Episode #39 Guests: Seth Feroce, Branden Ray, Tamer El Guindy, Hany Rambod & Darron Glenn in the "Battle of the Light Heavyweights!"
27th Annual 2009 NPC National Championship "Preview"
Please join Shawn Ray & Flex Wheeler for the countdown to the NPC National Champion Championships in Hollywood, Florida Friday and Saturday November 20-21st!
One of the strongest classes in the Light Heavy Divisions in a long time will descend on Hollywood, Florida with Rookie National Competitor, Seth Feroce, last years 1st Runner up in the USA & Nationals, Branden Ray & 2009 USA Light Heavy weight Winner,Tamer El Guindy! Not to be out gunned, this years Jr. USA Champion, Darron Glenn plans to "Bring the Pain" for all would be champions in the Battle at the Beach!
North American Heavy Weight Winner, Abbas Khatami will chime in as he tries to go "Two for Two" with hopes of adding a National Title and Pro Card to his resume before the year is out!
The Pro Creator, Hany Rambod will Preview and share his insights to what we can expect from this year's line up of would be champions!
(November 13, 2009 – Oxnard, California) Iron Man Magazine Publisher John Balik reported today that the Pro Fight Supplements Iron Man Pro bodybuilding contest, originally slated to take place on Saturday, January 23, 2010, is being rescheduled for an as of yet undetermined date. The contest, which celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2009, is one of the longest running IFBB Pro shows in the world.
For the last six years, the Iron Man Pro has been held in conjunction with The Bodybuilding.com Los Angeles Fitness Expo, produced by National Fitness Productions. With over 20,000 attendees, 250 exhibitors, and an incredible line-up of fitness, physique, martial arts and strength contests, it is one of the country’s largest and fastest growing consumer fitness expos.
“The Expo has been a huge success and is growing every year” said Balik. “But when it was held in late February, two weeks before the Arnold Classic to accommodate the Iron Man Pro, some companies just couldn’t exhibit at it. Shipping their booths coast-to-coast and asking their staff to work back-to-back expos was just too much for some of them.”
So when National Fitness Productions elected to move the Expo to the third weekend in January last year, dozens more companies were able to come out from the Midwest and East Coast to exhibit. However, as Balik noted, “for the pro bodybuilders, it meant having to train and diet through the holiday season and then try to peak again six weeks later for the Arnold and other IFBB contests that follow it.”
“And in spite of the huge crowds that attend the Expo and the myriad of sponsors that support it, ticket sales to the Iron Man Pro continue to decline, making it a challenge to produce the contest profitably.”
Balik added, "The quality of the athletes is the cornerstone of any events success. The rich twenty year history of the Iron Man Pro is the direct result of the wonderful IFBB athletes who have supported it. From the first winner, Shawn Ray, to the 20th, Silvio Samuel, and the current Mr. Olympia, Jay Cutler, the list of champions is a who's who of IFBB Pro Bodybuilding."
Balik went on to say he is investigating alternative dates and venues at which to hold the Iron Man Pro, either in late February just prior to the Arnold Classic, or perhaps in May around the time of the New York Pro Show.
Moving the Contest to either of these time slots would mean the bodybuilders could gear their training and dieting for multiple shows on back-to-back weekends, giving them chances for multiple paydays and Mr. Olympia qualifying finishes. In turn, the deeper line-ups will hopefully draw more fans to the contests which would be good for the promoters, the sponsors and the sport.
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The Pro Fight Supplements Iron Man Pro is produced by Iron Man Magazine and presented by Gaspari Nutrition.
The Bodybuilding.com Los Angeles Fitness Expo, produced by National Fitness Productions and presented by Gaspari Nutrition, will be held Saturday and Sunday, January 23-24, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, South Halls G & H. It will feature the Gaspari Nutrition All-American Strongman Contest, the Con Cret USPF American Cup Powerlifting Meet, Scot Mendelson’s Bench Press Classic, the Champion Nutrition MaxReps Contests, the Gracie National Jiu Jitsu Championships and the Bodyspace Spokesmodel Search. For a complete schedule and ticket information visit www.thefitexpo.com.
History of NPC Overall National Champions: 1982- Lee Haney. 1983- Bob Paris. 1984- Mike Christian. 1985- Phil Williams. 1986- Gary Styrdom. 1987- Shawn Ray. 1988- Vince Taylor. 1989- Troy Zuccoloto. 1990- Alq Gurly. 1991- Kevin Levrone. 1992- John Sherman. 1993- Mike Francois. 1994- Paul DeMayo. 1995- Don Long. 1996- Willie Stallings. 1997- Tom Prince. 1998- Jason Arntz. 1999- Aaron Maddron. 2000- Victor Martinez. 2001- Johnny O. Jackson. 2002- Toney Freeman. 2003- Mat Duval. 2004- Chris Cook. 2005- Bill Wilmore. 2006- Desmond Miller. 2007- Evan Centaponi. 2008- Ed Nunn. November 21st, 2009- ???
2009 MHP KURT ANGLE ULTIMATE TEEN
MACHINE CHALLENGE
By Steve Downs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 11/9/09
The
2009 MHP Kurt Angle Ultimate Teen Machine Challenge was held last August 21st
through 23rd at the Hilton Hotel in Pittsburgh. The fitness devoted charity
event was a huge success. More than 200 teens competed for over $5,000 in cash
and prizes to help support their local high school athletic programs or a charity
of their choice.
Teenage
men and women competed in teams of four competitors. They participated in four
separate events. The 2009 Kurt Angle Challenge individual events were as
follows:
1) Total Gym Leverage Chin-Up: Each teen had one
minute to complete as many chin-ups as possible using his or her body weight.
The leverage equipment is designed to take a percentage of weight off each
individual’s pull-up weight. The total chin-ups by all 4 teens on a team were
calculated for an overall team score.
2)
Water Jug Carry: Each team member carried 8 5-gallon water jugs down a 40 foot
course, placing them onto a pallet until full. After the pallet was full
another team member transferred them back to the finish line. Each team member
had to run the course. This was a timed event.
3)Shuttle Run. Each team member was required to
run a 20 yard up-and-back shuttle two times, for their best times.
4)Tire Flip Competition: Each team member has
to precisely flip a large or medium size truck tire down a 40 foot course to a
finish line. The fastest times placed.
The top 3 winning teams in both the
men’s and women’s competitions were:
TEEN MEN
1st place ($1,000) – North Hills
Football, coached by Mr. John Curran
Ian
Pryor (19)
Brendon
Bosiljevac (18)
Dan
Louric (18)
Ryan
Gibson (17)
2nd place ($750) – PA Wolf Pack,
coached by Susan Hartman
Mark
Meyers (16)
Jay
Hartman (17)
Jimmy
Winkler (17)
Zach
Rankin (17)
3rdPlace ($500) – HI
Riders, coached by Andrea James-Brown
Xavier
Brown (17)
Zander
Brown (14)
Orlando
James (15)
Lord
R. James (14)
TEEN WOMEN
1st Place ($1000) – Pittsburgh Farm
Team, coached by Connie Gressang
Carly
Clark (16)
Paige
Hufnegel (16)
Elaine
Hasek (17)
Corinne
Gressang (17)
2nd place ($750) – “Too Much Sizzle,”
coached by Susan Hartman
Jansen
Hartman (15)
Sammi
Jamison (15)
Emily
Jamison (15)
Leigha
Sullivan (15)
3rdPlace ($500) – Team
Ramrod, coached by Mike Greer
Allyson
Greer (17)
Kristen
Scherling (17)
Jaclyn
Bly (15)
Katie
Bly (17)
Kurt
Angle, the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist and Spike TV Wrestling Superstar, gave a
wonderful motivational speech aimed at enticing teens to live a healthy and fit
lifestyle. Angle answered sports and training questions while covering all the
benefits of a healthy diet, proper exercise and sports nutrition.
All
MHP Teen Challenge athletes received a free MHP Kurt Angle Ultimate Teen
Challenge T-shirt, plus great gift bags filled with MHP’s Probolic-SR Protein
Packets, MHP’s Up Your MASS and many other sponsored products ideal for teenage
health and fitness needs.
Kurt
Angle and Dave Hawk want to thank all teams, coaches, friends,
family and especially our great sponsor, MHP, for supporting and making
the 2009 MHP Kurt Angle Ultimate Teen Challenge an enormous success.
Please
visit the following sponsors’ websites for great fitness and training
information and visit your local GNC for many wonderful products ideal for
teens and adults.
Sign
up now for the 2010 MHP Ultimate Teen Challenge, to be held on May 28, 29 and
30 (Fri./Sat./Sun. – Memorial Day Weekend), at the Monroeville Expo Mart, in
Pittsburgh, Pa. If you’re a Fit Teen aged 13-19, a coach of teen sports, or are
interested in participating or would like to be a sponsor, please contact Dave
Hawk, Event Coordinator, at (412)-364-9446 or
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NPC Contest Promoters, Tres Bennet and Lee Thompson are pleased to announce that the 2010 NPC Jr.USA has been moved to Houston (Stafford), TX on August 28th!
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