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Ronny Rockel Knockin’ on the Door of Greatness

Published: March 14, 2010

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It may seem kind of strange to predict big things out of a bodybuilder who has exactly one win since earning his pro card eight years ago, but Ronny Rockel may just be the one to change that. The 37-year-old German has made strides in the past year and was impressive in 2009 with top [...]


Phil Heath Leading After Pre-Judging, But Kai Greene Makes it Two Straight Arnold Classics

Published: March 9, 2010

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As the War Memorial was emptying out and the competitors wound down in the Brehm Pump Up room, the judges went over their scoresheets for the afternoon prejudging at the 2010 Arnold Classic. The top six would be calculated, as well as who sat in what placing heading into the evening’s Finals.
Kai Greene came into [...]


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

Published: March 3, 2010

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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 [...]


Melvin Anthony Wins IFBB Phoenix Pro

Published: February 21, 2010

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Following a quiet 2009, Melvin Anthony started the new year off on the right foot by winning the Phoenix Pro on Saturday night. The California native edged out Hidetada Yamagishi, who continues to make strides in the division by finishing as the runner-up. The ageless Toney Freeman placed third and also qualified for the Mr. [...]


2010 Arnold Classic Line-Ups Posted

Published: December 23, 2009

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Kai Greene has made it official. He will be defending his Arnold Classic championship come March and will have another deep line-up to do it against. The two biggest names trying to take his title will be Phil Heath and Dexter Jackson, himself a former winner of the contest.
Co-producer Jim Lorimer said in a statement [...]


Jay Cutler Reclaims the Mr. Olympia Title, Branch Warren Runner-Up

Published: September 27, 2009

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Becoming the first to reclaim the Mr. Olympia title, Jay Cutler defeated what has been called the deepest line-up in the contest’s history. The Las Vegas resident was the clear-cut fan favorite and obviously impressed the judges just as much.
“Everyone wrote me off,” he said on stage right after the announcement. “It’s a huge achievement [...]


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 [...]


Kai Greene Australian Pro Champion

Published: March 16, 2009

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Not resting on his laurels after winning the Arnold Classic less than two weeks ago, Kai Greene flew to the other side of the globe to stand in the winner’s circle once again, this time at the Australian Pro Grand Prix.
Other contestants who made the trek with Kai from Ohio to the ‘Land Down Under’ [...]


Comeback Kids – Kai, Victor & Branch

Published: March 6, 2009

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Coming back from any serious injury is a difficult to ask for an athlete. Times that by 10 when you’re a bodybuilder. Although you may not be able to train that one body part (or even at all) for a length of time, you still have to remain active in some capacity because you cannot [...]


Comeback Trail to Ohio Bumped by Toney?

Published: February 21, 2009

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We are only a few short weeks out of the 2009 Arnold Classic and all the talk has been of the Big Three who missed the last Mr. Olympia due to injuries. Victor Martinez, who won the show in Ohio two years ago, is reported to be not only fully recovered from his knee injury, [...]


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