2009 Arnold Blog

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

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.

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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.

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Randy Couture was welcomed by an oversize banner featuring his likeness as an athlete and an actor. Randy Couture, who began bow-hunting in his native state of Washington at the age of ten, posed with the Meigs High School Team while holding their Team Spirit Award.

The Team Spirit Award was presented for the team’s overall enthusiasm throughout the competition. Couture congratulated and recognized many of the individual archers.

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Check back as we continue to add more reviews, video, and pictures from the Arnold Sports Festival Weekend. Updated Daily!

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When: Sunday, March 8 at 11am-1pm

Who: First 100 people to RSVP to Rob@scivation.com. There is a strict 100 person limit.

Where: C-pod 216 in the Convention Center where the expo is. Come by the Scivation booth and ask for directions if you cannot find it.

Scivation Trainers, as part of the Arnold Classic Strength Summit, will be hosting an open Discussion on Diet, Training and Supplementation for the first 100 people to RSVP.

RSVP now, spots are filling fast!

E-mail Rob at Rob@scivation.com to secure your seat!

For more information click here.

Stop by the BodyBuilding.com Booth Sunday and catch Frank or Ben who will be visiting the booth, or check them out at the Nutrabolics booth.

Nutrabolics strives to combine cutting edge clinical research with years of experience in the health and fitness field to provide an unparalleled range of performance enhancing products for the consumer who’s commitment in the gym could only be rewarded by results.

Nutrabolics has been making waves, first signing MMA Fighter Frank Mir and just recently signing IFBB Pro Ben “Show Stopper” White.

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Cathy LeFrancois, a good friend of mine who was the one that really pushed me into competing after a 10 year lay off was training at Golds Venice 2 weeks out from the Arnold.  Cathy was her normal contest, which means in great condition.  

Cathy said she has started increasing her food intake now with 2 weeks left to go.  She explained that she always comes in ripped but this show she wants to be both bigger and fuller while still showing geat shape and condition.  In one week we’ll see if her plan pays off in Ohio.

If you are a trainer, strength coach, or just someone looking to gain more knowledge on exercise and health, this conference is a must for you!

With more then 40 hours of lectures to choose from, everything and anything sport training will be discussed. The Arnold Strength Training Summit features internationally known speakers, researchers, and practitioners and covers every discipline of exercise training including kids, athletes, military and protective services, and general health and fitness.

There are many lectures to choose from but be sure not to miss IFBB Fitness Pro Carla Sanchez who will be speaking again at the Strength Summit [ 10am on Sat ] at the Arnold, and will be around the VPX booth co-hosting video interviews this year at the Expo.

Also, Elaine Goodlad and Carla are very excited to be co-hosting the Bodybuilding.com live webcast finals on Friday night! For more info on the show click here.

The Arnold is next week, only 9 days till the action begins. it is the biggest Bodybuilding, Fitness and Health Expo around so make your plans to go today.

The Arnold is only 1 week away, get all your information about the Festival right here.

The 2009 Arnold Sports Festival, the world’s largest multi-sport fitness weekend, will be held March 6-8, featuring 38 events including 12 Olympic sports. Over 17,000 athletes will compete. Learn more here.

For information on Webcasts, results, reviews, pictures and more check out the 2009 Arnold Sports Festival Main Page right here.

Hotel information, directions, and all other general information click here.

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For the past eight years the strongest men in the world have come to Columbus Ohio for the Arnold Strongman Classic.

Zydrunas Savickas of Lithuania has won every Arnold Strongman Classic competition except for the inaugural event in 2002, which was won by former Olympian and current pro wrestler Mark Henry of the United States. This year a new champion will be crowned because Savickas, who will appear as a judge, will take the year off from competition.

Also on hand will be strongman celebrities Bill Kazmaier, one of history’s strongest men; Magnus ver Magnusson, four-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man contest; Vasyl Virastyuk, past winner of both the World’s Strongest Man contest and the IFSA World Championship; and Mark Henry, who has the highest Weightlifting/Powerlifting combined total in history.

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