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Branch Warren More Than Just ‘On the Map’

Published: October 6, 2009

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And then there were two. As Jay Cutler and Branch Warren stood side by side on the stage at the Orleans Arena, the tension cut be cut with a knife. As emcee Bob Cicherillo was set to read out the winner’s name, a bit of confusion ensued when he led the announcement with “the new [...]


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

Published: September 29, 2009

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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 [...]


Olympia Weekend Set to Explode

Published: September 23, 2009

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When you have as many bodybuilders gathered in one place at the same time, who is going to argue when the unofficial start of the weekend is on Thursday? Such is the case with Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, where everyone arrives in town today and gathers at The Orleans for the first official press [...]


Kevin English All Business Leading Up to the 202 Olympia

Published: August 15, 2009

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Since the 202 division has become its own entity, there has been a classic one-two punch reminiscent of the days of the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier battles. David Henry and Kevin English are playing the parts of the pugilistic pair from a generation ago and have gone toe-to-toe in their prior meetings.
The first one came at [...]


Markus Ruhl Competing at the Olympia Shows That Size Does Matter

Published: July 7, 2009

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With Dexter Jackson and Kai Greene winning the last two prominent titles in bodybuilding, it seemed that the worm started to turn as far as freaky mass taking home the biggest check. The Mr. Olympia contest has been dominated by size since Dorian Yates won his first Sandow in 1992, through the seven year-reign of [...]


Dennis Wolf Has Upper Hand for Mr. Olympia Title

Published: June 28, 2009

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Bodybuilding fans are on the crux of what may be remembered as one of the most competitive Mr. Olympia contests of all time. There are six legitimate contenders who could finish in any order and you could make an argument for either of them. Add to that number if a few others come into Las [...]


Heather Armbrust Deserved Arnold; Could Win Ms. Olympia

Published: June 10, 2009

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Come September in Las Vegas, all the talk is going to be about Iris Kyle and if she can add more hardware to her already cluttered collection. There will not be much said about which – if any – of the competitors could spoil the party for Kyle to win her fourth consecutive Ms. Olympia [...]


Is Dennis Wolf Overrated?

Published: January 9, 2009

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For a guy that has only one professional title to his name, Dennis Wolf sure has received a lot of attention the past few years. Appearing on multiple magazine covers, “Big Bad” Wolf only has won the 2007 Keystone Pro Classic since earning his pro card in 2005.
He has never competed in the Arnold Classic [...]


The Rookie: Kevin English Experiences First Mr. Olympia

Published: October 3, 2008

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Long Island Native Finishes Second in 202 Showdown

Most athletes have the luxury of something called an ‘offseason.’ You know, the winter in baseball and the spring for football. A time of the year to recover from all the work that you put in. That is the case in most sports.
Not in bodybuilding, which is a [...]


We Have a New Mr. Olympia – Dexter Jackson

Published: September 28, 2008

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As MuscleSport Mag Predicted, the Blade Unseats Jay Cutler

Las Vegas, NV – On Thursday night, Dexter Jackson took the high road when asked where he would finish in the Mr. Olympia competition. “No predictions,” the humble one said. But surely he had to have an opinion inside, one that was very high. Who could blame [...]