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The 2009 NABBA World Championships were held in Kosice, Slovakia on June 12 - 14 with competitors from all over the world including Australia, Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Holland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine, UK and more. The overall figure winner was Anzhelika Musalimova of the Ukraine and Slovakian Vladimir Flimel won the mens [...]

We had the pleasure of e-interviewing top international male fitness model and WBFF pro Obi Obadike, who recently traveled to Australia to appear as a special guest at the 2009 ANB Asia Pacific. Obi was kind enough to share some excellent tips on diet/training, making it in the fitness modeling industry as well as the [...]

Becoming one of the few Australian fitness models to grace an international magazine cover, Belinda Benn is featured on this month’s cover of ‘Sports and Health’, a fitness publication in Panama. In addition to the cover, there was a feature article on Belinda and from July onwards the magazine will feature Belinda in a monthly [...]

Various reports are surfacing that the [American] IFBB and it’s amateur wing the NPC, are attempting to suppress information online of the arrest of Lee Thompson, who is head of the NPC in Texas, the promoter of the IFBB Houston Pro Show, an IFBB judge and the fiancee of IFBB Bikini Pro Stacey Oster. Reports [...]

The first official IFBB Pro Bikini contest has been announced; the 2010 Europa Battle of Champions which will be held July 23-24, 2010 at the Hartford Convention Center in Connecticut, USA. The show is new on the IFBB events calendar, and will be promoted by Betty and Ed Pariso, and also includes men’s bodybuilding, women’s [...]

Below are some of our best works, even if we do say so ourselves! These three wallpapers feature all winners in history of the IFBB Mr Olympia contest from Larry Scott in 1965 to Dexter Jackson in 2008 - and everyone in between.
They are free to download, and come in seven sizes [800 x 600, [...]

The rumours are true; Dallas Morning News are stating that eight time Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman has been arrested and charged with falsely identifying himself as a police officer. After being stopped for speeding by a policeman on Friday May 22 in Dalworthington Gardens, Texas, Coleman produced a police badge and told the police officer [...]

The free webcast has started of the 2009 IFBB European Mens Bodybuilding and Classic Bodybuilding Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. The competition is being held from May 22 - 25. Click here to go to the webcast, or click here to view some weigh in photos from the IFBB website [sample below]

In a tale almost too wild to be true, every single competitor at the 2009 NABBA Belgian National Championships rushed from the venue leaving the promoter no choice but to cancel the show, and approximately 300 spectators went home without seeing a single bodybuilder compete. Why? Three doping inspectors entered the venue with intent to [...]

Evan Centaponi won his first pro show, $15,000 [US] and an Olympia qualifying spot - all in his pro debut. Dennis James placed 2nd, and popular mass monster Markus Ruhl who was coming back of a four year layoff placed 3rd. Rounding out the top 5 were Silvio Samuel in 4th, and Hide Yamagishi in [...]

French Canadian bodybuilder Cathy LeFrancois retained her title by winning the 2009 IFBB New York Pro, repeating her 2008 win. Athletes rep Betty Pariso, a veteran bodybuilder in her 50’s, claimed the 2nd place spot with Bahamian Rosemary Jennings placing 3rd, all qualifying for the 2009 Olympia. The prize purse was $6,000 [US] and the [...]