstar.

“Rob Terry fully reminds me of Louie (Ferrigno) when he broke into the business, except Rob is clearly much bigger proportionally & already globally recognized in both bodybuilding and wrestling markets, “Epstein says.“ The amount of movie casting personnel and product endorsement people calling is overwhelming so we can be selective to Rob’s true beliefs”.

In addition, PMS will be hosting recent NBC American Gladiator Fury (Jamie Kovac) for the event.  Fury worked with Hulk Hogan as a Gladiator and he inspired her to train harder.  She has competed in NPC bodybuilding and figure competitions in the past, doing her first “Strongman” shortly, and has developed into a 160 pound lean mean machine.  Fury will also be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.

We will not stop here.  Also appearing courtesy of PMS is former WWE/WCW/TNA diva & wrestler Ryan Shamrock.  Ryan is in incredible shape and competing in an NPC figure contest the following week.  Perhaps she’ll decide to enter this one which based on what we’ve seen recently she would walk with the gold!

This event will be held at Cedar Beach Park, S. Ott Street at Hamilton Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania.  Registration will begin at 10:00 am, with prejudging starting at 1:00pm and Finals will begin 1 hour after prejudging. For more information about this event please visit http://www.billgrant.net and www.sportsfest.org.  For additional information about this event please contact Eva Sot 973-420-5695 or ems@billgrant.net.

The event was extremely successful last summer and admission will be free once again this year.

Stay tuned right here at MuscleSport Mag for updates on the show and recaps of last year’s action, which included open and novice bodybuilding (men and women), and figure competitions. 

The legendary Bill Grant will once again bring his “old school” style of bodybuilding to today’s fans of the sport and the 1972 Mr. America and 1974 Mr. World will be promoting the event for the fourth consecutive year. It will be a part of the four-day Lehigh Valley SportsFest, which includes over 40 athletic events and draws more than 10,000 athletes and 150,000 spectators. 

Throughout his career, Koszewski won the 1950 AAU Jr. and regular Mr. Middle Atlantic; 1953 AAU Mr. Los Angeles and Mr. Pacific Coast; 1954 AAU Mr. California and 1967 Mr. International. In his last competition, he finished fourth in the 1970 IFBB Mr. World.

Appearing in a number of movies and television series, Zabo was more than just muscle. He may have been called “Mr. Abs,” but Koszewski was ahead of his time and a testament to the sport in many more aspects than just his mid-section.

On this week’s episode of MuscleSport Radio, our special guest will be Boyer Coe, who is a former Mr. America, Mr. Universe and Mr. World. Coe won an incredible seven titles in the year 1981 alone and is known for the incredible peaks on his biceps.

Be sure to listen live on Tuesday, November 18 from 3 to 4 PM Eastern time on Blog Talk Radio, or hear it via archives on iTunes, MuscleSport Mag or Blog Talk Radio.

On November 25, we will be joined by 1983 Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout.

Make sure to download this week’s episode of MuscleSport Radio, which included a special interview with legendary bodybuilder Bill Grant, the former Mr. America and Mr. World. Bill shares some great memories with us about being one of the early pioneers of the sport in Venice, California back in 1975. Gold’s Gym, better known as the ‘Mecca,’ and the motion picture “Pumping Iron” are just some of the topics discussed. Arnold, Vince Gironda and Joe Weider’s names also came up, so this is one show you will not want to miss.

Be sure to listen to ‘MuscleSport radio’ live every Tuesday from 3 to 4 pm (Eastern time) on www.blogtalkradio.com. Episodes can be heard live or via download on Blog Talk Radio, iTunes or MuscleSport Mag. On next week’s show, our special guest will be Boyer Coe. On 11/25/08, we will be joined by 1983 Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout.

On this week’s episode of ‘MuscleSport Radio,’ we will be joined by none other than Bill Grant, the 1972 Mr. America and 1974 Mr. World. We will be covering the ‘Golden Age of Bodybuilding’ during the 1970s in California and what Bill is up to today. His ‘Old School Bodybuilding’ DVD series and his annual outdoor bodybuilding contest in Pennsylvania will be merely a sample of what will be discussed.

All past broadcasts are archived and can be heard via MuscleSport Mag, Blog Talk Radio (www.blogtalkradio.com) and iTunes.

Please be advised that we have already scheduled our special guest for the Tuesday, November 18 show – legendary bodybuilder Boyer Coe.

Be sure to listen live every Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 4 pm (Eastern time). Our call-in number is (347) 884-8157.