2009 Arnold Blog

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.

UFC’s Bruce Buffer will be the special guest MC and celebrity judges from current and former champions of MMA will be on hand to judge. Judge what? The FIGHT! Girl Search. The winner will receive $500 cash and a magazine pictorial. FIGHT! Magazine is one of the top MMA magazines around. The event will be held at Sugar bar.

My prep is the same as always, except I’m trying not to come in too lean. I lean out very easy so I’m still doing 5 days of weights/wk and 6 days cardio, but I’m cutting cardio to 20 minutes rather than 30 minutes. Might even cut back to every other day. My diet is clean year round, so the only thing that has really changed is taking out my cheat meals—which is the entire jar of peanut butter!

This will be my second year competing at the Arnold. I’m always very excited about this show, as I truly enjoy the atmosphere and competition. The fact that it is an international show brings a different element and level of competition to the stage that national shows do not have. The show was very well run last year and I’m looking forward to another great show this year.

Additionally I’ll be working with my sponsored company All American EFX during the Expo as well. The company will be previewing the newest line of supplements: Flex Wheeler’s Signature Series (FWSS), and will also be giving people the opportunity to register for and win free supplements, prizes, and even a trip so that will be guaranteed fun coupled with a super busy weekend. Check us out at www.aaefx.com.

Honestly though, I think one of the best features of the Arnold is interacting with fans and others who have a genuine interest in health and fitness. I’m also looking forward to meeting many of the people whom I chat with on the forums. I absolutely love sharing the knowledge I’ve acquired throughout the years with others, so whatever I can do to help, I am more than willing!

Looking forward to an awesome time!
See you there!

I am VERY excited to be apart of the Bodybuilding.com team this year at the Arnold. Not only will I be at the Bodybuilding.com booth all weekend, but I will also be competing in the 2009 Arnold Amateur Fitness competition being held Thursday night at 7pm on March 4th at the Veteran’s Memorial. Fitness events are up first and it is the routines so you don’t want to miss that. After it is the figure gals, the new bikini division, and then the fitness physique round.

My training and dieting are going really well for me this year. My routine is finished, now I just have to rep it out. I am so pumped to be apart of the Arnold event again this year. Cannot wait to see you all on March 4th and then all weekend at the Arnold Expo with Bodybuilding.com.

See you soon,

A.

Here is an email i received form Huong, I asked her what her felling are about the upcoming Arnold and here is what she had to say.

"Hi Dean,

The Arnold Figure International is fast approaching with 25 more days left. I’m excited to be back on stage and to be able to compete with some of my buddies. I’ve been working really hard and at this level of competition every bit of detail counts. I want to enjoy the whole experience and have the expectation to do well too. I want to thank my husband, family, Kim Oddo, friends and fans for their outpouring support. Make sure you come by the Tight Curve Booth/BodyWell Nutrition and say “Hi”.

Thanks again!
Huong Arcinas
IFBB Figure Professional
2008 Sacramento Grand Prix Pro Figure Champion
Team Tight Curve Member
www.fithuong.com"

I had the privilege to talk with Ahmad for a few seconds about the upcoming Arnold.

Q. How have you changed your conditioning for the upcoming Arnold, are you doing anything different or new then before?

A. I’m going to try to be fuller for the Arnold and in better condition,what I’m doing different is I’m using Cytogenix supplements, the Cytonox and Cytocell before and after workouts, it’s great for your body to recover fast, and Xenadrine as a fat burner and end it with Taraxatone to lose the excess water.

2009 Iron Man
See why they call him Abzilla?

Q. What are your feelings about the upcoming Arnold, what is your goal for the Arnold?

A. I feel great, coming strong, planing for the top 5.

Q. You started the year off great with a 5^th place finish at the Iron Man, is this the year of Ahmad?

A. Yes this is my year, especially since it started with a new contract with Cytogenix a 5^th place finish in the Iron Man and a Pass to the Olympia! So let’s see what is waiting for Ahmad this year.

I promise my fans that they are going to see new Ahmad this year!

Thank you very much Ahmad Haidar.

This event is not open to the public and RSVP is required, so if your a distributor, health/nutrition store or a gym then this event is for you so make your reservation today.

If you plan on attending please RSVP to michael@gasparinutrition.com with how many are in your party.

There will also be a nutritious lunch buffet available.

The Arnold Sports Festival and Expo is approaching rapidly and Bodybuilding.com wants to make your visit to the Expo the most memorable so make sure to stop by, get some samples and check out the Bodybuilding.com booth. The booth will be set up right inside the front door with a direct shot to the stage, so you wont be able to miss it.

Here is a list of the Models that will be at the booth to assist you with your nutrition, supplement and fitness/exercise needs and questions.

Female Models
Crystal Mathews
Kyla McGrath
Michelle De Maria
Tana Gabrielle
Fawnia Dietrich
Allison Ethier
Katie Barnes
Ginger Redeker

Male Models
Bob Cicherillo
Charles Glass
Jerome Ferguson
Nick Scott
Sean Harley

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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