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Kirill Chayka Teen Bodybuilder

Kirill Chayka Teen Bodybuilder

19 year old natural bodybuilder Kirill Chayka poses and flexes during his photo and video shoot in July of 2011, a couple of week prior to winning the teen title at a regional NPC bodybuilding contest.


Bodybuilder John Blatz

Bodybuilder John Blatz

23 year old bodybuilder John Blatz poses at the Fort Walton Beach, Florida Gold’s gym three weeks before winning the men’s open super heavyweight class.


Men’s open bodybuilding contest

Men’s open bodybuilding contest

Bodybuilding contests are divided into two phases, the prejudging and the evening show. The prejudging is all business. It is usually in the morning, this is like a rehearsal of the evening show. It gives the judges an opportunity to evaluate the competitors without the distractions of a large audience. As a future competitor you [...]


The 3 Biggest Mistakes Of Bodybuilding Contest Prep

The 3 Biggest Mistakes Of Bodybuilding Contest Prep

Contest Prep Mistake #1 – Time You must give yourself enough of the above. Most people underestimate how long it takes to get in competition/photoshoot shape. I was about 8 weeks out in the first photo and already pretty lean. As a general rule, if you don’t have abs at the start of the diet, [...]


Interview Of Francisco Montealegre

Interview Of Francisco Montealegre

Francisco Montealegre: For me to win my pro-card was a dream come true especially because I was very skinny when I started and with no apparent genetics for this sport. I never thought at that time that one day I was going to become a professional natural bodybuilder. In addition, winning my professional status was [...]


Lifelong Natural Competitor Larry Burt’s Interview

Lifelong Natural Competitor Larry Burt’s Interview

Larry Burt: I’ve competed in 34 shows since 1980. Over the years, I hit the stage with the NANBA, NPC, NGA, INBF, NANBF and WNBF. My greatest accomplishment was winning the 2006 NANBF Mr. Natural USA Overall. This qualified me to turn pro with the WNBF. Competing drug-free this long has been a true blessing. [...]


Interview with Roger Waters

Interview with Roger Waters

Muscle and Strength: When did you start weight training, and can you tell me about some of your early training and diet mistakes? Roger Waters: I started weight training at 18, after I had chicken pox really bad. I lost about a stone (7kg) in weight, and went to the gym to stick it back [...]


Interview With Shaun Clarida

Interview With Shaun Clarida

Shaun Clarida: Being that pretty much every show I’ve ever competed in, I’ve always been the shortest competitor in my weight class, if not the entire show. While most believe that the shorter guys get overlooked, I have come to prove many people wrong. In 2006, I competed at the INBF Natural Northeast America where [...]


Natural Pro Kevin Weiss Interview

Natural Pro Kevin Weiss Interview

Kevin Weiss: Well to answer that question lets go back to July 2003. I had just won the middleweight and overall title at the CBBF world qualifier. The next step up the ladder was the IFBB world championships in Mumbai, India. After looking into past years results of the world championships it was pretty obvious [...]


Interview With Bodybuilder Delbert Hickman

Interview With Bodybuilder Delbert Hickman

Delbert Hickman: My name is Delbert Hickman. In 1989, I began a career in the Information Technology field. In the past 10 years, I expanded my field of study and became a competitive bodybuilder (qualifying as a WNBF pro in 2002), ACE certified personal trainer, certified Kickboxing instructor, and boot camp instructor. I have had [...]