2008 Arnold Blog

At the Ironman Pro, I indulged in the Muscle Milk Shot Challenge, but this time around the lovely and always divine, Ms. Dina Al-Sabah joined me. We decided to go shot for shot on CytoSport’s energy drinks XCYTO. I had the regular and Dina went with the sugar-free (cause she’s a lightweight).

I’m not exactly sure how many shots we each took but I would not recommend doing shots of an energy drink to anyone as you will come crashing down hard about 3 hours later. It was fun and the Muscle Milk ladies are some of the sexiest and friendliest at any expo.

Check out the Footage:

http://webcast.bodybuilding.com/fitshow/2007arnold/LIFT_GETBIG/videos/xcyto.mov

I ran into natural bodybuilding competitor and BB.com writer, Hugo Rivera at the Prolab booth at the Arnold Expo, and did a quick interview with him.

See what the hot products are at Prolab, learn more about Hugo’s new book/DVD combo, and find out who Hugo thought would win the Arnold Classic!

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Amongst our 2007 Arnold Expo wanderings, we stopped by the ISS Research booth for a few tasty samples of their Oh Yeah! Protein Wafers.

See what Dave Rose thinks about the hot new ISS products being given away this year at the Arnold!

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We stopped by the Nutrabolics booth and grabbed this brief footage of Rodney and the gang.  Aren’t they a good-lookin’ bunch?!!

Check it out! 

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Well, we apparently couldn’t stay away from the Bodybuilding.com booth for more than a few minutes it seems (gee, I wonder why?!) - so here’s a quick interview we did with BodySpace member, Chris LaCascia!

See for yourself what a little knowledge, a sound nutritional plan, and some great supplements can do…

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We spotted Olympic weightlifter, Shane Hamman at the iSatori booth at the 2007 Arnold Expo!

See what’s new with Shane, why he likes H+Blocker so much, and why even weightlifters should take fat burners…  LOL

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Well, who knew?  IFBB Pro Bodybuilder, Bill Wilmore recommends goat whey!

Do you think this was for real, or did I have to slip him $20 on the low-low…??  LOL

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We caught up with the lovely Kendra Elias, IFBB Fitness Pro, at the ALRI booth at the 2007 Arnold Expo!

See what was going on at the ALRI booth in this quick interview!

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We caught up with Linda (a.k.a. Lymbo on MySpace) at the 2007 Arnold Expo!

See what’s going on at the ********* booth in this quick interview, and hear Lymbo’s shout-out to all her MySpace friends!

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We caught up with supplement company founder and BB.com writer, Lisa Marie at the ReddRox booth at the 2007 Arnold Expo!

Watch her plug her newest product, ReddRox, made from 100% Organic South African Red Bush Needles.  Click here to learn why entire football teams (like the 2007 Fiesta Bowl winners, BSU) and key NFL players (like Cleveland Browns’ Therrian Fontenot) are using this new electrolyte balancing and rehydration product!

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By Vince Andrich

All right, I admit it EAS is a company I’ll probably always keep tabs on. This is mostly for sentimental reasons, since I worked at EAS from 2000-2002. I owe a lot to this company as they gave me the opportunity to write for Muscle Media and the 4th Issue of the Sports Supplement Review.

Moreover, during my stay at EAS I was fortunate to see one of the best-built, and revolutionary companies ever to play in our industry. So in my mind they will always be a threat to “breakthrough with a big idea in the athletic nutrition market.

These days the EAS division is going back to its roots, dedicating significant product development and educational dollars towards serious athletes that compete in a diverse range of sports.

Brand Name: EAS

Key Execs that will be attending€”

Mike Ferry, General Manager;
Chris Scoggins, VP Marketing;
Chris Hickey, Director of Marketing        

Products Featured :

Myoplex (lite, regular, and deluxe)

Athletes Featured

Vernon Davis–San Francisco 49ers Tight End;

Ronnie Brown–Miami Dolphins Running Back;

Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals Wide Receiver.  

Promotions/Samples–
EAS will have a 30 foot Myoplex bar at the EAS Experience and will be mixing and having ten fitness models sampling 5 different shake recipes.

Previewing our newest product Athletes Defense, a complete multi-vitamin  for athletes.

Also, giving away $500 in free supplements to 10 winners ($5,000 total);
plus autographed footballs,
Phosphagen Elite, and other products for people who get a chance to spin the “Wheel of Strength”

EAS will be giving out over 7,000 t-shirts and $15,000 in product throughout the 3 day Expo.  

By far, the most free stuff on the Expo floor.

Brand Sponsored Events:
Body-for-LIFE Night of Champions on Friday night at the Hilton in Easton.  VIP tickets to the gala are $120 and we are expecting 300+ people to attend.

See www.bflexpo.com.

Booth info–

The EAS Experience has a state-of-the-art sound and light system with a stage for athlete interviews, contests, and taking pictures with the EAS Fitness Models.  

EAS will have a live DJ and emcee and will broadcast the Arnold via webcam on EAS.com.  

This year EAS has also added a 30×10 foot section dubbed the Body-for-LIFE Lounge where people can meet past BFL champions and sign up for this years Challenge.

By Vince Andrich

When it was conceived in 2002, the performance nutrition brand Nutrabolics set out to provide high-end sports supplements to the Canadian supplement market.

Today, after four years of hard work and dedication, and under the direction of Rodney Dupont, Nutrabolics has successfully expanded into the highly competitive U.S. & other International markets.

According to CEO, Rodney Dupont, this year’s Arnold Classic will mark the introduction of WWE ® World Heavyweight Champion BATISTA ©,
as the Captain of Team NUTRABOLICS ©… as well as a perfect place to get familiar with several new products.

Brand Name: NUTRABOLICS ©
Key Execs that will be attending: RODNEY DUPONT, President
JAYSON WYNER, Vice-President

Products Featured ISOBAR ©, ADVANCED TRIPLE LAYER PROTEIN ENERGY BAR

Athletes Featured

WWE ® WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION & CAPTAIN OF TEAM NUTRABOLICS ©, BATISTA ©.  
BATISTA © will be signing autographs at the NUTRABOLICS © booth on Friday & Saturday from 11am … 5pm.

Promotions/Samples

ISOBAR © samples
Brand Sponsored Events:

OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE JASON DHIR AFTER-PARTY, SATURDAY NIGHT

Booth info BOOTHS 801-805