GenXXLSports for the Real World Athlete (and Weekend Warrior)
Is NBC Censoring the Olympic Athletes?
Let’s just take a quick peek at the cost of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games:
Overall estimated costs: $2.5 billion
Security: $900 million
Media Center: $880 million
Opening Ceremony: $30-40 million
NBC paid $820 million for the broadcast rights to the Vancouver games. They estimate that they’ll lose around $250 million due to the high cost of the rights and [...]
Football, Baseball and Avatar
Okay sports fans, this one is for you!
Sunday, November 1, 2009 on one of the biggest sports days of the year – NFL match ups plus Game 4 of the World Series – James Cameron’s Avatar trailer will get the world’s biggest live trailer viewing when it debuts on the world’s largest video display — [...]
Unannounced Arrival of Steroid Testers Cause 2009 NABBA Belgium Nationals to Be Cancelled
Anti-Doping officials crashed the 2009 NABBA Belgium Nationals Bodybuilding Championships to go through steroid testing. This was not scheduled and so the big competition had been cancelled! The championship was being held at Arsenaal Theater in Vlissingen, Netherlands on Sunday May 17, 2009. Upon the advent of the steroid testers, the 20 bodybuilders competing in [...]
Hell Fire Labs Steroid Conspiracy Spreading Like Hellfire over America
Prosecution against persons connected with the notorious underground lab known as Hell Fire Labs is spreading further and involves more states. Charges against five more individuals for distributing anabolic steroids have been pressed recently by Mary Beth Buchanan and Mary Houghton, prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
IFBB New York Pro 2009 Results
At the IFBB New York Pro this year the day was carried by a 27-year-old first-timer Evan Centopani to the ear-splitting cheer of the New York City crowd. The new pro put in quite an impressive performance and scooped up an Olympia qualification, $15k, a NY Pro ring and a good deal of popularity.
Da Silva Emerges Victory in Pittsburgh
Eduardo Correa Da Silva amazingly came out top in the Under 202 class. This was his first ever IFBB Professional League contest, but he overcame Mark Dugdale, who had been the hot favorite for this competition based on the precontest. Eduardo also beat many others to win the Under 202 show at the 2009 Pittsburgh [...]
2009 Europa Show of Champions Results
Troy Alves has done a lot in his career, but finally after 7 long years of struggle and 24 competitions, he won the first professional title in his career by being the first at the opening Europa Show of Champions. For quite some time people had been losing faith in him, and Alves’ coming out [...]
Exercises Increase Brain Size
Size matters when it comes to hippocampus, brain area responsible for some types of memory. Numerous studies have shown that the larger it is the better. A recent study also showed that well fit elderly people have larger hippocampus as well as good spatial memory, which is responsible for orientation in space.
Stretching before Exercises Reduces Strength and Results
Stretching before exercises is a ritual which athletes have been following for many years now. Surprisingly enough, it turns out that stretching is not as beneficial as we think. Several recent studies showed that pre-exercise stretching takes away 15-30 minutes of muscle strength and explosive muscle activity in such exercises as jumps.
Australian Grand Prix 2009: Kai Greene Stays at the Top
Kai Greene is truly amazing, for he has been holding his firm grip on dominating position at the Australian Grand Prix, held in Melbourne, Australia. So far he has two victories. Before the competition started he promised US audience to win this round, regardless of the tough competition he may face. He stayed loyal to [...]
Doping Test for Anabolic Steroids Should Take into Account Athlete’s Ethnicity
Swiss scientists discovered that the steroid test used by the World Anti-Drug Agency (WADA) can not be used for its original purpose, since it does not take into account ethnic characteristics of the athletes. It is considered that the use of steroids can be detected from the ratio of testosterone to inactive forms of epitestosterone [...]
Ronnie Coleman Returns
The world just found out that the “New York Pro” Tournament, which will be held on May 16, 2009, at the famous “Madison Square Garden”, is the event Ronnie Coleman chose for his comeback into bodybuilding competitions. Ronny, who will turn 45 this August, was last seen on stage during “Olympia 2007″ show, when he [...]
Derek Poundstone Won Arnold Classic Strongman
March, 8, Derek Poundstone has won one of the prime strongman contests held as part of the Arnold Sports Festival. Russian strongman Mikhail Koklyaev finished second, leaving behind Travis Ortmayer. As the contest unfolded, the intrigue remained until the last event.
Hydro Physio Lifestyle – A Revolutionary Training Machine
Hydro workouts bring positive results to all people regardless of their level of fitness. In fact, in-water exercises help improve muscular strength, while exerting little stress on the joints. Hydro Physio Lifestyle range introduces a new level of training. The machine was developed to take advantage of the benefits of water exercises in order to [...]
Silvio Samuel Wins Ironman Pro 2009
The new pro bodybuilding season has kicked off with the Ironman Pro Championships at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday night. That L.A. night, 28 bodybuilders stepped on the stage. The winning of Silvio Samuel was no surprise.
Gustavo Badell Passes on 2009 Ironman Pro
Ed Nunn is not the only guy who’s passing on the 2009 Ironman Pro. Gustavo Badell also skips the Ironman Pro on January 23-25. I bet you’ll never guess why. Gustavo Badell and his wife are expecting a new addition to their family. “I got the news that my wife was [...]
Ed Nunn Skips 2009 Ironman Pro
National champ Ed Nunn decided to delay his pro debut. “My mind was saying yes, but my body was telling me no. I want to do the smart thing. A lot of guys turn pro, and they do their first show and don’t do too well. They lose that limelight and disappear”. That’s how Ed [...]
Mister Olympia in Europe in 2009?
In 2009, Mister Olympia will come to Europe. Of course, it won’t be the true Mr. Olympia competition but, anyway, a week after Olympia 2009, most of its competitors will go to Germany to take part in European mini-Olympia version that will take place October, 3d to 4th, in Berlin at Messe Hall.
Phil Heath and Dennis Wolf to Miss Arnold Classic 2009
The second most important Arnold Classic competition won’t see two most promising bodybuilding stars this year. Phil Heath, who surprisingly finished third on Olympia 2008 after Dexter Jackson and Jay Cutler, decided to skip Arnold Classic to focus on Olympia 2009. Phil says that after his Olympia success, he is sure that he can win [...]
2009 Arnold Classic Competitor List
Official list of competitors for “Arnold Sports Festival 2009″ was released on December 22, 2008. The event will be held next year on March 6-8, 2009. Sixty two athletes received their invitations to Columbus to participate in tournaments such as professional bodybuilding, body-fitness, and fitness. Jim Lorimer, one of the festival’s organizers, said that those [...]
