Bodybuilding News
Weight Loss Pill Reduces 25% Fat in a Week
The results point to a new approach for the treatment of obesity and adult-onset diabetes.
Big Man Ed Nunn Makes the Big Time
This August, Ed Nunn will make his professional debut in Dallas at the 2009 NPC Europa Super Show and will continue to Mr. Olympia this October in Las Vegas....
Michigan Filmmaker Reveals Reality of Bodybuilding
Stuart McDonald enlisted the help of Jeff Willet, who owns and operates Jeff Willet’s Powerhouse Gym, 137 S. Main St., to aid him in totally transforming his body. Willet has won numerous state and national titles and the 2003 overall Team Universe Championship, which earned him the status of International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) Pro Bodybuilder. ...
Bodybuilders Flee Competition After Drug Testers Arrive
Minutes before the start of Belgian championships, before even one gleaming pose was on display, organizers had no option but to tell a few hundred fans that had come to the Arsenaal theater that there was not point in staying....
Criminal Charges and Enduring Sadness, Years After Bodybuilder's Death
For nearly two years now, the death of Joseph Baglio has been causing consternation to friends and family and to his colleagues on the bodybuilding circuit. ...
Iraqis' Thoughts Turn to Matters of Weight
After years of avoiding violence by hunkering down at home, on a steady diet of TV, cigarettes and hearty food, many have emerged out of shape. Some are heading to the gym....
Yvonne Edmunds - Pumping Iron at Harbor Athletic
Yvonne Edmunds has lifted up to 80 pounds in a one-armed, bent-over dumbbell row. She's working up to 100 pounds, and is already starting her training for the Masters National Championships in Pittsburgh in July. ...
Lee Priest Elects Surgery, Withdraws from Australian Pro
Australia’s top bodybuilder - and best hope for a hometown win - Lee Priest will not compete in the 2009 Australian Grand Prix. ...
Female Bodybuilder Tamiko Shibata Banned From INBA
American amateur female bodybuilder Tamiko Shibata has received a lifetime ban from the International Bodybuilding Association (INBA) after allegedly failing a drug test. ...
Baseball Finances Research on Human Growth Hormone
What are the health benefits of HGH, and is it fair to include the substance in the largely negative societal commentary about anabolic steroids? Federal law restricts HGH to children with growth difficulties, patients in wasted states and adults who are unable to produce growth hormone naturally. Do we understand why its use was even banned in the first place?...
Anytime Fitness Opens In Terre Haute, Indiana
We couldn't do without our 24-hour gym in Chicago (XSport Fitness), and now Terre Haute can experience the convenience with the opening of Anytime Fitness. One of the top female bodybuilders in the world, Isabelle Turell, already calls the new gym home....
"No" to the Arnold - the Divergent Paths of Lee Priest, Phil Heath
Two prominent IFBB pro bodybuilders, Lee Priest and Phil Heath, decided to sit out of the 2009 Arnold Classic for different reasons. Did they make the right decision?...
Pumped to Turn Pro - Gumataotao Points Toward USA's
Vince Gumataotao won the heavyweight title at Mr. Nevada, a contest which is part of the National Physique Committee of the USA, on May 12, 2007. Like most aspiring pro bodybuilders, he seeks out hard core gyms when on vacation....
Bodybuilder Justin Rys Out of Jail, with Big Plans
When bodybuilder Justin Rys stood in the dock and heard the judge sentence him to 10½ years in prison, it must have seemed as though his life was over....
High Schools Fight Doping With Little Consensus
Drug testing is expensive, scattered and full of loopholes. Some believe that education is a better preventive measure than testing, but experts question methods frequently used to inform athletes about the health hazards and ethical considerations of doping....
Jackie Geppert - Breaking The Bodybuilding Norm
"Every time I come here, it's a challenge," said Geppert. "It's mentally challenging, physically challenging, emotionally challenging, and I guess I like the challenge. I like the drive to see if I can get another rep, heavier weight, whatever it is." ...
Donna Haddon - Strong Arms of the Law
Donna, a 30-year-old mother of two competed at the inaugural National Police and Emergency Services section of the PakiPaki Bike Shop Coromandel Bodybuilding Classic at Thames. ...
Scott Foster - Sculpting a Bantamweight National Champion
Scott Foster placed first in the bantamweight division at the 2008 NPC Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships in Atlanta on Nov. 21-22. ...
An Edmonton Marriage With Muscles
Michelle Gaulin (51) and Jack Taylor's (56) secret to their ageless look is a clean diet, rich in iron, which they pump most days of the week....
Danny Padilla Elected to Bodybuilding Hall of Fame
The 5-foot-2 ½-inch Danny Padilla was called "The Giant Killer" because he defied the odds and defeated taller elite bodybuilders of his era....
New Process Detects Human Growth Hormone in Urine
Researchers have found a process that is the first to capture "a reliable detectable concentration" of human growth hormone ("HGH") from urine, something that may have major implications for the sport of bodybuilding....
World Champ Karen Flaherty Takes a Break After Stellar Year
The former amateur jockey, who snared Racing Victoria’s leading female rider award three years running in the late ‘90s, defended her world title at the International Bodybuilding Association competition in San Francisco....
Vicky Thomas - Body Beautiful
Vicky Thomas was crowned last month as Ms. Fitbody at the International Natural BodyBuilding Federation (INBF) titles in America, a totally drug-free competition....
From Couch Potato to Bodybuilder to National Guard
Bodybuilder Janet Seay flexed her muscles at a bodybuilding competition on October 25th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, when she weighed 133 pounds. ...
Pure Power, Great Form - Auburn Woman Finds Strength on Stage
After discovering free weights by her trainer three years ago at the Auburn Valley (WA) YMCA, Jill Joiner-Wong gradually emerged as a national-caliber powerlifter with plenty of more muscle to flex in the months ahead....
Brookings Bodybuilder Jackie Geppert Takes Top Spots
Jackie Geppert took home a huge trophy in her first bodybuilding competition, the NPC North Star Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships on November 1st in St. Paul, Minnesota....
Mother of 5 goes from Overweight to Bodybuilding Competition
Mary Lynch is a Colorado mother of five who went from being overweight to being one of the fittest moms around, fit enough to enter her first bodybuilding competition....
Cee, the British Bodybuilding Mum
Caroline Oliver, 33, came second in the Best Presentation in British Trained Figure Title in Leamington Spa on October 26th....
Cindy Popowich Eager and Able to 'Get 'er Done'
Cindy Popowich, 40, finished second in the fitness model, 40- plus category at the world federation of bodybuilding and fitness (WBFF) event in Mississauga in September and added two more silvers in the masters 35-plus and open divisions at the Ultimate Fitness Experience event in Hamilton in October....
Next Generation of Soy Proteins Now in Development
Among the major protein types in the food chain, soy protein is probably at or near the bottom when to comes to benefits to bodybuilders and athletes. New research may be changing that....
Jamaicans Marcus White and Shernett Falconer Strike Winning Pose
Marcus White and Shernett Falconer captured the Mr Jamaica and Miss Jamaica titles at the 2008 National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships before an appreciative crowd, at the Holy Childhood High School auditorium on Saturday night. ...
Armbrust: "I Expect to Win the Whole Thing"
Heather Armbrust has laid down the gauntlet for her Olympia competition, claiming that she expects to take the Ms. Olympia title this year....
Stephanie Hancock - Woman's Muscles, Spirit Strengthened
Stephanie Hancock has a shiny, new statuette after claiming top spot in the women's open bodybuilding competition at the Toronto Classic International Drug Free Athletics bodybuilding, fitness and figure show earlier this summer....
NFL Earmarks $1.4 Million for Anti-steroid Message to Youths
ATLAS is aimed at male student athletes, while ATHENA is targeted at females. Each consists of several 45-minute interactive sessions (10 for ATLAS, eight for ATHENA) using a "squad leader," a student athlete tapped to run each session....
Competitor List - Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding - Lee Priest is Out
The much anticipated return of Australian IFBB pro bodybuilder Lee Priest has been delayed until the 2009 Arnold Classic, as he is not doing the Atlantic City Pro and therefore cannot qualify for the Olympia this year. ...
Nicole Simien - First Time's a Charm for Female Bodybuilder
Dental hygeniest's winning smile, killer guns take first place at the Annual Far East Bodybuilding Competition....
Cheats of Strength - Ten Next Generation Doping Methods
While the International Olympic Committee is busy trying to catch today's performance enhancers, athletes are already looking for the next big boost that will give them the edge in 2012....
Prize-Winning Bodybuilder Leslie Crook Draws on Her Strength
Amateur NPC bodybuilder Leslie Crook uses training to move through the grief of her husband's death....
Pro Bodybuilder Branch Warren Latest to Exit the Olympia
Texan Branch Warren, husband of IFBB fitness pro Trish Warren, has joined Kai Greene and Victor Martinez on the sidelines for the 2008 Mr. Olympia....
Female Bodybuilder is First from Trinidad and Tobago to Get Pro Card
Gale Hamlet-Frankie has become Trinidad and Tobago's first professional female bodybuilder after receiving her International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) pro licence recently....
Testosterone and Body Fat Are Controlled by The Same Genes
Research shows a 23% overlap between the genes that control testosterone and those that regulate body fat composition, suggesting that these two variables are partly controlled by the same set of genes....
Arab Woman Storms Male Bodybuilding Bastion
Dorra Zaier thinks women in her country should follow her example by getting off their sofas and pumping iron, not only for their health but also to tackle gender inequality....
Lee Priest is Master of His Universe
Priest maintains he “never wanted to be a body builder, I just wanted to look like the He-Man character.†...
Lee Priest Reinstated, Competing in Atlantic City
In an 11-5 vote, Lee Priest has been reinstated to full status in the IFBB and will be competing at the Atlantic City Pro in September....
Victor Martinez and Kai Greene both out of 2008 Olympia
Two of the top contenders for the 2008 Mr. Olympia men's bodybuilding title will be sitting out the show....
Vietnam's Top Female Bodybuilder Tests Positive
Vietnam’s top female body builder Nguyen Thi My Linh has tested positive for doping, a big setback for the national team as it prepares for the Asian Bodybuilding Championship slated for next Wednesday in Hong Kong....
'Exercise Pill' is Now Closer to Development
Astonishing test results for the pill that'll get you fit...and you won't have to move a muscle....
Post-exercise Caffeine Helps Muscles Refuel
Glycogen, the muscle's primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, new research shows....
2008 NPC Junior Nationals - Women's Bodybuilding Contest Report
FigureRX Magazine has released an in-depth contest report for the 2008 NPC Junior Nationals Women's Bodybuilding Division....
Anti-Aging Expert James Abernathy Linked to Federal Steroid Investigation
The federal steroid investigation involving Applied Pharmacy Services has been linked to self-proclaimed anti-aging expert James Abernathy....
