2010 Arnold Blog

Everyone’s Invited: Bodybuilding.com Announces Free 2010 Arnold Classic & Internationals Webcast

Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most-visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest retailer of nutritional supplements, is once again offering a free all-access webcast featuring the 2010 Arnold Classic men’s professional bodybuilding championships and the Women’s professional bodybuilding, figure and fitness International championships.

Boise, ID (PRWEB) February 9, 2010 — Bodybuilding.com, the Internet’s most-visited bodybuilding and fitness site and largest retailer of nutritional supplements, is once again offering a free all-access webcast featuring the 2010 Arnold Classic men’s professional bodybuilding championships and the Women’s professional bodybuilding, figure and fitness International championships.

Bodybuilding.com hosts Dan Solomon and Bob Cicherillo will provide live on-stage and backstage coverage of these ground-breaking events. Those unable to tune in live will be able to access webcast replays and additional event coverage on Bodybuilding.com until March 20, 2010.

The Arnold Classic is an annual competition named after Arnold Schwarzenegger, originating in 1989 with help from friend, Jim Lorimer. Today, it is the most lucrative competition in bodybuilding, with a number of large prizes and serious bragging rights for the year. Defending champion Kai Green and Dexter Jackson (winner in 2005, 2006 and 2008), are among a field of 12 male bodybuilding pros who will battle it out for the coveted Arnold Classic crown. Over 50 leading women will be taking the stage including bodybuilders Dayana Cadeau and Iris Kyle, fitness athletes Adela Garcia and Tanji Johnson and figure competitors Monica Brant and Nicole Wilkins Lee.

The Arnold Classic is now part of an even bigger event, The Arnold Sports Festival. This event hosts the largest multi-sport festival in the nation with more than 18,000 athletes competing in 44 different sports and events and a three day expo featuring top industry celebrities promoting all the latest health and fitness products. Although those at home may not be able to experience this portion of the event, they will be able to enjoy the free Bodybuilding.com Webcast of the IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding) Pro Shows.

The 2010 Arnold Classic will be webcast live from Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. You can watch the Ms. International, Ms. Fitness International and Ms. Figure International at 7:00 pm EST on Friday, March 5th. Tune in the next day, Saturday, March 7th at 12:00 pm for Men’s Prejudging and again at 7:00 pm EST for the Men’s Finals. For more Arnold Classic competition information visit: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/2010-arnold.htm.

"The Arnold Classic is one of my favorite events. I’m very excited we are able to webcast it live on the Internet for free, so that fans from all around the world can experience the show," says Bodybuilding.com CEO Ryan DeLuca.

Bodybuilding.com offers more than 12,000 health and fitness supplements & accessories to help people achieve their fitness goals. They offer more than 30,000 pages of free bodybuilding & fitness information, including more than 12,000 articles (written by 525+ writers), video & audio segments, and new content added daily

Featuring the Inaugural 2nd Shot Ohio State Wrestling Championships

The 2010 Arnold Wrestling Challenge will feature the first-ever Arnold 2nd Shot State Wrestling Tournament.

The event, set for 9 a.m. for Sunday, March 7 at Nationwide Arena, will give Ohio high school wrestlers a second chance at a state wrestling tournament. The Arnold 2nd Shot State Wrestling Tournament is open to Ohio high school wrestlers from Division I, II and III. More than one from wrester from the same school in the same weight class may enter.

Registration

The Arnold 2nd Shot State Wrestling Tournament is expected to attract up to 880 wrestlers. The top six laces in each weight class and division will receive awards. The Columbus Rotary will present a $2,000 college scholarship to the top male wrestler at the Arnold 2nd Shot State Wrestling Tournament.

Entry fee is $30. Weigh ins will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 6 at Nationwide Arena. Entered weight is your official weight as of March 2, 21010. Weight classes are high school weights +4.

Contact Info:
Event chair: Paul Bukky
Media contact: Mike Lorz

More information go to www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/home/sports-and-events/wrestling.html

If your going to join in the fun at the Arnold don’t forget to check out the Arnold Martial Arts Festival Multi-Discipline Event.

Martial Arts Registration

SATURDAY, MARCH 6 - COMPETITIONS
Breaking
Capoeira
Chinese Martial Arts
Grappling/Ju Jitsu
Karate
Traditional
Kickboxing
San Shou
Specially Challenged
Tae Kwon Do Olympic

SUNDAY, MARCH 7 - COMPETITIONS
Creative Forms
Grappling/Ju Jitsu
Gumdo/Kendo
Judo
Kali
Karate Open
Muay Thai
Padded Weapons
Tae Kwon Do Open
Weapons Forms Open

For daily updates and information visit www.arnoldmartialarts.com

The Arnold is right around the corner and Jen Hendershot and Tracy Greenwood both are no longer competing this year.

Check out the full competitor list as of today here.

Men
Branch Warren
Dexter Jackson
Hidetada Yamagishi
Johnnie Jackson
Kai Greene
Melvin Anthony
Phil Heath
Robert Piotrkowicz
Roelly Winklaar
Ronny Rockel
Sergey Shelestov
Silvio Samuel
Tarek Elsetouhi
Toney Freeman
Women
Betty Pariso
Brenda Raganot
Dayana Cadeau
Debi Laszewski
Dena Westerfield
Heather Armbrust
Iris Kyle
Jeannie Paparone
Lisa Aukland
Mah-Ann Mendoza
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Zoa Linsey
Figure
Alicia Harris
Andrea Watson
Angela Mraz
Candice Houston
Erin Stern
Felicia Romero
Heather Mae French
Jessica Putnam
Kim Tilden
Krissy Chin
Kristi Tauti
Larissa Reis
Latisha Wilder
Mindi Smith
Monica Brant
Monica Mark-Escalante
Nicole Wilkins-Lee
Rosa-Maria Romero
Sherlyn Roy
Fitness
Adela Garcia
Allison Ethier
Camala Rodriguez
Julie Palmer
Kayde Puckett
Kizzy Vaines
Myriam Capes
Nicole Duncan
Oksana Grishina
Regiane Da Silva
Sylvia Tremblay
Tanji Johnson
Tina Durkin
Trish Warren

Check out arnoldpartywiththepros.com for information on the “official” after party of the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival. The event will take place on Saturday evening after the Arnold Classic.

From the web site:

    Something new and exciting is planned for the 2010 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. On Saturday evening, March 6, we will present the second annual Arnold Party with the Pros at The LC Pavilion immediately following the Arnold Classic and Strongman contests. The world’s top professional athletes in bodybuilding. fitness, figure, strongman, and leading athletes from the wide range of sports represented at the Arnold Festival – will all be invited to this special celebration.

    This official “After Hours Party” will be the place to be!

    The 2010 Arnold Party with the Pros will offer night long fun, drinks, dancing, music, and entertainment. All the top celebrities who annually attend and participate in the Arnold Sports Festival weekend will be center stage. We hope you will join us in supporting this premier event.

ASF Heads to Qatar for IFBB World Amateur Championships, International Congress

Representatives of the Arnold Sports Festival will travel to Doha, Qatar next week to promote the IFBB Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Championships and related Arnold Sports Festival events. Weekend co-producer Jim Lorimer and other staff members will attend the International Federation of Bodybuilding Men’s World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships and International Congress, Nov. 1-5.

Jim Lorimer and Bob Lorimer, promoter of the Arnold Amateur Bodybuilding Championships, attended the same event in 2008 and recruited more than 40 nations to send competitors to the Arnold Sports Festival. More than 60 countries are expected to participate in 2010. [ Read More ]

The Arnold Sports Festival will host skateboarding for the first time when the Cow Town Showdown and related activities are held at Veterans Memorial on Saturday, March 6 and Sunday, March 7.

The skateboarding contest will feature exhibitions by top professional; a Top of the Shops super contest among skateboarders from the top skateboarding shops in the U.S.; beginner and advanced amateur competitions; and a trade show featuring the top brands, trends and products in the industry.

"We are excited to finally add skateboarding to the Arnold Sports Festival," said Jim Lorimer, co-producer of the event. "Skateboarding is a tremendously popular activity, and we strongly believe it will be a big success at our Weekend."

The Cow Town Showdown Means Skateboarding at the Arnold Sports Festival. Skateboarding activities will be held at 9 a.m. each day indoors at Veterans Memorial.

"The Cow Town Showdown will not only feature many top professionals, but future pros from all over the Midwest will be on hand to showcase their talents," event co-chair Tedd Cookerly. "And, in future years, we think this will grow into one of the top skateboarding competitions in the country."

For more information, contact event chairs Wally Carl at 614-561-5437 and Tedd Cookerly at 614-678-4615 or at cowtowncontest@gmail.com

NA Strongman’s Dione Wessels Celebrates Amateurs

Dione Wessels has always modeled a unique perseverance when it came to her desire to participate in sports. As a youngster growing up in Lithia Springs, Georgia, Wessels was a tomboy with a passion for competition. She excelled at athletics throughout elementary and high school and was identified as a top flight track & field competitor by her junior year.

Wessels’s did so well at sports she elected to try her hand out during try outs for the Lithia High School Football team. The coach quickly instructed the players to “hit her just like she was a boy.” They did and a humbled Wessels’s returned with a renewed vigor to her track & field training.

[ Read More About Dione Wessels ]

North American Strongman, Inc., the premiere governing body for amateur strongman athletes, will join forces with The Arnold Sports Festival to present the 2010 Arnold Amateur Strongman. The event will be held Friday, May 5 and Sunday, May 7 at The Greater Columbus Convention Center.

The competition will feature a selection of up to 50 amateur strongman athletes from around the world. Ten top amateur strongmen from the United States and Canada are expected to compete, including Texas’s Ryan Bracewell and Dan Harrison of California.

[ Read More About Amateur Strongman ]

The Arnold Classic also know as the Arnold Fitness Weekend or Arnold Sports Festival has now been around for 20 years. It is know as one of the most extravagant and prestigious events in the industry just behind the Olympia.  

The Arnold Classic includes has expanded over the years to include the Ms. International, Fitness International, and Figure International competitions as well as the Arnold Classic men’s bodybuilding. Now it has expanded into a whole weekend of multiple sports events such as gymnastics, cheer leading, dance, fencing, table tennis, yoga, martial arts, strongman competitions, archery, wrestling, power lifting and many other sports.

Learn more about the Arnold, see who the winners were each year as well as what events have been involved every year.

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Thirteen of the greatest pound-for-pound deadlifters in the world assembled on the Main Arnold Expo stage. The MHP Strongman Challenge got the crowd fired up for some big time earth movers, then the set was quickly changed for the IPF GNC Pro Performance Deadlift Competition. Backstage was crazy. All of the pro strongmen were getting changed, hanging out and talking with one another, meeting some of the deadlifters, etc.

You had probably 25 of the strongest men in the world assembled right there in the back stage area. There were so many freaks around that the air was electric with what was happening.
The Warm up area was a bit cramped with all of that mass in one area, but things were running right on time and the warmup pace was fast. The show started right on time with the ladies and the fireworks started immediately.

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Jim Boyd has enjoyed every Arnold Pump & Run he has ever run. He competed in his 4th annual competition in 2009 as runner #257 and this time he led his entire family through the streets of Columbus. Boyd’s physicality sets him apart from many of his fellow Pump & Runners.

With a background in lifting and bodybuilding, Boyd has an upper body that would rival many of the competitors on the Arnold Amateur stage. As a Phys Ed Teacher in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, he inspires his entire student body to shape up their family and their community.

[ Read More About Jim Boyd ]