Category: Bodybuilding



Afghanistan Bodybuilding Competition Competitors Flex National Pride
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Afghanistan Bodybuilding Competition Competitors Flex National Pride

In a dank, malodorous building at the Soviet-built sports complex in central Kabul, five young Afghan men in bikini bottoms grimaced and flexed their triceps on an octagonal stage in front of a couple hundred onlookers. “Let’s change the music,” said a voice on a loudspeaker, and the crowd cheered as dance music started blasting [...]


The Sport of Bodybuilding is Growing
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The Sport of Bodybuilding is Growing

Bodies sculptured and toned to titanic proportions were on show at the Gauteng-North Novice Show 2012 held at the Pretoria Hall in Tshwane recently. The bodybuilding competition, open to novice male and female athletes, was the second in a series of competitions that will take place across the country, and was attended by luminaries including [...]


Shannon Lynch Finishes 2nd at Bodybuilding World Qualifier
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Shannon Lynch Finishes 2nd at Bodybuilding World Qualifier

Lynch, who now lives in Halifax, competed in the bikini over 5-6 division with eight other competitors. She was only three points back of winner Angélina Jeanson of Quebec. Also competing at the event was Erica Deveaux of Sydney, who finished 10th in the bikini over 5-4 to 5-6 class. There were 16 total athletes [...]


IBBF champion bodybuilder Karuna Swami launches fitness modeling program
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IBBF champion bodybuilder Karuna Swami launches fitness modeling program

Karuna Swami, the winner of Indian Body Building Federation’s Miss India Fitness Physique 2012, has launched her fitness modeling program in Mumbai to train fitness enthusiasts and aspiring body builders and body sculptors in the competitive sport of fitness modeling and fitness body building. Speaking at the launch at UK Fitness in Juhu in suburban [...]


Bodybuilding Teacher Keeps Exercise in Classroom
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Bodybuilding Teacher Keeps Exercise in Classroom

It’s just an average day at Snowshoe Elementary in Wasilla, but Melanie Redington is anything but an ordinary teacher. And her kids know it. “She’s really strong,” said third grade student Gavin Harrington. For Melanie, teaching is about more than reading and writing. It’s about getting kids to think and be active. She hopes to [...]


Kabul’s mini bodybuilders flex their muscles
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Kabul’s mini bodybuilders flex their muscles

Well oiled and painted dark orange (albeit imperfectly) with dark splotches showing where the colour hasn’t spread evenly, this boy’s muscles are flexed and taut, although you need to look carefully to notice. The boy is a part of Afghanistan’s bodybuilding craze, competing during the regional competition in Kabul on April 30, 2012. Bodybuilding has [...]


Figure and fitness competitions
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Figure and fitness competitions

There’s a ‘new’ category in Figure Competitions, called the “Master’s Division”. If you take a look at these women, who definitely are well beyond their thirties, you will see that fat loss and amazingly ripped bodies aren’t a fantasy, they are a reality. What’s the difference between Fitness and Figure Competitions? The main thing is [...]


Robert Kennedy a Trailblazer in the Fitness Industry
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Robert Kennedy a Trailblazer in the Fitness Industry

Eager to share his love of bodybuilding, Robert Kennedy quit his job teaching art and English at Brampton Centennial Secondary School, drained his bank account — $480 — and started up a magazine. The year was 1974, and Kennedy spent countless hours, hunched over the kitchen table, cutting and pasting MuscleMag International. It would become [...]


Ronnie Coleman’s Secrets to Bodybuilding
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Ronnie Coleman’s Secrets to Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding champion Ronnie Coleman reveals how he maintains his shredded physique. Eight-time Mr Olympia Ronnie Coleman drops his weights for a moment to chat with Laura Cencigh-Albulario. What goes into creating a body like yours? It has taken over 20 years of complete dedication, eating six to eight times a day and working out at [...]


Double-Amputee Barbie Steinsholt-Thomas hits her Local Gym 5 Times per Week
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Double-Amputee Barbie Steinsholt-Thomas hits her Local Gym 5 Times per Week

If anyone has an excuse not to exercise, it’s double-amputee Barbie Steinsholt-Thomas. She lost both arms as a toddler, after a near-fatal electrical accident when she grabbed power lines while climbing a transformer. However, the inspirational 35-year-old stay-at-home mom refuses to let that stop her from lifting weights and competing in fitness contests. “I could [...]


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